Knapp (family name)

Knapp is a family name.

Name bearer

A.

Adolf von Knapp (1851–1927), Austrian major general
Albert Knapp (1798–1864), German pastor, poet and animal rights activist
Alexis Knapp (* 1989), American actress
Alfred Knapp (serial killer) ( The Hamilton Strangler ; 1863–1904), American serial killer
Alfred Knapp (engineer) (1870–1929), German metallurgical engineer and manager
Alfred Knapp (linguist) , Austrian linguist
Alwin Knapp (1918–1995), German dermatologist, human geneticist and university professor
André Knapp (* 1973), German local politician (CDU), Lord Mayor of Suhl
Anja Knapp (* 1988), German triathlete
Anthony L. Knapp (1828–1881), American politician
Anthony W. Knapp (* 1941), American mathematician
Anton Knapp (* 1955), German politician (CSU)
August Knapp (1844–1898), German opera singer (baritone / tenor)

B.

Beau Knapp (* 1989), American actor
Bruno Knapp (1925–2010), German politician

C.

Charles Knapp (politician) (1797–1880), American politician
Charles Knapp (geographer) (1855–1921), Swiss geographer
Charles Knapp (philologist) (1868–1936), American classical philologist
Charles J. Knapp (1845–1916), American politician
Charles L. Knapp (1847–1929), American politician
Chauncey L. Knapp (1809–1898), American politician
Christian von Knapp (1800–1861), German politician
Christian Knapp (pedagogue) (1877–1961), German pedagogue
Christian Knapp (conductor) (* 1972/1973), American conductor

D.

Daniela Knapp (* 1972), Austrian camerawoman
Douglas Knapp (1949-2020), American cameraman

E.

Edgar Knapp (1906–1978), German plant geneticist
Edward Alan Knapp (1932–2009), American physicist
Elly Heuss-Knapp (1881–1952), German politician (DVP, FDP)
Emil Knapp (1886–1973), German politician (SPD)
Ernst Knapp (1871–1969), Austrian manufacturer and educator
Eva Knapp (1923–1930), German working-class child
Evalyn Knapp (1906–1981), American actress

F.

Florence ES Knapp (around 1875–1949), American politician (Republican Party)
Franz von Knapp (1791–1855), German bailiff
Franz Knapp (politician) (1880–1973), German lawyer and politician (CDU), Lord Mayor of Konstanz
Franz Xaver Knapp (1809–1883), Austrian painter
Friedrich Knapp (1776–1848), German politician and archaeologist, see Johann Friedrich Knapp (politician)
Friedrich Knapp (merchant) (1828–1905), German merchant and poet
Friedrich Georg Knapp (* 1951), German entrepreneur
Friedrich Jonathan Knapp (1784–1817), German composer
Friedrich Ludwig Knapp (1814–1904), German chemist
Fritz Knapp (art historian) (1870–1938), German art historian
Fritz Knapp (publisher) (1880–1962), German publisher
Fritz Peter Knapp (* 1944), German philologist, literary scholar and university professor

G

Georg Christian Knapp (1753–1825), German theologian
Georg Friedrich Knapp (1842–1926), German economist
Georg Joseph von Knapp (1726–1802), German administrative lawyer and judge
Gottfried Knapp (* 1942), German art critic and author
Gotthold Knapp (1882–?), German painter
Gottlob Knapp (1851 – after 1905), German painter
Gudrun-Axeli Knapp (* 1944), German social scientist
Gustav Knapp (1871–1934), German administrative officer

H

Hans Knapp (local history researcher) (1910–2006), German local history researcher
Hans Knapp (mathematician) (1935-2004), Austrian mathematician
Harry Shepard Knapp (1856–1928), American Vice Admiral
Heinrich von Knapp (1827–1904), German soap manufacturer and politician
Hermann Knapp (politician) (1801-1859), German lawyer and politician
Hermann Knapp (writer) (* 1964), Austrian writer
Hermann Georg Knapp (1828–1890), German journalist and dialect poet
Hermann Jakob Knapp (1832–1911), German ophthalmologist
Horst Knapp (entrepreneur) (1918–1984), German entrepreneur and association politician
Horst Knapp (journalist) (1925–1996), Austrian business journalist

J

James Knapp (* 1970), American writer
Jim Knapp (* 1939), American trumpeter, composer, arranger and university professor
Johann Knapp (painter) (1778–1832 / 1839), Austrian painter
Johann Friedrich Knapp (politician) (1776–1848), German politician and archaeologist
Johann Friedrich Knapp (writer) (1780− ??), German writer
Johann Georg Knapp (1705–1771), German theologian
Johann Michael Knapp (1791–1861), German architect
Johannes Knapp (1807–1875), German landowner and politician, MdR
John Merrill Knapp (1914–1993), American musicologist
Josef Knapp (singer) (1906–2001), Austrian opera singer (baritone) and actor
Josef Knapp (church musician) (1921–2014), Italian church musician and composer

K

Karin Knapp (* 1987), South Tyrolean tennis player
Karl von Knapp (lawyer) ( Karl Wilhelm von Knapp ; 1829–1907), German lawyer and judge
Karl von Knapp (manufacturer) (1860–1944), German manufacturer
Karl Knapp (Oberamtmann) (1870–1955), German administrative officer
Karl Knapp (politician) (1888–1944), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Karl Knapp (local history researcher) (* 1933), German local history researcher
Karlfried Knapp (* 1946), German linguist

L.

Ludwig Knapp (legal philosopher) (1821–1858), German legal philosopher and poet
Ludwig Knapp (physician) (1868–1925), German gynecologist and university professor
Ludwig Knapp , Austrian Righteous Among the Nations, see Ludwig and Maria Knapp
Lyman Enos Knapp (1837–1904), American politician

M.

Magdalena Knapp-Menzel (* 1964), Austrian writer
Manfred Knapp (political scientist) (* 1939), German political scientist
Manfred Knapp (soccer player) (* 1953), German soccer player
Manuel Knapp (* 1978), Austrian artist, filmmaker, musician and composer
Marcel Knapp (* 1995), German grass skier
Maria von Knapp (1867–1932), German painter
Maria Knapp , Austrian Righteous Among the Nations, see Ludwig and Maria Knapp
Maria Knapp-Heidger (around 1929–2019), German painter and photographer
Markus Knapp (* 1954), German theologian
Max Knapp (1899–1979), Swiss actor
Meinrad Knapp (* 1974), Austrian moderator
Moritz Knapp (* 1999), young German actor

N

Natalie Knapp (* 1970), German philosopher

O

Ole Knapp (1931–2015), Norwegian politician
Orville Knapp (1904–1936), American saxophonist and band leader
Oskar Knapp (1898–1967), German farmer and politician (CDU)
Oskar F. Knapp (1914–1987), Austro-Hungarian painter
Othmar Knapp (1940-2008), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
Otto von Knapp (1831–1896), German lawyer and politician, MdR
Otto Knapp (teacher) (1874–1954), German teacher, translator, editor and writer
Otto-Heinrich Knapp (1929–2009), German architect, art historian and escape helper

P

Paul Knapp (archaeologist) (1851–1908), German teacher, archaeologist and classical philologist
Paul Knapp (doctor) (1874–1954), Swiss ophthalmologist
Paul Knapp (pastor, 1879) (1879–1953), German pastor in Württemberg and pacifist
Paul Knapp (pastor, 1880) (1880–1946), German pastor in Königsberg
Paul A. Knapp , American geographer
Peter Knapp (photographer) (* 1931), Swiss photographer
Peter Knapp (sculptor) (1939–1978), German sculptor
Peter Knapp (singer) (born 1947), British singer (baritone, bass)
Peter Knapp (rower) ( Peter George Knapp ; * 1949), British rower

R.

Radek Knapp (* 1964), Austrian writer
Reinelde Knapp (* 1933), Austrian athlete
Renée Knapp , American musical actress
Robert Knapp (SS member) (1885–1954), Austrian SS brigade leader
Robert Knapp (actor) (1924–2001), American actor
Robert M. Knapp (1831–1879), American politician
Roy Knapp (1891–1979), American percussionist and music teacher
Rudolf Knapp (* 1937), German educational scientist and university professor

S.

Sandra Knapp (* 1956), American botanist
Seaman Asahel Knapp (1833–1911), American agricultural scientist
Silke Otto-Knapp (* 1970), German painter
Stefan Knapp (soccer player, 1957) (* 1957), German soccer player
Stefan Knapp (soccer player, 1975) (* 1975), Austrian soccer player

T

Theodor Knapp (1854–1941), German legal and economic historian
Thomas Knapp (* 1959), German politician
Toby Knapp , American guitarist

U

Udo Knapp (* 1945), German politician

W.

Werner Knapp (architect) (1903–1960), German architect and university professor
Werner Knapp (physician) (1916–2002), German physician and university professor
Werner Knapp (educator) (* 1953), German educator and university lecturer
Werner Knapp (soccer player) (* 1970), Austrian soccer player
Wilhelm Knapp (1898–1984), German party functionary (KPD, SED) and resistance fighter
Wilhelm Georg Knapp (1840–1908), German publisher
Wolfgang Knapp (lawyer) (1944–2011), German lawyer and university professor
Wolfgang Knapp (mathematician) (* 1945), German mathematician and university professor
Wolfgang Knapp (basketball player) , German basketball player