As a

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

, Kip may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Kip Anderson Kipling Taquana "Kip" Anderson (January 24, 1938 – August 29, 2007) was an American soul blues and R&B singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1967 single, "A Knife and a Fork". He recorded for many record labels, worked as a rad ...

(1938–2007), American soul blues and R&B singer and songwriter * Kip Fulbeck (born 1965), American artist, filmmaker and author *

Austin H. Kiplinger Austin H. Kiplinger (19 September 1918 – 20 November 2015) was an American journalist and businessman. He was the son of W. M. Kiplinger and Irene Austin. His father was the founder of Kiplinger Washington Editors, publishers of ''The Kiplinge ...

(1918-2015), American publisher and journalist *

Kip Pardue Kevin Ian "Kip" Pardue (born September 23, 1975) is an American actor and model, who became known for his roles in the films ''Remember the Titans'', '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', '' The Rules of Attraction'' and ''Thirteen''. Early life and educ ...

(born 1975), American actor *

Tod Williams (filmmaker) Tod Culpan "Kip" Williams (born September 27, 1968) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 2010 horror film ''Paranormal Activity 2''. Life and career Williams, born in Manhattan in 1968, is the s ...

(born 1968), American director, producer and screenwriter

In sports

* Kipkoech Cheruiyot (born 1964), retired middle-distance runner from Kenya * Kipchoge Keino (born 1940), Kenyan retired middle- and long-distance runner *

Jason Kipnis Jason Michael Kipnis (born April 3, 1987; nicknamed "Kip") is an American professional baseball second baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs. He attended Glenbrook N ...

(born 1987), American Major League Baseball player * Bernard Lagat (born 1974), Kenyan-American middle- and long-distance athlete * Kristopher McDaniel (born 1982), Canadian retired rower *

Kip Selbach Albert Karl (Kip) Selbach (March 24, 1872 – February 17, 1956) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1894 through 1906, he played for the Washington Senators (NL), Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington ...

(1872–1956), American Major League Baseball player *

Kip Taylor LaVerne Harrison "Kip" Taylor (November 25, 1907 – July 17, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Oregon State College, now Oregon State University, from 1949 to 1954, compiling a record of 20–36. He ...

(1909–2002), American football player and college head coach *

Kip Wells Robert "Kip" Wells (born April 21, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. In his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox ...

(born 1977), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Khairul Idham Pawi Khairul Idham Pawi (born 20 September 1998) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer. He is the youngest non- European to win a Grand Prix, accomplishing this feat in the Argentine race of the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, aged just 17. Career Moto3 ...

(born 1998), Malaysian motorcycle racer

In other fields

Kip Holden Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden (born August 12, 1952), is an American politician who served from 2005 to 2016 as the Democratic Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The parish includes the state capital of Baton Rouge a ...

(born 1952), American politician *

Kip Rhinelander ''Rhinelander v. Rhinelander'' was a divorce case between Kip Rhinelander and Alice Jones. Leonard "Kip" Rhinelander (May 9, 1903 – February 20, 1936) was an American socialite and a member of the socially prominent and wealthy New York Cit ...

(1903–1936), New York socialite whose marriage to a biracial woman caused a sensation *

Kip Thorne Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. A longtime friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, he was the Richard P. F ...

(born 1940), American theoretical physicist *

Kip Tiernan Kip Tiernan (June 17, 1926 – July 2, 2011) was a social activist. She was born Mary Jane Tiernan in Connecticut and raised by her grandmother, and came to Boston in her early 20s. Kip Tiernan and her advocacy partner, Fran Froehlich, founded, h ...

(1926–2011), American social activist * William E. Ward (born 1949), retired US Army lieutenant general

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