Kipnis or Kipniss is a Jewish surname originating in Ukraine. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alexander Kipnis
Alexander Kipnis ( – May 14, 1978) was a Ukrainian-born operatic bass. Having initially established his artistic reputation in Europe, Kipnis became an American citizen in 1931, following his marriage to an American. He appeared often at the Ch ...
(1891–1978), Russian/Ukrainian/American operatic bass
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Igor Kipnis (1930–2002), German-born American harpsichordist and pianist
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Jason Kipnis (born 1987), American baseball player (second baseman; Chicago Cubs)
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Joel Kipnis
Joel Kipnis (known to most in the recording industry simply as ''JK'') is a producer, writer, soul/ R&B guitarist and owner of New York City recording studio, Pulse, Joel has written and produced records with Herbie Hancock, John Forte (Fugees prod ...
(aka JK), producer, writer, soul/R&B guitarist, and recording studio owner
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Jonathan Kipnis
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Jonathan Kipnis is a neuroscientist, immunologist, and professor of pathology and immunology at the Washington University School of Medicine. His lab studies interactions between the immune system and nervous system. He is best known for his lab ...
, professor of pathology and immunology at the Washington University School of Medicine
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Laura Kipnis
Laura Kipnis is an American cultural critic and essayist. Her work focuses on sexual politics, gender issues, aesthetics, popular culture, and pornography. She began her career as a video artist, exploring similar themes in the form of video ess ...
(born 1956), American professor of media studies at Northwestern University
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Levin Kipnis (1894–1990), Russian/Ukrainian-born Israeli children's author and poet; winner of the Israel Prize
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Jeff Kipnis
Jeffrey Kipnis (born 1951, Georgia) is an American architectural critic, theorist, designer, film-maker, curator, and educator.
Education, honors, and career
Not a registered architect, Kipnis first came to prominence through his association with ...
(born 1951), American architectural critic, theorist, designer, film-maker, curator, and educator
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Menachem Kipnis
Menachem Kipnis (1878 – May 15, 1942) was a singer, critic, journalist, humorist, and photographer. He was also an ethnographer of Yiddish songs. As a tenor, Kipnis was a common performer of Yiddish songs.
He was born in Zhytomyr, Volhynian ...
(1878–1942), Polish singer, critic, and photographer
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Robert Kipniss
Robert Kipniss (born Brooklyn, New York, February 1, 1931) is an American painter and printmaker. His mature paintings, lithographs, mezzotints, and drypoints share stylistic characteristics and subject matter and typically depict trees seen clos ...
(born 1931), American painter and printmaker
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Yigal Kipnis
Yigal Kipnis (born October 28, 1949) is an Israeli historian and author.
Biography
Yigal Kipnis earned a BSc in civil engineering from the Technion in Haifa (1977), and completed his MA (2003) and PhD (2006) in Land of Israel Studies at Haifa ...
(born 1949), Israeli historian and author
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