Knabe is a German word meaning ''boy'', cognate with the English word ''
knave''.
In English-language use it appears as a surname, for the following people:
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Don Knabe
Donald R. Knabe (born October 15, 1943, in Illinois) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, serving the Fourth District. The long east–west district runs from Marina del Rey and LAX through the South Bay, Los Angeles Har ...
(born 1943), American politician
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Kerstin Knabe (born 1959), German athlete
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Morgan Knabe
Morgan Knabe (born May 20, 1981) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (2000 - Sydney, AUS and 2004 - Athens, GR). His best Olympic results were a s ...
(born 1981), breaststroke swimmer from Canada
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Otto Knabe
Franz Otto Knabe (June 12, 1884 – May 17, 1961), also known as "Dutch", was an American Major league second baseman from Carrick, Pennsylvania, who played for four teams. Knabe received MVP votes in three-straight seasons, 1911-1913, as a ...
(1884 – 1961), American baseball player
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Sebastian Knabe
Sebastian Knabe (born 13 October 1978) is a retired German decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word " pentathlon", from Greek ...
(born 1978), German decathlete
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Wilhelm Knabe
Wilhelm Knabe (8 October 1923 – 30 January 2021) was a German ecologist, pacifist, civil servant and politician, remembered as a founding member of the Green Party in Germany, and a pioneer of conservation of the environment who shaped the par ...
(1923–2021), German ecologist, pacifist, civil servant and politician
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Wm. Knabe & Co., piano manufacturing company founded by Wilhelm Knabe (1803 - 1864)
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Wolfgang Knabe (born 1959), German athlete
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Eva Schulze-Knabe (1907 - 1976) German painter
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