Rapp is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adam Rapp Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play '' Red Light Winter'' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006. Early life Rapp was born in Chicago to Mary Lee (née Baird; di ...

(born 1968), American novelist * Alfred Rapp (1933–2011), German politician *

Anders Rapp Anders Rapp (1927–1998) was a Swedish geomorphologist and geographer who pioneered quantitative geomorphological approach on mass movements and erosion. He was the first to make a comprehensive study on avalanche boulder tongues. Most of Rapp' ...

(1927–1998), Swedish geomorphologist *

Anthony Rapp Anthony Deane Rapp (born October 26, 1971) is an American actor and singer who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of ''Rent''. Following his original performance of the role in 1996, Rapp reprised it in the film versio ...

(born 1971), American stage and film artist * Barbara Rapp (born 1972), Austrian artist *

Bernard Rapp Bernard Rapp (17 February 1945 – 17 August 2006) was a French film director and television news presenter. Rapp was born in Paris. After graduating from university, he worked as a freelance journalist. In 1976, he joined Antenne 2 (now France ...

(1945–2006), French film director and television news presenter * C. J. Rapp, American beverage inventor *

Danny Rapp Daniel Earl Rapp (May 9, 1941 – April 3, 1983) was an American singer and the frontman for the group Danny & the Juniors. The group is best known for their 1958 hit "At the Hop". Career Rapp's musical career began in 1955 with the formation ...

(1941–1983), American musician * Elizabeth Farrow Rapp (1926–2010), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

Emily Susan Rapp Emily Rapp Black (born July 12, 1974) is an American memoirist. When she was six years old, she was chosen as the poster child for the non-profit organization March of Dimes, due to a congenital birth defect that resulted in the amputation of h ...

(born 1974), American author and academic *

George Rapp John George Rapp (german: Johann Georg Rapp; November 1, 1757 in Iptingen, Duchy of Württemberg – August 7, 1847 in Economy, Pennsylvania) was the founder of the religious sect called Harmonists, Harmonites, Rappites, or the Harmony Society ...

(1757–1847), pietist, German-American religious leader of the Harmony Society *

Jean Rapp General Count Jean Rapp (27 April 1771 – 8 November 1821) was a French Army officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and twice governor of the Free City of Danzig. He served as Aide-de-camp to French Generals Lou ...

(1771–1821), French lieutenant general * Karl Friedrich Rapp (1882–1962), German engineer, founder of Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH *

Katharina Rapp Katharina Rapp (born 1948) is a German artist. Katharina Rapp was born in war-torn southern Germany. After completing her high school education, she moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne, then to London where she met her husband. She later move ...

(born 1948), German artist * Larry Rapp (born 1948), American actor *

Lea Bayers Rapp Lea Bayers Rapp (born July 19, 1946 in Brooklyn) is an American non-fiction and children's fiction writer. Among her books are "Put Your Kid in Show Biz" and "Mazel Tov! The Complete Book of Jewish Weddings." She also wrote for periodicals. Lea Ba ...

(born 1946), American non-fiction writer * Marcello Rapp, better known as "Cello Dias", bass guitarist for Against All Will *

Mitch Rapp Mitch Rapp is a fictional character in a series of novel by Vince Flynn and in the film adaptation of '' American Assassin''. Since Flynn's death in 2013, the series has been continued by Kyle Mills. Character introduction Rapp is a counter-ter ...

, fictional character *

Nicki Rapp Nicki Rapp (born September 4, 1972), often credited as Nikki Rapp, is an American voice actress known for providing the voices for Lili Zanotto in ''Psychonauts'', Morgan LeFlay in ''Tales of Monkey Island'', Lilly in '' The Walking Dead'' vide ...

(born 1972), American video game voice actress * Nicolai Rapp (born 1996), German footballer *

Peter Rapp Peter Rapp (born 29 May 1983) is a German long jumper. He finished eighth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and twelfth at the 2005 Summer Universiade, and competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His pe ...

(born 1983), German long jumper *

Philip Rapp Philip Rapp (March 26, 1907 – January 23, 1996) was a film and television director and screenwriter. He wrote for Eddie Cantor and, for a brief period, wrote film scripts for Danny Kaye. Rapp is perhaps best known as the creator of Baby Snook ...

(1907–1996), film and television director and screenwriter * Ray Rapp (born 1945), a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly * Reneé Rapp (born 2000), American actress and singer *

Richard Rapp The School of American Ballet (SAB) is the most renowned ballet school in the United States. School of American Ballet is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New ...

, former New York City Ballet dancer *

Siegfried Rapp Siegfried Rapp (1915 - 1982) was a German pianist who lost his right arm during World War II and then focused on the left-hand repertoire. He is now mainly remembered for being the first to perform Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 4 for the Left Ha ...

(1915–1982), German one-handed classical pianist *

Taylor Rapp Taylor Rapp (born December 22, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington, and was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early years Rapp was born in Atlanta, G ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Tom Rapp Thomas Dale Rapp (March 8, 1947 – February 11, 2018) was an American singer and songwriter who led Pearls Before Swine, an influential psychedelic folk rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Described as having "a slight lisp, gentle v ...

(1947–2018), American singer-songwriter *

Torsten Rapp General Bo Torsten Rapp (20 April 1905 – 23 March 1993) was a Swedish Air Force officer. As the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1961 to 1970, he was the first Supreme Commander who did not come from the Swedish Army. Early ...

(1905–1993), Swedish Air Force general * Vern Rapp (1928–2015), Major League Baseball manager and coach * Valentin Rapp (born 1992), German squash player

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