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Schaap

Schaap is a Dutch metonymic surname meaning "sheep". Notable people with the surname include:Annet Schaap, Dutch illustrator and writer Christopher Schaap, American filmmaker Dick Schaap (1934–2001), American sportswriter, broadcaster and author Fritz Schaap, German Journalist, war reporter Jan Schaap (1893–1963), early Dutch scoutmaster Jeremy Schaap, American sportswriter, television reporter Michael Schaap (1874–1957), New York assemblyman, and president of Bloomingdale's Paul Schaap, Dutch whistleblower and journalist Peter Schaap (1946–2025), Dutch singer and writer Phil Schaap (1951–2021), American jazz radio personality Ruud Schaap, Dutch singer and guitarist

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Schaap is a Dutch metonymic surname meaning "sheep". Notable people with the surname include:

  • Annet Schaap (born 1965), Dutch illustrator and writer
  • Christopher Schaap (born 1991), American filmmaker
  • Dick Schaap (1934–2001), American sportswriter, broadcaster and author
  • Fritz Schaap (born 1981), German Journalist, war reporter
  • Jan Schaap (1893–1963), early Dutch scoutmaster
  • Jeremy Schaap (born 1969), American sportswriter, television reporter
  • Michael Schaap (1874–1957), New York assemblyman, and president of Bloomingdale's
  • Paul Schaap (born 1950), Dutch whistleblower and journalist
  • Peter Schaap (1946–2025), Dutch singer and writer
  • Phil Schaap (1951–2021), American jazz radio personality
  • Ruud Schaap (born 1946), Dutch singer and guitarist
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