Poppe is a surname, and may refer to:
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Eduard Poppe
Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics was played in Paris.The IOC and most Olympic history organizations refer to the sport played at the 1900 Summer Olympics simply as "rugby", though it was a form of rugby union. Rugby union matches at the 1 ...
, German rugby union international
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Edward Poppe
Edward Poppe (18 December 1890 – 10 June 1924) was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest who advocated for the frequent reception of the sacraments and established a children's league dedicated to the Eucharist; he was a strong critic of Marxism an ...
, beatified Belgian priest
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Enno Poppe
Enno Poppe (born 30 December 1969 in Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German composer and conductor of classical music, and an academic teacher.
Career
Enno Poppe studied composition and conducting at the Universität der Künste Berlin, Ho ...
, German composer and conductor
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Erik Poppe
Erik Poppe (born 24 June 1960) is a Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter.
Poppe is regarded as one of Scandinavia's most experienced and compelling film directors recognized for his work with actors and multi-pronged narrative ...
, Norwegian film director
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Erling Poppe
Erling Poppe (12 November 1898 – 1970) was an Austrian-born English-raised motor vehicle designer who studied engineering in Birmingham, England, and designed Packman & Poppe Motorcycles, Sunbeam motorcycles and Gordon three-wheeler cars.
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, British engineer of Norwegian descent
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Gerd Poppe
Gerd Poppe (25 March 1941 – 29 March 2025) was a German anti-communist activist and politician in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). Poppe was born in Rostock. He was a member of the Modrow government and, following German reunificat ...
(1941–2025), German politician
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Guido Poppe
Guido T. Poppe (born 11 September 1954) is a Belgian malacologist, shell dealer and author of more than 60 books and publications about shells, mainly about the families Volutidae and Trochidae.
Biography
The son of an enthusiastic sports fish ...
, Belgian malacologist and shell dealer
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Johann Poppe
Johann Georg Poppe (12 September 1837 – 18 August 1915), often called Johannes Poppe by English-language writers, was a prominent architect in Bremen during the German Gründerzeit and an influential interior designer of ocean liners for the N ...
, German architect
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Ludo Poppe, producer of Third World reality TV
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Maddie Poppe
Madeline Mae Poppe (born December 5, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the sixteenth season winner of ''American Idol.'' She is a multi-instrumentalist—playing the guitar, piano, and ukulele. Prior to winning ''American Id ...
, American singer
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Nicholas Poppe
Nicholas Poppe (; 8 August 18978 June 1991) was a Russian linguist and Nazi collaborator. He is also known as Nikolaus Poppe, with his first name in its German form. He is often cited as N.N. Poppe in academic publications.
Poppe was a leading ...
, Russian linguist
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Nils Poppe, Swedish actor
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Patti Poppe
Patricia Kessler Poppe (born 1969) is an American businesswoman and business executive. Poppe is the first female executive to serve as the CEO of one Fortune 500 and become CEO of another. She was president and CEO of CMS Energy from July 2016 t ...
, American businesswoman, CEO of CMS Energy
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Peter August Poppe
Peter August Poppe (17 August 1870 – 13 February 1933) was a Norwegian-born engineer, designer and developer of engines and complete motor vehicles for the British motor industry. He was a co-founder of the engine manufacturer White and Poppe. ...
, Norwegian engineer
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Simon Albrecht Poppe
Simon Albrecht Poppe (8 June 1847 – 17 February 1907) was a German zoologist and naturalist. Unable to complete formal studies due to poor health, he privately conducted research, particularly on the arthropod ectoparasites of birds and mammals. ...
(1847–1907), German naturalist
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Ulrike Poppe
Ulrike Poppe ( Wick; born 26 January 1953) is a German politician and activist, born in Rostock. She was a member of the East German opposition.Walter Poppe
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Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe (8 August 1892 – 17 August 1968) was a German general during the Second World War leading the 59th Infantry Division.
On 12 January 1942, he succeeded Wilhelm Wetzel as command of the 255th Infantry Divis ...
, German Generalleutnant during WW II
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Walter Poppe (footballer), German international footballer
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