# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-knapp
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:03:01.763Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-knapp"
name: "George Knapp"
slug: "george-knapp"
description: "George T. Knapp is an American journalist, news anchor and talk radio host. Much of his work has focused on the paranormal, particularly UFOs. Knapp is noted for bringing to prominence UFO conspiracy theorist Bob Lazar in 1989. He is also known for his work as a television presenter and investigative journalist on non-paranormal subjects, for which he has been recognized with Edward R. Murrow Awards, Peabody Awards, and Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Awards."
tagline: "American television journalist, radio talk host"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Knapp_(8221331696)_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Journalists"
  slug: "journalists"
profileType:
  name: "Journalist"
  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1952-04-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.23
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.328016
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/g_knapp"
    handle:    "g_knapp"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3247345/"
    handle:    "nm3247345"
sources:
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Knapp"
    title: "George Knapp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%83%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8"
    title: "جورج كناب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%83%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8"
    title: "جورج كناب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Knapp_(television_journalist)"
    title: "George Knapp (television journalist)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Knapp"
    title: "George Knapp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%86%D9%BE"
    title: "جورج نپ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Knapp"
    title: "George Knapp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5541387"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1981088"
    title: "George Knapp"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump