Knickerbocker

Knickerbocker, also spelled Knikkerbakker, Knickerbakker, Knickerbacker, is a surname that dates back to the early settlers of New Netherland that was popularized by Washington Irving in 1809 when he published his satirical A History of New York under the pseudonym "Diedrich Knickerbocker". It was also a term for Manhattan's aristocracy "in the early days" and became a general term, now obsolete, for a New Yorker. It may refer to:

People
  • Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker (ca. 1650 – ca. 1720), Dutch colonist in New Netherland (New York)
  • David Buel Knickerbacker (1833 - 1894), 3rd Protestant Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Indiana
  • Herman Knickerbocker (1779 - 1855), United States Representative
  • Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker (1898 – 1949), American writer and journalist
Clothing
  • Knickerbockers (clothing), men's or boys' baggy knee trousers
  • Knickers, panties or women's undergarments
Food
  • The Knickerbocker glory, British dessert
Historical events
  • The Knickerbocker Case, late 1940s investigation of antisemitism at the City College of New York
  • The Knickerbocker Storm, which demolished the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Building
  • Knickerbocker (Spokane, Washington), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Literature
  • Diedrich Knickerbocker, pseudonym of Washington Irving
  • The Knickerbocker or New-York Monthly Magazine (1833 - 1865), literary magazine founded by Charles Fenno Hoffman
  • The Knickerbocker Group, consisting of Irving and other frequent contributors to The Knickerbocker
Music
  • Knickerbocker Holiday, 1938 musical by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson
  • The Knickerbockers, "one hit wonder" American pop/rock music group best remembered for their 1965 hit, "Lies"
Organizations
  • The Knickerbocker Club, private male-only social club in New York City
  • The Knickerbocker Greys, afterschool program in New York City
  • Knickerbocker Sailing Association, a gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender sailing club in New York City
Businesses
  • The Knickerbocker Trust Company, a bank whose failure triggered the Panic of 1907
  • Knickerbocker Ice and Coal Co.
Places
  • Knickerbocker Mansion, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York
  • Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
  • Knickerbocker Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line), New York City subway station
  • Knickerbocker Hotel, at 6 Times Square, New York City
  • Knickerbocker Hotel (Los Angeles), now Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments
  • Knickerbocker Hotel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), also known as Knickerbocker on the Lake
  • Knickerbocker, Texas, community in the western part of the state
  • Knickerbocker Theatre (Broadway)
  • Knickerbocker Theatre (Washington, D.C.), demolished by the Knickerbocker Storm
  • Knickerbocker Village, housing project in New York City
  • Times Union Center, formerly the Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
  • United States Post Office–Knickerbocker Station, historic post office in New York City
Sports
  • Knickerbocker Rules, early formalization of the rules of American baseball
  • New York Knickerbockers, one of the first baseball teams
  • New York Knicks (short for "Knickerbockers"), National Basketball Association team
  • Knickerbocker Athletic Club football team, an early-20th century American football team
  • Albany Knickerbockers Rugby Football Club, est. 1973, in Albany, New York
  • Warwickshire Knickerbockers, cricket team that participated in first game of cricket in France
Ships
  • USS Knickerbocker (SP-479), a United States Navy tug, minesweeper, and dispatch ship in commission from 1917 to 1919