KP

KP may refer to:

People

* Kinthup, code name of a nineteenth-century Sikkimese pundit.
* Kumaran Pathmanadan, chief procurer of arms for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebel group.
* Kevin Pietersen, an English cricketer.
* Karl Pilkington, podcast and radio producer.
* Kevin-Prince Boateng or 'KP', a German/Ghanaian footballer.
* Karl Pearson

Animals

* Kentish Plover

Groups and Organizations

* Kaiser Permanente, a U.S. health maintenance organization
* KP (band), from Belgium
* KP Snacks, a United Kingdom food manufacturer
* Konstabularyo ng Pilipinas, the Filipino name of the Philippine Constabulary (PC), a defunct police force of the Philippines
* .kp, the Internet domain name for North Korea
* Korean Pride, Korean Pride

In science

* Keratosis pilaris, a human genetic disorder, also known as "chicken skin"
* Kilogram-force ("kilopond"), a unit measure of force
* Kilopascal (kP), a unit of pressure.
* Kilopixel (1,000 pixels), a measure of image resolution
* Kp (digraph)
* Kp index, a measure of the global average geomagnetic potential
* k·p perturbation theory, a method for calculating electronic properties of solids
* Kripke-Platek set theory, a mathematical axiom system
* Keypulse signal of R1 multi-frequency signaling
* "K_p" is the equilibrium constant expressed in terms of pressures.

Places

* the country code of North Korea
* KP (Kings Point) United States Merchant Marine Academy

Miscellaneous

* Kim Possible, a Disney Channel series
** Kim Possible (character), the teenage crimefighter featured in the series
* KP duty "kitchen police" or "kitchen patrol", U.S. military slang for mess-hall duties
* Knight of the Order of St. Patrick (postnomial KP).
* Kernel panic, a computer crash in which the kernel of the system is halted.
* Kiddy Porn, a slang term for Child pornography.