Nope - totally different. Those are known as Channel Locks over here. Watch a video of the knippex pliers in action - they are not the same at all!
there are many knipex pliers which is why the other poster is confused. I presume the ones you refer to are the "pliers wrench" that someone had linked to above:
https://www.knipex.com/products/pipe-wrenches-and-water-pump...
they mean these: https://www.knipex.com/products/pipe-wrenches-and-water-pump...
Found: in Australia we call them multigrips and I've got a few!