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, a

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and a surname.

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Kiki Bertens Kiki Bertens (; born 10 December 1991) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings#Current rankings, singles ranking was world No. 4, which she reached on 13 May 2019, becoming the highest-ranked Dutch female playe ...

(born 1991), Dutch former tennis player * Kiki Byrne (1937–2013), Norwegian-born London fashion designer *

Kiki Gyan Kiki Gyan (7 June 1957 – 6 June 2004), also known as Kiki Djan, was a Ghanaian musician. He was the keyboardist of the band Osibisa which was popular in the 1970s. He also recorded and produced a series of disco records. He was a prodigy who co ...

(1957–2004), Ghanaian keyboardist with the band Osibisa *

Kiki Jefferson Kiki Jefferson (born March 1, 2001) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. She was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2024 WNBA draft. She played college basketball for the James Madison Dukes and the Louisville Ca ...

(born 2001), American basketball player * Kiki Kogelnik (1935–1997), Austrian painter, sculptor and filmmaker * Kiki McDonough, British jewellery designer *

Kiki Smith Kiki Smith (born January 18, 1954) is a German-born American artist whose work has addressed the themes of sex, birth and regeneration. Her figurative work of the late 1980s and early 1990s confronted subjects such as AIDS, feminism, and gender ...

(born 1954), American feminist artist *

Kiki Wong Kiki Wong (born April 15, 1989) is an American musician known for being the touring guitarist of alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. In the 2010s she performed with artists such as Taylor Swift and Usher, and was a member of girl band ...

(born 1989), American musician

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* Kiki Carter (born 1957), American environmental activist, singer/songwriter and columnist * Kiki Curls (born 1968), Democratic member of the Missouri Senate *

Kiki Cutter Christina "Kiki" Cutter (born July 24, 1949) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from the United States. She was the first American to win a World Cup event, a Slalom skiing, slalom race in Oslo, Norway ...

(born 1951), American alpine skier *

Kiki Cuyler Hazen Shirley Cuyler (; August 30, 1898 – February 11, 1950), nicknamed "Kiki", was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Brooklyn ...

(1898–1950), American baseball player *

Kiki Camarena Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar (July 26, 1947 – February 9, 1985) was a Mexican-American agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In February 1985, Camarena was kidnapped by police officers hired by the Guadalajara Cartel. After b ...

(1947–1985), murdered undercover agent for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration * Kiki Dimoula (1931–2020), Greek poet *

Kiki Divaris Vasilliki Babaletakis "Kiki" Divaris (c. 13 September 1925 in Sparta – 5 December 2015) was a Greek fashion designer, model and the first white woman to have been declared a liberation war hero in Zimbabwe. Early life Divaris grew up in Cape Tow ...

(c. 1925–2015), Greek fashion designer *

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( ; Bader; March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until Death and state funeral of Ruth Bader ...

(1933-2020), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, whose family nickname was "Kiki" *

Kiki Håkansson Kerstin Margareta " Kiki" Håkansson (23 July 1929 – 4 November 2024) was a Swedish model and beauty queen who was the first winner of the Miss World beauty pageant. Miss World 1951 Originally the ''Festival Bikini Contest'', Miss World was o ...

(c. 1929-2011), winner of the first Miss World beauty pageant in 1951 *

Jean-Jacques Kilama Jean-Jacques Kilama (; born 13 October 1985) is a former Cameroonian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as an amateur for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. Club career Indonesia Kilama played in Indonesia

(born 1985), Cameroonian-born Hong Kong footballer *

Kiki Musampa Kizito Musampa (born 20 July 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Musampa had a journeyman career, taking in notable spells at AFC Ajax, Bordeaux, Malaga CF, Atlético Madrid and Manchester City. Born Zaire, he ...

(born 1977), Dutch footballer *

Kiki Preston Alice "Kiki" Preston (''née'' Gwynne, formerly Allen; 1898 – December 23, 1946) was an American socialite, a member of the Happy Valley set, and the alleged mother of a child born out of wedlock with Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth s ...

(1898–1946), American socialite who allegedly had a son out of wedlock fathered by Prince George, Duke of Kent *

Kiki Sanford Kirsten "Kiki" Sanford is an American neurophysiologist and science communicator. After working at the University of California, Davis as a research scientist, she left research work to pursue a career in science communication. Her work has inc ...

(born 1974), American research scientist in neurophysiology *

Kierra Sheard Kierra Valencia "Kiki" Sheard-Kelly (born June 20, 1987) is an American gospel music, gospel singer and evangelist. She is the daughter of gospel singer Karen Clark-Sheard and COGIC Presiding Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr., J. Drew Sheard and the g ...

(born 1987), American gospel and R&B singer *

Kiki Shepard Kiki Shepard (born Chiquita Renee Shepard; ) is an American television host, best known as the co-host of ''Showtime at the Apollo'' from 1987 to 2002. Early years Shepard was born in Tyler, Texas, the daughter of John Edward Shepard and Doroth ...

(born 1951), African-American television host *

Kiki Sheung Kiki Sheung Tin-ngoh (, born 24 July 1963) is a Hong Kong TVB actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medi ...

(born 1958), Hong Kong actress *

Kiki VanDeWeghe Ernest Maurice "Kiki" VanDeWeghe III (born August 1, 1958) is a German-born American-Canadian former professional basketball player, coach and executive who is an advisor for the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he was a two-ti ...

(born 1958), American basketball player and sports analyst

Surname

Albert Maori Kiki Sir Albert Maori Kiki (21 September 193113 March 1993) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a leading activist for independence and was one of the founders of the Pangu Party. He served as Papua New Guinea's first deputy prime minister from 1 ...

(1931–1993), Papua New Guinea pathologist and politician *

Dani Kiki Dani Ayman Kiki (; born 8 January 1988) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is of Syrian Kurdish descent, as his father is from Syria. Career Early career Kiki started to play football in the private ...

(born 1988), Bulgarian footballer

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