King is the given name or nickname of:

Given name

King Baggot William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, ...

(1879–1948), American actor, director and screenwriter * King C. Gillette (1855–1932), American businessman * King Fisher (1854–1884), American Old West gunslinger * King Floyd (1945–2006), American soul singer and songwriter *

M. King Hubbert Marion King Hubbert (October 5, 1903 – October 11, 1989) was an American geologist and geophysicist. He worked at the Shell research lab in Houston, Texas. He made several important contributions to geology, geophysics, and petroleum geolog ...

(1903–1989), American geologist, the originator of the theory of

peak oil Peak oil is the hypothetical point in time when the maximum rate of global oil production is reached, after which it is argued that production will begin an irreversible decline. It is related to the distinct concept of oil depletion; whil ...

King Lysen King Lysen (March 10, 1942 – March 15, 2017) was an American educator and politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate The Washington State Senate is the upper ho ...

(1942–2017), American politician * King O'Malley (1854–1953), Australian politician * King Parsons (born 1949), American professional wrestler *

King G. Staples King G. Staples (May 26, 1851 – September 21, 1910) was an American businessman and Republican politician. Born in Lee, Maine, Staples moved to Minnesota in 1855 and then moved to South Range, Wisconsin in 1884 and then to Iron River, Wi ...

(1851–1910), American politician *

King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...

(1894–1982), American film director, producer and screenwriter

Nickname

Joe Carrasco Joe "King" Carrasco (born December 6, 1953 as Joseph Charles Teutsch) is a Tex-Mex new wave guitarist, vocalist and songwriter currently based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Biography Joe King Carrasco, who is known as the king of Tex-Mex rock 'n' ...

(born 1953), American Tex-Mex new wave guitarist, vocalist and songwriter * Robert Carter I (1662/63–1732), businessman, planter and colonist in Virginia *

King Clancy Francis Michael "King" Clancy (February 25, 1902 – November 8, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee, coach and executive. Clancy played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto ...

(1903–1986), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive * King Kelly (1857–1894), American baseball player and manager * King Moody (1929–2001), American actor and comedian *

King Oliver Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver (December 19, 1881 – April 8/10, 1938) was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz. Also a notable composer, he ...

(1885–1938), African American jazz cornet player and bandleader

Fictional characters

King Bradley The ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scienti ...

, a main antagonist in the anime/manga series ''

Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga anthology magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June 2010; the publisher later collected the ...

'' * King Dedede, a character of the '' Kirby'' video game franchise * King Hippo, a boxer from the '' Punch-Out!!'' video game franchise *

King K. Rool is a fictional anthropomorphic crocodile and the main antagonist in Nintendo's ''Donkey Kong'' video game franchise, as well as the archnemesis of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. K. Rool is the villainous leader of a group of crocodilian raiders kno ...

, the main antagonist in Nintendo's Donkey Kong video game franchise * King Clawthorne, one of the main characters of the animated series ''

The Owl House ''The Owl House'' is an American animated fantasy television series created by Dana Terrace that premiered on Disney Channel on January 10, 2020. The series stars the voices of Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hirsch, Tati Gabrielle ...

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