King

King is the given name or nickname of:
Given name:
King Baggot (1879–1948), American actor, director and screenwriter
King Camp 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 (1903-1989), American geologist, originator of the theory of peak oil
King O'Malley (1854–1953), Australian politician
King Parsons (born 1949), American professional wrestler
King G. Staples (1851-1910), American politician
King Vidor (1894–1982), American film director, producer and screenwriter
Nickname:
King Sunny Adé (born 1946), Nigerian musician
Joe Carrasco, American musician
King Clancy (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 (1885–1938), African American jazz cornet player and bandleader

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A late Old English contraction of cyning "king, ruler" (also used as a title), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (source also of Dutch koning, Old Norse konungr, Danish konge, Old Saxon and Old High German kuning, Middle High German künic, German König). This is of uncertain origin. It is possibly related to Old English cynn "family, race" (see kin), making a king originally a "leader of the people." Or perhaps it is from a related prehistoric Germanic word meaning "noble birth," making a king etymologically "one who descended from noble birth." The sociological and ideological implications render this a topic of much debate. "The exact notional relation of king with kin is undetermined, but the etymological relation is hardly to be doubted" [Century Dictionary]. General Germanic, but not attested in Gothic, where þiudans (cognate with Old English þeoden "chief of a tribe, ruler, prince, king") was used. Finnish kuningas "king," Old Church Slavonic kunegu "prince" (Russian knyaz, Bohemian knez), Lithuanian kunigas "clergyman" are forms of this word taken from Germanic. Meaning "one who has superiority in a certain field or class" is from late 14c. As leon is the king of bestes. [John Gower, "Confessio Amantis," 1390] In Old English, used for chiefs of Anglian and Saxon tribes or clans, of the heads of states they founded, and of the British and Danish chiefs they fought. The word acquired a more imposing quality with the rise of European nation-states, but then it was applied to tribal chiefs in Africa, Asia, North America. The chess piece is so called from c. 1400; the playing card from 1560s; the use in checkers/draughts is first recorded 1820. Three Kings for the Biblical Wise Men is from c. 1200. [I]t was [Eugene] Field who haunted the declining years of Creston Clarke with his review of that actor's Lear. ... Said he, "Mr. Clarke played the King all the evening as though under constant fear that someone else was about to play the Ace." ["Theatre Magazine," January 1922]

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King's forest clearing, monarch, tribal leader.

Roy

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Stephen King	1947	American author
2	Elle King	1989	An American singer, songwriter, and actress
3	Rodney King	1965	Victim of police brutality
4	Carole King	1942	American singer and songwriter
5	Jaime King	1979	American actress and model
6	Don King	1931	American boxing promoter
7	B. B. King	1925	American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
8	Regina King	1971	Actress
9	Billie Jean King	1943	American tennis player
10	Joey King	1999	American teen actress
11	Coretta Scott King	1927	American author, activist, and civil rights leader. Wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.
12	Aja Naomi King	1985	American film and television actress
13	King Bach	1988	Canadian-born American actor, comedian, director, producer and writer
14	King Shark		DC Comics supervillain
15	Candice Accola	1987	Actress from the United States
16	Gayle King	1954	American broadcaster
17	King Ghidorah		Fictional character
18	Yolanda King	1955	American actress
19	Haley King	1993	Actress
20	John King	1963	American journalist
21	Joe King	1980	Musician
22	Angus King	1944	United States Senator from Maine
23	Zach King	1990	American filmmaker
24	Joshua King	1992	Norwegian footballer
25	King Diamond	1956	Danish heavy metal musician
26	King Kong Bundy	1957	Professional wrestler
27	William Lyon Mackenzie King	1874	10th Prime Minister of Canada
28	Ben E. King	1938	American soul singer and composer
29	Charles D. B. King	1875	President of Liberia
30	Bernice King	1963	American minister, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.
31	Kerry King	1964	American musician
32	Marquette King	1988	American gridiron football player
33	King Krule	1994	British musician
34	Alison King	1973	British actress
35	Dexter Scott King	1961	American actor
36	Tabitha King	1949	American writer
37	Georgia King	1986	British actress
38	Steve King	1949	US Representative for Iowa
39	Jonathan King	1944	English singer, songwriter, impresario, record producer and film director
40	Mollie King	1987	English female singer
41	Bernard King	1956	American basketball player
42	Alberta Williams King	1904	Mother of Martin Luther King, Jr.
43	Si King	1967	English chef
44	Clock King		Two fictional characters, supervillains published by DC Comics
45	Matt King	1968	British actor, comedian and writer
46	Mabel King	1932	Actress
47	Owen King	1977	American writer
48	Freddie King	1934	African-American blues guitarist and singer
49	Ash King	1984	UK-Born Bollywood Playback Singer
50	Henry the Young King	1155	Second of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine
51	Hannibal King
52	Claire King	1963	English actress
53	Kenny King	1981	Professional wrestler
54	Perry King	1948	Actor
55	Ledley King	1980	English footballer
56	I. Marlene King	1962	Television writer
57	William R. King	1786	American politician
58	Crimson King		The Dark Tower character
59	Ed King	1949	American musician
60	Erik King	1969	Actor
61	Isis King	1985	Fashion model and fashion designer
62	Larry King	1945	Attorney, former husband of Billie Jean King
63	Morgana King	1930	Singer, actress
64	Alveda King	1951	American, civil rights activist, Christian minister, conservative, pro-life activist, and author
65	King		Two characters in the Tekken fighting game series
66	Oona King	1967	British politician
67	Lilly King	1997	An American swimmer
68	Cleo King	1962	American actress
69	Joey Mead	1976	Australian television personality
70	Ernest King	1878	United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations
71	King Vidor	1894	American film director, film producer, and screenwriter
72	Reina King	1975	American actress
73	King Curtis	1934	American saxophonist
74	Michael Patrick King	1954	American screenwriter
75	King Robbo	1969	Graffiti artist
76	Kaki King	1979	American guitarist
77	King Orgasmus One	1979	Rapper
78	Evelyn King	1960	American singer
79	Rufus King	1755	American politician
80	Bianca King	1985	Filipino actress
81	Ginevra King	1898	American socialite
82	Adrienne King	1960	American actor, dancer and painter
83	Zalman King	1942	American director, writer, producer, actor
84	King Claudius
85	King Sunny Adé	1946	Musician
86	King Lil G	1986	American musician
87	Marlon King	1980	Jamaican association football player
88	King Oliver	1881	American jazz cornet player and bandleader
89	King Tubby	1941	Jamaican electronics and sound engineer
90	Stacey King	1967	American basketball player
91	Ross King	1961	Television presenter, actor, writer
92	Emily King	1985	American musician
93	Ted King	1965	Actor
94	King Zhou of Shang		Chinese Shang dynasty king, 11th century BC
95	Silver King	1968	Mexican professional wrestler
96	King Chip	1986	American rapper
97	Nicola King
98	Ja'mie King
99	Robert King	1959	Writer
100	Cammie King	1934	Child actress
101	Benjamin King	1969	American actor
102	King Rice	1968	American basketball player-coach
103	Alan King	1927	American actor and comedian
104	Mark King	1974	British snooker player
105	King Wu of Zhou		King of Zhou dynasty China
106	Julie King	1989	American football player
107	King Curtis Iaukea	1937	Wrestler
108	King Snake
109	King Creosote	1967	Scottish musician
110	King Louie	1987	American rapper
111	King ov Hell	1974	Norwegian musician
112	Vania King	1989	American tennis player
113	King Dedede		Fictional character
114	Chris Thomas King	1964	American blues musician and actor
115	King Mez	1990
116	King Zhaoxiang of Qin		King of Qin
117	Tavarres King	1990	American football player
118	King Dunlap	1985	American football player
119	Graham King	1961	British film producer
120	Thomas King	1943	Canadian writer, presenter, academic, and Native American activist
121	Jason King	1975	British DJ
122	Shaun King	1977	Former quarterback
123	Mervyn King	1966	English professional darts player
124	King of Hearts		Character in Carrolls Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
125	Michelle King	1958	American television producer
126	Desmond King	1994	American football player
127	Kip King	1952	American actor
128	Justin King	1961	British businessman
129	Laurie R. King	1952	American novelist
130	Wright King	1923	American actor
131	Jordan King	1994	British racing driver
132	King Donovan	1918	Actor and director
133	King Zhuangxiang of Qin		Chinese warlord
134	Charlotte King
135	Mary-Claire King	1946	American geneticist
136	Jimmy King
137	King C. Gillette	1855	American inventor
138	King Khan	1977	Canadian musician
139	King Faraday
140	King Tuff		American musician
141	Peter King	1957	American sportswriter
142	Jamie King	1981	British actor
143	Big Kuntry King	1978	Rapper
144	King Charles	1985	Musician
145	DJ Mark the 45 King	1961	American DJ and record producer
146	King Wen of Zhou		King of Zhou
147	King Hu	1932	Film director
148	Billy King	1994	Scottish footballer
149	Henry King	1886	American film director
150	Jefferson King	1961	Bodybuilder
151	Lorelei King	1953	Actress
152	King Gordy	1977	American rapper
153	King Parsons	1949	American professional wrestler
154	Simon King	1962	British television presenter and cameraman
155	Tara King
156	Condiment King
157	Kazzer	1977	Canadian musician
158	King Moody	1929	American actor
159	Albert King	1959	American basketball player
160	Bill King	1927	American sportscaster
161	Ian King	1956	British businessman
162	Don Roy King		American television director
163	Cissy King	1946	American singer and dancer
164	Dwight King	1989	Canadian ice hockey player
165	King Fisher	1854	American gunslinger
166	Yaani King	1981	American actress
167	Carl King
168	Darren King	1982	American musician
169	Mary King	1961	British equestrian sportswoman
170	Puru		Son of Yayati
171	Jacquire King	1967	American musician
172	Dave King	1929	English comedian, actor, and vocalist
173	Florence King	1936	American writer
174	Pee Wee King	1914	Country musician and songwriter
175	Linda King	1940	American artist
176	Mac King	1959	American magician
177	King Kelly	1857	Major League Baseball player, manager
178	Julian King	1964	British diplomat
179	Diana King	1918	British actress
180	Inge King	1915	German–Australian sculptor
181	King Randor		Fictional character
182	Paul King	1978	British writer and director specializing in comedy
183	King Huiwen of Qin		Ruler of the state of Qin
184	King Tee	1968	American rapper
185	Adam King	1995	Scottish footballer
186	Matthew King		Fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
187	William King	1949	American founding member of the Commodores
188	King Hippo
189	Bruce King	1924	American businessman and politician
190	Adele King	1951	Irish actress
191	Danielle King	1990	British track cyclist
192	Andrea King	1919	Stage, film, and television actress
193	King Kong	1971
194	Toby King	1996	Rugby league player for Warrington Wolves
195	Lily King	1963	American writer
196	Liem Swie King	1956	Indonesian badminton player
197	White King		Fictional character from Through the Looking-Glass
198	Clydie King	1943	American singer
199	King Floyd	1945	American soul singer-songwriter
200	King Clancy	1903	Canadian ice hockey player