King
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A King may be:
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- A male monarch, or head of state (see Germanic king for the origins of the word "king" and for the traditional kings of Germanic countries)
- King (chess), the most important piece in the game of chess
- King (playing card), a face card
- King (crater), a lunar impact crater
- King (magazine), a men's magazine for Black Americans
- USS King (DD-242), a World War II destroyer
- King Features Syndicate, a comic syndication company
- King Kong, a fictional gigantic gorilla
- King Midget, a car
- King Winds, a brass instrument manufacturer
[edit] Places
- King, Ontario
- King, North Carolina
- King County, Washington
- Kings County, one of several counties worldwide
- Kingston (disambiguation)
- King's Arms, a public house in Oxford, England
[edit] People
[edit] "The King"
[edit] People
- Elvis Presley ("The King of Rock and Roll"), American rock and roll artist
- The King (singer), a Scottish singer who performs in the style of Elvis Presley
- Wayne Carey, Australian rules football centre half-forward ("The King" or "King Carey")
- LeBron James ("King James"), a basketball player of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Pantelis Palioudakis, ("King Pantelis"),Great King of Crete
- Graham Kennedy, Australian television compere
- Samuel Wilder King, a Territorial Governor of Hawai'i
- Jack Kirby, American comic book artist
- Jerry Lawler, professional wrestler
- Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer
- Arnold Palmer, golfer
- Pelé, legendary Brazilian football (soccer) player, called "O Rei" ("The King")
- Richard Petty, seven-time NASCAR champion
- Triple H ("The King of Kings"), professional wrestler
- Booker T ("King Booker"), Professional wrestler
- Thomas Edmond "King Edmond" of Scotland, The Cumbernauld Royal
- "The King of Pop":
- Michael Jackson, American popular artist
- Robbie Williams, British pop singer
- T.I., rapper
- Dan Coles ("A King Among Men"), Stand Up Guy
- Brian Boates ("The King of Two Demensional Color Plots"), Quantum Dot Giant
- Don Omar (King of Kings), Reggaeton album released 2006 #1 reggaeton album
- Éric Cantona (Le King), Manchester United footballing legend
- Andrew Dennis (Cobra King), Norfolk monarch
- Doug Martinson "The King" - Lake GeDougva
- James King (Kingswood), (1991), professional footballer plays for Abbey Ranger FC
[edit] Fictional characters
- King (Tekken), a character in the Tekken series
- King (Mega Man), a character in the Mega Man Classic series
- King (SNK character), a video game kickboxer in the King of Fighters series
- King K. Rool, a villain from Donkey Kong Country trilogy and Donkey Kong 64
- King Lion, a SNK boss character
- The King (Cars), a character from the film Cars
- The King, the engine for the Chessmaster series computer games
[edit] Film and television
- The King (film) , a 2005 movie by James Marsh
- The Lion King, an animated movie from Walt Disney Pictures
- King (miniseries), a 1978 miniseries about Dr. Martin Luther King
- King (film), a 1995 Indian film starring Mammootty
- King (TV series), a television series on Family Channel
- King of The Hill, a cartoon by Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge
[edit] Music
- King (band), an eighties New Wave band
- King Crimson, progressive rock band
- King Diamond, heavy metal musician
- King Diamond (band), a heavy metal band from Denmark
- King (T.I. album), a 2006 album by rapper T.I.
- King (Belly album), a 1995 album by alt-rock group Belly
- The King (album), an album by British band Teenage Fanclub
- K.I.N.G., a song by Satyricon
- "The King", a song by Raven from their 1988 album Nothing Exceeds Like Excess
[edit] Broadcast stations
[edit] Other uses
- In street games, another name for Chinese handball
- King, a playing card game
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