King

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Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 "The King" 3.1 People 4 Fictional characters 5 Film and television 6 Music 7 Broadcast stations 8 Other uses 9 See also

King may refer to:

• A male monarch, or a head of state (see Germanic king for the origins of the word "king" and for the traditional kings of Germanic countries)
  • High king, a king who holds a position of seniority over a group of other kings
  • King (playing card), a face card
• King (crater), a lunar impact crater
• King (magazine), a men's magazine for Black Americans
• King Features Syndicate, a comic syndication company
• King Kong, a fictional gigantic gorilla
• King Midget, a car
• USS King (DD-242), a World War II destroyer
• King (chess), a chess piece
• King Radio, an avionics manufacturer

[edit] Places

• King, North Carolina
• King County, Washington
• Kings County, one of several counties worldwide
• King's Arms, a public house in Oxford, England
• One of many Kings Colleges worldwide

[edit] People

• List of people by name: King

[edit] "The King"

[edit] People

For a currently reigning monarchs, including Kings, see List of current monarchs

• Michael Jackson ("The King of Pop"), American popular artist
• 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

The following are in order of Surname:

• Brian Boates ("The King of Two Dimensional Color Plots"), Quantum Dot Giant
• Éric Cantona (Le King), Manchester United footballing legend
• Wayne Carey, Australian rules football centre half-forward ("The King" or "King Carey")
• LeBron James ("King James"), a basketball player of the Cleveland Cavaliers
• 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
• George O'Callaghan (The King), Cork City footballer
• Arnold Palmer, golfer
• Pelé, legendary Brazilian football (soccer) player, called "O Rei" ("The King")
• Richard Petty, seven-time NASCAR champion

Others

• Booker T ("King Booker"), Professional wrestler
• T.I., American rapper
• Triple H ("The King of Kings"), professional wrestler
• Jerry "The King" Lawler, wrestler and WWE commentator.
• Thomas Edmond "King Edmond" of Scotland, The Cumbernauld Royal
• King James Edward East II (The King of The World), descendant of Timaeus. Lourdes is his queen

[edit] Fictional characters

• 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 (Tekken), a character in the Tekken series
• King Ashti in the "Hadrabubdla - Ashti's quest" comics
• King K. Rool, a villain from Donkey Kong Country trilogy and Donkey Kong 64
• King Lion, a SNK boss character
• The King, a character from the film Cars
• The King, the engine for the Chessmaster series computer games
• The Burger King from the fictional Burger King Kingdom
• The King of All Cosmos, a character from the game Katamari Damacy

[edit] Film and television

• King (1954), the English title of the Indian film Badshah (1954) directed by Amiya Chakrabarty
• King (miniseries), a 1978 miniseries about Dr. Martin Luther King
• King (TV series), a television series on Family Channel
• King of The Hill, a cartoon by Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge
• The King (1995), a 1995 Indian film starring Mammootty
• The King (film), a 2005 movie by James Marsh
• The Lion King, an animated movie from Walt Disney Pictures

[edit] Music

• K.I.N.G., a song by Satyricon
• King (band), an eighties New Wave band
• King (Belly album), a 1995 album by alt-rock group Belly
• King (T.I. album), a 2006 album by rapper T.I.
• King Crimson, progressive rock band
• King Diamond, heavy metal musician
• King Diamond (band), a heavy metal band from Denmark
• King of Kings, Reggaeton album released 2006 by Don Omar
• "The King", a song by Raven from their 1988 album Nothing Exceeds Like Excess
• The King (album), an album by British band Teenage Fanclub
• King Records, a Japanese record label
• King Records (USA), a American record label
• King Worldwide, a New Zealand record label

[edit] Broadcast stations

• KING-FM, a radio station in Seattle
• KING-TV, the NBC TV affiliate in Seattle

[edit] Other uses

• In street games, another name for Chinese handball

[edit] See also

• Kings, (disambiguation page)
• Kingston, (disambiguation page)