King (surname)
King is a family name of Scottish and English origin. The English name comes from Old English cyning (tribal leader), which may derive from Brythonic cun or cwn.
The Irish surname King is associated with County Galway and was often given to Irish-American immigrants as an anglicized form of the surname Conroy, among others.
- Adam King, former US Representative from Pennsylvania
- Alan King, disambiguation
- Albert King, American blues guitarist
- Alveda King, American politician and minister
- Andrew or Andy King, disambiguation
- Angela King, Jamaican diplomat
- B.B. King, American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Basil King, Canadian clergy and novelist
- Ben E. King, American singer
- Bernard King, American basketball player
- Beverly Sedgwick King (1876–1935), philatelist of New York City
- Bianca King, Filipina actress
- Bill King, American radio announcer
- Billie Jean King, American tennis player
- Bruce King (1924–2009), former governor of New Mexico
- Carole King, American singer and songwriter
- Charles (Charlie, or Chuck) King, disambiguation
- Christopher King, disambiguation
- Coretta Scott King, American civil rights leader and widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Daniel (or Dan, Danny) King, disambiguation
- David (or Dave, Davey) King, disambiguation
- Dennis King, actor
- D.J. King, Canadian professional ice hockey left winger
- Dolly King, American basketball player
- Don King, American boxing promoter
- Don King, American surfing photographer
- Earl King, American blues singer-songwriter
- Edward (Ed, or Eddie) King, disambiguation
- Emmit King, American sprinter
- Eric King, disambiguation
- Ernest King, US Navy admiral
- Evelyn King, disambiguation
- Francis King, British novelist, poet and short story writer
- Frank King, disambiguation
- Freddie King, American blues guitarist
- Frederick King, Canadian House of Commons member
- Gary King, disambiguation
- George King, disambiguation
- Georgia King, actress
- Gordon King, American football player
- Grace King, American author
- Harold R. "Hal" King, American suspense novelist
- Harry King, English footballer
- Helen King, Canadian actress
- Henry King, disambiguation
- Howard King, disambiguation
- Ian King, disambiguation
- James (Jim, or Jimmy) King, disambiguation
- Jack King, disambiguation
- Jason King, disambiguation
- Jeff (or Jeffrey) King, disambiguation
- Jessie Marion King, Scottish painter and illustrator
- Joe (or Joseph) King, disambiguation
- Jonathan King, British musician and homosexual paedophile
- Jonathan King (film director), New Zealand film director
- John (or Johnny) King, disambiguation
- Kenneth King (or Ken, Kenny) King, disambiguation
- Kerry King, American rock musician
- Kim King, American college football player
- Lamar King, American football player
- Larry King, American writer, journalist and talk show host
- Ledley King, English soccer player
- Leonard William King, English archaeologist
- Mabel King, American film, stage, and television actress
- Marcia Gygli King, American artist.
- Mark King, disambiguation
- Mary King, disambiguation
- Marlon King (born 1980), Jamaican footballer
- Martin King, disambiguation
- Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights leader
- Matt King, Australian rules rugby player
- Matt King, American country music singer
- Mervyn King, British economist, Governor of the Bank of England
- Mervyn E. King, former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa and chairman of the King Committee on Corporate Governance
- Michael (or Mike) King, disambiguation
- Mollie King (born 1987), British singer
- Paul King, disambiguation
- Pee Wee King, American country music singer
- Peter (or Pete) King, disambiguation
- Philip (or Phil) King, disambiguation
- Preston King, US representative and US senator from NY
- Ray King, American baseball player
- Reggie King, American basketball player
- Regina King, American actress
- Richard (or Rich) King, disambiguation
- Robert (or Bob, Bobby, Rob, or Robby) King, disambiguation
- Rodney King (born 1965), American criminal beaten by police
- Ross King, disambiguation
- Rufus King, disambiguation
- Sam King, professional golfer
- Savannah King, Canadian freestyle swimmer
- Scott King American former male model
- Shaun King, Tulane and NFL quarterback, ESPN sports commentator
- Simon King, disambiguation
- Stephen, Steve or Steven King, disambiguation
- Tara King the fictional woman character in The Avengers
- Teddi King, American jazz and pop vocalist
- Thomas (or Tom) King, disambiguation
- Vania King, American tennis player
- W. J. King, American college football coach
- Wayne King, American musician, singer, songwriter and orchestral leader
- Willford I. King, American statistician and economist
- William (or Bill, Billy, Will, Willie, Willy) King, disambiguation