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King



A King may be:
* A male monarch, or head of state; the female equivalent is styled queen (see Germanic king for the origins of the word "king" and for the traditional kings of Germanic countries)
** High king
** King of Kings

* 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
* Latin Kings, a Chicagoland street gang

Places

* King, Ontario
* King, North Carolina
* King County, Washington
* Kings County, one of several counties worldwide
* Kingston, one of several cities
* King's Arms, a public house in Oxford, England)

People

* List of people by name: King

"The King"

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")
* Booker Huffman ("King Booker"), professional wrestler
* 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, comics artist and writer
* 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
* "The King of Pop":
** Michael Jackson, American popular artist
** Robbie Williams, British pop singer
* T.I., rapper

Other

* The mascot for fast food restaurant Burger King
* The King (film), a 2005 movie by James Marsh.
* The King (Cars), a character in the Pixar film Cars
* The King (Computer Game), a video game for the Dragon 32
* Mickey Mouse, who is referred to as "The King" throughout the Kingdom Hearts Series
* King, a South Devon Railway 2-4-0T steam locomotive

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

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

Music

* King (band), an eighties New Wave 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

Broadcast stations

* KING-FM
* KING-TV



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