Ken (name)
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Ken is a male given name, originally a shortened form of Kenneth. It occurs in English and Japanese (written variously as 謙、健、憲、拳、賢、研、顕、).
[edit] People named Ken
- Ken Akamatsu, Japanese author
- Ken Anderson (wrestler), better known by his current ring name, Ken Kennedy
- Ken Casey, also known as Lord Kenneth, of the Boston Irish punk rock group Dropkick Murphys
- Ken Follett, British author of thrillers and historical novels
- Ken Hirai, J-pop singer known for the hit songs "Hitomi wo Tojite" and "POP STAR"
- Ken Hoang, American Champion of the video game Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Ken Jennings, contestant on the game show Jeopardy!
- Ken Kal, radio play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings
- Ken Kesey, novelist, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Ken Kitamura, stage name Ken, J-Rock lead guitarist of bands L'Arc~en~Ciel and SONS OF ALL PUSSYS
- Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO, later Chairman, of Sony Computer Entertainment
- Ken Livingstone, a.k.a. 'Ken', 'Our Ken', or 'Red Ken', mayor of London, UK
- Ken Lloyd, Japanese-British musician, vocalist and songwriter
- Ken Nomura, a member of the drifting motorsport scene and of the D1 Grand Prix series
- Ken Okuyama, Japanese car designer, creative director of Pininfarina, professor at the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California
- Ken Schrader, NASCAR driver
- Ken Shimura, comedian, member of the Drifters
- Ken Thompson, one of the primary creators of Unix
- Ken Watanabe (1959-), Japanese theater, TV, and film actor
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