King
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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
[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
[edit] Other uses
- In street games, another name for Chinese handball
[edit] See also
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