King

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A King may be:

• A male monarch, or head of state (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

[edit] Places

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

[edit] People

• List of people by name: King

[edit] "The King"

[edit] 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
• Pantelis Palioudakis, ("King Pantelis"),Great King of Crete
• 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
• 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
• Booker T ("King Booker"), Professional wrestler
• Thomas Edmond "King Edmond" of Scotland, The Cumbernauld Royal
• "The King of Pop":
  • Michael Jackson, American popular artist
  • Robbie Williams, British pop singer
• T.I., rapper
• Don Omar (King of Kings), Reggaeton album released 2006 #1 reggaeton album
• Éric Cantona (Le King), Manchester United footballing legend
• Andrew Dennis (Cobra King), Norfolk monarch
• Doug Martinson "The King" - Lake GeDougva

[edit] Other

• The mascot for fast food restaurant Burger King (see Burger King Kingdom)
• 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
• GWR 6000 Class, a class of Great Western Railway steam locomotives
• King, a South Devon Railway 2-4-0T steam locomotive

[edit] 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
• The King, the engine for the Chessmaster series computer games

[edit] 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
• King of The Hill, a cartoon by Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge

[edit] Music

• King (band), an eighties New Wave band
• King Crimson, progressive rock 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
• "The King", a song by Raven from their 1988 album Nothing Exceeds Like Excess

[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
• King, a playing card game

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