King (given name)

Last updated September 21, 2025

King is the given name or nickname of:

Given name

King Baggot (1879–1948), American actor, director and screenwriter
King Bruce (1922–1997), Ghanaian musician
King C. Gillette (1855–1932), American businessman
King Fisher (1854–1884), American Old West gunslinger
King Floyd (1945–2006), American soul singer and songwriter
King Lysen (1942–2017), American politician
King O'Malley (1854–1953), Australian politician
King Parsons (born 1949), American professional wrestler
King Rice (born 1968), American basketball coach and former player
King G. Staples (1851–1910), American politician
King Vidor (1894–1982), American film director, producer and screenwriter

Nickname

Joe Carrasco (born 1953), American Tex-Mex new wave guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
Robert Carter I (1662/63–1732), businessman, planter and colonist in Virginia
King Clancy (1903–1986), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive
King Kelly (1857–1894), American baseball player and manager
King Moody (1929–2001), American actor and comedian
King Oliver (1885–1938), African-American jazz cornet player and bandleader

Fictional characters

King Bradley, a main antagonist in the anime/manga series Fullmetal Alchemist
King Dedede, in the Kirby video game franchise
King Hippo, a boxer from the Punch-Out!! video game franchise
King K. Rool, the main antagonist in Nintendo's Donkey Kong video game franchise
King Clawthorne, one of the main characters of the animated series The Owl House
King Kong, a giant monster resembling a gorilla

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King (given name)

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Given name

Nickname

Fictional characters