A king is a male monarch or a head of state, or, otherwise, the male consort to a female monarch (Queen); (see Germanic king for the origins of the word "king" and for the traditional kings of Germanic countries).

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King may also refer to:

• King (playing card), a face card
• King (chess), a chess piece
• King (surname), people whose last name is King
• King (pigeon), a breed of domesticated pigeon
• Kingsnake, a type of snake

Place names

• King Island, the name of several islands
• King Peak, the name of several mountains
• King Range, the name of two mountain ranges
• King River, the name of several rivers
• King Street, any of several streets
• King Water, a river in northern Cumbria, England
• King, Ontario, a township in Canada
• King, Indiana, a village in the United States
• King, North Carolina, a town in the United States
• King County, Washington, a county in the United States
• King, Wisconsin, two towns in the United States
• King (crater), a lunar impact crater
• King (TTC), a subway stop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Media and entertainment

Print

• King (magazine), a men's magazine for Black Americans
• King Features Syndicate, a comic syndication company

Television and film

• The King Family Show, a musical variety show, 1965–1969
• King (miniseries), a 1978 miniseries about Dr. Martin Luther King
• King (TV series), a television series on Family Channel
• The King (2005 film), a 2005 movie by James Marsh
• The King (2007 film), an Australian biopic
• The King (Cars), a character from the film Cars
• KING-TV, the NBC TV affiliate at channel 5 in Seattle
• King (2008 film), a 2008 Telugu movie

Music

• The King Sisters quartet
• King (band), an eighties New Wave band
• King (Belly album), a 1995 album by Belly
• King (T.I. album), a 2006 album by T.I.
• The King (album), an album by Teenage Fanclub
• "K.I.N.G.", a song by Satyricon
• "The King", a song by Raven from Nothing Exceeds Like Excess
• KING-FM, a radio station at 98.1 FM in Seattle
• King Records, a Japanese record label
• King Records (USA), an American record label
• King Worldwide, a New Zealand record label
• "King", a song by Weezer from the deluxe edition of "The Red Album"

Video games

• King (Mega Man), a character in the Mega Man Classic series
• King (SNK character), a character in the King of Fighters series
• King (Tekken), two characters in the Tekken series
• King, the dog of the protaganist Ness and NPC in EarthBound
• The King, the engine for the Chessmaster series of computer games
• King, a character in Cave Story

People

Nicknamed "The King"

• Elvis Presley, American rock and roll artist
• Eric Cantona, Manchester United footballing legend
• Wayne Carey, Australian rules footballer
• Graham Kennedy, Australian television compère
• Jack Kirby, American comic book artist
• Jerry Lawler, professional wrestler
• Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer
• George O'Callaghan, Cork City footballer
• Arnold Palmer, golfer
• T.I., American rapper
• Richard Petty, "The King of stock car racing"
• The King (Cars), a character from the Disney/Pixar film Cars based on Richard Petty
• LeBron James, NBA All-Star
• Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballing legend
• Willie Herenton, Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee

Other uses

• GWR 6000 Class steam locomotives were known as the Kings
• USS King (DD-242), a World War II destroyer
• King (horse), Quarter Horse
• Chinese handball
• A variation of trick-taking card game Barbu (game)

See also

• King (surname)
• King of the Ring
• Kinging
• Kings
• List of current monarchs
• Sacred king

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