The word king can mean:

• For the head of state, see Monarch.
• For the origins of the word king and for the traditional kings of Germanic countries, see also Germanic king.
• See also high king, King of Kings
• See also king (chess), king (playing card)
• for the gigantic gorilla, see King Kong

Two broadcasting stations in the United States have the callsign KING:

• KING-FM
• KING-TV

Places named King include:

• King, Ontario
• King, North Carolina
• King County, Washington

(See also Kings County, Kingston, Kington)

People whose surname is or was King include:

• Ada Byron King (Ada Lovelace)
• Annette King
• B.B. King
• Billie Jean King
• Carole King
• Charles William King
• Don King
• Earl King
• John William King
• Kerry King
• Larry King
• Laurie R. King
• William Lyon Mackenzie King
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Philip Gidley King
• Philip King (author)
• Rodney King
• Stephen King
• Tabitha King
• People named William King
• William Lyon Mackenzie King
• William R. King
• Rex King-Clark
• Lisa M. King-Johnson

See also: People named King

For the comic syndication company, see King Features Syndicate