King (family name)
King is an English family name .
Name bearer
A.
- Abraham Bradley King (1773–1838), Irish politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Ada King , maiden name of Ada Lovelace (also Ada Augusta Byron ; 1815–1852), British mathematician
- Adam King (1783–1835), American politician
- Adrian King (* 1971), Australian wheelchair basketball player
- Adrienne King (born 1960), American actress
- Aja Naomi King (* 1985), American actress
- Al King (1926–1999), American blues singer and songwriter
- Alan King ( Irwin Alan Kniberg ; 1927-2004), American actor
- Albert King (1923–1992), American blues musician
- Alberta Williams King (1904–1974), American civil rights activist
- Alison King (born 1973), British actress
- Alex King (* 1985), German basketball player
- Alexander King (soccer player) (1871–1957), Scottish soccer player
- Alexander King (chemist) (1909-2007) Scottish chemist
- Alexander King (cyclist) (* 1991), British cyclist
- Alexander King (referee) , Australian football referee
- Alexander Campbell King (1856–1926), American lawyer
- Alexander Hyatt King (1911–1995), English music journalist
- Allan King (1930-2009), Canadian filmmaker
- Alvin Olin King (1890–1958), American politician
- Amanda King , Australian filmmaker
- Andrea King (1919–2003), American actress
- Andrew King (merchant) († 1678), British merchant
- Andrew King (politician) (1812–1895), American politician (Missouri)
- Andrew King (music manager) (* 1942), British music manager
- Andrew Lawrence-King (* 1959), British harpist and conductor
- Andrew R. King (* 1947), British astrophysicist
- Andy King (politician) (born 1948), British politician (Labor Party)
- Andy King (soccer player, 1956) (1956-2015), English soccer player and coach
- Andy King (football player, 1988) (born 1988), Welsh football player
- Angela King (* 1951), British javelin thrower
- Angus King (born 1944), American politician
- Anna King (1937–2002), American soul singer
- Anthony King (political scientist) (1934–2017), Canadian political scientist
- Anthony D. King (* 1931), American urban researcher and sociologist
- Anthony L. King (* 1985), American Cypriot basketball player
- Arthur King (soccer player) (1887–1967), Scottish soccer player
- Arthur Henry King (1910-2000), British poet and author
- Arthur Scott King (1876–1957), American physicist and astrophysicist
- Austin Augustus King (1802–1870), American politician
B.
- BB King ( Riley B. King ; 1925-2015), American blues musician
- Barry King (athlete) ( Barry John King ; * 1945), British decathlete
- Barry King (tennis player) (born 1985), Irish tennis player
- Ben King (* 1989), American racing cyclist
- Ben E. King ( Benjamin Earl Nelson ; 1938-2015), American soul singer
- Benjamin King (* 1988), Australian cyclist
- Bernard King (basketball player, 1956) (born 1956), American basketball player
- Bernard King (basketball player, 1981) (born 1981), American basketball player
- Bernard King (actor) (1934–2002), Australian actor
- Bernice King (* 1963), American civil rights activist
- Bill King (musician) (* 1946), Canadian jazz pianist, producer and impresario
- Billie Jean King ( Billie Jean Moffitt ; * 1943), American tennis player
- Bob King (1906-1965), American high jumper
- Bobby King (Soccer Player, 1919) ( Frederick Alfred Robert King ; 1919–2003), English soccer player
- Bobby King (blues musician) (1941–1983), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Bobby King (soccer player, 1941) ( Robert Edward King ; born 1941), Scottish soccer player
- Bobby King (singer) (born 1944), American R&B and soul singer
- Brie King (* 1998), Canadian volleyball player
- Bruce King (1924–2009), American politician
C.
- Cammie King (1934-2010), American actress and voice actress
- Candice King (* 1987), American actress
- Carleton J. King (1904–1977), American politician
- Carol Weiss King (1895–1952), American lawyer
- Carole King ( Carol Klein ; * 1942), American singer
- Carolyn Dineen King (* 1938), American lawyer
- Cecil R. King (1898–1974), American politician
- Charles King , pseudonym of Henry Rowlands (1655–1723), British clergyman, antiquarian and geologist
- Charles King (sculptor) (1657–1756), English sculptor
- Charles King (composer, 1687) (1687–1748), English composer
- Charles King (General) (1844–1933), American general and writer
- Charles King (track and field athlete) (1880-1958), American long jumper
- Charles King (actor, 1886) (1886 / 1889–1944), American Broadway actor and singer
- Charles King (actor, 1895) (1895–1957), American actor
- Charles King (cyclist) , British cyclist
- Charles Bird King (1785–1862), American painter
- Charles Brady King (1868–1957), American entrepreneur, inventor, painter and writer
- Charles DB King ( Charles Dunbar Burgess King ; 1875–1961), Liberian politician, president 1920 to 1930
- Charles E. King ( Charles Edward King ; 1874–1950), Hawaiian composer
- Charles Glen King (1896–1988), American biochemist
- Charles H. King ( Charles Howard King ; 1922–1948), American pilot
- Charles Spencer King (1925-2010), British car engineer
- Charles William King (1818–1888), English writer
- Charmion King (1925-2007), Canadian actress
- Chris Thomas King (* 1962), American blues musician and actor
- Clarence King (1842–1901), American geologist
- Claude King (1923-2013), American country singer
- Cleo King (born 1962), American actress
- Clyde King (1898–1982) American rower and military officer
- Clyde King (baseball player) (1924-2010) American baseball player
- Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), American civil rights activist
- Courtney King-Dye (* 1977), American dressage rider
- Cyril E. King (1921–1978), American politician
- Cyrus King (1772-1817), American politician
D.
- DJ King ( Dwayne J. King ; * 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
- Daniel King (chess player) (born 1963), English chess player
- Daniel King (athlete) (born 1983), British walker
- Daniel King-Turner (* 1984), New Zealand tennis player
- Daniel P. King (1801–1850), American politician
- Danielle King (* 1990), British cyclist, see Danielle Rowe
- Darian King (* 1992), Barbadian tennis player
- Dave King (pop singer) (1929–2002), British pop musician and actor
- Dave King (ice hockey coach) (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey coach
- Dave King (bassist) (* 1953), American electric bassist
- Dave King (Author) (born 1955), American author and poet
- Dave King (rock singer) (born 1961), Irish rock musician
- Dave King (drummer) (born 1970), American drummer
- David King (actor) (1930–1998), British actor
- David King (chemist) (* 1939), British-South African scientist and political advisor
- David King (science historian) (born 1941), British science historian
- David King (photo historian) (1943–2016), British designer and photo historian
- David King (figure skater) (born 1984), British figure skater
- David King (athlete) (* 1994), British hurdle sprinter
- David King (space official) , American space official
- David S. King (1917–2009), American politician
- Dawn King (born 1978), British playwright
- Debbie Flintoff-King (* 1960), Australian hurdler
- Denis King (* 1939), British composer
- Dennis King (1897–1971), British-American actor and singer
- Derek King (* 1967), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Desmond King-Hele (1927-2019), British physicist
- Dexter Scott King (born 1961), American civil rights activist
- Diana King (* 1970), Jamaican singer
- Dick King-Smith (1922–2011), English children's author
- Don King (boxing promoter) (born 1931), American boxing promoter
- Don King (musician) (born 1954), American country musician
- Don King (photographer) (* 1960), American photographer, cameraman and director
- Dulcie King (1933-2015), Australian badminton player
- Dwight King (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
E.
- Ed King (1949-2018), American musician
- Edmund King (born 1942), British historian
- Eddie King (football player, 1886) ( Edward Burn King ; 1886– ??), English football player
- Eddie King (track and field athlete) ( Clyde Edward King ; 1911-1994), Canadian track and field athlete
- Eddie King (football player, 1914) ( Edgar Frederick King ; 1914–1993), English football player
- Eddie King (musician) ( Edward Lewis Davis Milton ; 1938–2012), American musician
- Edward King (poet) (1612–1637), British poet
- Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough (1795–1837), British antiquarian and parliamentarian for the Whigs
- Edward King (Bishop) (1829-1910), English bishop
- Edward King (* 1983), American cyclist, see Ted King (cyclist)
- Edward King, Jr. (1922–1912), American entrepreneur and inventor
- Edward J. King (1925–2006), American politician
- Edward John King (1867–1929), American politician
- Edward Skinner King (1861–1931), American astronomer
- Elizabeth King Ellicott (1858–1914), American suffragist and philanthropist
- Elizabeth O. King (1912-1966), American bacteriologist
- Elle King (* 1989), American singer-songwriter
- Ellen King (1909-1994), British swimmer
- Elwyn Roy King (1894–1941), Australian pilot in World War I.
- Emmit King (born 1959), American athlete
- Emory King (1931–2007), Belizean historian, writer and journalist
- Ernest J. King (1878-1956), American admiral
- Erik King , American actor
- Evan King (* 1992), American tennis player
- Evelyn King (* 1960), American singer
- Everett Edgar King (1877–1968), American railroad engineer
F.
- Francis King (1923–2011), British writer and literary critic
- Frank King (film producer) (1913–1989), American film producer
- Frank King (General) (1919-1998), British soldier
- Frank King (ice hockey player) (1929-2004), Canadian ice hockey player
- Frank Marshall i King (1883–1959), Catalan classical pianist, composer and music teacher
- Frank O. King (1883–1969), American comic artist
- Franklin Hiram King (1848-1911), American inventor
- Freddie King (1934–1976), American blues musician
G
- Gaby King (* 1945), German pop singer
- Gamaliel King (1795–1875), American architect
- Garr King (* 1936), American lawyer
- Gavin King , British DJ and music producer, see Aphrodite (DJ)
- Gavin King (computer scientist) (* 1974), Australian software developer, co-developer of Hibernate (framework)
- Gavin King (politician) (* 1979), Australian politician and journalist
- George Gordon King (1807-1870), American politician
- George Gerald King (1836–1928), Canadian politician
- George Edwin King (1839–1901), Canadian politician
- George King (botanist) (1840–1909) British botanist
- George Clift King (1848–1935), Canadian politician
- George King (director) (1899–1966), British film director
- George King (1919–1997), British founder of the Aetherius Society
- George Smith King (basketball player) (1928–2006), American basketball player
- George King (basketball player) (* 1994), American basketball player
- Georgia King (born 1986), Scottish actress
- Georgiana Goddard King (1871–1939), American art historian
- Gerryck King (≈ 1960–2011), American jazz drummer
- Gilbert King (* 1962), American journalist, photographer and author
- Gordon John King (1922-2010), British broadcaster and author
- Graham King (* 1961), British film producer
- Grahame King (1915-2008), Australian graphic artist
- Gregory King (1648-1712), British statistician
H
- Haddon King (1905–1990), Australian geologist
- Harold King (1887-1956) British chemist
- Henry King (poet) (1592–1669), English poet and clergyman, Bishop of Chichester
- Henry King (politician) (1790–1861), American politician
- Henry King (1886–1982), American film director
- Henry Churchill King (1858–1934), American theologian and author
- Henry W. King (1815–1857), American lawyer and politician
- Holly King (actress) (born 1977), American actress
- Holly King (soccer player) (* 1991), American soccer player
- Horace King (1901–1986), British politician (Labor Party)
- Horatio King (1811-1897), American politician
- Hunter King (* 1993), American actress
I.
- Ian King (* 1956), British manager
- Imogene King (1923–2007), American nursing theorist and university professor
- Inga Rhonda King (* 1959 or 1960), UN ambassador from St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Inge King (1915-2016), Australian sculptor
- Isabella King (* 1992), Australian cyclist
- Isis King (* 1985), American model and fashion designer
J
- J. Floyd King (1842–1915), American politician
- J. Robert King , American fantasy writer
- Jack King († 2015), American communications officer
- Jackie King (≈1945–2016), American guitarist
- Jaime King (* 1979), American actress
- James King (navigator) (1750–1784), British captain
- James King (singer, 1925) (1925-2005), American singer (tenor)
- James King (athlete) (born 1949), American hurdler
- James King (singer, 1958) (born 1958), American bluegrass singer
- James King (snooker player) , Welsh snooker player
- James King (musician) , American musician, member of the band Fitz and the Tantrums
- James G. King (1791-1853), American politician
- James Horace King (1873–1955), Canadian politician
- Jarrod King (* 1974), New Zealand badminton player
- Jason King (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jean King (1925–2013), American politician
- Jeremy King (born 1963), American historian
- Jessica King (* 1992), English soccer player
- Jimmy King (* 1973), American basketball player
- Joanne King (born around 1976), Australian triathlete
- Joe King (1883–1951), American actor
- Joelle King (* 1988), New Zealand squash player
- Joey King (* 1999), American actress
- Johannes King (* 1963), German chef
- John King (politician) (1775–1836), American politician
- John King (painter, 1788) (1788–1847) British painter
- John King (Explorer) (1838 or 1841–1872), Australian explorer
- John King (Soldier) (1865–1938) American soldier, two-time Medal of Honor holder
- John King (actor) (1909–1987), American actor
- John King (painter, 1929) (1929-2014), British painter
- John King (soccer player) (1938-2016), English soccer player and coach
- John King (composer) (born 1953), American composer, guitarist and violist
- John King (journalist) (born 1963), American journalist
- John King (athlete) (born 1963), British long jumper
- John King (* 1975), American murderer, see the murder of James Byrd Jr.
- John King Jr. (* 1975), United States Secretary of Education in the Obama cabinet
- John King (racing driver) (* 1988), American racing driver
- John Alsop King (1788–1867), American politician
- John A. King (1921–2014), American zoologist at Michigan State University
- John Haskell King (1820–1888), American general in the Civil War (Northern States)
- John Leonard King (1917-2005), British businessman
- John McCandish King (1927–2016), American oil entrepreneur
- John Pendleton King (1799–1888), American politician
- John W. King (1918–1996), American politician
- Johnny King (born 1943), Australian rugby player
- Jonas King (1792–1869), American missionary, translator and diplomat
- Jonathan King ( Kenneth George King ; * 1944), British musician and record producer
- Jonny King (* 1965), American jazz pianist, author and lawyer
- Jordan King (* 1994), British racing driver
- Josef Anton King (1922–1945), Austrian resistance fighter
- Joshua King (mathematician) (1798-1857) British mathematician
- Joshua King (soccer player) (born 1992), Norwegian soccer player
- Joyce King (1920–2001), Australian athlete
- Judith E. King (1926-2010), British-Australian mammal login
- Julia King , British-Venezuelan architect
- Julian King (* 1962), British diplomat and politician
- Julie King (* 1989), American soccer player
- Jürgen King (* 1963), German cyclist
K
- Ka-Dy King (born 1966), American boxer
- Kaki King (* 1979), American musician
- Karen L. King (* 1954), British theologian
- Karl C. King (1897–1974), American politician
- Karl L. King (1891–1971), American composer and conductor
- Karl-Heinz King (* 1929), German ballet dancer, choreographer and dance teacher
- Karlie King (* 1996), American actress
- Katie King (* 1975), American ice hockey player and coach
- Kerry King (born 1964), American musician
- Kevin King (born 1991), American tennis player
- Kris King (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kristin King (* 1979), American ice hockey player
L.
- L. Carroll King (1914-1999), American chemist
- Larry King (* 1933), American journalist
- Laurie R. King (* 1952), American writer
- Leamon King (1936-2001), American track and field athlete
- Ledley King (* 1980), English football player
- Leonard William King (1869–1919), English archaeologist and Assyriologist
- Lida Shaw King (1868–1932), American archaeologist and classical philologist
- Lilly King (* 1997), American swimmer
- Lily King (* 1963), American author and university professor
- Lionel King, 3rd Earl of Lovelace (1865–1929), British nobleman and member of the House of Lords
- Lorenz King (* 1945), German-Swiss geographer and university lecturer
- Louis King (1898–1962), American film director
- Luke Winslow-King (* 1983), American singer-songwriter, guitarist and band leader
M.
- Marilyn King (* 1949), American pentathlete
- Mark King (musician) (born 1958), British musician
- Mark King (snooker player) (* 1974), English snooker player
- Mark King (soccer player) (* 1988), English soccer player
- Marlon King (born 1980), Jamaican soccer player
- Martin Luther King (1929–1968), American preacher and civil rights activist
- Martin Luther King III (* 1957), American human rights activist
- Mary King (businesswoman) († 1644), Scottish businesswoman
- Mary King (rider) (* 1961), British eventing rider
- Mary-Claire King (* 1946), American geneticist
- Matt King (actor) (born 1968), British actor
- Matt King (rugby player) (born 1980), Australian rugby league player
- Matt King (cyclist) (* 1988), Australian cyclist
- Matthew King (composer) (1773-1823), English composer
- Maurice King (* 1936), Barbadian politician
- Max King (biologist) (* 1946), Australian biologist, geneticist and herpetologist
- Max King (athlete) (born 1980), American long-distance runner
- Max King (rugby player) (born 1997), Australian rugby player
- Melvin King (* 1985), Liberian football goalkeeper
- Mervyn King (dart player) (born 1966), English dart player
- Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury (born 1948), British financier and banker
- Michael King (historian) (1945-2004), New Zealand historian
- Michael King (Entrepreneur) (1948–2015), American media entrepreneur
- Michael King (basketball player) (* 1978), American basketball player
- Michael King (snooker player) , Northern Irish snooker player
- Michael Patrick King (born 1954), American screenwriter
- Michael Weston King (born 1961), British singer-songwriter
- Micki King (* 1944), American diver
- Morgan David King , Canadian producer and DJ
- Morgana King (1930–2018), American actress and singer
N
- Nancy King (* 1940), American jazz singer
- Natty King (* 1977), Jamaican reggae interpreter
O
- Oliver King (* 1970), English snooker player
- Olubanke King-Akerele (* 1946), Liberian politician
- Oona King, Baroness King of Bow (* 1967), British politician, journalist and manager
- Owen King (born 1977), American writer
P
- Patrick King (* 1970), German basketball player
- Paul King (actor) (1928–2002), American actor
- Paul King (screenwriter) (1926–1996), American screenwriter and producer
- Paul King (singer) (born 1960), British musician
- Paul King (Director) (* 1978), British film director and screenwriter
- Paul King (rugby player) (born 1979), English rugby league player
- Pee Wee King (1914-2000), American country singer
- Peggy King (born 1930), American singer
- Perkins King (1784-1857), American politician
- Perry King (born 1948), American actor
- Pete King (composer) (1914–1982), American film composer
- Pete King (saxophonist) ( Peter Stephen George King ; 1929–2009), British saxophonist and music manager
- Pete King (drummer) (1958–1987), British drummer
- Peter King, 1st Baron King of Ockham (1669–1743), British lawyer and Grand Chancellor
- Peter King, 6th Baron King (1736–1793), British nobleman
- Peter King, 7th Baron King (1776–1833), British nobleman
- Peter King (politician) (1811-1885), British politician
- Peter King, 4th Earl of Lovelace (1905–1964), British nobleman and politician
- Peter King (musician) (born 1940), British saxophonist and clarinetist
- Peter King (soccer player, 1943) (born 1943), English soccer player
- Peter King, 5th Earl of Lovelace (1951–2018), British nobleman and politician
- Peter King (soccer player, 1964) (1964–2012), English soccer player
- Peter Swords King (* 1955), British makeup artist
- Peter T. King (also Pete King; * 1944), American politician
- Philip King (writer) (1904–1979), British writer
- Philip Burke King (1903–1987), American geologist
- Philip Gidley King (1758–1808), English naval officer
- Phillip King (sculptor) (* 1934), British sculptor
- Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), British admiral and explorer
- Phyllis King (1905-2006), British tennis player
- Preston King (1806-1865), American politician
R.
- R. Dennis King (1942-2002), Australian herpetologist
- Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace (1839–1906), British nobleman and member of the House of Lords
- Randall King (* 1950), tennis player from Hong Kong
- Reg King (soccer player) ( Reginald Arthur King ; 1927–2009), New Zealand soccer player
- Reg King (singer) ( Reginald King ; 1945-2010), British singer
- Regina King (* 1971), American actress
- Reginald King (politician) (1869–1955), Australian politician
- Reginald King (musician) (1904–1991), British pianist and composer
- Reginald Brooks-King (1861-1938), British archer
- Reina King (* 1975), American actress
- Richard King (Texas) (1824–1885) American businessman
- Richard King (sound engineer) , American sound engineer
- Richard King (actor) (born 1950), Filipino actor
- Richard King (snooker player) , Welsh snooker player
- Richard King (Manager) , American Energy Manager
- Richard King (sound engineer) , Canadian sound engineer
- Richard AH King ( Richard Alfred Harmsworth King ; * 1962), British philosopher
- Ricky King ( Hans Lingenfelder ; * 1946), German musician
- Robert King (composer) (c. 1660–1726), English composer
- Robert King (parapsychologist) (1869-1954), British parapsychologist
- Robert King (actor) (born 1936), American actor
- Robert King (economist) (* 1951), American economist
- Robert King (conductor) (* 1960), British conductor
- Robert King (photographer) (* 1969), American photographer and photojournalist
- Robert King (screenwriter) , American screenwriter and producer
- Robert A. King (1862–1932), American composer and songwriter
- Robert T. King (1917–1970), American politician
- Robert Wade King (1906-1965), American high jumper, see Bob King
- Rodney King (1965–2012), American police victim
- Roger King (1944-2007), American television manager
- Rollin King (1931–2014), American entrepreneur
- Ronold WP King (1905-2006), American physicist
- Rosamond S. King , Gambian literary scholar and writer
- Rufus King (politician) (1755–1827), American lawyer, diplomat and politician
- Rufus King (General) (1814–1876), American general
- Rufus King, Jr. (1838-1900), American officer
- Rufus King (Author) (1893-1966), American author
- Rufus H. King (1820–1890), American politician
S.
- Sam Beaver King (1926-2016), British politician and community worker
- Samuel Ward King (1786-1851), American politician (Rhode Island)
- Samuel Wilder King (1886-1959), American politician (Hawaii)
- Sandy King (* 1952), American film producer
- Scott King (actor, 1962) (born 1962), actor, screenwriter and producer
- Scott King (actor, 1966) (born 1966), actor, director, screenwriter and producer
- Scott King (ice hockey player, 1967) (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Scott King (ice hockey player, 1977) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Seejou King (* 1992), Danish football player
- Shawn Southwick-King (born 1959), American singer, actress and model
- Sherwood King (1904–1981), American writer
- Simon King (* 1962), British presenter and cameraman
- Ski King (* 1967), American musician
- Stacey King (* 1967), American basketball player and coach
- Stan King (1900–1949), American jazz drummer and singer
- Stephen King (born 1947), American writer
- Stephen King-Hall, Baron King-Hall (1893–1966), British naval officer, writer and politician
- Stephen D. King (* 1963), British economist
- Steven King (Jockey) (* 1960), Australian jockey
- Steven King (ice hockey player) (born 1969), American ice hockey player
- Steven King (Australian football player) (* 1978), Australian Australian football player
- Stephenson King (* 1958), politician from St. Lucia
- Steve King (* 1949), American politician
- Susan King (born 1948), Canadian actress, see Susan Hogan
- Suzanne King (* 1964), American cross-country skier
T
- Tabitha King (* 1949), American writer
- Tarsem King, Baron King of West Bromwich (1937–2013), British politician and manager
- Ted King (born 1965), American actor
- Ted King (cyclist) (born 1983), American cyclist
- Teddi King (1929–1977), American singer
- Terry Devine-King (born 1965), British composer
- Thea King (1925-2007), English clarinetist
- Thomas King (boxer) (1835-1888), English boxer
- Thomas King (* 1943), American-Canadian author
- Thomas Butler King (1800–1864), American politician
- Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater ( Thomas Jeremy King ; born 1933), British politician
- Tom King (sailor) ( Thomas Jack King ; * 1973), Australian sailor
- Tom King (soccer player) ( Thomas Lloyd King ; * 1995), English soccer player
- Tom King (comic book writer) , American comic book writer
U
- Ursula King (theologian) (* 1938), German-British Catholic theologian
- Ursula King (swimmer) , Australian Paralympic swimmer
V
- Vania King (* 1989), American tennis player
- Vera King (* 1960), German sociologist
- Vincent King (1935-2000), British science fiction author
- Victor L. King (1886-1958), American chemist
W.
- Warren King (born 1955), Australian snooker player
- Werner King (* 1961), German bicycle ball player
- William King (composer) (1624–1680), English composer
- William King (writer) (1663-1712), English lyric poet
- William King (politician) (1768-1852), American politician (Maine)
- William King (geologist) (1809-1886) Irish geologist
- William King (sculptor) (1925-2015), American sculptor
- William King (musician) (born 1949), American musician, co-founder of the band The Commodores
- William King (Author) (born 1959), Scottish fantasy and science fiction author
- William King (economist) , American economist and university professor
- William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805-1893), English nobleman and scientist
- William H. King (1863-1949), American politician (Utah)
- William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), Canadian politician
- William R. King (1786-1853), American politician
- William S. King (1828–1900), American politician (Minnesota)
- Wright King (1923-2018), American actor
Y
- Yaani King (born 1981), American actress
- Yolanda King (1955-2007), American civil rights activist
- Yrondu Musavu-King (* 1992), Gabonese football player
Z
- Zach King , American filmmaker
- Zalman King (1942–2012), American film producer and director
Fictional characters
- Damona King , main character in a series of novels
- Jason King (TV series) , a television series