Names beginning with K

• K. AsifIndian director (1922–1971)

  June 14, 1922 – March 9, 1971
• K. D. JadhavHistorical figure
• K. J. YesudasIndian playback singer and musician from Kerala.

  b. January 10, 1940
• K. L. SaigalIndian singer and actor (1904–1947)

  April 4, 1904 – January 18, 1947
• K. R. NarayananPresident of India from 1997 to 2002

  October 27, 1920 – November 9, 2005
• K. S. KrishnanIndian physicist (1898-1961)

  December 4, 1898 – June 14, 1961
• Kabir15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint

  1440 – 1518
• Kadambini GangulyIndian physician (1862–1923)

  July 18, 1862 – October 3, 1923
• Kagiso RabadaSouth African cricketer

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• Kahn Singh NabhaIndian writer (1861-1938)

  August 30, 1861 – November 24, 1938
• Kai-Fu LeeTaiwanese businessman

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• Kaifi AzmiIndian poet and songwriter (1919–2002)

  January 14, 1919 – May 10, 2002
• Kain WarwickHistorical figure
• Kais SaiedTunisian politician, academic and jurist

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• Kaiser Wilhelm IIAs King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)

  January 27, 1859 – June 4, 1941
• Kaja KallasEstonian politician and former prime minister of Estonia (born 1977)

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• KajolIndian film actress

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• KakáBrazilian association football player (born 1982)

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• Kaleb of AxumKing of Aksum from 514 to 542

  c. 450 CE – 540 CE
• KalidasaA classical Sanskrit writer widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist of ancient India.
• Kalimullah KhanOlympic field hockey player

  b. January 2, 1958
• Kalki KrishnamurthyIndian writer, journalist, freedom fighter and Tamil novelist (1899–1954)

  September 9, 1899 – December 5, 1954
• Kalpana ChawlaAmerican astronaut

  March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003
• Kalpana DattaIndian revolutionary and politician (1913-1995)

  July 27, 1913 – February 8, 1995
• Kamal GanzouriFormer Egyptian Prime minister (1933-2021)

  January 12, 1933 – March 31, 2021
• Kamal HaasanIndian actor, activist and joker (born 1954 )

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• Kamala HarrisVice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025

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• Kamala SohonieIndian biochemist (1911–1998)

  June 18, 1911 – June 28, 1998
• Kamaladevi ChattopadhyayIndian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988)

  April 3, 1903 – October 29, 1988
• Kamehameha IFounder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii

  c. 1800 – 1819
• Kamel MadouriTunisian politician

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• Kamla Persad-BissessarPolitician from Trinidad and Tobago

  b. April 22, 1952
• Kanailal DuttaBritish Indian Bengali revolutionary (1888-1908)

  August 30, 1888 – November 10, 1908
• Kanaklata BaruaIndian freedom fighter from Assam (1924-1942)

  December 22, 1924 – September 20, 1942
• Kanan DeviIndian actress (1916–1992)

  April 22, 1916 – July 17, 1992
• Kandukuri VeeresalingamSocial reformer and father of modern Telugu literature

  April 16, 1848 – May 27, 1919
• Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand cricketer

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• Kangxi Emperor3rd Emperor of the Qing dynasty (r. 1661–1722)

  May 4, 1654 – December 20, 1722
• Kanhoji AngreMaratha navy admiral

  1669 – July 4, 1729
• Kanhu MurmuIndian rebel leaders

  b. 1857
• KanishkaThe fourth and greatest Kushan emperor (127–150)

  78 CE – 144 CE
• Kanye WestAmerican rapper and record producer

  b. June 8, 1977
• Kapil DevIndian cricketer

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• KaradjordjeHistorical figure
• Karam Singh (soldier)Indian agricultural entomologist
• Karan JoharIndian film director and producer

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• Kareem Abdul-JabbarAmerican basketball player (born 1947)

  b. April 16, 1947
• Kareena KapoorIndian actress (born 1980)

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• Karen KarapetyanPrime Minister of Armenia

  b. August 14, 1963
• Karen UhlenbeckAmerican mathematician (born 1942)

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• Karim BenzemaFrench footballer (born 1987)

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• Karim MassimovKazakhstani politician

  b. June 15, 1965
• Karin Keller-SutterSwiss politician

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• Karl BenzGerman automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929)

  November 25, 1844 – April 4, 1929
• Karl FloerschHistorical figure
• Karl LagerfeldGerman fashion designer (1933–2019)

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• Karl LandsteinerJewish-Austrian biologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate

  June 14, 1868 – June 26, 1943
• Karl MaloneAmerican basketball player (born 1963)

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• Karl MarxPhilosopher and economist whose critique of capital shaped a century

  May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883
• Karl NehammerChancellor of Austria from 2021 to 2025

  b. October 18, 1972
• Karl PopperAustrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

  July 28, 1902 – September 17, 1994
• Karl Sebastian GreenwoodSwedish businessperson

  b. December 26, 1976
• Karmenu Mifsud BonniciMaltese politician (born 1933)

  July 17, 1933 – November 5, 2022
• Karnal Sher KhanPakistani army officer

  January 1, 1970 – July 5, 1999
• Karol GColombian singer and songwriter

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• Karol NawrockiPolish politician and historian, President of the Republic of Poland since 2025

  b. March 3, 1983
• Karolos Papoulias6th President of Greece (1929–2021)

  June 4, 1929 – December 26, 2021
• Karsten WarholmNorwegian hurdler and sprinter (born 1996)

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• Kartar Singh SarabhaIndian revolutionary (1896-1915)

  May 24, 1896 – November 16, 1915
• KartiniIndonesian heroine, feminist (1879–1904)

  April 21, 1879 – September 17, 1904
• KartirZoroastrian high-priest of the late 3rd century

  c. 300 CE – c. 300 CE
• KassiaKorean progamer

  b. January 17, 1995
• Katalin KarikoHungarian biochemist

  b. January 17, 1955
• Katalin NovákPresident of Hungary from 2022 to 2024

  b. September 6, 1977
• Kate MiddletonMember of the British Royal Family and princess of Wales since 2022

  b. January 9, 1982
• Kate MossEnglish model and businesswoman

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• Kate SheppardProminent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage (1848–1934)

  March 10, 1847 – July 13, 1934
• Katerina SakellaropoulouGreek judge, former president of the Hellenic Republic

  b. May 30, 1956
• Katharine GrahamAmerican publisher, editor and author

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• Katharine HepburnAmerican actress (1907–2003)

  May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003
• Katherine JohnsonNASA mathematician whose orbital calculations carried astronauts home

  August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020
• Katherine SwynfordThird wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster

  November 25, 1350 – May 10, 1403
• Kathleen BreitmanCryptocurrency entrepreneur
• Kathryn BigelowAmerican filmmaker (born 1951)

  b. November 27, 1951
• Katie HaunFounder & Chief Executive Officer - Haun Ventures
• Katie LedeckyAmerican Olympic swimmer

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• Katrina KaifBritish actress (1981-present)

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• Katrín Jakobsdóttir28th Prime Minister of Iceland

  b. February 1, 1976
• Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist (1760-1849)

  October 31, 1760 – May 10, 1849
• Katy PerryAmerican singer

  b. October 25, 1984
• Kawhi LeonardAmerican basketball player (born 1991)

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• Kaysone PhomvihaneFirst General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (r. 1955-1992)

  December 13, 1920 – November 21, 1992
• Kazi Nazrul IslamNational poet of Bangladesh (1899-1976)

  May 24, 1899 – August 29, 1976
• Keanu ReevesCanadian actor and musician (born 1964)

  b. September 2, 1964
• Keiko Fujimori67th President of Peru

  b. May 25, 1975
• Keir StarmerPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026

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• Keith HaringAmerican artist and social activist (1958-1990)

  May 4, 1958 – 1989
• Keith MitchellGrenadian politician

  b. November 12, 1946
• Keith RowleyPolitician from Trinidad and Tobago

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• Kelly ClarksonAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1982)

  b. April 24, 1982
• Kemmons WilsonAmerican executive (1913-2003)

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• Ken Griffey Jr.American baseball player (born 1969)

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• Ken GriffinAmerican billionaire hedge fund manager (born 1968)

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• Ken Saro-WiwaNigerian social rights activist (1941–1995)

  October 10, 1941 – November 10, 1995
• Ken WatanabeJapanese actor

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• Kenan EvrenPresident of Turkey (1917–2015)

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• Kendall JennerAmerican media personality and model (born 1995)

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• Kendrick LamarAmerican rapper and songwriter (born 1987)

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• Kennedy SimmondsPrime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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• Kenneth ArrowAmerican economist (1921–2017)

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• Kenneth KaundaHistorical figure
• Kenneth MacAlpinKing of the Picts

  810 CE – February 8, 858 CE
• Kenneth O. HallGovernor-General of Jamaica

  b. April 24, 1941
• Kenny AnthonyPrime Minister of Saint Lucia

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• Kenny RogersAmerican country singer (1938–2020)

  August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020
• Kenzo TakadaJapanese fashion designer (1939-2020)

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• Keppetipola DisaweSri Lankan military leader

  d. November 25, 1818
• Kersti KaljulaidEstonian politician and president of Estonia (born 1969)

  b. December 30, 1969
• Kesarbai KerkarIndian singer (1892–1977)

  July 13, 1892 – September 16, 1977
• Kevin De BruyneBelgian association football player (born 1991)

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• Kevin DurantPh.D. Universiteit Stellenbosch 2017

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• Kevin GarnettAmerican basketball player (born 1976)

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• Kevin McCoyDigital artist who created the first NFT

  b. 1967
• Kevin O'LearyCanadian businessman and television personality (born 1954)

  b. July 9, 1954
• Kevin RoseDigg founder and NFT project creator

  b. February 21, 1977
• Kevin Rudd26th Prime Minister of Australia

  b. September 21, 1957
• Kevin SystromAmerican computer programmer and entrepreneur (born 1983)

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• Kgalema MotlanthePresident of South Africa, Deputy President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and Secretary-General of the African National Congress

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• Khabib NurmagomedovRussian professional mixed martial artist

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• Khaby LameSenegalese-Italian social media personality (born 2000)

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• Khadga Prasad Sharma OliPrime Minister of Nepal (2015–2016; 2018–2021; 2024–2025)

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• Khadija MastoorPakistani writer (1927-1982)

  December 11, 1927 – July 25, 1982
• Khadija bint KhuwaylidFirst wife of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, First believer in Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s most beloved wife

  c. 557 CE – 619 CE
• Khadijah bint KhuwaylidBusinesswoman of Mecca and first believer in Islam
• KhaemwesetAncient Egyptian prince and High Priest of Ptah

  1281 BCE – 1225 BCE
• KhafreAncient Egyptian pharaoh of 4th dynasty

  2612 BCE – 2530 BCE
• Khaleda ZiaPrime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006)

  August 15, 1946 – December 30, 2025
• Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al ThaniPrime minister of Qatar (2020–2023)

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• Khalid of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia (1911-1982)

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• Khalifa al-GhawiLibyan politician

  b. 1963
• Khalifa bin Hamad Al ThaniFormer Emir of Qatar (1932–2016)

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• Khalifa bin Salman Al KhalifaPrime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020)

  November 24, 1935 – November 11, 2020
• Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanPresident of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022

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• Khalil GibranLebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

  January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931
• Khalilullah KhaliliPersian language writer and poet (1907–1987)

  1907 – May 4, 1987
• Khaltmaagiin BattulgaMongolian President, member of Democratic party

  b. March 3, 1963
• Khamtai SiphandoneFormer Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1924–2025)

  February 8, 1924 – April 2, 2025
• Khan Abdul Jabbar KhanFigure of the Indian Independence Movement and Pakistani politician

  c. 1882 – May 9, 1958
• Khan Abdul Wali KhanSenior politician in Pakistan, President of Awami National Party (1917–2006)

  January 11, 1917 – January 26, 2006
• Khan Jahan AliBangladeshi saint

  1380 – October 25, 1459
• Khan MohammadPakistani cricketer (1928-2009)

  January 1, 1928 – July 4, 2009
• Khandu WangchukPrime Minister of Bhutan

  b. November 24, 1950
• Khawaja NazimuddinPakistani politician and statesman (1894–1964)

  July 19, 1894 – October 22, 1964
• Khizar Hayat TiwanaHistorical figure
• Khosrow IShahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579

  501 CE – 579 CE
• Khosrow IIThe 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)

  570 CE – February 28, 628 CE
• Khudadad KhanPakistani soldier (1888–1971); recipient of the Victoria Cross

  October 20, 1888 – March 8, 1971
• Khudiram BoseIndian revolutionary (1889-1908)

  December 3, 1889 – August 11, 1908
• KhufuFourth Dynasty ancient Egyptian pharaoh

  c. 2700 BCE – 2566 BCE
• Khurelsukh Ukhnaa6th President of Mongolia

  b. June 14, 1968
• Khurshid AnwarPakistani cricketer

  b. December 2, 1987
• Khushal Khan KhattakAfghan poet

  1613 – February 19, 1689
• Khwaja Baqi BillahNaqshbandi Sufi saint

  1564 – 1603
• Khwaja Ghulam Farid19th-century sufi Punjabi poet of the punjab , polyglot, scholar and writer

  November 25, 1845 – July 24, 1901
• Khwaja Mir DardUrdu writer

  1721 – January 6, 1785
• Ki Hajar DewantaraIndonesian educator, activist (1889-1959)

  May 2, 1889 – April 28, 1959
• Kiang NangbahHistorical figure
• KidinnuBabylonian astronomer, possible creator of Babylonian System B ephemerides

  400 BCE – 330 BCE
• Kieran CulkinAmerican actor (born 1982)

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• Kiichiro ToyodaJapanese businessman (1894–1952)

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• Kim Campbell19th Prime Minister of Canada in 1993

  b. March 10, 1947
• Kim GuKorean politician (1876–1949)

  August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949
• Kim Il-sungSupreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994

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• Kim Jae-ryongPrime Minister of North Korea from 2019 to 2020

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• Kim Jong-ilSupreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

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• Kim Jong-unSupreme Leader of North Korea since 2011

  b. January 8, 1984
• Kim KardashianAmerican media personality, businesswoman, model and actress (born 1980)

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• Kim Yong-ilPremier of North Korea from 2007 to 2010

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• Kimi RäikkönenFinnish racing driver

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• Kimpa VitaHistorical figure
• King Amanullah KhanHistorical figure
• King Bhumibol AdulyadejFormer King of Thailand (1927–2016)

  December 5, 1927 – October 13, 2016
• King C. GilletteAmerican entrepreneur (1855–1932)

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• King Charles IIIKing of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)

  b. November 14, 1948
• King DavidKing of Israel and Judah

  1040 BCE – 969 BCE
• King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975

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• King Faisal of Saudi ArabiaHistorical figure
• King George IIIKing of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820)

  May 24, 1738 – January 29, 1820
• King George VIKing of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

  December 14, 1895 – February 6, 1952
• King Hussein of JordanHistorical figure
• King John of EnglandKing of England from 1199 to 1216

  December 24, 1166 – October 19, 1216
• King Sobhuza IKing of Eswatini

  1780 – 1836
• KinthupIndian explorer (1800s)

  1849 – 1915
• Kinzang DorjiFormer Prime Minister of Bhutan

  b. February 19, 1951
• Kip ThorneAmerican physicist (born 1940)

  b. June 1, 1940
• Kiran Mazumdar-ShawIndian entrepreneur and founder of Biocon (born 1953)

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• Kirk DouglasAmerican actor (1916–2020)

  December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020
• Kirk KerkorianAmerican businessman, investor, and philanthropist (1917–2015)

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• Kishore KumarIndian singer and actor (1929–1987)

  August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987
• Kishwar NaheedPakistani writer

  b. 1940