The King

The King may refer to:

In gaming

• The King, the chess engine in the computer game Chessmaster
• The King (video game), a 1983 game for the Dragon 32 home computer
• The King, a character in the video game Fallout: New Vegas, voiced by James Horan

As a nickname

• Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American entertainer and Rock and Roll icon
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968), civil rights activist
• Kingsley Amis (1922–1995), British novelist
• Zohar Argov (1955–1987), Israeli singer
• Kenny Bernstein (born 1944), American drag racing driver nicknamed "The King of Speed"
• Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 1974), Norwegian biathlete nicknamed "The King of Biathlon"
• Eric Cantona (born 1966), French footballer
• Wayne Carey (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
• Kenny Dalglish (born 1951), Scottish football manager
• Félix Hernández (born 1986), American baseball pitcher
• Michael Jackson (1958–2009), American singer and pop icon
• LeBron James (born 1984), American basketball player
• Barry John (born 1945), Welsh rugby player
• Graham Kennedy (1934–2005), Australian television performer
• Richard Kingsmill (born 1964), Australian radio host
• Jack Kirby (1917–1994), American comics artist
• Denis Law (born 1940), Scottish footballer
• Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American professional wrestler
• King Levinsky (1910–1991), American heavyweight boxer
• Wally Lewis (born 1959), Australian rugby league player
• Jari Litmanen (born 1971), Finnish footballer
• Henrik Lundqvist (born 1982), NHL Goalie of the New York Rangers
• Mohamed Mounir (born 1954), Egyptian singer
• Arnold Palmer (1929-2016), American golfer
• Pelé (born 1940), Brazilian footballer
• Richard Petty (born 1937), American NASCAR driver
• Fernando Poe, Jr. (1939–2004), Philippine actor and National Artist nicknamed "Da King"
• Henry Shefflin (born 1979), Kilkenny hurler
• Tom Cato Visnes, Norwegian musician and teacher
• Jan-Ove Waldner (born 1965), table tennis player
• Clark Gable (1901–1960), American movie star
• T.I. (born 1980), American rapper
• George Strait (born 1952), American entertainer and Country music icon

In film and television

• Eddie "The King" Faroo, a character in the 1992 film White Men Can't Jump
• The King (1995 film), a Malayalam movie directed by Shaji Kailas
• The King (2002 film), a Greek drama film directed by Nikos Grammatikos
• The King (2005 film), an American drama
• The King (2007 film), an Australian biopic
• The King – Jari Litmanen, a Finnish documentary
• Strip "The King" Weathers, a character in the animated film Cars based on and voiced by Richard Petty
• "The King", a 2003 episode of the TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• "The King", a 2010 episode of the British television programme The King is Dead
• The King, a recurring character from the American television show Drawn Together

Music

Albums

• The King, Benny Carter 1976
• The King!, a 1968 album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet
• The King (Teenage Fanclub album), the second album by British alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, deleted on its day of release in 1991

Songs

• "The King" (The Playtones song), 2011
• "The King", by German heavy metal band Accept from I'm a Rebel, 1980
• "The King", by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five from On the Strength, 1988
• "The King, by James Brown from the expanded re-release of Live at the Garden, 2009
• "The King", by Loreena McKennitt from To Drive the Cold Winter Away, 1987
• "The King", by Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt from This Time Around, 2004
• "The King", by Steeleye Span from Please to See the King, 1971
• "The King", by American rapper T.I. from Urban Legend, 2004

Other uses

• The Burger King, an advertising mascot for fast-food restaurant chain Burger King
• The King, an alias of the DC Comics character King Standish

See also

• List of current monarchs
• King (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing The King