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- K. Ali Kutty MusliyarIndian Islamic scholar (1945–2026)
- K. B. HedgewarIndian activist and physician (1889–1940)
- K. C. AbrahamKochakkan Chacko Abraham (20 January 1899 in Cochin, Kerala – 14 March 1986) was the Gover
- K. C. CariappaAir Marshal Kodandera Cariappa 'Nanda' Cariappa is a former Air Officer in the Indian Air
- K. KumarK. Kumar (1894–1973) was an Indian orator, reformer and writer of the Indian pre-independe
- K. M. CariappaIndian Army General and Field Marshal (1899-1993)
- K. M. PanikkarIndian author and diplomat (1895-1963)
- K. V. SubbannaIndian dramatist (1932–2005)
- KafiKafi is a classical form of Sufi music in the Punjabi and Sindhi languages that originated
- Kaga DomainThe Kaga Domain (加賀藩, Kaga-han), also known as the Kanazawa Domain (金沢藩, Kanazawa-han), wa
- Kai Nielsen (philosopher)Canadian philosopher (1926–2021)
- Kaifi AzmiIndian Urdu poet (1919–2002)
- KaiserbriefThe Kaiserbrief (English: Imperial Letter), is the letter to the German Federal princes si
- Kakatiya dynastySouth Indian dynasty (1163–1323)
- KakuyidsDaylamite Shia dynasty in Iran (1008–1141)
- Kalachuris of MahishmatiEarly Medieval dynasty in central India (550–625)
- Kalachuris of RatnapuraCentral Indian dynasty (c. 1000–1758)
- Kalachuris of TripuriCentral Indian dynasty (675–1212)
- Kalpana ChawlaIndian-American astronaut (1962–2003)
- Kamal LohaniKamal Lohani (26 June 1934 – 20 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ek
- Kamaladevi ChattopadhyayIndian freedom fighter (1903–1988)
- KamalaśīlaIndian Buddhist missionary (c.740-795)
- Kamla Persad-BissessarPrime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2010–2015; 2025–present)
- Kamp AmersfoortNazi concentration camp in the Netherlands (1941–1945)
- Kanaiyalal Maneklal MunshiIndian independence movement activist (1887–1971)
- Kanaka DasaKannada saint (1509–1606)
- Kang SenghuiSogdian Buddhist monk and translator (died 280)
- Kang YouweiChinese political thinker and reformer (1858–1927)
- Kanji IshiwaraImperial Japanese general (1889–1949) partly responsible for the Mukden Incident
- Kanno SugakoJapanese anarcha-feminist journalist (1881–1911)
- Kanokogi KazunobuJapanese philosopher (1884–1949)
- Kao Ping-tseKao Ping-tse (Chinese: 高平子; pinyin: Gāo Píngzǐ; 23 December 1888 – 23 March 1970) was a Ch
- Karel ČapekCzech science fiction writer and playwright (1890–1938)
- Karl Christian Friedrich KrauseGerman philosopher (1781–1832)
- Karl DönitzGerman grand admiral (1891–1980)
- Karl Ewald HasseKarl Ewald Hasse (23 June 1810 – 26 September 1902) was a German physician and professor o
- Karl H. PribramAustrian neuroscientist (1919–2015)
- Karl HessAmerican journalist, writer and libertarian (1923–1994)
- Karl KautskyAustrian-German Marxist theorist (1854–1938)
- Karl KorschGerman theoretician and political philosopher (1886–1961)
- Karl L. RankinKarl Lott Rankin (September 4, 1898 – January 15, 1991) was an American diplomat from Wisc
- Karl Moritz SchumannKarl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
- Karl RahnerGerman Catholic theologian (1904–1984)
- Karl William KappGerman-American economist (1910–1976)
- Karnats of MithilaMedieval dynasty that ruled the Mithila region (1097–1324)
- Karrani dynastyBengali dynasty from Afghan dissent (1564–1576)
- Kartar Singh SarabhaIndian revolutionary (1896–1915)
- KarukaputhurKarukaputhur also spell as Karukaputhoor, is a place on the Pattambi taluk, Palakkad distr
- KashibaiPeshwinbai (1703-1758)
- KassariKassari is an Estonian island. It has an area of 19.3 km2 with a population of around 300.
- Kasturba GandhiWife of Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1944)
- Katherine MayoAmerican historian and nativist (1867–1940)
- Katherine RegionThe Katherine Region, known as "Big River Country", is one of five major regions in the No
- Katherine Sophia KaneLady Katherine Sophia Kane (née Baily; 11 March 1811 – 25 February 1886) was an Irish bota
- Keeled scalesKeeled scales refer to reptile scales that, rather than being smooth, have a ridge down th
- Kees BoekeCornelis "Kees" Boeke (25 September 1884 – 3 July 1966) was a Dutch reformist educator, Qu
- Keiji NishitaniJapanese philosopher (1900–1990)
- Keir HardieScottish socialist and founder of the British Labour Party (1856–1915)
- Keith OlbermannAmerican sports and political commentator (born 1959)
- Ken RitchieBritish psephologist (born 1946)
- Kenneth BurkeAmerican philosopher and literary critic (1897–1993)
- Kenneth HeilmanAmerican neurologist (1938–2024)
- Kenneth J. GergenKenneth J. Gergen (born 1935) is an American social psychologist and emeritus professor at
- Kenneth WaltzAmerican political scientist (1924–2013)
- Kent CochraneCanadian memory disorder patient (1951–2014)
- Kenya ColonyBritish colony (1920–1963)
- KesswilKesswil is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland
- Khafi KhanCivil servant and historian of Mughal India (1664–1732)
- Khalji dynasty (Bengal)Muslim rulers in Bengal (1204–1231)
- Khanderao HolkarMaratha nobleman and warrior (1723–1754)
- Khirer PutulKhirer Putul (lit. 'Doll of Kheer') is a children's fantasy novel written by Abanindranath
- Khudai KhidmatgarPashtun non-violent movement against British rule in India (1927-1949)
- Khushwant SinghIndian writer (1915–2014)
- Khwaja SabirKhwaja Sabir, Nasiri Khan or Khan-i-Dauran was an Indian Muslim viceroy of the Deccan and
- Kiautschou Bay Leased TerritoryGerman concession in China (1897–1914)
- Kibble–Zurek mechanismThe Kibble–Zurek mechanism (KZM) describes the non-equilibrium dynamics and the formation
- Kiminori MatsuyamaKiminori Matsuyama (松山公紀, Matsuyama Kiminori, born 19 November 1957) is a Japanese economi
- King Baudouin Ice ShelfThe King Baudouin Ice Shelf (also called Roi Baudouin Ice shelf, from French: Plateforme d
- King of cheesesVarious cheeses have been called the king of cheeses. The title is informal, and there is
- Kingdom of AmberPrincely state in northwest India (1028–1949)
- Kingdom of AvaPolity in upper Myanmar (1365–1555)
- Kingdom of BavariaState in Germany (1806–1918)
- Kingdom of Besut Darul ImanHistorical Malay Kingdom on the Malay Peninsula (1780–1899)
- Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)Kingdom in Southeast Asia (1953–1970)
- Kingdom of Croatia-SlavoniaAustro-Hungarian region (1868–1918)
- Kingdom of EgyptState in Northeast Africa and Western Asia (1922–1953)
- Kingdom of Finland (1742)The attempt to create a Kingdom of Finland in 1742 is a little-known chapter in the histor
- Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaFormer Austrian kingdom (1772–1918)
- Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)Former Central European monarchy (1000–1301)
- Kingdom of IraqHashemite Iraqi Kingdom (1932–1958)
- Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)Constituent kingdom of the Holy Roman Empire (962–1801)
- Kingdom of KentEarly English kingdom (c.455-825)
- Kingdom of Kubang Pasu Darul QiyamMalay kingdom (1839–1864)
- Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaConstituent land of the Austrian Empire (1815–1866)
- Kingdom of Luang PhrabangKingdom in Southeast Asia (1707–1947)
- Kingdom of MarwarKingdom in Rajasthan, India (1226–1581, 1583–1947)
- Kingdom of MewarFormer kingdom in the Indian subcontinent (566–1949)
- Kingdom of Mrauk UKingdom in Western Myanmar (1429–1785)
- Kingdom of PolonnaruwaSinhalese kingdom in present-day Sri Lanka (1055–1232)
- Kingdom of RohilkhandEarly modern kingdom in North India (1721–1774)
- Kingdom of Romania under FascismRegimes in Europe (1937–1938; 1940–1944)
- Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)Italian monarchy ruled by the House of Savoy (1720–1861)
- Kingdom of SaxonyGerman monarchy in Central Europe (1806–1918)
- Kingdom of SerbiaCountry in Southeast Europe (1882–1918)
- Kingdom of the SouthPeriod of Italian history under Allied occupation (1943 - 1944)
- Kingdom of the Two SiciliesKingdom in southern Italy (1815–1861)
- Kingdom of TlemcenKingdom in North Africa (1235–1554)
- Kingdom of TungningTaiwanese Kingdom (1661–1683)
- Kingdom of ValabhiKingdom in Western India (475–776)
- Kingdom of WürttembergKingdom in Central Europe and of the German Empire (1806–1918)
- Kingdom of YemenKingdom in northwestern Yemen (1918–1970)
- Kirghiz Soviet Socialist RepublicConstituent Union republic of the Soviet Union (1936–1991)
- Kita IkkiJapanese political philosopher, writer, and intellectual (1883–1937)
- Kjell Magne BondevikPrime Minister of Norway (1997–2000; 2001–2005)
- Klang WarConflict in Selangor, Malaysia (1867–1874)
- KluyveromycesKluyveromyces is a genus of ascomycetous yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae. Some of
- Knesset Menorah31°46′42″N 35°12′18″E / 31.7783°N 35.2051°E
- Knowledge and DecisionsKnowledge and Decisions is a non-fiction book by American economist Thomas Sowell. The boo
- Knut FægriKnut Fægri (17 July 1909 – 10 December 2001) was a Norwegian botanist and palaeoecologist.
- Knut WicksellSwedish economist (1851–1926)
- Koch dynastyIndian dynasty of Assam and Bengal (1515–1949)
- Kohei SaitoJapanese philosopher and historian of economic thought (born 1987)
- Kohn–Luttinger superconductivityKohn–Luttinger superconductivity is a theoretical mechanism for unconventional superconduc
- Koichi SugiyamaJapanese composer and conductor (1931–2021)
- Koichi ToyamaJapanese political activist (born 1970)
- Kol language (Bangladesh)Kol is a Munda language spoken by a minority in Bangladesh. Kim (2010) considers Kol and K
- Kolhapur StateMaratha princely state of India (1710–1949)
- Konstantin FeoktistovSoviet engineer and cosmonaut (1926–2009)
- Konstantin von NeurathGerman diplomat and war criminal (1873–1956)
- Korean EmpireEmpire in East Asia (1897–1910)
- Kota GulluGhanpur temples, popularly known as Kota Gullu, are a group of 12th century stone temples
- Kōtoku ShūsuiJapanese anarchist (1871–1911)
- Kotwica coat of armsKotwica (Polish for "Anchor") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta (n
- Kou QianzhiKou Qianzhi (Chinese: 寇謙之; pinyin: Kòu Qiānzhī; Wade–Giles: K'ou Ch'ien-chih) (365–448) wa
- Kōzō UnoJapanese Marxian economist (1897–1977)
- KrausismKrausism is a doctrine named after the German philosopher Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
- KriegsmarineNavy of Nazi Germany (1935–1945)
- Krishnananda SaraswatiHindu saint (1922-2001)
- KuijiChinese monk and disciple of Xuanzang (632–682)
- KulturkampfPrussian church-state conflict (1872–1878)
- Kumul RebellionRebellion in Xinjiang, China (1931–1934)
- Kunchan NambiarMalayalam poet (1705–1770)
- Kunio YanagitaJapanese folklorist (1875–1962)
- KunisadaJapanese woodblock print artist (1786–1865)
- Kurdish AmericansPeople born in or residing in the US of Kurdish origin
- Kurt DaluegeGerman SS general and police official (1897–1946)
- Kurt EggersNazi writer, poet, and soldier (1905–1943)
- Kushano-Sasanian KingdomBranch of Sasanian Persians ruling Bactria (c. 230–365)
- Kuvale languageKuvale is a Southern Bantu language spoken in Angola, in the middle of a large Umbundu-spe
- KuvempuIndian poet (1904–1994)
- Kyoto Prize in Arts and PhilosophyThe Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy is awarded once a year by the Inamori Foundation fo