Politicians and leaders
Notable peoplePoliticians and leadersScientists, inventors, and mathematiciansWriters and journalistsReligious figuresRevolutionaries and activistsPhilosophers and social scientistsWritersScientists, inventors and mathematiciansMusicians and composersPhilosophers, historians, political and social scientistsVisual artistsSports figuresMilitary leaders and theoristsRebels, revolutionaries and activistsEntertainersLeaders and politiciansExplorersDirectors, producers and screenwritersBusinesspeopleScientists and inventorsMathematiciansJournalistsArtistsMusiciansCriminalsFilmmakers
K
- KaʻahumanuQueen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832)
- Kai ProvinceKai Province (甲斐国, Kai-no-kuni) was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today
- Kakuei TanakaPrime Minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974
- KalākauaKing of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891
- Kalola-a-KumukoaKalola-a-Kumukoa, also known as Kalolawahilani, also known simply as Kalola, was the first
- Kamal HossainBangladeshi politician and lawyer (born 1937)
- Kamala HarrisVice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
- Kamala NehruIndian independence activist and wife of Jawaharlal Nehru (1899-1936)
- KamāmaluKamāmalu Kalani-Kuaʻana-o-Kamehamalu-Kekūāiwa-o-kalani-Kealiʻi-Hoʻopili-a-Walu (c. 1802–18
- Kamehameha IKing of Hawaii from 1795 to 1819
- Kamehameha IIKing of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824
- Kamehameha IIIKing of the Hawaiian Islands from 1825 to 1854
- Kamehameha IVKing of Hawaii from 1855 to 1863
- Kamehameha VKing of Hawaii from 1863 to 1872
- Kamenny RucheyKamenny Ruchey (also Mongokhto, Alekseyevka, and Mongohto) (Russian: Монгохто, Каменный Ру
- Kamisese MaraFijian former prime minister and president
- KamoseFinal Pharaoh of Theban seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
- Kamran MirzaShahzada of the Mughal Empire (c. 1509–1557)
- KānekapōleiKānekapōlei was a Native Hawaiian aliʻi wahine (queen) and wife of Kalaniʻōpuʻu, aliʻi nui
- Kangxi EmperorEmperor of China from 1661 to 1722
- KanishkaKushan emperor from 127 to 150
- Kapenguria SixThe Kapenguria Six – Bildad Kaggia, Kung'u Karumba, Jomo Kenyatta, Fred Kubai, Paul Ngei,
- Karim Khan ZandVakil ol-Ra'aya of Iran from 1751 to 1779
- Kariwa District, NiigataKariwa (刈羽郡, Kariwa-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
- Karl August von HardenbergPrussian statesman (1750–1822)
- Karl RennerAustrian statesman (1870–1950)
- Karl V. (opera)Karl V. is an opera, described as a Bühnenwerk mit Musik (stage work with music) by Ernst
- KashtaKing of Nubia c. 760–747 BCE
- Kassym-Jomart TokayevPresident of Kazakhstan since 2019
- Kasugayama CastleKasugayama Castle (春日山城, Kasugayama-jō) is a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castl
- Kasungu13°02′S 33°29′E / 13.033°S 33.483°E
- Katsura TarōJapanese general and politician (1848–1913)
- Kavad IShahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 488 to 531
- Kaysone PhomvihaneLao politician and communist leader
- Kedah Supreme Order of MeritThe Kedah Supreme Order of Merit (Bahasa Melayu: Darjah Utama Untok Jasa Kedah) is an hono
- Keith HolyoakeNew Zealand politician (1904–1983)
- Kelaniya Electoral DistrictKelaniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and
- Kennedy SimmondsPrime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 1983 to 1995
- Kenneth Kaunda1st President of Zambia, 1964-1991
- Kenneth MacAlpinKing of the Picts from 848 to 858
- Kenneth MinogueKenneth Robert Minogue (September 11, 1930 – June 28, 2013) was an Australian academic and
- Kenneth RushDavid Kenneth Rush (January 17, 1910 – December 11, 1994) was a United States Ambassador w
- Kensington PalaceResidence of the British royal family in London
- KeōpūolaniQueen consort of Hawaii (1778–1823)
- KertanagaraLast ruler of Singhasari
- Kevin RuddPrime Minister of Australia (2007–2010; 2013)
- Key Hill CemeteryKey Hill Cemetery (OS grid reference SP059882), originally called Birmingham General Cemet
- Kgalema MotlanthePresident of South Africa from 2008 to 2009
- Khaleda ZiaPrime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996; 2001–2006)
- Khalid of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanPresident of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022
- Khan (title)Historical title for a ruler or military leader
- Kharkiv Regional Committee of the Communist Party of UkraineThe Kharkiv Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, commonly referred to as
- KhasekhemwyLast pharaoh of the second dynasty of Egypt
- Khertek Anchimaa-TokaSoviet Tuvan politician (1912–2008)
- Khosrow IShahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579
- KhuzdarCity in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Khwaja NazimuddinPrime Minister of Pakistan from 1951 to 1953
- Kido TakayoshiJapanese statesman (1833–1877)
- Kilij Arslan ISultan of Rum from 1092 to 1107
- Kilju CountyKilju, sometimes romanized as Kilchu, is a county in North Hamgyong province, North Korea.
- Killaloe, County ClareKillaloe ( kil-ə-LOO; Irish: Cill Dalua, meaning 'church of Dalua') is a small town in eas
- Kim Il SungLeader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
- Kim Jong IlLeader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
- Kim KuKorean independence activist (1876–1949)
- Kim Yo JongNorth Korean politician (born 1987)
- Kinakh governmentThe Kinakh Government was created after the Ukrainian parliament had ousted the previous C
- King of HungaryMonarch of the Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1918)
- King of ItalyTitle of Italian monarchs from 1861 to 1946
- King of Sumer and AkkadKing of Sumer and Akkad (Sumerian: 𒈗𒆠𒂗𒄀𒆠𒌵 lugal-ki-en-gi-ki-uri, Akkadian: šar māt Š
- King of the RomansTitle used by medieval and early modern German monarchs
- King Wu of ZhouFirst King of the Zhou dynasty (r. 1046–1043 BCE)
- King Zhaoxiang of QinKing of Qin, China from 307 to 251 BC
- King Zog (statue)The King Zog statue is a statue located in Tirana, Albania. It commemorates Zog I of Alban
- Kioichō, Chiyoda, TokyoKioichō (紀尾井町) is a district located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Once a samurai town, the name of t
- Kitchen Debate1959 series of exchanges between Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon
- Kjell Eugenio Laugerud GarcíaKjell Eugenio Laugerud García (24 January 1930 – 9 December 2009) was a Guatemalan militar
- Klemens von MetternichAustrian statesman (1773–1859)
- Kōchi at-large district (House of Representatives)The Kōchi at-large district (Japanese: 高知県全県区, Hepburn: Kōchi-ken Zenken-ku) was a multi-m
- Kodagu districtDistrict of Karnataka in India
- Kofi AnnanUN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006
- Kofi Annan FoundationThe Kofi Annan Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation whose mission is
- KoishikawaKoishikawa (小石川) is a district of Bunkyo, Tokyo. It consists of five sub-areas, 1-5 chome
- Kojo Boakye-DjanMajor Kojo Boakye-Djan (or Kwadwo Boakye Djan) was a Ghanaian military officer and coup pl
- KokofuKokofu is a town in the Bekwai Municipal district, a district in the Ashanti Region of Gha
- KomsomolYouth division of the CPSU
- KönigslutterKönigslutter am Elm is a town in the district of Helmstedt in Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Konoe SakihisaKonoe Sakihisa (近衛 前久) (1536 – June 7, 1612), son of regent Taneie, was a court noble of J
- Konrad AdenauerChancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963
- Konstantinos KaramanlisGreek politician (1907–1998)
- KoppányKoppány, also called Cupan was a Hungarian lord in the late 10th century and leader of pag
- Korean Armistice Agreement1953 end to Korean War hostilities
- Korean DMZ Conflict1966–1969 North–South Korea conflict
- Korean independence movementActivism to end the Japanese occupation
- KoxingaFounder of the Tungning Kingdom of Taiwan
- Krahn peopleThe Krahn are an ethnic group of Liberia and Ivory Coast. This group belongs to the Kru la
- KrishnadevarayaEmperor of Vijayanagara from 1509 to 1529
- KrövKröv (German pronunciation: ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsg
- KrumKhan of Bulgaria from 803 to 814
- Kublai KhanEmperor of Yuan China from 1271 to 1294
- KugyōKugyō (公卿) is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court
- Kumage District, YamaguchiKumage (熊毛郡, Kumage-gun) is a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
- Kumara (New Zealand electorate)Kumara was a parliamentary electorate in the West Coast region of New Zealand, from 1881 t
- Kurmanbek BakiyevKyrgyz politician (born 1949)
- Kurt Georg KiesingerChancellor of West Germany from 1966 to 1969
- Kurt WaldheimAustrian diplomat and politician (1918–2007)
- KushalanagarKushalanagar or Kushalanagara is a city located in the Kodagu district of the Indian state
- Kütahya (electoral district)Kütahya is an electoral district of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It elects five
- KV11Tomb KV11 is the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses III. It is located in the main valley of the Val
- Kwame NkrumahGhanaian politician (1909–1972)
- Kʼinich Janaabʼ PakalAjaw of Palenque from 615 to 683