Keith is a given name of

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

origin. It means "wood" or "from the battleground" and shares the same derivation as

Clan Keith Clan Keith is a Scottish Highlands, Highland and Scottish Lowlands, Lowland Scottish clan, whose Chief historically held the hereditary title of Marischal, then Great Marischal, then Earl Marischal of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland.Way, George an ...

. The surname derives from a toponym,

Keith Marischal Keith Marischal is a Scottish Baronial Country house lying in the parish of Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. The original building was an "L-shaped" Tower house, built long before 1589 when it was extended into a "U-shaped" courtyard house. The b ...

East Lothian East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the histo ...

, possibly containing the

Brittonic Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to: *Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain *Brittonic languages, a branch of the Celtic languages descended from Common Brittonic *Britons (Celtic people) The Br ...

element ''cet'' "woods, forest." Keith was the 298th most common name given to newborn boys in the United States in 2007.Popular baby names
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People with the given name

* Keith Abbis (born 1932), English retired footballer *

Keith Ablow Keith Russell Ablow (born November 23, 1961) is an American author, television personality, and psychiatrist. He is a former contributor for Fox News Channel and TheBlaze. Formerly an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of ...

(born 1961), American author and TV personality *

Keith Ackerman Keith Lynn Ackerman SSC (born August 3, 1946) is an American bishop in the Anglican Church. Consecrated as a bishop for the Diocese of Quincy in the Episcopal Church, he is currently the bishop vicar of the Anglican Diocese of Quincy of the Angli ...

(born 1946), American bishop *

Keith Acton Keith Edward Acton (born April 15, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), with the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Was ...

(born 1958), Canadian former ice hockey player * Keith Adams (disambiguation), several people * Keith Adamson (born 1945), English former footballer *

Keith Agovida Keith Jasper Moral Agovida (born February 14, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). He was drafted 34th overall by Blackwater Elite in the 2015 PBA draft. High sc ...

(born 1990), Filipino basketball player *

Keith Ahlers Keith Ahlers (born 13 August 1955) is a British race car driving, driver. He was born in Cambridge, England, and was educated at the Perse School for Boys, Cambridge. He is associated with Morgan Motor Company, driving a privately owned car ( ...

(born 1955), British race car driver * Keith Aitken (born 1942), former Australian rugby league player *

Keith Allan (actor) Keith Allan (born July 1, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. Projects he has worked on include ''Social Nightmare'' and ''Z Nation ''Z Nation'' is an American horror television series that aired on Syfy, created by Karl Schaefe ...

(born 1969), American actor and screenwriter *

Keith Allan (linguist) Keith Allan, FAHA (born 27 March 1943) is an Australian linguist and Emeritus Professor at Monash University. Allan sees language as a form of social interactive behaviour and believes this to be an important consideration in any thorough acc ...

(born 1943), Australian linguist *

Keith William Allan Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

(1946–2000), Australian solicitor and murder victim *

Keith Anderson Keith Anderson (born January 12, 1968) is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, Anderson was one of several co-writers on "Beer Run (B Double E Double R-U-N)", a duet by Garth Brooks and George Jones, released in lat ...

(born 1968), American country music artist *

Keith Andrews (footballer) Keith Joseph Andrews (born 13 September 1980) is an Irish former association footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team. Andrews began his career at ...

(born 1980), Irish footballer * Keith Baldwin (born 1960), American football player *

Keith Barnes William Keith Barnes AM (born 30 October 1934), also known by the nickname of "Golden Boots", is a Welsh-born Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was a for ...

(born 1934), Australian rugby league player *

Keith Beavers Keith Beavers (born February 9, 1983) is a backstroke and medley swimmer from Canada who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. In 2006, at the Pan Pacific Trials, he lowered his 200-metre backstroke record ...

(born 1983), Canadian backstroke and medley swimmer *

Keith Beebe Hiram Keith Beebe (March 16, 1921 – July 13, 1998) was an American football back who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 24th round of the 1943 NFL Draft. He p ...

(1921–1998), American football player *

Keith Beirne Keith Beirne (born 28 March 1997) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Mohill and at senior level for the Leitrim county team. In an away game against Derry, Beirne scored nine points in the opening round of the 2020 National Football ...

(born 1996/1997), Leitrim Gaelic footballer *

Keith Bennett (basketball) Keith Bennett (קית' בנט; born April 19, 1961) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard and forward positions. He played 10 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League. Biography Bennett was born and raised i ...

(born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player *

Keith Berry (fighter) Keith Berry (born October 25, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Middleweight division. A professional fighter since 2005, Berry has formerly fought for the WEC, Strikeforce, King of the Cage and Elite XC Sho ...

(born 1987), American mixed martial artist *

Keith Berry (musician) Keith Berry (born 1973) is a London-based musician and composer, often working in the field of minimalist and ambient music. He has released material on labels such as trente oiseaux, Crouton Music, Authorized Version, and Twenty Hertz. Berry cla ...

(born 1973), London-based musician and composer *

Keith Booth Keith Eugene Booth (born October 9, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Booth played college basketball at the University of Maryland from 1993 to 1997. He was an assistant coach at his a ...

(born 1974), American basketball player *

Keith Braxton Keith Braxton (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Saint Francis Red Flash. Early life and high school Braxton grew up in Glassboro, Ne ...

(born 1997), American basketball player *

Keith Buckley Keith Buckley (born November 19, 1979) is an American singer, best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the now defunct hardcore punk band Every Time I Die and the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things. He is also a published author. Earl ...

(born 1979), American musician, vocalist for Every Time I Die and The Damned Things *

Keith Caputo Mina Caputo (born Keith Caputo; December 4, 1973) is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of New York City alternative metal band Life of Agony. Caputo came out as transgender in 2011 and transitioned to fem ...

(born 1973), American musician, vocalist for Life of Agony *

Keith Carney Keith Edward Carney (born February 3, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2007–08 season. Playing career Keith Carney was drafted 76t ...

(born 1970), American hockey player *

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film, and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'', Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series '' Deadwood ...

(born 1949), American actor *

Keith Chegwin Keith Chegwin (17 January 1957 – 11 December 2017) was an English television presenter and actor, appearing in several children's entertainment shows in the 1970s and 1980s, including ''Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'' and ''Cheggers Plays Pop''. ...

(1957–2017), British television presenter * Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936), British writer * Keith Cieplicki (born 1963), American basketball player and coach * Keith Coleman (disambiguation), several people *

Keith Coogan Keith Coogan (born January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Jackie Coogan. Biography Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970, in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, a realtor. H ...

(born 1970), American actor *Keith Farrelle Cozart (born 1995), stage name

Chief Keef Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school s ...

, American rapper and songwriter *

Keith Dambrot Keith Brett Dambrot (born October 26, 1958) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach of Duquesne University. During his high school head coaching career, he coached future NBA star LeBron James for two ye ...

(born 1958), American college basketball coach *

Keith David Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his signature deep voice and commanding screen presence in over 300 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as '' T ...

(born 1956), American actor *

Keith Douglas Keith Castellain Douglas (24 January 1920 – 9 June 1944) was a poet and soldier noted for his war poetry during the Second World War and his wry memoir of the Western Desert campaign, '' Alamein to Zem Zem''. He was killed in action during ...

(1920–1944), British poet * Keith Eaman (born 1947), Canadian football player *

Keith Earls Keith Gerard Earls (born 2 October 1987) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. Internationally, Earls plays for Ireland and represented the British & Irish Lions on their ...

(born 1987), Irish rugby union player * Keith Elam (1966–2010), American hip hop artist *

Keith Ellison Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to ...

(born 1963), American politician and lawyer *

Keith Emerson Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 11 March 2016) was an English keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s. He became ...

(1944–2016), English musician and composer *

Keith Erickson Keith Raymond Erickson (born April 19, 1944) is an American former basketball, and volleyball player. After graduating from El Segundo High School (California), attended El Camino College. Erickson then played basketball at UCLA, where he was a ...

(born 1944), American basketball player * Keith Falconer Fletcher (born 1900), American politician * Keith Ferguson (disambiguation), several people *

Keith Flint Keith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019) was an English singer and member as well as one of the vocalists of the electronic dance act The Prodigy. Starting out as a dancer, he became the vocalist of the group and performed on th ...

(1969–2019), member of British electronica band

The Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...

Keith Flowers Keith Duane Flowers (April 24, 1930 – November 12, 1993) was an American football player who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and Dallas Texans. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the eleventh ...

(1930–1993), American football player *

Keith Floyd Keith Floyd (28 December 1943 – 14 September 2009) was a British celebrity Chef, cook, restaurateur, television personality and Gastronomy, "gastronaut" who hosted cooking shows for the BBC and published many books combining cookery and t ...

(1943–2009), British chef * Keith Ford (born 1994), American football player *

Keith Fowler Keith Franklin Fowler (born February 23, 1939) is an American actor, director, producer, and educator. He is a professor emeritus of drama and former head of directing in the Drama Department of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts of the Univers ...

(born 1939), American actor, director, producer and educator *

Keith Galloway Keith Galloway (born 2 September 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Wests Tigers in the NRL, and the Leeds Rhinos i ...

(born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer *Keith Valentine Graham (born 1958), better known as

Levi Roots Keith Valentine Graham (born 24 June 1958), better known as Levi Roots, is a British-Jamaican reggae musician, television personality, celebrity chef, author and businessman currently residing in Brixton, in South London. According to the Sunda ...

, British-Jamaican musician, celebrity chef and businessman *

Keith Getty Julian Keith Getty OBE (born 16 December 1974) is a Northern Irish Christian singer and songwriter, best known for writing the modern hymn "In Christ Alone" in 2001 with veteran songwriter and worship leader Stuart Townend. Getty and his wif ...

(born 1974), Irish musician *

Keith Green Keith Gordon Green (October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter in the contemporary Christian music genre, who was originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. His most notable songs are " There ...

(1953–1982), American musician *

Keith Haring Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". Much of his wor ...

(1958–1990), American artist * Keith Harkin (born 1986), Irish solo musician and former principal singer of all-male musical group

Celtic Thunder Celtic Thunder is an Irish singing group and stage show known for its eclectic, theatrical style show. The group is backed by the Celtic Thunder Band on their concert tours, and their live shows are known for the use of dramatic set pieces (of ...

* Keith Harris (cricketer) (born 1957), English cricketer *

Keith Harris (record producer) Keith Harris is an American record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harris has worked with several popular recording and live acts in the music industry. Hits "Meet Me Halfway" and "Imma Be" by Black Eyed Peas, "It's My Birthday" ...

(born 1976), American record producer, songwriter and musician *

Keith Harris (rugby league) Keith Harris (born 10 October 1952) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the North Sydney Bears, Canterbury Bulldogs and for the New South Wales Rugby League team, as a o ...

(born 1954), Australian former rugby league footballer *

Keith Harris (ventriloquist) Keith Shenton Harris (21 September 1947 – 28 April 2015) was an English ventriloquist, best known for his television show ''The Keith Harris Show'' (1982–86), audio recordings, and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddl ...

(1947–2015), English ventriloquist * Keith R. Harris (born 1953), English financier *

Keith Henson Howard Keith Henson (born 1942) is an American electrical engineer and writer. Henson writes on subjects including space engineering, space law ( Moon treaty), memetics, cryonics, evolutionary psychology, and the physical limitations of Transh ...

(born 1942), American electrical engineer and writer on life extension, cryonics, memetics and evolutionary psychology *

Keith Hitchins Keith Arnold Hitchins (April 2, 1931 – November 1, 2020) was an American historian and a professor of Eastern European history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specializing in Romania and its history. He was born in Schenect ...

(1931–2020), American historian and professor *Keith Hodge (born 1974), American comedian of the

Hodgetwins The Hodgetwins, (born September 17, 1975), also known as the Conservative Twins, are an American stand-up comedy and conservative political commentary duo consisting of twin brothers Keith and Kevin Hodge. The twins started out as YouTubers, b ...

Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP ...

(born 1953), American baseball player *

(1931–2020), American historian *

Keith Holyoake Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, (; 11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983) was the 26th prime minister of New Zealand, serving for a brief period in 1957 and then from 1960 to 1972, and also the 13th governor-general of New Zealand, serving from 1977 ...

(1904–1983), former Prime Minister of New Zealand (1957, 1960–1972) * Keith Ismael (born 1998), American football player *

Keith Jackson Keith Max Jackson (October 18, 1928 – January 12, 2018) was an American sports commentator, journalist, author, and radio personality, known for his career with ABC Sports (1966–2006). While he covered a variety of sports over his career ...

(1928–2016), American sportscaster * Keith Jackson (defensive tackle) (born 1985), American football player *

Keith Jackson (tight end) Keith Jerome Jackson (born April 19, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles (1988–1991), Miami Dolphins (1992–1994), and Green Bay Packe ...

(born 1965), American football player *

Keith Jardine Keith Jardine (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor and retired mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the UFC and Strikeforce. Jardine was known for upset victories in bouts he took at short notice against highly rated fight ...

(born 1975), American mixed martial artist *

Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American jazz and classical music pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also been a ...

(born 1945), American jazz pianist *

Keith Hunter Jesperson Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian-American serial killer who murdered at least eight women in the United States during the early 1990s. He was known as the "Happy Face Killer" because he drew smiley faces on his many lett ...

(born 1955), Canadian-American serial killer *

Keith Keane Keith Francis Keane (born 20 November 1986) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for The 61 F.C. (Luton), The 61 FC (Luton). He is a former academy player who graduated from the youth ranks at Luton Town F ...

(born 1986), Irish footballer *

Keith Kidd Keith Darryl Kidd (born September 10, 1962) is a former American football wide receiver who played one season with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the ninth round of the 1984 NFL D ...

(born 1962), American football player *

Keith Kirkwood Keith Kirkwood (born December 26, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hawaii and Temple. Early life and education Kirkwood was born and rais ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Keith Lamb (musician) Keith Lamb (born 9 January 1952) is an English-born Australian musician who was the lead singer and founding member of the 1970s glam rock band, Hush. He had been singing since the age of 10 years old, fronting English bands including Mr. Toad ...

(born 1952), Australian singer and songwriter *

Keith Langford Andre Keith Langford (born September 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 6' 4" (1.93 m), he primarily plays at the shooting guard position. He played colle ...

(born 1983), American basketball player *

Keith Lee (American football) Keith Lamar Lee (born December 22, 1957) is a former American football defensive back who played five seasons in the National Football League with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth ro ...

(born 1957), American football player *

Keith Lee (basketball) Keith DeWayne Lee (born December 28, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (11th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft later to be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. A 6� ...

(born 1962), American basketball player *

Keith Levene Julian Keith Levene (18 July 1957 – 11 November 2022) was an English musician who was a founding member of both the Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL). While Levene was in PiL, their 1978 debut album '' Public Image: First Issue'' reached No 22 ...

(1957–2022), English musician *

Keith Lincoln Keith Payson Lincoln (May 8, 1939 – July 27, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars bef ...

(1939–2019), American football player *

Keith Lockhart (baseball) Keith Virgil Lockhart (born November 10, 1964) is an American former major league second baseman and third baseman who played for 10 seasons in Major League Baseball from -. Lockhart, a left-handed batter, played college baseball at Oral Rober ...

(born 1964), American baseball player *

Keith Lulia Keith Lulia (born 17 June 1987) is a former Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He previously played for the Wests Tigers, the St. George Illawarra Dragons, the Newcastle Knights and the Bradfo ...

(born 1987), Australian-Cook Islander Rugby League player *

Keith Maillard Keith Maillard (born 28 February 1942 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a Canadian-American novelist, poet, and professor of creative writing at the University of British Columbia. He moved to Canada in 1970 (due to his opposition to the Vietnam ...

(born 1942), American-Canadian novelist and poet * Keith Malley (born 1974), American comedian and podcaster *

Keith Mansfield Keith Mansfield (born 1941 in London, England) is a British composer and arranger known for his creation of prominent television theme tunes, including the ''Grandstand'' theme for the BBC. Career Other works include "The Young Scene" (the ori ...

(born 1941), British composer and arranger *

Keith Mansfield (writer) Keith Mansfield (born 1965) is an English writer and publisher. He is the author of the Johnny Mackintosh series of novels, has scripted and advised on several television programmes, including '' It's Not Rocket Science'' for the UK network ITV ...

(born 1965), English novelist and publisher * Keith Mant (1919–2000), British forensic pathologist *

Keith McHenry Keith McHenry is a co-founder of Food Not Bombs. He also co-founded Homes Not Jails and contributed to the founding of the Independent Media Center. Early life McHenry was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, in 1957, where his father was stationed ...

(born 1957), American anarchist and activist *

Keith Miller Keith Ross Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent m ...

(1919–2004), Australian cricketer *

Keith Moon Keith John Moon (23 August 19467 September 1978) was an English drummer for the rock band the Who. He was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour and addiction to drugs and alcohol. Moon grew ...

(1946–1978), English rock drummer *

Keith Moreland Bobby Keith Moreland (born May 2, 1954), nicknamed "Zonk", is a former outfielder, catcher and infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and San Diego Padres. In 1989, the final year of his career, ...

(born 1954), American baseball player * Keith Morgan (judoka) (born 1973), Canadian judoka *

Keith Murdoch Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (12 August 1885 – 4 October 1952) was an Australian journalist, businessman and the father of Rupert Murdoch, the current Executive chairman for News Corporation and the chairman of Fox Corporation. Early life Murdoc ...

(1885–1952), Australian journalist and publisher *

Keith Murray (rapper) Keith Omar Murray (born May 29, 1974) is an American rapper from New York. Murray grew up on Carleton Ave, in Central Islip, which is located on the South Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County. Murray was a known member of a local rap collec ...

(born 1974), American hip hop artist *

Keith Newman Keith Anthony Newman (born January 19, 1977) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and was drafted by the Buffal ...

(born 1977), American football player *

Keith Olbermann Keith Theodore Olbermann (; born January 27, 1959) is an American sports and political commentator and writer. Olbermann spent the first 20 years of his career in sports journalism. He was a sports correspondent for CNN and for local TV and r ...

(born 1959), American sportscaster and political commentator *

Keith Owens Keith Kensel Owens (born May 31, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. The forward (basketball), forward played one season with the Lakers in the 1991–92 Los ...

(born 1969), American basketball player *

Keith Park Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, (15 June 1892 – 6 February 1975) was a New Zealand-born officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War, his leadership of the RAF's No. 11 Group was pivotal to the Luftwaffe's defe ...

(1892–1975), New Zealand Air Marshall of World War II *

Keith Parkinson Keith A. Parkinson (October 22, 1958 – October 26, 2005) was an American fantasy artist and illustrator known for book covers and artwork for games such as ''EverQuest'', ''Guardians'', ''Magic: The Gathering'', and '' Vanguard: Saga of Heroes ...

(1958–2005), American fantasy artist * Keith Parkinson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player *

Keith Powell Keith Powell (born August 12, 1979) is an American television actor, writer, director, and web series creator, known for his role as James "Toofer" Spurlock on ''30 Rock'', and for creating and starring in the web series '' Keith Broke His Leg'', f ...

(born 1979), American actor *

Keith Price Keith Price (born June 28, 1991) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Washington, where he was the starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks i ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Keith Reaser Keith Reaser (born July 31, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida Atlantic. College career Reaser tore his AC ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Keith Relf William Keith Relf (22 March 194312 May 1976) was an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for rock band the Yardbirds. He then formed the band Renaissance with his sister Jane Relf, The Yardbirds ex-drummer Jim ...

(1943–1976), English musician and vocalist *

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

(born 1943), English rock guitarist and songwriter *

Keith Ridgway Keith Ridgway (born 2 October 1965) is an Irish novelist. An author, he has been described as "a worthy inheritor" of "the modernist tradition in Irish fiction." Writings ''Horses'', Ridgway's first published work of fiction, appeared in ''Faber ...

(born 1965), Irish writer *

Keith Rupert Murdoch Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons i ...

(born 1931), international businessman * Keith Sanderson (born 1975), American sport shooter * Keith Scott (footballer) (born 1967), former professional footballer *

Keith Scott (musician) Keith Douglas Scott (born July 20, 1954) is a Canadian guitarist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with the singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, for whom he plays lead guitar. He has also worked with Cher, Tina Turner, David Bowie, Bryan ...

(born 1954), Canadian guitar player *

Keith Scott (voice actor) Keith Scott (born 28 October 1953) is an Australian voice actor, comedian, impressionist and animation historian. Career At a young age, Scott was always enchanted by the mimics and impressionists on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. He began develo ...

(born 1953), Australian voice actor, impressionist and animation historian *

Keith Stewart Vice-Admiral Keith Stewart (1739 – 3 March 1795) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons on two occasions. Having began his naval career in around 1753, Stewart was promoted to commander in 1761 an ...

(1739–1795), Scottish Admiral and MP in the British Parliament *

Keith Strickland Julian Keith Strickland (born October 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and one of the founding members of The B-52s. He was born in Athens, Georgia. Originally the band's drummer, Stricklan ...

(born 1953), American rock musician, songwriter and member of the band The B-52s *

Keith Sweat Keith Sweat (born July 22, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and an early figure in the new jack swing musical movement. He is known for his collection of hits including "I Want Her", " Make It Last Forever", "I'll Give A ...

(born 1961), American R&B singer *

Keith Szarabajka Keith Szarabajka (; ; born December 2, 1952) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Mickey Kostmayer on '' The Equalizer'', Daniel Holtz on ''Angel'', Gerard Stephens in '' The Dark Knight'' and Adam Engell in '' Argo''. ...

(born 1952), American actor * Keith Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people * Keith Thomas, American film director * Keith Thornton (born 1963), American rapper better known as Kool Keith *

Keith Tkachuk Keith Matthew Tkachuk (; born March 28, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in a 18-year career with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers, ...

(born 1972), American hockey player *

Keith Towbridge Keith Towbridge (born May 21, 1995) is a former American football tight end. He played college football for Louisville, and in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, and Washington Redskins. College career A 3-star ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...

(born 1967), Australian country music singer *

Keith Van Horn Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Van Horn played for the New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball ...

(born 1975), American basketball player * Shane Keith Warne (born 1969), Australian cricket player * Keith Wells (1962–1994), American murderer *

Keith West Keith Hopkins (born 6 December 1944, Dagenham, Essex, England), known by his stage name Keith West, is a British rock singer, songwriter and music producer. He is best known for his single "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera" ("Grocer Jack"), which ...

(born 1943), English rock singer and songwriter *

Keith Whitley Jackie Keith Whitley (July 1, 1954 – May 9, 1989) was an American country music singer and songwriter. During his career, Whitley released only two albums but charted 12 singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts, and 7 more after his death. ...

(1955–1989), American country music singer *

Keith Daniel Williams Keith Daniel Williams (June 6, 1947 – May 3, 1996) was an American triple murderer who was executed by the state of California for the October 1978 murders of three people in Merced, California. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1979 ...

(1947–1996), American murderer *

Keith Wood Keith Wood (born 27 January 1972) is an Irish former international rugby union player who played as a hooker for Ireland, the British & Irish Lions, Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster. He was nicknamed 'The Raging Potato' because of his bal ...

(born 1972), Irish rugby union player *

Keith Woolner Keith Woolner (born c. 1968) is an author for Baseball Prospectus and is the creator of the statistic Value Over Replacement Player (VORP). VORP is acknowledged by the sabermetrics community as one of the key concepts in the analysis of a player's p ...

(born c. 1968), American baseball analyst *

Keith Yandle Keith Michael Yandle (born September 9, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played for the Arizona Coyotes, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, and Philadelphia Flyers. Yandle was drafted by the Coyotes in the fourt ...

(born 1986), American hockey player *

Keith Zettlemoyer Keith William Zettlemoyer (June 4, 1955 – May 2, 1995) was an American convicted murderer who was executed in Pennsylvania for the 1980 murder of his friend Charles DeVetsco. He became the first person to be executed in Pennsylvania since the U ...

(1955–1995), American murderer

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Keith (Voltron) Keith Akira Kogane, known as in the original Japanese language ''Beast King GoLion'', is a fictional character in the media franchise ''Voltron'' and leader of the Voltron Force, who made his debut appearance in ''Defender of the Universe''. ...

, a main character of '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'' *

Keith Dudemeister Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

, a supporting character in ''Scrubs'' * Dr. Keith Ricks, a dolphin researcher, one of the main characters of the TV series ''

Flipper (1995 TV series) ''Flipper'' (also known as ''Flipper – The New Adventures'') is an American revival television series of the original 1964 ''Flipper'' television series. The first two seasons aired in first-run syndication; Seasons 3 and 4 aired on the PAX net ...

'', portrayed by Brian Wimmer * Keith Watson, from the TV series ''

The Electric Company ''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. The ...

'' *

King K. Rool is a fictional anthropomorphic crocodile and the main antagonist in Nintendo's ''Donkey Kong'' video game franchise, as well as the archnemesis of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. K. Rool is the villainous leader of a group of crocodilian raiders kno ...

, a prominent villain in the ''

Donkey Kong is a video game franchise created by Shigeru Miyamoto and owned by Nintendo. It follows the adventures of a gorilla named Donkey Kong (character), Donkey Kong and his clan of other Ape, apes and monkeys. The franchise primarily consists of plat ...

'' video games * Keith Partridge, oldest son, lead singer and guitarist in the American sitcom ''

the Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from Se ...

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