König (; ) is the

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word for " king". In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations ''Koenig'' and ''Kœnig'', when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, the use of ''Koenig'' is usual, and sometimes also ''Konig''. Notable people with the name include:

People

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Adam Koenig Adam Koenig (born February 22, 1971) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 69th district. Education Koenig graduated from Covington Catholic High School in 1989. He earned a Bachelor of ...

(born 1971), American politician *

Adrianus König Adrianus Antonie Henri Willem König (13 February 1867, Maastricht – 6 February 1944, The Hague) was a Dutch politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. P ...

(1867–1944), Dutch politician *

Aislinn Konig Aislinn "Ace" Konig is a Canadian-Austrian professional basketball player for the Flammes Carolo Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball and the Canada women's national basketball team. A switch-up guard and a reliable, consistent three-poin ...

* Alexander Koenig (1858–1940), German naturalist * Alexander König (born 1966), German skater *

Alfons König __NOTOC__ Alfons König (29 December 1898 – 8 July 1944) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He was killed in action near Bo ...

(1898–1944), Wehrmacht officer during World War II *

Alfred König Alfred König, also known as Ali Ferit Gören and Alfred Göring (born 2 October 1913-1987), was an Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter. He was Austrian national champion in the 200m juniors in 1932, the 400m in 1936, the 4x100m relay in 1937, and ...

(1913-1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter *

Andrew Koenig Joshua Andrew Koenig (; August 17, 1968 – February 16, 2010) was an American character actor, film director, editor, writer, and human rights activist. He was known for his role as Richard "Boner" Stabone in ''Growing Pains''. Early ...

(1968–2010), American actor * Andrew Koenig (politician) (born 1982), American politician in Missouri * Andrew Koenig (programmer), American computer scientist and author *

Anna Leonore König Anna Leonore König, née ''Falck'' (29 October 1771 – 20 March 1854), was a Swedish singer and musician (keyboard). She was solo singer in the "Musikaliska inrättningen" (The Musical Institution) in Norrköping in 1797–1801. She was married ...

(1771–1854), Swedish singer *

Arthur König Arthur Peter König (September 13, 1856, Krefeld – October 26, 1901, Berlin) devoted his short life to physiological optics. Born with congenital kyphosis he studied in Bonn and Heidelberg, moving to Berlin in the fall of 1879 where he studied ...

(1856–1901), German physician and researcher into optics *

Bronson Koenig Bronson Koenig (born November 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. Koenig attended Aquinas High School in La C ...

(born 1994), American basketball player * Charles Konig (1774–1851), German-born British naturalist * Claës König (1885–1961), Swedish horse rider *

Dave Konig Dave Konig is an American comedian and actor. He has made appearances on Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Crashing (U.S. TV series), The Blacklist, and The Enemy Within. He is also the author of a novel, ''Good Luck Mr. Gorsky'', about "1980s, pre-Giulia ...

(born 1962), American comedian *

Dénes Kőnig Dénes Kőnig (September 21, 1884 – October 19, 1944) was a Hungarian mathematician of Jewish heritage who worked in and wrote the first textbook on the field of graph theory. Biography Kőnig was born in Budapest, the son of mathematician Gyu ...

(1884–1944), Hungarian mathematician, son of Gyula *

Dieter König Dieter König (19 May 1931 – 17 August 1991) raced hydroplanes and was also responsible for manufacturing the engines that powered them. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s his "König" engines dominated the sport. The engines were manufactured in ...

(1931–1991), hydroplane racer, manufacturer of Konig two stroke engines *

Elazar Mordechai Koenig Elazar Mordechai Koenig () (October 15, 1945 – December 31, 2018) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and the spiritual leader of the Breslov Hasidic community in Safed, Israel. Early life Elazar Mordechai Koenig was born in Jerusalem to Rabbi Geda ...

(born 1945), Israeli Hasidic rabbi *Ernst König (1908–1986), Wehrmacht officer during World War II *Erwin König *Eugen König (1896–1985), Wehrmacht officer during World War II *Ezra Koenig (born 1984), American musician, singer/guitarist in Vampire Weekend *Franz König (1905–2004), Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna *Franz König (surgeon) (1832–1910), German surgeon *Franz Niklaus König (1765–1832), Swiss painter *Franz Koenigs (1881–1941), German-Dutch banker and art collector *Fred Koenig (1931–1993), American baseball player and coach *Friedrich Koenig (1774–1833), German inventor *Friedrich König (painter) (1857–1941), Austrian artist *Friedrich Eduard König (1846–1936), German Protestant theologian and Semitic scholar *Fritz Koenig (1924–2017), German artist and sculptor

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*Gabriela König (born 1952), German politician *Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi *George Konig (1856–1913), American politician *Gottfried Michael Koenig (1926–2021), German-Dutch composer *Gyula Kőnig (1849–1913), also known as Julius König, Hungarian mathematician *Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist *Herbert D. Koenig (1933-2018), Doctor of Osteopathy *Imre König (1899–1992), Hungarian chess master *Jan Latham-Koenig (born 1953), English conductor *Jared Koenig (born 1994), American baseball player *Jörn König (born 1967), German politician *Johann König (painter) (1586–1642), German painter *Johann Friedrich König (1619–1664), German Lutheran theologian *Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758), German composer *Johann Samuel König (1712–1757), German mathematician *Johann Gerhard König (1728–1785), German botanist active in India *Johann König (gymnast) (born 1932), Austrian gymnast *Johann König (art dealer) (born 1981), German art dealer *John Koenig (diplomat), American diplomat *John Koenig, the creator of ''The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows'' *Joseph König (theologian) (1819–1900), German theologian *Joseph König (chemist) (1843–1930), German chemist *Juan Ramón Koenig (1623–1709) Peruvian scientist *Julian Koenig (1921–2014), American advertising executive *Karl König (1902–1966), Austrian paediatrician *Kip Koenig, American film and television producer and screenwriter *Laird Koenig (born 1927), American author *Lea Koenig (born 1929), Israeli actor *Leo von König (1871–1944), German painter *Leopold König (born 1987), Czech road cyclist *Lothar Koenigs (born 1965), German conductor *Mark Koenig (1904–1993), American baseball player *Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898–1970), French army officer and politician *Miroslav König (born 1972), Slovak football player *Morris Koenig (1883–1939), Hungarian-American lawyer and judge

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*Oliver Koenig (born 1981), German athlete *Ove König (1950–2020), Swedish speed skater *Paul König (1867–1933), German merchant navy officer *Paul König (Scouting) *Peter Konig *Pia König (born 1993), Austrian tennis player *Pierre Koenig (1925–2004), American architect *Ralf König (born 1960), German comic artist *Regina König, German luger *René König (1906–1992), German sociologist *Robbie Koenig (born 1971), South African tennis player and broadcaster *Robert Koenig (sculptor) (born 1961), British sculptor *Robert Koenig (filmmaker) (born 1975), American film director, producer, writer and editor *Robert König (1885–1979), Austrian mathematician *Ronny König (born 1983), German football player *Rudolph Koenig (1832–1901), German acoustical physicist *Rudolf König (1865–1927), Austrian merchant, astronomer and selenographer *Samuel S. Koenig (1872–1955), Hungarian-American lawyer and politician *Sarah Koenig (born 1969), American journalist *Stephanie Koenig, American actress and writer *Sven Koenig (computer scientist), German-American computer scientist *Sven Koenig (cricketer) (born 1973), South African cricketer *Swen König (born 1985), Swiss football player *Todd Koenig (born 1985), American football player *Trevor Koenig (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player *Vroni König-Salmi (born 1969), Swiss orienteerer *Walter Koenig (born 1936), American actor *William Edward Koenig (born 1956), American Catholic bishop *Wolf Koenig (1927–2014), German-Canadian film director, producer, animator and cinematographer *Xavier Koenig (born 1984), Mauritian squash player

Fictional people

*Tolle Koenig, a fictional character in the anime ''Gundam SEED'' *Eric Koenig, character in the Marvel Comics Universe *Erwin König (died 1942), apocryphal World War II German sniper *John Koenig (Space: 1999), John Koenig (''Space: 1999''), a fictional character in the TV series ''Space: 1999'' *Karin Koenig, from the video game ''Shadow Hearts: Covenant'' *Mr. Koenig the high school Drama teacher, from the cut-for-time SNL sketch, played by Will Ferrell

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