Kong may refer to:

Places

Kong Empire The Kong Empire (1710–1898), also known as the Wattara Empire or Ouattara Empire for its founder, was a pre-colonial African Muslim state centered in northeastern Ivory Coast that also encompassed much of present-day Burkina Faso. It was fo ...

(1710–1895), a former African state covering north-eastern Côte d'Ivoire and much of Burkina Faso *

Kong, Iran Kong ( fa, كنگ, also Romanized as Kung and Gong; also known as Bandar-e Gong and Bandar-e Kong) is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

, a city on the Persian Gulf *

Kong, Shandong Kong () is a town in Laoling, Dezhou, in northwestern Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major r ...

(), a town in

Laoling Laoling (), often mispronounced as Leling, is a county-level city in the northwest of Shandong province, China, bordering Hebei province to the north. Laoling has more than 640,000 inhabitants (1999) and is under the jurisdiction of Dezhou ...

, Shandong, China * Kong, Ivory Coast, a town in Savanes District, Ivory Coast *

Kong River :''Cong River (''sông Công'') is a river in Central Vietnam'' The Kong River, also known as the Xe Kong or the Se Kong ( Lao: ເຊກອງ ''Se Kong'', ( Khmer:''សេកុង''(official) or ''ស្រែគង្គ''(Khmerization)), V ...

, in Southeast Asia

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

, a fictional giant ape appearing in several films and other works * ''

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 ...

'', a series of video games that feature various ape characters that use the Kong name **

Donkey Kong (character) , also shortened to DK, is a fictional gorilla in the '' Donkey Kong'' and '' Mario'' video game series, created by Shigeru Miyamoto. The original Donkey Kong first appeared as the title character and antagonist of the eponymous 1981 game, a p ...

Diddy Kong is a fictional character who appears in games belonging to the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Mario'' video game franchises, debuting in the 1994 ''Donkey Kong'' series game, ''Donkey Kong Country''. Nintendo designer Kevin Bayliss commented Diddy Kong wa ...

Donkey Kong's partner * Major T. J. "King" Kong, in the 1964 film ''

Dr. Strangelove ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'', known simply and more commonly as ''Dr. Strangelove'', is a 1964 black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and ...

'' * the title caveman character of '' Kong the Untamed'', a 1975 comic book series * Giant Robots Kongs, various characters from the ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V'' series * Jake Kong, one of the three main characters from the original ''

The Ghost Busters ''The Ghost Busters'' is a live-action children's sitcom that ran on CBS in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who investigate ghostly occurrences. Fifteen episodes were produced. The show reunited Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in roles ...

'' *

Mammoth Kong A mammoth is any species of the extinct elephantid genus ''Mammuthus'', one of the many genera that make up the order of trunked mammals called proboscideans. The various species of mammoth were commonly equipped with long, curved tusks and, i ...

, a gigantic ape monster - see '' Moonlight Mask'' * the title robotic monster of '' Marine Kong'', a Japanese TV show * Blues Kong, a blue colored bulldog/ape hybrid from ''

Android Kikaider is a ''tokusatsu'' television series based on superhero manga series of the same name by Shotaro Ishinomori. The show was produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions, and was broadcast in Japan on NET (now TV Asahi) from July 8, 1972, to ...

Music

* Kong (band), a Dutch progressive metal band * "Kong", a song by Tenacious D, released as a B-side on the " POD" single * "Kong", a song by

Neneh Cherry Neneh Mariann Karlsson (born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a number of punk an ...

from her 2018 album ''Broken Politics''

Rides

Kong (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) Kong is an inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom amusement park in Vallejo, California. The Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) model was manufactured by Vekoma and first opened to the public as Hangman at Opryland USA on ...

, a roller coaster *

KONG (ride) KONG is a ride on the Surfside Pier at Morey's Piers seaside park. Each rider has a plane to fly around in and has steering controls. It is a typical Flying Scooters ride, manufactured by Larson International. History The original KONG ride o ...

, a ride at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey

Other

* '' Kong: The Animated Series'', an unofficial animated series based on the King Kong character * '' Kong: Skull Island'', 2017 American film

People

Kong (surname) Kong (孔) is a Chinese and Korean surname. It can also be written as Kung in Taiwan, Hung in Hong Kong, Khổng in Vietnam, and Gong in Korea. There are around 2.1 million people with this surname in China in 2002, representing 0.23% of the popula ...

(孔), a Chinese and Korean surname * nickname of Gary Elkerton (born 1964), Australian surfer * nickname of Robbie Green (born 1974), English darts player * a stage name of

Shawn Crahan Michael Shawn Crahan (born September 24, 1969), more commonly known by his stage persona "Clown", is an American musician. He is the co-founder and one of two percussionists for heavy metal band Slipknot in which he is designated #6. Crahan he ...

(born 1969), American musician * Erika Shishido (born 1970), female professional wrestler who went by the ring name of "Aja Kong" * Kia Stevens (born 1977), female professional wrestler who went by the ring names of "Amazing Kong" and "Awesome Kong"

Other uses

* '' Kōng'', a concept in Chinese Zen Buddhism * Kong Company, an American dog toy producer * Kong Inc., an API and cloud services company based in San Francisco *

KONG (TV) KONG (channel 16) is an independent television station licensed to Everett, Washington, United States, serving the Seattle area. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside NBC affiliate KING-TV (channel 5). Both stations share studios at the Home Pl ...

, a television station in Washington, United States