Keith is a given name of

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

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

Clan Keith Clan Keith is a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan, whose chief historically held the hereditary title of Marischal, then Great Marischal, then Earl Marischal of Scotland.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family ...

. 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 Plan Castle, "L-shaped" Tower house, built long before 1589 when it was extended into a U-shaped courtyard ...

East Lothian East Lothian (; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a Counties of Scotland, historic county, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In ...

, possibly containing the Brittonic element ''*cet'' "woods, forest." Keith was the 298th most common name given to newborn boys in the United States in 2007.

People with the given name

Multiple people

Keith Adams (disambiguation) Keith Adams may refer to: *Keith Adams (filmmaker) (1926–2012), Australian adventurer and filmmaker *Keith Adams (American football) (born 1979), American football player *Keith John Adams, British singer/songwriter *Keith Adams (weightlifter) (bo ...

, several people * Keith Campbell (disambiguation), multiple people * Keith Coleman (disambiguation), several people * Keith Ferguson (disambiguation), several people * Keith Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people

Individuals

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

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

(born 1961), American author and TV personality *

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

(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 ice hockey player * Keith Adamson (born 1945), English former footballer * Keith Agovida (born 1990), Filipino basketball player * Keith Ahlers (born 1955), British race car driver *

Keith Aitken Keith Aitken is an Australian former rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams o ...

(1922–1995), former Australian rugby league player *

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

(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) * Keith (gamer), American professional Le ...

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

Keith Anderson Keith Anderson (born January 12, 1968) is an American country music singer. 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 la ...

(born 1968), American country music artist *

Keith Andrews (footballer) Keith Joseph Andrews (born 13 September 1980) is an Irish football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of club Brentford. Andrews began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he was ...

(born 1980), Irish footballer *

Keith Azopardi Keith Azopardi is a Gibraltarian lawyer and politician serving as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Gibraltar Social Democrats since 2017. He was born in Gibraltar on 6 June 1967 and was called to the Bars of England, Wales and Gibral ...

(born 1967), Gibraltarian politician *

Keith Azzopardi Tanti Keith Azzopardi Tanti (born 17 March 1984) is a Maltese politician from the Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Malta representing District 1, Malta, District 1 in the 2022 Maltese general election, 2022 general ...

(born 1984), Maltese politician * Keith Baldwin (born 1960), American football player *

Keith Barnes William Keith Barnes AM (30 October 1934 – 7 April 2024), also known by the nickname of "Golden Boots", was a Welsh-born Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was ...

(1934–2024), 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 Dr. Hiram Keith Beebe (March 16, 1921 – July 13, 1998) was an American professional football back who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Giants in the 24th round of the 194 ...

(1921–1998), American football player * Keith Beirne (born 1996/1997), Leitrim Gaelic footballer * Keith Bennett (basketball) (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player *

Keith Berry (fighter) Keith Berry (born October 25, 1987) is an American Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator MMA, Bellator's Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division. A professional fighter since 2005, Berry has formerly fought for the W ...

(born 1987), American mixed martial artist * Keith Berry (musician) (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 ...

(born 1974), American basketball player *

Keith Braxton Keith Lee Braxton JR (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for VfL AstroStars Bochum of the German ProA. He played college basketball for the Saint Francis Red Flash. Early life Braxton grew up in Glassboro, New Jersey ...

(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 Many Eyes, the now defunct metalcore band Every Time I Die and the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things. He is also a published aut ...

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

Keith Caputo Keith Caputo (born December 4, 1973) is an American singer who is lead vocalist and a founding member of New York City alternative metal band Life of Agony. Formed in 1989, Life of Agony has released six studio albums, the latest of which, ''T ...

(born 1973), American musician, vocalist for Life of Agony * Keith Carney (born 1970), American hockey player *

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor. In film he is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's ''Nashville'', E. J. Bellocq in Louis Malle's ''Pretty Baby'', and Mickey in Alan Rudolph's '' Choose Me.'' ...

(born 1949), American actor *

Keith Chapman Keith Vincent Chapman (born 1 December 1958) is an English television writer and producer, known for creating various children's television programmes, most notably '' Bob the Builder'' and '' Paw Patrol.'' Early life Chapman originates from No ...

(born 1958), British television writer and producer *

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

(1957–2017), British television presenter * Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936), British writer * Keith Christian, Australian zoologist *

Keith Cieplicki Keith Cieplicki (born June 6, 1963) is an American former college basketball player and women's college basketball coach. From 1997 to 2003, he coached at Vermont, where he posted a 127–53 (.705) record. He left Vermont to take the head coachin ...

(born 1963), American basketball player and coach * Keith C. Clarke (born 1955), cartographer *

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

(born 1970), American actor * Keith 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 and record producer. Born and raised in Chicago's South Side, he began his recording career as a teenager and initially garnered re ...

, American rapper and songwriter * Keith Cupp (born 1964), American football player *

Keith Dambrot Keith Brett Dambrot (born October 26, 1958) is an American former college basketball coach who was most recently the men's basketball head coach of Duquesne University. In his final year, he led them to their first tournament appearance since 197 ...

(born 1958), American college basketball coach *

Keith David Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his deep voice and screen presence in over 300 roles in film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as '' The Thing'' (1982), ''Pla ...

(born 1956), American actor *

Keith Douglas Keith Castellain Douglas (24 January 1920 – 9 June 1944) was an English 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 ...

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

Keith Earls Keith Gerard Earls (born 2 October 1987) is an Irish former rugby union player who played as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Munster and the Ireland national team. He retired following the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Early life Earls wa ...

(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 since 2019 as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for fr ...

(born 1963), American politician and lawyer *

Keith Emerson Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 194411 March 2016) was an English keyboardist, songwriter, composer 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 be ...

(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), Erickson attended El Camino College. He then played basketball at UCLA, where he wa ...

(born 1944), American basketball player * Keith Falconer Fletcher (1900–1987), American politician *

Keith Fisher Keith Fisher is an American ice hockey head coach of the Lindenwood Lions men's ice hockey team. Early life Fisher attended Cherry High School, where he played football. He then attended St. Cloud State University and graduated with a bachelor's ...

, American ice hockey coach *

Keith Flint Keith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019) was an English singer, motorcyclist, dancer and a vocalist of the Electronic dance music, electronic dance act The Prodigy. Starting out as a dancer for the group, he became the vocalist an ...

(1969–2019), member of British electronica band

The Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboardist, and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured Rapping, MC and vocalist Maxim (musician), Maxim, dancer and occasi ...

* Keith Flowers (1930–1993), American football player *

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

(1943–2009), British chef * Keith Ford (born 1994), American football player * Keith Forde, Irish singer-songwriter and musician *

Keith Fowler Keith Franklin Fowler (February 23, 1939 – December 30, 2023) was an American actor, director, producer, and educator. He was a professor of drama and former head of directing in the Drama Department of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts o ...

(1939–2023), 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 ...

(born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer *

Keith Edmund Gavin On March 6, 1998, 68-year-old contract courier William Clinton Clayton Jr. was shot to death by an unknown person while he was taking money out of an ATM in downtown Centre, Alabama. The killer was later identified as Keith Edmund Gavin, a residen ...

(1960 – 2024), American convicted murderer * Keith Godard (1938–2020), British born graphic artist and designer * Keith Valentine Graham (born 1958), better known as

Levi Roots Keith Valentine Graham (born 24 June 1958), better known as Levi Roots, is a Jamaican-British businessman and celebrity chef who came to prominence on the fourth series of the British TV show ''Dragons' Den'' successfully pitching his Reggae R ...

, British-Jamaican musician, celebrity chef and businessman *

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

(born 1974), Irish musician *

Keith Gill Keith Patrick Gill (born June 8, 1986) is an American financial marketer and educator and individual investor known for his posts on the subreddits r/wallstreetbets and r/SuperStonk. His analyses of GameStop stock () and details of his resulting in ...

(born 1986), American financial analyst and investor *

Keith Green Keith Gordon Green (October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American pianist, singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, Green is known as a pioneer in the Christian contemporary genre. His most ...

(1953–1982), American musician *

Keith Guzah Keith Guzah (died 14 July 2020) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as MP for Hurungwe West. He was ZANU–PF chairman for Mashonaland West Province and a member of Generation 40 Generation 40 (G40) was a faction of the Zimbabwe African Na ...

(died 2020), Zimbabwean politician *

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

(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 ( ...

Keith Harris (cricketer) Keith Harris (born ) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cheshire. He was born in St Helens. Harris played in the Minor Counties Championship between 1981 and 1983, and made a single List A appearance for the ...

(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-Bankstown and for the New South Wales Rugby League team, as a ...

(born 1952), 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 C ...

(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 Transhuma ...

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

Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, and Cleveland Indians. Hernandez was a five-time Major League ...

(born 1953), American baseball player *

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 Urbana-Champaign, specializing in Romania and its history. Early life and education ...

(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 conservativism, conservative political commentary duo consisting of twin brothers Keith and Kevin Hodge. The twins started out ...

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

(1904–1983), former Prime Minister of New Zealand (1957, 1960–1972) *

Keith Ismael Keith Ismael (born July 25, 1998) is an American professional football center. He played college football at San Diego State and was selected by the then-Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft. College career Ismael was bo ...

(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 caree ...

(1928–2016), American sportscaster * Keith Jackson (defensive tackle) (born 1985), American football player * Keith Jackson (media executive) (born 1945), British-born Australian journalist, blogger and retired media executive *

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

(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. Background Jardine was born in Butte, Montana, moved to Oregon, and finally settled in Los Angele ...

(born 1975), American mixed martial artist *

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

(born 1945), American jazz pianist *

Keith Hunter Jesperson Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian-American serial killer known as the Happy Face Killer. He worked as a truck driver and murdered at least eight women between January 1990 and March 1995, later mailing many taunting lett ...

(born 1955), Canadian-American serial killer * Keith Johnson (author) (born 1938), British writer and software developer *

Keith Jones (Atlanta Falcons) Keith Lamar Jones (born March 20, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) from 1989 to 1992. He played college football for ...

, American football player *

Keith "End Zone" Jones Keith "End Zone" Jones (born February 5, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, twice earning first-team al ...

(born 1966), American football player *

Keith Keane Keith Francis Keane (born 20 November 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for The 61 FC (Luton). He is a former academy player who graduated from the youth ranks at Luton Town. A versatile footballer, Keane played in ev ...

(born 1986), Irish footballer * Keith Kidd (born 1962), American football player *

Keith Kirkwood Keith Kirkwood (born December 26, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Temple Owls. Early life Ki ...

(born 1993), American football player * Keith Kokkola (1949–2004), Canadian ice hockey 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. Toa ...

(born 1952), Australian singer and songwriter *

Keith Langford Andre Keith Langford (born September 15, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at , he primarily played at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. Among the numerous accol ...

(born 1983), American basketball player * Keith Lee (American football) (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 ...

(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. 2 ...

(1957–2022), English musician *

Keith Liddell Keith Liddell is an American professional boxer. He holds the record for the "fastest punch" in the ''Guinness World Records''. The punch was registered at 45 miles per hour. In 2012, he qualified for the summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom ...

, American mathematician and author *

Keith Lincoln Keith Payson Lincoln (May 8, 1939 – July 27, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for eight seasons in the American Football League (AFL), primarily with the San Diego Chargers. He played college football fo ...

(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 1994 to 2003. Career Lockhart, a left-handed batter, played college baseb ...

(born 1964), American baseball player * Keith Lulia (born 1987), Australian-Cook Islander Rugby League player *

Keith Maillard Keith Maillard (born 28 February 1942, in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American Canadian 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 Vietn ...

(born 1942), American-Canadian novelist and poet *

Keith Malley ''Keith and The Girl'', abbreviated as ''KATG'', is a comedy podcast that began on March 7, 2005. It is hosted by Keith Malley and Chemda Khalili in Queens, New York. The hosts are known for interacting with their audience live via chat rooms, ...

(born 1974), American comedian and podcaster *

Keith Mansfield Keith Mansfield (born 1940 in Slough, England) is a British composer and arranger known for his creation of prominent television theme tunes, including the ''Grandstand'' theme for the BBC. Career Mansfield's other works include "The Young S ...

(born 1940), 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 (TV series), It's Not Roc ...

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

Keith McHenry Keith McHenry is an American activist, best known as the 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, ...

(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 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, he was noted for his unique style of playing and ...

(1946–1978), English rock drummer *

Keith Moreland Bobby Keith Moreland (born May 2, 1954), nicknamed "Zonk", is an American 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 ...

(born 1954), American baseball player *

Keith Morgan (judoka) Keith Morgan (born November 12, 1973, in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired judoka from Canada, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, and won four medals at the Pan American Games. Sporting career Morgan represented his native country at ...

(born 1973), Canadian judoka *

Keith Murdoch Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (12 August 1885 – 4 October 1952) was an Australian journalist and media proprietor who was the founder of the Murdoch media empire. He amassed significant media holdings in Australia which after his death were expan ...

(1885–1952), Australian journalist and publisher *

Keith Murray (rapper) Keith Omar Murray (born May 29, 1972) is an American rapper from New York. He is best known for being a member of the hip hop group Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and fellow Long Island native Erick Sermon. The group relea ...

(born 1974), American hip hop artist * Keith Neale, British public health doctor *

Keith Newman Keith Anthony Newman (born January 19, 1977) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and was selecte ...

(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 ra ...

(born 1959), American sportscaster and political commentator * Keith Owens (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 RAF, No. 11 Group was pivotal to t ...

(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 Hero ...

(1958–2005), American fantasy artist * Keith Parkinson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player * Keith Paterson (born 1931), British Internet celebrity *

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'', ...

(born 1979), American actor * Keith Price (born 1991), American football player *

Keith Randolph Jr. Keith Randolph Jr. (born September 1, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. Early life and high ...

(born 2001), American football player *

Keith Reaser Keith Reaser (born July 31, 1991) is an American former professional 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 ...

(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 ...

(1943–1976), English musician and vocalist *

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership wi ...

(born 1943), English rock guitarist and songwriter *

Keith Ridgway Keith Ridgway (born 2 October 1965) is an Irish novelist and short story writer. He has won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Prix Femina Etranger, the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger, the O. Henry Award, and the James Tait Black Mem ...

(born 1965), Irish writer *

Keith Riglin Keith Graham Riglin (24 January 1957 – 24 September 2023) was an Anglican bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Having ministered from 1983 within Baptist and Reformed churches, he took holy orders in the Church of England in 2008. In Janu ...

(born 1957), Anglican bishop * Keith Rupert Murdoch (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 collaboration with Bryan Adams, for whom he has played lead guitar, since 1976. He has also worked with notable singers including Cher, Tina Turner, David ...

(born 1954), Canadian guitar player *

Keith Scott (voice actor) Keith Scott (born 29 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 Silverstein Keith Silverstein is an American voice actor, known for lending his voice to English versions of Japanese anime and video games. He is best known for his roles as Johan Liebert in '' Monster'', Vector the Crocodile in the '' Sonic the Hedgehog' ...

(born 1970), American voice actor, known for lending his voice to English versions of Japanese anime and video games * Keith Slatter, English rugby league footballer * Keith Cameron Smith (born 1971), American entrepreneur, self-help and finance author and motivational speaker *

Keith Stewart Vice admiral (Royal Navy), Vice-Admiral Keith Stewart (1739 – 3 March 1795) was a Scotland, Scottish Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons on two occasions. Having begun his naval career in around 1753, Stewart wa ...

(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, Strickland ...

(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, producer and songwriter. 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 (song), Make It Last For ...

(born 1961), American R&B singer * Keith Syers (1939–2011), Anglo-New Zealand academic and academic administrator *

Keith Szarabajka Keith Szarabajka (; ; born December 2, 1952) is an American actor. He is 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''. He has ...

(born 1952), American actor * 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 Americans, American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in an 18-year career with the Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996), Winnipeg Jets, Arizona Coyotes ...

(born 1972), American hockey player * Keith Towbridge (born 1995), American football player *

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban ( né Urbahn; 26 October 1967) is an Australian and American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Recognised with four Grammy Awards, he has also received 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Jim Reeves Int ...

(born 1967), Australian country music singer * Keith Vallejo, former Mormon bishop *

Keith Van Horn Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, Van Horn played for five teams in a National Basketball Association (NBA) career that spanned from 1997 to 2006. Van Horn finished his ...

(born 1975), American basketball player *

Keith Waldrop Bernard Keith Waldrop (December 11, 1932 – July 27, 2023) was an American poet, translator, publisher, and academic. He won the National Book Award for Poetry for his 2009 collection ''Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy''. Early life and educ ...

(1932-2023) National Book Award-winning poet * Keith Walters, American academic * Shane Keith Warne (1969–2022), Australian cricket player *

Keith Wells Keith Eugene Wells (May 11, 1962 – January 6, 1994) was an American murderer convicted of the 1990 murders of John Justad and Brandi Rains in Boise, Idaho. He was executed in 1994 by the state of Idaho at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution ...

(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"), w ...

(born 1943), English rock singer and songwriter *

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

(1955–1989), American country music singer * Keith Daniel Williams (1947–1996), American murderer *

Keith Wood Keith Wood (born 27 January 1972) is an Irish former rugby union player who played as a hooker at international level for Ireland, and the British & Irish Lions. He also played at club level for Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster. He was n ...

(born 1972), Irish rugby union player * Keith Woodrow (1927–1997), Scottish police officer *

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 ...

(born c. 1968), American baseball analyst *

Keith Yandle Keith Michael Yandle (born September 9, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He also is co-host of the hit podcast, Spittin Chiclets. Yandle was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the fourth round, 105th overall, at the ...

(born 1986), American hockey player * Keith M L Yeung (born 1988), horse racing jockey *

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) This is a list of characters from '' Voltron''. ''Voltron: Defender of the Universe'' Lion Force Voltron (''Golion Team'') *Keith Kogane (''Akira Kogane'' 黄金旭) (voiced by Neil Ross in the '80s and '90s series and Giles Panton in the 2 ...

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

Keith Dudemeister The following is a list of characters from the NBC/ABC American comedy-drama '' Scrubs''. Character appearance summary ;Legend : = Main cast (credited) : = Recurring cast (4+) : = Guest cast (1–3) Main characters John Michael Dorian ( ...

, 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 three and four aired on the ...

'', 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. ...

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

the Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom created by Bernard Slade, which was broadcast in the United States from September 1970 to March 1974 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. After the final first-run telecast on ABC in March ...

'' * Keith Mars, father of the titular character in the American TV-series ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen neo-noir Mystery fiction, mystery Drama (film and television), drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional city, fictional town of Ne ...

'' * Keith Ramsay, a character in ''

Far Cry 3 ''Far Cry 3'' is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third main installment in the '' Far Cry'' series after ''Far Cry 2''. The game takes place on the fictional Rook Islands, a t ...

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