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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. It is also used as a
diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...
or nickname for names such as Kimber, Kimberly, Kimberley, Kimball and Kimiko. In Kenya, it is short for various male names such as Kimutai and Kimani. In Vietnam, it is also a unisex name. A notable use of the name was the fictional street urchin Kimball O'Hara in
Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was born in British Raj, British India, which inspired much ...
's book '' Kim'', published in 1901. The name is also found in the opening of
Edna Ferber Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' So Big'' (1924), '' Show Boat'' (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), '' Cima ...
's 1926 novel ''Show Boat'', whose female protagonist, Magnolia names her baby daughter Kim; the name was inspired by the convergence of the three states Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri – where the child was born. From the 1900s to the 1960s, the name Kim was mainly given to boys, despite the use of this name for both male and female characters in popular literature and, later, movies of the time. In Scandinavia, Kim can more often be used as a male name in its own right, being a common short form of
Joakim Joakim or Joacim is a male given name primarily used in Scandinavian languages, Estonian and Finnish. It is derived from a transliteration of the Hebrew יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by Jehovah". In the Old Testament, Jehoi ...
. In Russia (Kim) is a diminutive/nickname of Ioakim (), "
Joachim Joachim was, according to Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary (mother of Jesus), and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of ...
". Its popularity in the early Soviet era was due to being reinterpreted as the acronym for (Kommunistichesky Internatsional Molodyozhi,
Young Communist International The Young Communist International (YCI) was the parallel international youth organization affiliated with the Communist International (Comintern). History International socialist youth organization before World War I After failed efforts to fo ...
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Kim Aas Kim Aas Christensen (born 15 June 1970) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democrats, he has represented Funen since November 2022. He had previously been a substitute member of ...
(born 1970), Danish politician *
Kim Amb Kim Amb (born 31 July 1990) is a Swedish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best is 86.49 m, set in 2020. He finished in seventh place at the 2012 European Championships and 18th in the 2012 Summer Olympics ...
(born 1990), Swedish track and field athlete *
Kim Appleby Kim Loraine Appleby (born 28 August 1961) is a pop singer and songwriter. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim with her sister Melanie Appleby. Career Solo music career Kim released her first solo album '' Kim Appleby'', in November 1 ...
(born 1961), English singer *
Kim Atienza Alejandro "Kim" Ilagan Atienza (; born January 24, 1967), also called Kuya Kim, is a Filipino television presenter. Prior to becoming the resident weather anchor for ''TV Patrol'', Atienza served as Manila City Council, councilor of the Manila ...
(born 1967), Filipino entertainer


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Kim Barnett Kim John Barnett (born 17 July 1960) is an English former cricketer. Barnett was a batsman who played internationally for England between 1988 and 1989. He was primarily a batsman, but could also deploy effective leg spin, and topped the Engl ...
(born 1960), former English cricketer *
Kim Basinger Kimila Ann Basinger ( ; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a ...
(born 1953), American actress *
Kim Batiste Kimothy Emil Batiste (March 15, 1968 – October 7, 2020) was an Americans, American Major League Baseball infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies (1991–1994) and San Francisco Giants (1996), both of the National League (baseball), National Le ...
(1968–2020), American baseball player *
Kim Beazley Sr. Kim Edward Beazley (30 September 1917 – 12 October 2007) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was Minister for Education in the Whitlam gove ...
(1917–2007), Australian politician *
Kim Beazley Kim Christian Beazley (born 14 December 1948) is an Australian former politician and diplomat. Since 2022 he has served as chairman of the Australian War Memorial. Previously, he was leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the ...
(born 1948), Australian politician *
Kim Bodnia Kim Bodnia (born 12 April 1965) is a Danish actor. He became widely known for his role as police detective Martin Rohde in the Scandinavian crime drama series '' The Bridge''. He's also known internationally for his lead role as drug dealer Frank ...
(born 1965), Danish actor and director * Kim Boekbinder, Canadian musician * Kim Bokamper (born 1954), American former professional football player * Kim Boutin (born 1994), Canadian short track speed skater


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* Kim Cadzow (born 2001, New Zealand racing cyclist *
Kim Campbell Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician who was the 19th prime minister of Canada from June to November 1993. Campbell is the first and only female prime minister of Canada. Prior to becoming the f ...
(born 1947), Canadian politician *
Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles. A veteran writer of many of her own hits, as well as those for numerous other artists, she began her career in 1966 as ...
(born 1945), American singer *
Kim Carr Kim John Carr (born 2 July 1955) is an Australian former politician who served as a Senator for Victoria between 1993 and 2022. Representing the Labor Party, he was a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments. Carr is a graduate of the ...
(born 1955), Australian former politician *
Kim Cascone Kim Cascone (December 21, 1955) is an Italian American composer of electronic music who is known for his releases in the ambient, drone, industrial and electro-acoustic genre on his own record label, Silent Records. Biography In 1989 Casc ...
(born 1955), Italian American electronic music composer *
Kim Cattrall Kim Victoria Cattrall (; born 21 August 1956) is a British, Canadian, and American actress. She is known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones on HBO's ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominati ...
(born 1956), Canadian actress *
Kim Chiu Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (; born April 19, 1990) is a Filipino actress and singer. Known for her performances in a range of genres across film and television, she rose to fame after winning the first teen edition of ''Pinoy Big Brother''. Chiu's ...
(born 1990), Filipino actress and singer *
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls Kimberly "Kim" Ann Chizevsky-Nicholls (born April 23, 1968) is an American professional female bodybuilding champion, fitness, and figure competitor. Early life and education Kim Chizevsky was born in 1968 in Charleston, Illinois, the elder o ...
(born 1968), American professional bodybuilder *
Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 20 weeks, and as the world No. 1 in women's double ...
(born 1983), Belgian former professional tennis player * Kim Cloutier (born 1987), Canadian-American model *
Kim Coates Kim Frederick Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian-American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and in th ...
(born 1958), Canadian actor


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Kim Deal Kimberley Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American musician. She was the original bassist and co-vocalist in the alternative rock band the Pixies (band), Pixies from 1986 to 1993 and again from 2004 to 2013. She is the frontwoman of the Bre ...
(born 1961), American musician *
Kim Deitch Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is an American cartoonist who was an important figure in the underground comix movement of the 1960s, remaining active in the decades that followed with a variety of books and comics, somet ...
(born 1944), American cartoonist *
Kim Yi Dionne Kim Yi Dionne (born 1977) is an American political scientist specializing in politics and public opinion in African countries. She is an associate professor at the University of California, Riverside. Her book ''Doomed Interventions'' examines why ...
(born 1977), American political scientist *
Kim Domingo Kim Domingo (born February 3, 1995) is a Filipino actress, model and singer. She played the leading antagonist in '' Juan Happy Love Story'', '' Tsuperhero'' and '' Super Ma'am''. She is currently a freelance artist. Early life Domingo was b ...
(born 1995), Filipino entertainer


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* Kim Eagles (born 1976), Canadian sport shooter *
Kim English Kim English (September 6, 1970 – April 2, 2019) was an American electronic, soul, gospel and house music singer. Early life On September 6, 1970, English was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. English's parents were Ronald English and Ann ...
(1970–2019), American singer *
Kim English (basketball) Kim David English Jr. (born September 24, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player, former head basketball coach of the George Mason Patriots and current head basketball coach for the Providence Friars. He played college basketb ...
(born 1988), American former basketball player


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Kim Fields Kim Fields Morgan ( Fields; born May 12, 1969) is an American actress and director. She first gained fame as a child actress on the television series ''Good Times'' (1978–1979), and rose to greater prominence for her role as Dorothy "Tootie" R ...
(born 1969), American actress


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Kim Gannon James Kimball "Kim" Gannon (November 18, 1900 – April 29, 1974) was an American songwriter, more commonly a lyricist than a composer. Biography Gannon was born in Brooklyn, New York to an Irish-American family from Fort Ann in upstate Ne ...
(1900–1974), American songwriter *
Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert (born 5 August 1978 in Leuven) is a former sprinter and Olympic champion from Belgium. Career Her closest brush with a world title came in running four hundredths of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF ...
(born 1978), Belgian former sprinter *
Kim Gordon Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, Califor ...
(born 1953), American musician *
Kim Grant (footballer) Kim Tyrone Grant (born 25 September 1972) is a former professional footballer with a distinguished career spanning more than 24 years, during which he played in both European, Africa and Asian football leagues. Currently, Grant holds the dual ro ...
(born 1972), Ghanaian former footballer *
Kim Green (racing driver) Kim Green is a British-Australian former racing driver who was the co-owner and Chief Executive Officer of Andretti Green Racing, a racing team in the Indycar Series. Biographical Green is a native of the United Kingdom who grew up in Australia. ...
, British-Australian former racing driver *
Kim Grant (tennis) Kim Grant (born 1 May 1971) is a former professional South African tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of t ...
(born 1971), South African former tennis player *
Kim Guadagno Kimberly Ann Guadagno (; ''née'' McFadden; born April 13, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the first lieutenant governor and 33rd secretary of state of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Guadagno was the Republican nominee ...
(born 1959), American politician and lawyer


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* Kim Hagger (born 1961), English retired heptathlete and long jumper *
Kim Henkel Kim David Henkel (born January 19, 1946) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He is best known for co-writing the horror film ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' with Tobe Hooper. Early life Henkel was born in Virginia and ...
(born 1946), American screenwriter and director *
Kim Hirschovits Kim Michael Hirschovits-Gerz (born 9 May 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward and sports manager of Kiekko-Espoo in the Mestis. During his playing career, he skated in the Finnish Liiga (called SM-liiga until 2013) with H ...
(born 1982), Finnish former ice hockey player *
Kim Hughes Kimberley John Hughes (born 26 January 1954) is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia, Natal and Australia. He captained Australia in 28 Test matches between 1979 and 1984 before captaining a rebel Australian team in a tour of ...
(born 1954), Australian former cricketer *
Kim Huybrechts Kim Huybrechts (born 16 November 1985) is a Belgian professional darts player competing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was runner-up in the 2012 Players Championship Finals, losing to Phil Taylor 13–6. He also made the fin ...
(born 1985), Belgian darts player


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Kim Johnsson Kim Emil Jörgen Johnsson (born March 16, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhaw ...
(born 1976), Swedish ice hockey defenceman * Kim Jones (disambiguation), several people


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Kim Källström Kim Mikael Källström (; born 24 August 1982) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He was noted for his play-making ability and free-kick taking. He started his career at several clubs i ...
(born 1982), Swedish former professional footballer *
Kim Kardashian Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after the celebrity sex tape ...
(born 1980), American personality and businesswoman *
Kim Kataguiri Kim Patroca Kataguiri (born 28 January 1996) is a Brazilian politician, activist, lecturer, and one of the founders and leaders of the Free Brazil Movement, a centre-right group. In October 2018, he was elected a congressman for the 20192022 t ...
(born 1996), Brazilian politician and activist *
Kim Kilpatrick Kim Kilpatrick (born ) is a Canadian para-swimmer and therapist with a visual impairment. She won the gold medal in the women's 4 x 100-metre individual medley A competition as well as the silver medal in the women's 4 x 100-metre freestyle rel ...
(born  1966), Canadian Paralympic swimmer *
Kim Komando Kimberly Ann Komando (born July 1, 1967) is an American radio personality and the host of two daily radio shows and one weekend radio show about consumer technology. On her weekly call-in show, she provides advice about technology gadgets, websi ...
(born 1967), American talk-radio program host


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Kim Larsen Kim Mellius Flyvholm Larsen (23 October 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a Danish singer, songwriter, author, and guitarist. He began his musical career in 1968 after a brief period as an elementary school teacher and became known from 1969 as ...
(1945-2018), Danish rock and pop musician *
Kim Ljung Kim Ljung (born 17 October 1971) is a musician from Tønsberg, Norway. He is best known as the bassist in Norwegian alternative rock band Seigmen and industrial band Zeromancer. He also appeared as guest vocalist on SubGud's Time Machine. Early ...
(born 1971), Norwegian musician


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Kim Manners Kim Manners (January 13, 1951 – January 25, 2009) was an American television producer and director best known for his work on ''The X-Files'' and ''Supernatural''. Early life Kim Manners was raised in a show business family. His father, Sam ...
(1951–2009), American television director and producer *
Kim Mitchell Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
(born 1952), Canadian musician *
Kim Molina Kimverlie Soriano Molina (born July 1, 1991), popularly known as Kim Molina, is a Filipino singer and actress, known for portraying Aileen in the long-running Filipino stage musical ''Rak Of Aegis'' (2014—2019), Savannah in the drama series ''K ...
(born 1991), Filipino singer *
Kim Moyes Kimberley Isaac Moyes is an Australian musician, producer, mix engineer, composer, songwriter, DJ and one half of the Sydney-based electronica duo, The Presets. Note: n-lineversion established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 200 ...
(born 1976), Australian musician


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Kim Newman Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. He is interested in film history and horror fiction – both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's ''Dracula'' at the age of eleven & ...
(born 1959), English author *
Kim Ng Kimberly J. Ng (; born November 17, 1968) is an American executive best known for her work on Major League Baseball. She is the former general manager of the Miami Marlins. She was the first woman to serve as general manager of a team in the Bi ...
(born 1968), Chinese-American professional baseball executive *
Kim Novak Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired actress and painter. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a s ...
(born 1933), American actress


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Kim O'Brien Kim O'Brien was an American actress active from 1974 to 1987. She played a variety of roles in movies and television shows. Filmography References External links * Kim O'Brien: Credits
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, American actress


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Kim Peek Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951December 19, 2009) was an American savant syndrome, savant. Known as a "megasavant", he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability ...
(1951–2009), American savant * Kim Perell, American entrepreneur and author * Kim Petersen (born 1956), Danish singer known as King Diamond *
Kim Petras Kim Petras (, ; born 27 August 1992) is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Between 2016 and 2020, she released music as an independent artist under her own imprint, BunHead Records, before signing with Amigo and Republic Reco ...
(born 1992), German singer *
Kim Philby Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby (1 January 191211 May 1988) was a British intelligence officer and a double agent for the Soviet Union. In 1963, he was revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring that had divulged British secr ...
(born Harold Philby, 1912–1988), British spy and defector to the Soviet Union


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Kim Rhode Kimberly Susan Rhode (born July 16, 1979) is an American double trap and skeet shooter. A California native, she is a six-time Olympic medal winner, including three gold medals, and six-time national champion in double trap. She is the most su ...
(born 1979), American double trap and skeet shooter *
Kim Richards Kim Erica Richards (born September 19, 1964) is an American actress, socialite, and television personality. She began her career as a child actress and rose to prominence from her roles in '' Nanny and the Professor'', '' Escape to Witch Mountai ...
(born 1964), American reality television personality, actress and socialite * Kim Richards (politician) (born 1971), Australian politician


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* Kim Schmitz (born 1974), also known as
Kim Dotcom Kim Dotcom (né Schmitz; born 21 January 1974), also known as Kimble and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, is a Finnish-German Internet entrepreneur and political activist who lives in Glenorchy, New Zealand. He rose to fame in Germany in the 1990s as a ha ...
, German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist * Kim Smith (disambiguation), several people *
Kim Yong Sop Kim Yong Sop (; 8 October 1931 - 20 October 2020) was a South Korean scholar, historian, and honorary professor at Yonsei University. Kim is known for influencing change in Korea. Korea was seen as a country whose development was due to coloniz ...
(1931-2020), South Korean scholar and historian *
Kim Staal Kim Staal (born March 10, 1978) is a Danish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Eagles. Despite his surname, he is not related to the Staal family of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, which consists of hockey playing b ...
(born 1978), Danish former professional ice hockey player *
Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has ...
(born 1952), American science fiction writer *
Kim Stolz Kimberly Lynn Stolz (born June 8, 1983) is an American fashion model, television personality, author, and financial executive. Stolz was a correspondent for MTV News, and served as video jockey and host for ''The Freshmen'', an emerging artist sh ...
(born 1983), American fashion model and television personality *
Kim Rossi Stuart Kim Rossi Stuart (born 31 October 1969) is an Italian actor and director. Early life and career Rossi Stuart was born in Rome. His father, Giacomo, was an actor of Italian and Scottish descent (his mother was Scottish). Kim's mother, Klara Mü ...
(born 1969), Italian actor and director *
Kim Sunna Kim Sunna (born June 14, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing ...
(born 1987), Swedish professional ice hockey player


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Kim Thayil Kim Anand Thayil (born September 4, 1960)Kim Thayil Biography
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(born 1960), American musician *
Trần Trọng Kim Trần Trọng Kim (; chữ Hán: 陳仲金, Kanji pronunciation: ''Chin Jūkin''; ; 1883 – December 2, 1953; courtesy name Lệ Thần (, chữ Hán: 隸臣) was a Vietnamese scholar and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the sho ...
(1883–1953), Vietnamese scholar and politician


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* Kim H. Veltman (1948–2020), Dutch Canadian historian of science and art


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Kim Walker-Smith Kim Walker-Smith (born December 19, 1981, as Kimberlee Dawn Walker) is an American singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist. She produced her first solo album, ''Here Is My Song'', which was released in February 2008 through the J ...
(born 1981), American singer-songwriter * Kim Wall, several people ** Kim Wall (died 2017), female murder victim ** ** *
Kim Warwick Kim Warwick (born 8 April 1952) is an Australian former professional male tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1970 to 1987, reaching the singles final of the Australian Open in 1980. He defeated over 35 players ranked in the top t ...
(born 1952), Australian former tennis player *
Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer. She first gained success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at no. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo ...
(born 1960), English singer *
Kim Williams (architect) Kim Williams is an American architect, an independent scholar on the connections between architecture and mathematics, and a book publisher. She is the founder of the ''Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics'' conference series, the founder and co-ed ...
, American independent scholar of architecture and mathematics * Kim Williams (basketball) (born 1974), American former professional basketball player *
Kim Williams (media executive) Kimberley Lynton Williams (born 1952) is an Australian media executive and composer. He has headed a wide range of prominent organisations such as Musica Viva Australia, Foxtel, the Australian Film Commission, the Sydney Opera House Trust and ...
(born 1952), Australian media executive *
Kim Williams (songwriter) Kim Edwin Williams (June 28, 1947 – February 11, 2016) was an American songwriter who wrote hits for Randy Travis, Joe Diffie, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks and many others. Williams was named American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, ...
(1947–2016), American country music songwriter *
Kim A. Williams Kim Allan Williams Sr. (born 1954) is an American cardiologist and advocate of plant-based nutrition. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and served as its president from 2015 to 2016. He is currently a trustee of the organizatio ...
Sr. (born 1954), American cardiologist *
Kim Woodburn Patricia Mary "Kim" Woodburn ( McKenzie; 25 March 1942 – 16 June 2025) was an English television personality, writer, and expert cleaner. Known as the "Queen of Clean", she came to prominence by co-presenting the Channel 4 series '' How Clean ...
(born 1942), English television personality


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Kim Yashpal Satyakim Yashpal, known professionally as Kim and Kim Yashpal, is an Indian retired actress and model. After a brief stint in modeling, her acting debut was Danny Denzongpa's horror film '' Phir Wahi Raat'' (1980). She followed this with supp ...
, Indian actress and model


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* Kim Zolciak-Biermann (born 1978), American television personality


Fictional characters

* Kim, a character in the NBC sitcom ''
Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...
'' * Kim, the main protagonist in ''
Miss Saigon ''Miss Saigon'' is a sung-through musical theatre, stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madama Butterfly'', and similarly tells th ...
'' * Kim, the main protagonist in ''
Seedfolks ''Seedfolks'' (1997) is a children's novella written by Paul Fleischman, with illustrations by Judy Pedersen. The story is told by a diverse cast of characters living on (or near) Gibb Street in Cleveland, Ohio, each from a different ethnic grou ...
'' * Kim Baker, one of the twins in "The Bakers" family in the ''
Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bes ...
'' film *
Kim Bauer Kimberly 'Kim' Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series ''24''. She is portrayed as the only daughter of the show's main character, Jack Bauer and his wife Teri. She is a former CTU analyst turned fiel ...
in the TV series ''24'' *
Kim Butterfield Kim Butterfield is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Daisy Wood-Davis. The character made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 October 2014. The character and Wood-Davis' casting were an ...
in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Kim Chan in the American Western television series ''
Have Gun Will Travel Have or having may refer to: * the concept of ownership * any concept of ''possession'' * the English verb "to " is used: ** to express possession linguistically, in a broad sense ** as an auxiliary verb ** in constructions such as ''have somet ...
'' * Kim Chin in ''Class of 3000'' *
Kimball Cho Kimball Cho is a fictional character portrayed by Tim Kang on the American TV crime drama ''The Mentalist''. Cho is a former senior agent for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and is currently an FBI special agent. Cho serves as the pol ...
in the American TV series ''The Mentalist'' *
Kim Craig Kimberly Diane "Kim" Craig (née Day) is the moody, immature and accident-prone daughter in the Australian sitcom ''Kath & Kim'', portrayed by Gina Riley. Along with co-star Jane Turner who plays Kim's onscreen mother Kath Day-Knight, Riley is the ...
in the Australian sitcom ''Kath & Kim'' *
Kim Fox Kim Fox (also Fox-Hubbard) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Tameka Empson. She is the half-sister of Denise Fox (Diane Parish), and aunt to Chelsea Fox, Chelsea (Tiana Benjamin/Zaraah Abrahams) and Libby ...
in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' *
Kim Kitsuragi Kim Kitsuragi is a character in the 2019 detective video game ''Disco Elysium.'' As a non-playable companion character, he assists the player character in solving a murder that comprises the game's main plot. Kitsuragi is defined by his Asian ...
in the role-playing video game ''Disco Elysium'' * Kim Moon, a character in the American sitcom ''
It's Garry Shandling's Show ''It's Garry Shandling's Show'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Showtime from September 10, 1986, to May 25, 1990. The series, created by Garry Shandling and Alan Zweibel, is notable for breaking the fourth wall. I ...
'' *
Kim Pine This article is a list of fictional characters in the comic book series '' Scott Pilgrim'' by Bryan Lee O'Malley, its film adaptation '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', its video game adaptation '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game'', and its ...
in the series of graphic novels ''Scott Pilgrim'' *
Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated Action comedy TV series, action comedy television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The Kim Possible (character), title character is a teenage girl tasked with saving ...
, character in the Disney series of the same name *
Kim Tate Kim Tate (previously Taylor, Marchant and Foster) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Claire King. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 12 December 1989. Kim is portrayed in th ...
in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' *
Kim Wexler Kimberly "Kim" Wexler is a fictional character in the television series ''Better Call Saul'', a spin-off of ''Breaking Bad''. Kim is primarily portrayed by Rhea Seehorn, and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. An intelligent and pro ...
in the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul''


See also

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Kim (surname) Kim is a surname with multiple origins. Korean family name Kim, sometimes spelt Gim, is the most common family name in Korea. Stage surname People with the stage surname Kim include: * Andy Kim (singer), Canadian musician, born Andrew Youakim * ...
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Kim (Korean surname) Kim () is the most common Korean name, surname in Korea. As of the 2015 South Korean census, there were 10,689,959 people by this name in South Korea or 21.5% of the population. Although the surname is always pronounced the same, dozens of differ ...
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Kim (disambiguation) Kim may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim dynasty (disambiguation), several dynas ...
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Kym (disambiguation) Kym or KYM may refer to: * River Kym, in Cambridgeshire, England * Kym (singer) (born 1983), or Jin Sha, Chinese singer and actress *Know Your Meme, an internet meme documentation blog * Kpatili language's ISO 639 code People with the given name * ...


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