King's Men or Kingsmen may refer to: *

King's Men (playing company) The King's Men was an acting company in England to which William Shakespeare (1564–1616) belonged for most of his career. Formerly known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, they became the King's Men in 1603 w ...

, an English company of actors to which William Shakespeare belonged

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The King's Men (Choir of King's College) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is an English Anglican choir. It was created by King Henry VI, who founded King's College, Cambridge, in 1441, to provide daily singing in his Chapel, which remains the main task of the choir to this day. ...

, a longstanding close harmony group of young men in Cambridge, England * The King's Men, an American vocal quartet formed in 1928 by

Ken Darby Kenneth Lorin Darby (May 13, 1909 – January 24, 1992) was an American composer, vocal arranger, lyricist, and conductor. His film scores were recognized by the awarding of three Academy Awards and one Grammy Award. He provided vocals for ...

The Kingsmen Quartet The Kingsmen Quartet (better known as The Kingsmen) is an American Southern gospel vocal quartet. Musical career and awards The Kingsmen are a Southern Gospel vocal quartet based out of Asheville, North Carolina. Many singers of Southern ...

or The Kingsmen, a Christian music group formed in 1956 *

The Kingsmen (Franny Beecher) Francis Eugene Beecher (September 29, 1921 – February 24, 2014) was the lead guitarist for Bill Haley & His Comets from 1954 to 1962, and is best remembered for his innovative guitar solos that incorporated elements of jazz. He composed the ...

, a 1958 American band formed by Franny Beecher and other moonlighting Comets of Bill Haley and the Comets *

The Kingsmen The Kingsmen are a 1960s American rock band from Portland, Oregon. They are best known for their 1963 recording of R&B singer Richard Berry's "Louie Louie", which held the No. 2 spot on the ''Billboard'' charts for six weeks and has bec ...

, an American rock group best known for their 1963 recording of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie" *

The Statler Brothers The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group from Staunton, Virginia. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally, and from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening a ...

, previously known as The Kingsmen in the 1960s

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* ''Kingsmen'', the nickname of the athletic teams at

Penn High School Penn High School is a public high school located in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States, near South Bend. It is the only high school in the Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) School Corporation. The district includes all of Osceola and portions of Gr ...

, US * ''Kingsmen'', the nickname of the men's athletic teams at

California Lutheran University California Lutheran University (CLU, Cal Lutheran, or Cal Lu) is a private university in Thousand Oaks, California, United States. It was founded in 1959 and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but is nonsectarian. It o ...

, US

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King's Men (Númenor) King's Men or Kingsmen may refer to: * King's Men (playing company), an English company of actors to which William Shakespeare belonged Music * The King's Men (Choir of King's College), a longstanding close harmony group of young men in Cambridg ...

, Númenórean royalist faction in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings *

Baganda people The Baganda (endonym: ''Baganda''; singular ''Muganda''), are a Bantu people, Bantu ethnic group native to Buganda, a Administrative division, subnational Monarchy, kingdom within Uganda. Traditionally composed of 52 clans (although since a 1993 ...

, an ethnic group of Buganda sometimes known by this exonym * ''King's Men'' (board game), a 1937 board game designed by Elizabeth Magie * ''King's Men'' (TV series), a 1975-80 Australian police drama series

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