Koko or KOKO may refer to:

Animals

Koko (gorilla) Hanabiko, nicknamed "Koko" (July 4, 1971 – June 19, 2018) was a female western lowland gorilla born in the San Francisco Zoo and cross-fostered by Francine Patterson for use in ape language experiments. Koko gained public attention as the sub ...

(1971–2018), a gorilla trained to communicate in American Sign Language * Koko (dog) (2005–2012), the Australian kelpie in the 2011 film ''Red Dog'' * Koko (horse), an Irish racehorse that won the 1926 Cheltenham Gold Cup * Ko'ko' or Guam rail, a flightless bird

Plants

*Central African name for ''

Gnetum africanum ''Gnetum africanum'' (eru or African jointfir) is a species of vine native to tropical Africa. Though bearing leaves, the genus ''Gnetum'' are gymnosperms, related to pine and other conifers. ''Gnetum africanum'' has numerous common names and is ...

'', an edible vegetable

Places

* Koko, Benin, a town and arrondissement in Benin * Koko, Bouaké, a neighbourhood of Bouaké, Ivory Coast * Koko, Savanes, a village in Ivory Coast *

Koko, Delta Koko is the major town in and the headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, South South Nigeria. It is one of the major towns in the Niger Delta region. History The town of Koko has is inhabited by the Itsekiri people, ...

, a town in Delta State, Nigeria *Koko, a town in

Koko/Besse Koko/Besse is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Koko town. The town was founded by Mallam Mamman Dan-Gindi, a grandson of Mallam Abdulsalami Bagimbane. The majority inhabitants of Koko/Besse are Gimbanawa and ...

Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria *

Koko Head Koko Head is the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaii Kai. Koko Head (at 642 ft or 196 m) is ...

, the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi * Koko River, Rusizi District, a river in southwestern Rwanda that is a tributary of the Ruhwa River * Koko River, Rutsiro District, a river in the Rutsiro District of western Rwanda that flows into Lake Kivu

People with the name

Mononyms *

Emperor Kōkō was the 58th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 光孝天皇 (58)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkō reigned from 884 to 887. Traditional narrative Before the emperor's ascension to the Chr ...

(830–887), 58th emperor of Japan *

King Koko King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a constitutional monarch if his power is restrained by fi ...

or Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe (1853–1898), African ruler of the Nembe Kingdom Given name *

Koko Archibong Aniekan Okon “Koko” Archibong (born May 10, 1981) is a former Nigerian-American professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. Early life and education Koko Archibong was born as Aniekan Okon ...

(born 1981), Nigerian-American basketball player *

Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (born October 2, 1981 in Jakarta) is a beach volleyball player from Indonesia. He competed at the 2006 Asian Games, and won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games. At the 2008 Asian Beach Games he received a gold medal wi ...

(born 1981), Indonesian beach volleyball player *

Koko Jones Kevin Jones is an American jazz percussionist and band leader. Jones's music is influenced by that of Cuba and Congo. Career Jones grew up in Englewood, New Jersey. He is the brother of the musician Patrick Stanfield Jones. As a teenager he st ...

(born 1989), American jazz percussionist *

Koko Komégné Koko Komégné is a visual artist based in Douala and a promoter of the contemporary art scene in Cameroon. Life and career Koko Komégné was born in 1950 in Batoufam. In 1956 he moves to Yaoundé where he attends school and he starts drawi ...

(born 1950), Cameroonian visual artist *

Koko Kondo Koko Tanimoto (Née , born November 20, 1944) is a prominent Hibakusha, atomic bomb survivor, peace activist, and the eldest of at least four children of Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Methodist minister famous for his work for the Hiroshima Maidens. Both a ...

(born 1944), birth name Koko Tanimoto, a prominent Japanese atomic bomb survivor *

Koko Pimentel Aquilino Martin "Koko" de la Llana Pimentel III (; born January 20, 1964) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2011. He has served as Senate minority leader since 2022 and previously served a ...

(born 1964), Filipino politician *

Koko Sakibo Koko Sakibo (born 10 December 1987) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Koko Sakibo started his football career back in Nigeria with local teams before moving to Egypt. There he spent three months with ...

(born 1987), Nigerian footballer *

Koko Stambuk Cristián Daniel Stambuk Sandoval (born March 16, 1977, in Osorno, Chile), better known by his stage name Koko, is a Chilean singer-songwriter and producer, known for being the singer of the band Glup! and producing artists like Kudai, Luis F ...

(born 1977), Chilean singer-songwriter and producer *

Julio "Koko" Sosa Julio "Koko" Sosa is a master guitarist and composer from Ucacha ( Cordoba Province), Argentina. His performances and compositions range from Argentine styles (such as Tango, Milonga, Chamame, Zamba, Tonada, and Aires Criollos) to Latin Jaz ...

(born 1926), Argentine guitarist * Koko Taylor (1928–2009), R&B singer *

Kōko Tsurumi is a retired Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2009 World all-around bronze medalist, uneven bars silver medalist, and a two-time Olympian (2008, 2012). Gymnastics career Tsurumi was a member of the 2008 Japanese Olympic Team. The women ...

(born 1992), Japanese artistic gymnast * Koko B. Ware (born 1957), American professional wrestler Middle name *

James Koko Lomell James Koko Lomell (born 16 October 1985) is a Liberian former footballer. Club career In Summer 2008 was on trial with team in Europe Ankaraspor but his management refused the offered contract. Lomell played for PSMS Medan and Pelita Jaya in ...

(born 1985), Liberian footballer Surname *

Demeter Koko Demeter Koko (13 June 1891, in Linz – 27 October 1929, in Linz) was an Austrian graphic artist active in the early 20th century. Education After completing his studies at the Linz Handelsakademie (vocational school), the 17-year-old Koko be ...

(1891–1929), Austrian graphic artist *

Georgette Koko Georgette Koko (born 16 March 1953

(born 1953), Gabonese politician *

Lolani Koko Lolani Koko (2 October 1963 – 18 June 2024) was a Samoan rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative rugby union for Samoa national rugby union team, Samoa and representative rugby leagu ...

(born 1963), Samoan rugby football player Stage name / ring name * Koko B. Ware (born 1957), American professional wrestler real name James Ware, Koko B. being his ring name

Music

Koko (music venue) Koko (stylised as KOKO, previously called The Music Machine and Camden Palace) is a concert venue and former theatre in Camden Town, London. The building was known as Camden Palace from 1982 until its 2004 purchase and extensive restoration, le ...

, a music venue in London *"

Ko-Ko "Ko Ko" (also spelled "Ko-Ko" or "Koko") is a 1945 bebop recording composed by Charlie Parker. The original recorded version lists Parker on alto saxophone with trumpeter Miles Davis, double bassist Curley Russell and drummer Max Roach. Due to ...

", a 1945 jazz composition by Charlie Parker *"Ko-Ko", a 1940 jazz composition by Duke Ellington *"Koko", a 2005 song by Goldfrapp from '' Supernature''

Radio stations

KOKO (AM) KOKO (1450 AM, "Good Time Oldies 1450") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Warrensburg, the county seat of Johnson County, Missouri. The station's broadcast license is held by D&H Media LLC. KOKO broadcasts a ful ...

, a radio station (1450 AM) licensed to serve Warrensburg, Missouri, United States * KOKO-FM, a radio station (94.3 FM) licensed to serve Kerman, California, United States *

KOKO-LP KOKO-LP (96.3 FM, "96.3 KOKO FM") is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Hana, Hawaii. The station is owned by KOKO FM and airs a Hawaiian music format. The station was assigned the KOKO-LP call letters by the Federal Communicati ...

, a radio station (96.3 FM) licensed to serve Hana, Hawaii, United States

Characters

Koko the Clown Koko the Clown is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer. His first appearance as the main protagonist in ''Out of the Inkwell'' (1918–1929), a major animated series of the silent era. Throughout the series, he goes on many adven ...

, a 1919 cartoon character * Koko/Kao K’o Kung, a character in the Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun *Ko-Ko, a character from ''

The Mikado ''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...

'' *Koko, a character in ''Chuggington'' *Koko, a character from ''

Zatch Bell! ''Zatch Bell!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between January 2001 and December 2007, ...

'' *Koko Hekmatyar, a character from '' Jormungand'' *Koko, a character from ''

The Lego Ninjago Movie ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' is a 2017 animated martial arts film, martial arts comedy film, based on the toy/kit line Lego Ninjago, of the same name and the Ninjago (TV series), TV show starring the same characters. Directed by Charlie Bean (anim ...

Other uses

* ''Koko'' (novel), a 1988 novel by Peter Straub *

KoKo (computer virus) KoKo Virus is a memory resident computer virus created in March 1991. KoKo's name came from the creator himself, which was a nickname used by his friends. Many on-line virus databases refer to KoKo as ''Koko.1780''. KoKo is written in the Asse ...

, a memory resident computer virus *'' Koko: A Red Dog Story'', a documentary based on the dog Koko *'' Kommerzielle Koordinierung'', a secret commercial enterprise in East Germany, run by the Stasi officer Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski *''

Albizia lebbeck ''Albizia lebbeck'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar. It is widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. Common names in English inc ...

'' or Koko, a species of tree * Gege (title) or Ko-ko, a Manchu title * ǂKxʼauǁʼein languages or Koko *

Tapu Koko Tapu may refer to: Concepts * Tapu (Polynesian culture), a concept of sacredness from which the word "taboo" is derived * Tapu (Ottoman law), a form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire, subject to the tapu resmi tax Places * Tapu (Bora Bora), a p ...

, a Generation VII Pokémon *Kōkō, short for Kōtōgakkō, meaning a high school. See

Secondary education in Japan Secondary education in Japan is split into , which cover the seventh through ninth grade, and , abbreviated to , which mostly cover grades ten through twelve. Junior high school Lower-secondary schools cover grades seven, eight, and nine. Ages ...

* Koko (millet porridge) * KOKO Networks, cooking fuel and equipment company headquartered in Kenya