Kong may refer to:

Places

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

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

Kong, Iran Kong () is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Tu ...

, a city on the Persian Gulf *

Kong, Shandong Kong () is a town in Laoling, Dezhou, in northwestern Shandong province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list ...

(), a town in Laoling, Shandong, China *

Kong, Ivory Coast Kong, also known as Kpon, is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Kong Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District. Kong is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune. It was th ...

, a town in Savanes District, Ivory Coast *

Kong River The Kong River, also known as the Sekong River (, ), is a river in Southeast Asia and an important tributary of the Mekong River. Course The river originates in Huế in Central Vietnam and flows through southern Laos and northeastern Cambo ...

, in Southeast Asia * Koh Kong (island), island in the Gulf of Thailand, in the coastal waters of Cambodia

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

King Kong King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. The character has since become an international pop culture icon,Erb, Cynthia, 1998, ''Tracking Kin ...

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

Donkey Kong is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. It follows the adventures of Donkey Kong (character), Donkey Kong, a large, powerful gorilla, and other members of the List of Don ...

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

Donkey Kong (character) often shortened to DK, is a Character (arts), character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. One of the flagship characters of the Japanese video game company Nintendo, he is the star of the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise and also ...

Diddy Kong is a series of video games published by Nintendo since 1981 and created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Donkey Kong (character), Donkey Kong and Mario have both had the roles of protagonist and antagonist in the series. Other characters ha ...

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

Dr. Strangelove ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'' (known simply and more commonly as ''Dr. Strangelove'') is a 1964 political satire black comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is loosely ...

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

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

'' * Mammoth Kong, a gigantic ape monster - see ''

Moonlight Mask , a.k.a. Moonbeam Man, is a superhero appearing in Japanese tokusatsu and anime television shows and movies since his TV debut in 1958. The six theatrical films were made (between 1958–1959) in black and white/ToeiScope format. Created by write ...

'' * the title robotic monster of ''

Marine Kong is a 26-episode 1960 Japanese television series (told in two thirteen episode chapters) produced by Nisan Productions. It aired on the Fuji Television network every Sunday from April 3 to September 25. The series was about a giant dinosaurian robo ...

'', a Japanese TV show * Blues Kong, a blue colored bulldog/ape hybrid from ''

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

Music

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

Neneh Cherry Neneh Mariann Karlsson (; born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, rapper, occasional disc jockey, and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a numb ...

from her 2018 album ''Broken Politics''

Rides

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

, a roller coaster * KONG (ride), a ride at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey

Other

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

People

Kong (surname) Kong () is a Chinese language, Chinese and Korean language, Korean surname. It can also be written as Kong in Taiwan, Hung in Hong Kong, Khổng in Vietnam, and Gong in Korea. There are around 2.1 million people with this surname in China in 2002, ...

(孔), a Chinese and Korean surname * nickname of

Gary Elkerton Gary Elkerton (born 21 August 1964), known as Kong is an Australian surfer, three time world masters champion (2000–01, 2003), three time world professional runner-up (1987, 1990, 1993), twice Hawaiian Triple Crown champion (1987, 1989) and Au ...

(born 1964), Australian surfer * nickname of

Robbie Green Robbie Green (born 19 July 1974) is a former English professional darts player. His nickname was Kong. PDC career Green made his televised debut at the 2004 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage. The same year he qualified for the World Matchpl ...

(born 1974), English darts player * a stage name of

Shawn Crahan Michael Shawn Crahan (born September 24, 1969), more commonly known by his stage persona "Clown", is an American musician. He is the co-founder, percussionist, and only original member remaining of the alternative metal band Slipknot (band), Sli ...

(born 1969), American musician *

Erika Shishido is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by her ring name . She currently makes appearances on the Japanese independent circuit and for Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). She is the founder of the Arsion all-women professional wrestlin ...

(born 1970), female professional wrestler who went by the ring name of "Aja Kong" *

Kia Stevens Kia Michelle Stevens (born September 4, 1977) is an American actress and semi-retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with TNA Wrestling under the ring name Awesome Kong. She also worked with Ring of Honor (ROH), Shimmer ...

(born 1977), female professional wrestler who went by the ring names of "Amazing Kong" and "Awesome Kong"

Other uses

* '' Kōng'', a concept in Chinese Zen Buddhism * Kong Company, an American dog toy producer *

Kong Inc. Kong Inc. is a software company that provides open-source platforms and cloud services for managing, monitoring, and scaling application programming interfaces (APIs) and microservices. Some of the products offered by Kong Inc. include: Kong Gat ...

, an API and cloud services company based in San Francisco *

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

, a television station in Washington, United States