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s ''Koenig'' and ''Kœnig'', when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, the use of ''Koenig'' is usual, and sometimes also ''Konig''. Notable people with the name include:

People

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* Adam Koenig (born 1971), American politician * Adrianus König (1867–1944), Dutch politician * Aislinn Konig (born 1998), Canadian basketball player * Alexander Koenig (1858–1940), German naturalist * Alexander König (born 1966), German skater * Alfons König (1898–1944), Wehrmacht officer during World War II * Alfred König (1913–1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter *

Andrew Koenig Joshua Andrew Koenig (; August 17, 1968 – February 16, 2010) was an American character actor, film director, editor, writer, and human rights activist. He was known for his role as Richard "Boner" Stabone in ''Growing Pains''. Early li ...

(1968–2010), American actor * Andrew Koenig (politician) (born 1982), American politician in Missouri *

Andrew Koenig (programmer) Andrew Richard Koenig (; born June 1952) is a former AT&T and Bell Labs researcher and programmer. He is the author of '' C Traps and Pitfalls'' and co-author (with Barbara Moo) of ''Accelerated C++'' and ''Ruminations on C++'', and his name is ...

, American computer scientist and author * Anna Leonore König (1771–1854), Swedish singer * Arthur König (1856–1901), German physician and researcher into optics * Bronson Koenig (born 1994), American basketball player *

Charles Konig Charles Dietrich Eberhard Konig or Karl Dietrich Eberhard König, Royal Guelphic Order, KH (1774 – 6 September 1851) was a German natural history, naturalist. He was born in Braunschweig, Brunswick and educated at University of Göttingen, ...

(1774–1851), German-born British naturalist * Claës König (1885–1961), Swedish horse rider * Dave Konig (born 1962), American comedian *

Dénes Kőnig Dénes Kőnig (September 21, 1884 – October 19, 1944) was a Hungarian mathematician of Hungarian Jewish heritage who worked in and wrote the first textbook on the field of graph theory. Biography Kőnig was born in Budapest, the son of mathemat ...

(1884–1944), Hungarian mathematician, son of Gyula *

Dieter König Dieter König (19 May 1931 – 17 August 1991) raced hydroplanes and was also responsible for manufacturing the engines that powered them. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s his "König" engines dominated the sport. The engines were manufactured ...

(1931–1991), hydroplane racer, manufacturer of Konig two stroke engines * Doris König (born 1957), judge, jurisprudent and public law scholar who serves as the Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany * Elazar Mordechai Koenig (1945–2018), Israeli Hasidic rabbi * Ernst König (1908–1986), Wehrmacht officer during World War II * Erwin König * Eugen König (1896–1985), Wehrmacht officer during World War II *

Ezra Koenig Ezra Michael Koenig ( ; born April 8, 1984) is an American musician, record producer, and radio personality. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Additionally, Koenig is the creator of the ...

(born 1984), American musician, singer/guitarist in Vampire Weekend * Franz König (1905–2004), Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna * Franz König (surgeon) (1832–1910), German surgeon * Franz Niklaus König (1765–1832), Swiss painter * Franz Koenigs (1881–1941), German-Dutch banker and art collector *

Fred Koenig Fred Carl Koenig (April 27, 1931 – January 12, 1993) was an American first baseman and manager in minor league baseball and a coach and farm system director at the Major League level. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Koenig threw and batted righ ...

(1931–1993), American baseball player and coach *

Friedrich Koenig Friedrich Koenig (17 April 1774 – 17 January 1833) was a German inventor best known for his slow speed steam-powered printing press, which he built together with watchmaker Andreas Friedrich Bauer. This new style of printing press could p ...

(1774–1833), German inventor * Friedrich König (painter) (1857–1941), Austrian artist * Friedrich Eduard König (1846–1936), German Protestant theologian and Semitic scholar * Fritz Koenig (1924–2017), German artist and sculptor

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* Gabriela König (born 1952), German politician * Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi * George Konig (1856–1913), American politician * Gottfried Michael Koenig (1926–2021), German-Dutch composer *

Gyula Kőnig Gyula Kőnig (16 December 1849 – 8 April 1913) was a mathematician from Hungary. His mathematical publications in German appeared under the name Julius König. His son Dénes Kőnig was a graph theorist. Biography Gyula Kőnig was active lite ...

(1849–1913), also known as Julius König, Hungarian mathematician * Hannes Koenig (born 2001), German gymnast * Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist * Herbert D. Koenig (1933–2018), Doctor of Osteopathy * Imre König (1899–1992), Hungarian chess master *

Jan Latham-Koenig Jan Betrand Latham-Koenig, (born December 1953) is a British conductor and sex offender. He conducted all of the BBC ensembles, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He was appointed an OBE for services to Rus ...

(born 1953), English conductor * Jared Koenig (born 1994), American baseball player * Jörn König (born 1967), German politician * Johann König (painter) (1586–1642), German painter * Johann Friedrich König (1619–1664), German Lutheran theologian * Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758), German composer * Johann Samuel König (1712–1757), German mathematician *

Johann Gerhard König Johann Gerhard König (29 November 1728 – 26 June 1785) was a Baltic Germans, Baltic German botanist and physician who served in the Tranquebar Mission, India before joining service under the Nawab of Arcot, and then the English East India Compan ...

(1728–1785), German botanist active in India * Johann König (gymnast) (1932–2020), Austrian gymnast * Johann König (art dealer) (born 1981), German art dealer * John Koenig (diplomat), American diplomat *John Koenig, the creator of '' The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows'' * Joseph König (theologian) (1819–1900), German theologian * Joseph König (chemist) (1843–1930), German chemist * Juan Ramón Koenig (1623–1709) Peruvian scientist * Julian Koenig (1921–2014), American advertising executive *

Karl König Karl König (25 September 1902 – 27 March 1966) was an Austrian paediatrician who founded the Camphill Movement, an international movement of therapeutic intentional community, intentional communities for those with special needs or disabilitie ...

(1902–1966), Austrian paediatrician * Kip Koenig, American film and television producer and screenwriter * Klaus König (1934–2025), German operatic tenor * Laird Koenig (1927–2023), American author * Lea Koenig (born 1929), Israeli actor * Leo von König (1871–1944), German painter *

Leopold König Leopold König (born 15 November 1987) is a Czech Republic, Czech former professional road bicycle racing, road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the , , and teams. Since retiring, he has acted as the race director for ...

(born 1987), Czech road cyclist * Lothar Koenigs (born 1965), German conductor * Mark Koenig (1904–1993), American baseball player * Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898–1970), French army officer and politician * Miroslav König (born 1972), Slovak football player * Morris Koenig (1883–1939), Hungarian-American lawyer and judge

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* Oliver Koenig (born 1981), German athlete * Ove König (1950–2020), Swedish speed skater * Paul König (1867–1933), German merchant navy officer * Paul König (Scouting) * Peter Konig * Pia König (born 1993), Austrian tennis player * Pierre Koenig (1925–2004), American architect * Ralf König (born 1960), German comic artist * Regina König, German luger * René König (1906–1992), German sociologist * Robbie Koenig (born 1971), South African tennis player and broadcaster * Robert Koenig (sculptor) (born 1961), British sculptor * Robert Koenig (filmmaker) (born 1975), American film director, producer, writer and editor * Robert König (1885–1979), Austrian mathematician *

Ronny König Ronny König (born 2 June 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career König was born in Lichtenstein, East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a co ...

(born 1983), German football player * Rudolph Koenig (1832–1901), German acoustical physicist *

Rudolf König Rudolf König (18 August 1865 – 30 January 1927) was an Austrian merchant, amateur astronomer and selenography, selenographer. Biography König was born in Vienna and received his technical education in Leipzig. He was the son of Georg Kö ...

(1865–1927), Austrian merchant, astronomer and selenographer * Samuel S. Koenig (1872–1955), Hungarian-American lawyer and politician * Sarah Koenig (born 1969), American journalist * Stephanie Koenig, American actress and writer * Sven Koenig (computer scientist), German-American computer scientist * Sven Koenig (cricketer) (born 1973), South African cricketer *

Swen König Swen König (born 3 September 1985) is a retired Swiss football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of Switzerland national football team.Todd Koenig (born 1985), American football player * Trevor Koenig (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player *

Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi (born 9 July 1969) is a Switzerland, Swiss orienteering competitor and world champion. Career König-Salmi won the 2001 Sprint distance World Orienteering Championships, and is two times Relay World Champion, from 2003 and ...

(born 1969), Swiss orienteerer *

Walter Koenig Walter Marvin Koenig (; born September 14, 1936) is an American actor and screenwriter. He began acting professionally in the mid-1960s and quickly rose to prominence for his supporting role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in '' Star Trek: The Original ...

(born 1936), American actor * William Edward Koenig (born 1956), American Catholic bishop *Willy Koenig of Koenig Specials * Wolf Koenig (1927–2014), German-Canadian film director, producer, animator and cinematographer * Xavier Koenig (born 1984), Mauritian squash player

Fictional people

* Tolle Koenig, a fictional character in the anime ''Gundam SEED'' * Eric Koenig, character in the Marvel Comics Universe * Erwin König (died 1942), apocryphal World War II German sniper * John Koenig (''Space: 1999''), a fictional character in the TV series ''Space: 1999'' *Karin Koenig, from the video game '' Shadow Hearts: Covenant'' * Mr. Koenig the high school Drama teacher, from the cut-for-time SNL sketch, played by Will Ferrell

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