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'''The King''' may refer to:
'''The King''' or '''His Majesty The King''' may refer to:


* a specific [[king]]
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** [[Charles III]] (born 1948), King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms ({{reign|2022|present}})
== In gaming ==
** [[List of current monarchs of sovereign states]]
* The King, the [[Chessmaster#Chess engine|chess engine in the computer game ''Chessmaster'']]
* [[The King (video game)|''The King'' (video game)]], a 1983 game for the Dragon 32 home computer
* The King, a character in the video game ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', voiced by James Horan


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== As a nickname ==
* [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] (1929–1968), civil rights activist
* [[Kingsley Amis]] (1922–1995), British novelist
* [[Zohar Argov]] (1955–1987), Israeli singer
* [[Kenny Bernstein]] (born 1944), American drag racing driver nicknamed "The King of Speed"
* [[Eric Cantona]] (born 1966), French footballer
* [[Wayne Carey]] (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
* [[Kenny Dalglish]] (born 1951), Scottish football manager
* [[Félix Hernández]] (born 1986), American baseball pitcher


== Arts and entertainment ==
* [[LeBron James]] (born 1984), American basketball player
===Fictional characters===
* [[Barry John]] (born 1945), Welsh rugby player
* Eddie "The King" Faroo, in the 1992 film ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]''
* [[Graham Kennedy]] (1934–2005), Australian television performer
* Strip "The King" Weathers, [[List of Cars characters#Strip|in ''Cars'']]
* [[Richard Kingsmill]] (born 1964), Australian radio host
* The King, [[List of Drawn Together characters#The King|in ''Drawn Together'']]
* [[Jack Kirby]] (1917–1994), American comics artist
* The King, an alias of the DC Comics character [[King Standish]]
* [[Denis Law]] (born 1940), Scottish footballer
* Strip "The King" Weathers, the [[Chessmaster#Chess engine|chess engine in computer game ''Chessmaster'']]
* [[Jerry Lawler]] (born 1949), American professional wrestler
* [[King of All Cosmos]], in the ''Katamari'' video game series
* [[King Levinsky]] (1910–1991), American heavyweight boxer
* [[Wally Lewis]] (born 1959), Australian rugby league player
* [[Jari Litmanen]] (born 1971), Finnish footballer
* [[Mohamed Mounir]] (born 1954), Egyptian singer
* [[Arnold Palmer]] (born 1929), American golfer
* [[Pelé]] (born 1940), Brazilian footballer
* [[Richard Petty]] (born 1937), American NASCAR driver
* [[Fernando Poe, Jr.]] (1939–2004), Philippine actor and National Artist nicknamed "Da King"
* [[Elvis Presley]] (1935–1977), American entertainer and cultural icon[[Special:Contributions/71.234.118.65|71.234.118.65]] ([[User talk:71.234.118.65|talk]]) 15:03, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
* [[Henry Shefflin]] (born 1979), Kilkenny hurler
* [[Tom Cato Visnes]], Norwegian musician and teacher
* [[Jan-Ove Waldner]] (born 1965), table tennis player
* [[Clark Gable]] (1901–1960), American movie star
* [[T.I.]] (born 1980), American rapper


== In film and television ==
=== Film and television===
* Eddie "The King" Faroo, a character in the 1992 film ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]''
* [[The King (1995 film)|''The King'' (1995 film)]], a Malayalam movie
* [[The King (1995 film)|''The King'' (1995 film)]], a Malayalam movie directed by Shaji Kailas
* [[The King (2002 film)|''The King'' (2002 film)]], a Greek drama
* [[The King (2005 film)|''The King'' (2005 film)]], an American drama
* [[The King (2005 film)|''The King'' (2005 film)]], an American drama
* [[The King (2007 film)|''The King'' (2007 film)]], an Australian biopic
* [[The King (2007 film)|''The King'' (2007 film)]], an Australian biopic
* ''[[The King – Jari Litmanen]]'', a Finnish documentary
* Strip "The King" Weathers, a [[List of Cars characters#Strip "The King" Weathers|character in the animated film ''Cars'']] based on Richard Petty
* [[The King (2017 South Korean film)|''The King'' (2017 South Korean film)]], a political crime drama
* "The King", a [[List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) episodes#ep16|2003 episode of the TV series ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'']]
* [[The King (2017 American film)|''The King'' (2017 American film)]], about Elvis Presley
* "The King", a [[The King Is Dead (TV series)#ep3|2010 episode of the British television programme ''The King is Dead'']]
* [[The King (2019 film)|''The King'' (2019 film)]], an historical drama film
* The King, a recurring [[Characters in Drawn Together#The King|character from the American television show ''Drawn Together'']]
* "The King", a [[List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) episodes#ep16|an episode of the 2003 TV series ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'']]
* "The King", a 2010 episode of TV series ''[[The King Is Dead (TV series)|The King Is Dead]]''

=== Music ===
==== Albums ====
* [[The King (Anjimile album)|''The King'' (Anjimile album)]], 2023
* [[The King (Benny Carter album)|''The King'' (Benny Carter album)]], 1976
*''[[The King!]]'', by Illinois Jacquet, 1968
* [[The King (Teenage Fanclub album)|''The King'' (Teenage Fanclub album)]], 1991
* ''The King'', a 2021 EP by [[Sarah Kinsley]]

==== Songs ====
* [[The King (The Playtones song)|"The King" (The Playtones song)]], 2011
* "The King", by Accept from ''[[I'm a Rebel]]'', 1980
* "The King", by The Chariot from ''[[Long Live (The Chariot album)|Long Live]]'', 2010
* "The King", by Enter Shikari from ''[[Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible]]'', 2020
* "The King", by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five from ''[[On the Strength]]'', 1988
* "The King", by James Brown from the expanded re-release of ''[[Live at the Garden (James Brown album)|Live at the Garden]]'', 2009
* "The King", by Loreena McKennitt from ''[[To Drive the Cold Winter Away]]'', 1987
* "The King", by Paul Brandt from ''[[This Time Around (Paul Brandt album)|This Time Around]]'', 2004
* "The King", by Steeleye Span from ''[[Please to See the King]]'', 1971
* "The King", by T.I. from ''[[Urban Legend (album)|Urban Legend]]'', 2004
* "The King", by [[Conan Gray]], 2019
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===Sculpture===
* [[His Majesty the King (Miró)|''His Majesty the King'' (Miró)]], a 1974 sculpture


== Other uses ==
== Other uses ==
* [[The King (nickname)]], a list of people with the nickname
* [[The Burger King]], an advertising mascot for fast-food restaurant chain Burger King
*''[[The King!]]'', a 1968 album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet
* [[The King (album)|''The King'' (album)]], the second album by British alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, deleted on its day of release in 1991
* The King, an alias of the DC Comics character [[King Standish]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of current monarchs]]
* [[King (disambiguation)]]
* {{Intitle|The King}}
* {{Intitle|The King}}
* [[King (disambiguation)]]
* [[His Majesty (disambiguation)]]
* [[The Queen (disambiguation)]]


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