König

König (/ˈkeɪnɪɡ/; German: [ˈkøːnɪç]) is the German word for "king".[1] In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations 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

A to F

  • Adam Koenig (born 1971), American politician
  • Adrianus König (1867–1944), Dutch politician
  • Aislinn Konig
  • 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 (1968–2010), American actor
  • Andrew Koenig (politician) (born 1982), American politician in Missouri
  • Andrew Koenig (programmer), 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 (1774–1851), German-born British naturalist
  • Claës König (1885–1961), Swedish horse rider
  • Dave Konig (born 1962), American comedian
  • Dénes Kőnig (1884–1944), Hungarian mathematician, son of Gyula
  • Dieter König (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 (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 (1931–1993), American baseball player and coach
  • Friedrich Koenig (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

G to M

N to Z

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

See also

  • King (surname)
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References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 328, 334. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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