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
- Michael Jackson (1958–2009), American singer and pop icon
- LeBron James (born 1984), American basketball player
- Barry John (born 1945), Welsh rugby player
- Graham Kennedy (1934–2005), Australian television performer
- Richard Kingsmill (born 1964), Australian radio host
- Jack Kirby (1917–1994), American comics artist
- Denis Law (born 1940), Scottish footballer
- Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American professional wrestler
- 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
- 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
- Félix Hernández, American baseball pitcher
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“A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a bugbear to the imagination, and, though we do not believe in it, it still haunts our apprehensions.”
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830)
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