König (; ) is the German language word for "king". In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the 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
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Adrianus König (1867–1944), Dutch politician
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Aislinn Konig (born 1998), Canadian basketball player
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Alexander Koenig (1858–1940), German naturalist
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Alexander König (born 1966), German skater
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Alfons König (1898–1944), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
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Alfred König (1913–1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter
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Andrew Koenig (1968–2010), American actor
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Andrew Koenig (politician) (born 1982), American politician in Missouri
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Andrew Koenig (programmer), American computer scientist and author
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Anna Leonore König (1771–1854), Swedish singer
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Arthur König (1856–1901), German physician and researcher into optics
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Bronson Koenig (born 1994), American basketball player
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Charles Konig (1774–1851), German-born British naturalist
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Claës König (1885–1961), Swedish horse rider
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Dave Konig (born 1962), American comedian
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Dénes Kőnig (1884–1944), Hungarian mathematician, son of Gyula
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Dieter König (1931–1991), hydroplane racer, manufacturer of Konig two stroke engines
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Doris König (born 1957), judge, jurisprudent and public law scholar who serves as the Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
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Elazar Mordechai Koenig (1945–2018), Israeli Hasidic rabbi
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Ernst König (1908–1986), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
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Erwin König
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Eugen König (1896–1985), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
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Ezra Koenig (born 1984), American musician, singer/guitarist in Vampire Weekend
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Franz König (1905–2004), Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna
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Franz König (surgeon) (1832–1910), German surgeon
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Franz Niklaus König (1765–1832), Swiss painter
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Franz Koenigs (1881–1941), German-Dutch banker and art collector
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Fred Koenig (1931–1993), American baseball player and coach
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Friedrich Koenig (1774–1833), German inventor
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Friedrich König (painter) (1857–1941), Austrian artist
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Friedrich Eduard König (1846–1936), German Protestant theologian and Semitic scholar
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Fritz Koenig (1924–2017), German artist and sculptor
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Gabriela König (born 1952), German politician
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Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi
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George Konig (1856–1913), American politician
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Gottfried Michael Koenig (1926–2021), German-Dutch composer
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Gyula Kőnig (1849–1913), also known as Julius König, Hungarian mathematician
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Hannes Koenig (born 2001), German gymnast
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Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist
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Herbert D. Koenig (1933–2018), Doctor of Osteopathy
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Imre König (1899–1992), Hungarian chess master
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Jan Latham-Koenig (born 1953), English conductor
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Jared Koenig (born 1994), American baseball player
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Jörn König (born 1967), German politician
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Johann König (painter) (1586–1642), German painter
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Johann Friedrich König (1619–1664), German Lutheran theologian
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Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758), German composer
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Johann Samuel König (1712–1757), German mathematician
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Johann Gerhard König (1728–1785), German botanist active in India
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Johann König (gymnast) (1932–2020), Austrian gymnast
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Johann König (art dealer) (born 1981), German art dealer
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Johanna König (1921–2009), German actress
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John Koenig (diplomat), American diplomat
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John Koenig, the creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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Joseph König (theologian) (1819–1900), German theologian
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Joseph König (chemist) (1843–1930), German chemist
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Juan Ramón Koenig (1623–1709) Peruvian scientist
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Julian Koenig (1921–2014), American advertising executive
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Karl König (1902–1966), Austrian paediatrician
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Kip Koenig, American film and television producer and screenwriter
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Klaus König (1934–2025), German operatic tenor
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Laird Koenig (1927–2023), American author
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Lea Koenig (born 1929), Israeli actor
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Leo von König (1871–1944), German painter
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Leopold König (born 1987), Czech road cyclist
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Lothar Koenigs (born 1965), German conductor
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Mark Koenig (1904–1993), American baseball player
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Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898–1970), French army officer and politician
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Miroslav König (born 1972), Slovak football player
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Morris Koenig (1883–1939), Hungarian-American lawyer and judge
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Oliver Koenig (born 1981), German athlete
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Ove König (1950–2020), Swedish speed skater
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Paul König (1867–1933), German merchant navy officer
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Paul König (Scouting)
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Peter Konig
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Pia König (born 1993), Austrian tennis player
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Pierre Koenig (1925–2004), American architect
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Ralf König (born 1960), German comic artist
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Regina König, German luger
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René König (1906–1992), German sociologist
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Robbie Koenig (born 1971), South African tennis player and broadcaster
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Robert Koenig (sculptor) (born 1961), British sculptor
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Robert Koenig (filmmaker) (born 1975), American film director, producer, writer and editor
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Robert König (1885–1979), Austrian mathematician
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Ronny König (born 1983), German football player
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Rudolph Koenig (1832–1901), German acoustical physicist
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Rudolf König (1865–1927), Austrian merchant, astronomer and selenographer
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Samuel S. Koenig (1872–1955), Hungarian-American lawyer and politician
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Sarah Koenig (born 1969), American journalist
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Stephanie Koenig, American actress and writer
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Sven Koenig (computer scientist), German-American computer scientist
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Sven Koenig (cricketer) (born 1973), South African cricketer
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Swen König (born 1985), Swiss football player
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Todd Koenig (born 1985), American football player
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Trevor Koenig (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
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Vroni König-Salmi (born 1969), Swiss orienteerer
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Walter Koenig (born 1936), American actor
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William Edward Koenig (born 1956), American Catholic bishop
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Willy Koenig of Koenig Specials
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Wolf Koenig (1927–2014), German-Canadian film director, producer, animator and cinematographer
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Xavier Koenig (born 1984), Mauritian squash player
Fictional people
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Tolle Koenig, a fictional character in the anime Gundam SEED
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Eric Koenig, character in the Marvel Comics Universe
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Erwin König (died 1942), apocryphal World War II German sniper
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, a fictional character in the TV series Space: 1999
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Karin Koenig, from the video game
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Mr. Koenig the high school Drama teacher, from the cut-for-time SNL sketch, played by Will Ferrell
See also