- Thomas Ken
Thomas Ken (July 1637 - 19 March 1711), English churchman, was the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the fathers of modern English hymnology
- Naoko Ken
Ken Naoko (研ナオコ; real name Noguchi Nawoko (野口なを子; maiden surname 浅田) on 7 July 1953 in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. Ken has had at least one song appear on the NHK program "Minna no Uta".
- Ken Ham
Dr. Ken Ham is the president of Answers in Genesis USA and is a well-known speaker and author on the subject of Young-Earth Creationism. He received a bachelor degree in applied science (emphasis on environmental biology) from the Queensland Institute of Technology, and a Diploma of Education from the University of Queensland. He has also received two honorary doctorates: a Doctor of Divinity from Temple Baptist College, and a Doctor of Literature from Baptist Liberty University.
- Ken Son
- Ken Jowitt
Ken Jowitt is the Pres and Maurine Hotchkis Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Robson Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Jowitt specializes in the study of comparative politics, American foreign policy, and postcommunist countries.
- Ken Jennings
Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) holds the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show "Jeopardy!" Jennings won 74 games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance. His total earnings on "Jeopardy!" are US$3,022,700 ($2,520,700 in winnings, a $2,000 consolation prize on his 75th appearance, and $500,000 in the "Jeopardy!" Ultimate Tournament of Champions).
- Ken Johnson
Kenneth Travis Johnson (born June 16 1933 in West Palm Beach, Florida) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Houston Colt .45s who, on April 23, 1964, became the only pitcher to lose a complete game no-hitter in nine innings when he was beaten 1-0 by the Cincinnati Reds.
- Ken Griffey Jr.
George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. (born November 21 1969, in Donora, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball player on the Cincinnati Reds. His nicknames have been "The Natural", "The Kid", and "Junior".
- Ken Griffey Sr.
George Kenneth Griffey (born April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball star. He is the father of all-time great outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. and former minor leaguer Craig Griffey. He and his older son Ken Jr. share the same birth city as Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial of suburban Pittsburgh Donora, Pennsylvania. He resides in Winter Garden, Florida.
- Ken Bentsen Jr.
Ken Bentsen Jr. (born June 3 1959 in Houston, Texas) is the son of Kenneth Bentsen and Mary Bentsen, and the nephew of Lloyd Bentsen. He lives in Washington D.C., USA currently. He was a U.S. Representative from 1995-2003 from Texas (D). In 2002, Bentsen sought the Democratic nomination to succeed Phil Gramm in the United States Senate, but lost in the primary to Dallas mayor Ron Kirk. Kirk would go on to lose the general election to John Cornyn.
- Ken Keyes Jr.
Ken Keyes, Jr. was a personal growth author and lecturer, and the creator of a self-help system named the Living Love method. Married four times,Keyes authored fifteen books on person growth and social consciousness issues, representing about four million copies distributed overall.
- Ken Hodge Jr.
Ken Hodge, Jr. (born April 13, 1966, Windsor, Ontario), was a Canadian-born American-raised professional hockey player for the Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins, and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is best known as the son of former Bruins star Ken Hodge. Hodge was selected by Minnesota in the third round (46th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He then played three season with Boston College, …
- Ken Salazar
Senator Salazar, one of three Latino senators currently in office, is a fifth generation Colorado farmer and rancher. Despite pride in his Hispanic heritage, he is emphatic that he represents national interests in security, energy independence, agriculture, health care and the environment, and has often reached across the aisle to achieve his legislative goals. "I am a Senator for Mexican-Americans, for Latinos, for Afro-Americans, for White women, men.
- Ken Evoy
Dr. Ken Envoy is a part time Canadian Doctor and also one of the most successful Internet marketers around. He can be classified as a very successful inventor and writer among other things. Ken began creating stock trading software that he continues to sell successfully and he's also the inventor of 23 games and toys, which have earned him millions.
- Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson, CBE (born in Liverpool in 1950) is a leading expert on innovation, creativity and human resources. He is the author of the books "The Arts in Schools: Principles, Practice and Provision" (which discuses the place of the arts in the schools' curricula) and "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative" (which, according to "Arts Professional", "focuses on the widening gulf between academic institution teachings and the feelings, …
- Ken Bald
Kenneth Bruce Bald (b. August 1, 1920) is an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for the "Judd Saxon", "Dr. Kildare", and "Dark Shadows" newspaper comic strips. Due to contractual obligations, he is credited as "K. Bruce" on the "Dark Shadows" strip.
- Olga De Poliakoff-Baidarov
Sister of actresses Marina Vlady, Hélène Vallier and Odile Versois.
- Jean-Pierre Tranchut
Lead singer of the French 80s pop group, Chagrin d'Amour, who hit the charts high with "Chacun fait c'qui lui plaît".
- Craig Ken
- Dr Ken
- Camilla Ken
- Big Ken
- Lou Ken
- Shulman Ken
- Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is a British politician who became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000. He was previously Leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 until it was abolished in 1986. After its abolition, he became Member of Parliament for Brent East, but was quoted as saying that being in the House of Commons was not enjoyable and made little impact there.
- Ken Anderson
Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Mr. Kennedy or Ken Kennedy currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the "RAW" brand.
- Ken Loach
Kenneth Loach (born June 17, 1936), known as Ken Loach, is an English television and film director. He is known for his naturalistic, social realism directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues as homelessness (e.g., "Cathy Come Home") and poverty (e.g., "Riff-Raff").
- Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is a legendary American mixed martial arts fighter and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the World Wrestling Federation, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Shamrock is currently a subject matter expert in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP).
- Ken Sakamura
born July 25, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese professor in Information science at the University of Tokyo. He is the creator of the real-time operating system architecture TRON. In 2001, he shared the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Well-Being with Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds. As of 2006, Sakamura leads the ubiquitous networking laboratory (UNL), located in Gotanda, Tokyo as well as the T-Engine forum for consumer electronics.
- Ken Williams
Ken Williams (born October 1954) is an American game programmer and co-founder with his wife Roberta Williams of On-Line Systems, which later became Sierra On-Line. Roberta and Ken married at the age of 19 and have two children. The couple have been leading figures in the development of graphical adventure games. Their contribution to gaming was partially chronicled in the book "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution".
- Ken Nomura
is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives. His nickname is Nomuken (のむけん) or Monkey Magic (as a reference to his company). In his youth, Nomura was a baseball player and was very well known within his region, but his career never progressed any further through injury and turned to property developing.
- Ken Doane
Kenneth George Doane (born March 16, 1986) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its "SmackDown!" brand under the ring name Kenny Dykstra.
- Ken Grimwood
Kenneth Milton Grimwood was an American author who was born in Dothan, Alabama. In his fantasy fiction Grimwood combined themes of life-affirmation and hope with metaphysical concepts, themes found in his best-known novel, the highly popular "Replay".
- Ken Hudson Campbell
Ken Hudson Campbell (born April 6 1963) is an American television and voice actor. He played "Animal" on the experimental FOX TV series "Herman's Head", as well as Buckman in the movie "Down Periscope". He appereared in the Seinfeld episode The Seven, where he played the husband of Susan's first cousin, Carrie. His characters' name was as his own, Ken. He appeared as oil driller Max in the film "Armageddon", …
- Ken Nordine
Ken Nordine (born April 13, 1920) is an American voiceover and recording artist best known for his series of "Word Jazz" albums. His deep, resonant voice has also been featured in many commercial advertisements and movie trailers. One critic wrote that "you may not know Ken Nordine by name or face, but you'll almost certainly recognize his voice." The son of an architect, Ken Nordine was born in Cherokee, Iowa.
- Ken Watanabe
is a Japanese Oscar-nominated stage, film, and television actor.
- Ken Cheuvront
Kenneth D. Cheuvront is an American politician from Arizona, currently serving in the Arizona State Senate. A Democrat, he represents the state's 15th legislative district, centering on Phoenix. He was elected to represent the 15th district in the State House of Representatives in 1994 and held the seat until he was termed out in 2002. He was the Democratic Leader in that chamber in the 2001-2 session. In 2002, he was elected to represent the district in the State Senate, …
- Ken Wahl
Ken Wahl is an American film and television actor.
- Ken Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell (born July 3 1927), is an iconoclastic English film director, particularly well-known for his films about famous composers and his controversial, often outrageous pioneering work in film.
- Ken Boothe
Ken Boothe (born 22 March 1948 - there is a controversy surrounding his birth date; most sources say he was born in 1948 - Denham Town, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican recording artist.