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:
- 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
- Gabriela König (born 1952), German politician
- Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi
- George Konig (1856–1913), American politician
- Gottfried Michael Koenig (1926–2021), German-Dutch composer
- Gyula Kőnig (1849–1913), also known as Julius König, Hungarian mathematician
- Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist
- Herbert D. Koenig (1933-2018), Doctor of Osteopathy
- Imre König (1899–1992), Hungarian chess master
- Jan Latham-Koenig (born 1953), English conductor
- Jared Koenig (born 1994), American baseball player
- Jörn König (born 1967), German politician
- Johann König (painter) (1586–1642), German painter
- Johann Friedrich König (1619–1664), German Lutheran theologian
- Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758), German composer
- Johann Samuel König (1712–1757), German mathematician
- Johann Gerhard König (1728–1785), German botanist active in India
- Johann König (gymnast) (1932–2020), Austrian gymnast
- Johann König (art dealer) (born 1981), German art dealer
- John Koenig (diplomat), American diplomat
- John Koenig, the creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
- Joseph König (theologian) (1819–1900), German theologian
- Joseph König (chemist) (1843–1930), German chemist
- Juan Ramón Koenig (1623–1709) Peruvian scientist
- Julian Koenig (1921–2014), American advertising executive
- Karl König (1902–1966), Austrian paediatrician
- Kip Koenig, American film and television producer and screenwriter
- Laird Koenig (1927–2023), American author
- Lea Koenig (born 1929), Israeli actor
- Leo von König (1871–1944), German painter
- Leopold König (born 1987), Czech road cyclist
- Lothar Koenigs (born 1965), German conductor
- Mark Koenig (1904–1993), American baseball player
- Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898–1970), French army officer and politician
- Miroslav König (born 1972), Slovak football player
- Morris Koenig (1883–1939), Hungarian-American lawyer and judge
- Oliver Koenig (born 1981), German athlete
- Ove König (1950–2020), Swedish speed skater
- Paul König (1867–1933), German merchant navy officer
- Paul König (Scouting)
- Peter Konig
- Pia König (born 1993), Austrian tennis player
- Pierre Koenig (1925–2004), American architect
- Ralf König (born 1960), German comic artist
- Regina König, German luger
- René König (1906–1992), German sociologist
- Robbie Koenig (born 1971), South African tennis player and broadcaster
- Robert Koenig (sculptor) (born 1961), British sculptor
- Robert Koenig (filmmaker) (born 1975), American film director, producer, writer and editor
- Robert König (1885–1979), Austrian mathematician
- Ronny König (born 1983), German football player
- Rudolph Koenig (1832–1901), German acoustical physicist
- Rudolf König (1865–1927), Austrian merchant, astronomer and selenographer
- Samuel S. Koenig (1872–1955), Hungarian-American lawyer and politician
- Sarah Koenig (born 1969), American journalist
- Stephanie Koenig, American actress and writer
- Sven Koenig (computer scientist), German-American computer scientist
- Sven Koenig (cricketer) (born 1973), South African cricketer
- Swen König (born 1985), Swiss football player
- Todd Koenig (born 1985), American football player
- Trevor Koenig (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Vroni König-Salmi (born 1969), Swiss orienteerer
- Walter Koenig (born 1936), American actor
- William Edward Koenig (born 1956), American Catholic bishop
- Willy Koenig of Koenig Specials
- Wolf Koenig (1927–2014), German-Canadian film director, producer, animator and cinematographer
- Xavier Koenig (born 1984), Mauritian squash player
- 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
Look up
König in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 328, 334. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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surname König.
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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:
- 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
- Gabriela König (born 1952), German politician
- Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi
- George Konig (1856–1913), American politician
- Gottfried Michael Koenig (1926–2021), German-Dutch composer
- Gyula Kőnig (1849–1913), also known as Julius König, Hungarian mathematician
- Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist
- Herbert D. Koenig (1933-2018), Doctor of Osteopathy
- Imre König (1899–1992), Hungarian chess master
- Jan Latham-Koenig (born 1953), English conductor
- Jared Koenig (born 1994), American baseball player
- Jörn König (born 1967), German politician
- Johann König (painter) (1586–1642), German painter
- Johann Friedrich König (1619–1664), German Lutheran theologian
- Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758), German composer
- Johann Samuel König (1712–1757), German mathematician
- Johann Gerhard König (1728–1785), German botanist active in India
- Johann König (gymnast) (1932–2020), Austrian gymnast
- Johann König (art dealer) (born 1981), German art dealer
- John Koenig (diplomat), American diplomat
- John Koenig, the creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
- Joseph König (theologian) (1819–1900), German theologian
- Joseph König (chemist) (1843–1930), German chemist
- Juan Ramón Koenig (1623–1709) Peruvian scientist
- Julian Koenig (1921–2014), American advertising executive
- Karl König (1902–1966), Austrian paediatrician
- Kip Koenig, American film and television producer and screenwriter
- Laird Koenig (1927–2023), American author
- Lea Koenig (born 1929), Israeli actor
- Leo von König (1871–1944), German painter
- Leopold König (born 1987), Czech road cyclist
- Lothar Koenigs (born 1965), German conductor
- Mark Koenig (1904–1993), American baseball player
- Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898–1970), French army officer and politician
- Miroslav König (born 1972), Slovak football player
- Morris Koenig (1883–1939), Hungarian-American lawyer and judge
- Oliver Koenig (born 1981), German athlete
- Ove König (1950–2020), Swedish speed skater
- Paul König (1867–1933), German merchant navy officer
- Paul König (Scouting)
- Peter Konig
- Pia König (born 1993), Austrian tennis player
- Pierre Koenig (1925–2004), American architect
- Ralf König (born 1960), German comic artist
- Regina König, German luger
- René König (1906–1992), German sociologist
- Robbie Koenig (born 1971), South African tennis player and broadcaster
- Robert Koenig (sculptor) (born 1961), British sculptor
- Robert Koenig (filmmaker) (born 1975), American film director, producer, writer and editor
- Robert König (1885–1979), Austrian mathematician
- Ronny König (born 1983), German football player
- Rudolph Koenig (1832–1901), German acoustical physicist
- Rudolf König (1865–1927), Austrian merchant, astronomer and selenographer
- Samuel S. Koenig (1872–1955), Hungarian-American lawyer and politician
- Sarah Koenig (born 1969), American journalist
- Stephanie Koenig, American actress and writer
- Sven Koenig (computer scientist), German-American computer scientist
- Sven Koenig (cricketer) (born 1973), South African cricketer
- Swen König (born 1985), Swiss football player
- Todd Koenig (born 1985), American football player
- Trevor Koenig (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Vroni König-Salmi (born 1969), Swiss orienteerer
- Walter Koenig (born 1936), American actor
- William Edward Koenig (born 1956), American Catholic bishop
- Willy Koenig of Koenig Specials
- Wolf Koenig (1927–2014), German-Canadian film director, producer, animator and cinematographer
- Xavier Koenig (born 1984), Mauritian squash player
- 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
Look up
König in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 328, 334. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
This page lists people with the
surname König.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.