König


König is the German word for "king". 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, American politician
  • Adrianus König, Dutch politician
  • Aislinn Konig, Canadian basketball player
  • Alexander Koenig, German naturalist
  • Alexander König, German skater
  • Alfons König, Wehrmacht officer during World War II
  • Alfred König, Austrian-Turkish sprinter
  • Andrew Koenig, American actor
  • Andrew Koenig , American politician in Missouri
  • Andrew Koenig, American computer scientist and author
  • Anna Leonore König, Swedish singer
  • Arthur König, German physician and researcher into optics
  • Bronson Koenig, American basketball player
  • Charles Konig, German-born British naturalist
  • Claës König, Swedish horse rider
  • Dave Konig, American comedian
  • Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician, son of Gyula
  • Dieter König, hydroplane racer, manufacturer of Konig two stroke engines
  • Doris König, judge, jurisprudent and public law scholar
  • Elazar Mordechai Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi
  • Ernst König, Wehrmacht officer during World War II
  • Erwin König
  • Eugen König, Wehrmacht officer during World War II
  • Ezra Koenig, American musician, Vampire Weekend
  • Franz König, Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna
  • Franz König , German surgeon
  • Franz Niklaus König, Swiss painter
  • Franz Koenigs, German-Dutch banker and art collector
  • Fred Koenig, American baseball player and coach
  • Friedrich Koenig, German inventor
  • Friedrich König , Austrian artist
  • Friedrich Eduard König, German Protestant theologian and Semitic scholar
  • Fritz Koenig, German artist and sculptor

    G to M

  • Gabriela König, German politician
  • Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi
  • George Konig, American politician
  • Gottfried Michael Koenig, German-Dutch composer
  • Gyula Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician
  • Hannes Koenig, German gymnast
  • Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist
  • Imre König, Hungarian chess master
  • Jan Latham-Koenig, English conductor
  • Jared Koenig, American baseball player
  • Jörn König, German politician
  • Johann König , German painter
  • Johann Friedrich König, German Lutheran theologian
  • Johann Balthasar König, German composer
  • Johann Samuel König, German mathematician
  • Johann Gerhard König, German botanist active in India
  • Johann König , Austrian gymnast
  • Johann König , German art dealer
  • Johanna König, German actress
  • John Koenig, American diplomat
  • John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
  • Joseph König , German theologian
  • Joseph König , German chemist
  • Juan Ramón Koenig Peruvian scientist
  • Julian Koenig, American advertising executive
  • Karl König, Austrian paediatrician
  • Kip Koenig, American film and television producer and screenwriter
  • Klaus König, German operatic tenor
  • Laird Koenig, American author
  • Lea Koenig, Israeli actor
  • Leo von König, German painter
  • Leopold König, Czech road cyclist
  • Lothar Koenigs, German conductor
  • Mark Koenig, American baseball player
  • Marie-Pierre Kœnig, French army officer and politician
  • Miroslav König, Slovak football player
  • Morris Koenig, Hungarian-American lawyer and judge

    N to Z

  • Oliver Koenig, German athlete
  • Ove König, Swedish speed skater
  • Paul König, German merchant navy officer
  • Paul König
  • Peter Konig
  • Pia König, Austrian tennis player
  • Pierre Koenig, American architect
  • Ralf König, German comic artist
  • Regina König, German luger
  • René König, German sociologist
  • Robbie Koenig, South African tennis player and broadcaster
  • Robert Koenig , British sculptor
  • Robert Koenig , American film director, producer, writer and editor
  • Robert König, Austrian mathematician
  • Ronny König, German football player
  • Rudolf König, Austrian merchant, astronomer and selenographer
  • Rudolph Koenig, German acoustical physicist
  • Samuel S. Koenig, Hungarian-American lawyer and politician
  • Sarah Koenig, American journalist
  • Shulamith Koenig, Israeli human rights activist and educator
  • Stephanie Koenig, American actress and writer
  • Sven Koenig, German-American computer scientist
  • Sven Koenig , South African cricketer
  • Swen König, Swiss football player
  • Todd Koenig, American football player
  • Trevor Koenig, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Vroni König-Salmi, Swiss orienteerer
  • Walter Koenig, American actor
  • Walter Koenig , Australian wrestler
  • William Edward Koenig, American Catholic bishop
  • Willy Koenig of Koenig Specials
  • Wolf Koenig, German-Canadian film director, producer, animator and cinematographer
  • Xavier Koenig, Mauritian squash player

    Fictional people

  • Tolle Koenig, a fictional character in the anime Gundam SEED
  • Eric Koenig, character in the Marvel Comics Universe
  • Erwin König, apocryphal World War II German sniper
  • John Koenig, a fictional character in the TV series Space: 1999
  • Karin Koenig, from the video game ''Shadow Hearts: Covenant''