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 (born 1971), American politician
  • Adrianus König (1867–1944), Dutch politician
  • Aislinn Konig (born 1998), Canadian basketball player
  • 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 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
  • 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, 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

G to M

  • 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), Hungarian mathematician
  • Hannes Koenig (born 2001), German gymnast
  • Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist
  • 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
  • Johanna König (1921–2009), German actress
  • John Koenig (diplomat), American diplomat
  • John Koenig, 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
  • Klaus König (1934–2025), German operatic tenor
  • 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

N to Z

  • 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
  • Rudolf König (1865–1927), Austrian merchant, astronomer and selenographer
  • Rudolph Koenig (1832–1901), German acoustical physicist
  • Samuel S. Koenig (1872–1955), Hungarian-American lawyer and politician
  • Sarah Koenig (born 1969), American journalist
  • Shulamith Koenig (1930–2021), Israeli human rights activist and educator
  • 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
  • Walter Koenig (wrestler) (born 1958), Australian wrestler
  • 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

Fictional people

  • 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

See also

  • King (surname)

References