King Rat may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • King Rat (1962 novel), a novel by James Clavell set in World War II
  • King Rat (film), released in 1965, based on the James Clavell novel
  • King Rat (1998 novel), an urban fantasy novel by China Miéville
  • King Rat (band), a punk rock band from Denver, Colorado, founded in 1994
  • "King Rat" (song), a 2-track vinyl promo by Modest Mouse, released in 2007
  • King Rat, a traditional character and main antagonist in the pantomime Dick Whittington

Other uses

  • King Rat, the head of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a music hall society of Great Britain
  • "King Rat", nickname of Billy Wright (loyalist) (1960–1997), Ulster loyalist paramilitary leader during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and an autobiography he wrote detailing his activities
  • Uromys rex, a species of rat

See also

  • Rat king (disambiguation)