Kong may refer to:

Places

  • Kong Empire (1710–1895), a former African state covering north-eastern Côte d'Ivoire and much of Burkina Faso
  • Kong, Iran, a city on the Persian Gulf
  • Kong, Shandong (), a town in Laoling, Shandong, China
  • Kong, Ivory Coast, a town in Savanes District, Ivory Coast
  • Kong River, in Southeast Asia
  • Koh Kong (island), island in the Gulf of Thailand, in the coastal waters of Cambodia

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

  • King Kong, a fictional giant ape appearing in several films and other works since 1933
  • Donkey Kong, a series of video games that feature various ape characters that use the Kong name
  • Donkey Kong (character)
  • Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong's partner
  • Major T. J. "King" Kong, in the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove
  • the title caveman character of Kong the Untamed, a 1975 comic book series
  • Giant Robots Kongs, various characters from the Dai Sentai Goggle-V series
  • Jake Kong, one of the three main characters from the original The Ghost Busters
  • Mammoth Kong, a gigantic ape monster - see Moonlight Mask
  • the title robotic monster of Marine Kong, a Japanese TV show
  • Blues Kong, a blue colored bulldog/ape hybrid from Android Kikaider

Music

  • Kong (band), a Dutch progressive metal band
  • "Kong", a song by Tenacious D, released as a B-side on the "POD" single
  • "Kong", a song by Neneh Cherry from her 2018 album Broken Politics

Rides

  • Kong (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), a roller coaster
  • KONG (ride), a ride at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey

Other

  • "Kong!", episode 3 of the eighth season of Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983)
  • Kong: The Animated Series, an unofficial animated series based on the King Kong character
  • Kong: Skull Island, 2017 American film

People

  • Kong (surname) (孔), a Chinese and Korean surname
  • nickname of Gary Elkerton (born 1964), Australian surfer
  • nickname of Robbie Green (born 1974), English darts player
  • a stage name of Shawn Crahan (born 1969), American musician
  • Erika Shishido (born 1970), female professional wrestler who went by the ring name of "Aja Kong"
  • Kia Stevens (born 1977), female professional wrestler who went by the ring names of "Amazing Kong" and "Awesome Kong"

Other uses

  • Kōng, a concept in Chinese Zen Buddhism
  • Kong Company, an American dog toy producer
  • Kong Inc., an API and cloud services company based in San Francisco
  • KONG (TV), a television station in Washington, United States

See also

  • Cong (disambiguation)
  • King Kong (disambiguation)
  • Donkey Kong (disambiguation)