König

König (/ˈkeɪnɪɡ/; [ˈkøːnɪç]) is the German word for king. In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations König, Koenig and Kœnig, when referring to a surname, all occur. As a surname in English language, the use Koenig is usual, and sometimes incorrectly Konig.

As a name, it may refer to:

People

A to F

Adrianus Antonie Henri Willem König (1867–1944), Dutch politician
Alexander Koenig (1858–1940), German naturalist
Alexander König (born 1966), German skater
Alfons König (1898–1944), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
Andrew Koenig (actor) (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
Arthur König (luger), Italian luger
Charles Konig (1774–1851), German-born British naturalist
Charles Frédéric Koenig (1797-1874), French politician
Claës König (1885–1961), Swedish horse rider
Dave Konig (born 1962), American comedian
Dénes Kőnig (1884–1944), Hungarian mathematician (son of Gyula Kőnig)
Dieter König (1931–1991), hydroplane racer, manufacturer of Konig two stroke engines
Elazar Mordechai Koenig (born 1945), Israeli Hasidic rabbi
Ernst König (1908–1986), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
Eugen König (1896–1985), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
Ezra Koenig (born 1984), American musician, singer/guitarist from 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 (born 1924), German artist and sculptor

G to M

Gabriela König (born 1952), German politician
Gaspard Koenig (born 1982), French writer and philosopher
Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi
George Konig (1856–1913), American politician
Gottfried Michael Koenig (born 1926), German-Dutch contemporary composer
Gyula Kőnig (1849–1913), also known as Julius König, Hungarian mathematician
Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist
Imre König (1899–1992), Hungarian chess master
Jan Latham Koenig (born 1953), English conductor
Johann Friedrich König (1619–1664), German Lutheran theologian
Johann Gerhard König (1728–1785), German botanist active in India
Johann Samuel König (1712–1757), German mathematician
Joseph König (1819–1900), German theologian
Joseph König (chemist) (1843–1930), German chemist
Juan Ramón Koenig (1623–1709) Peruvian scientist
Julian Koenig (born 1921), American advertising executive
Karl König (1902–1966), Austrian paediatrician
Kip Koenig, American film and television producer and screenwriter
Laird Koenig, American author
Lea Koenig, Israeli theatre actor
Leo von König (1871–1944), German painter
Leopold König, Czech professional road cyclist
Lothar Koenigs (born 1965), German conductor
Ludolf König (1280s–1347 or 1348), Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
Mark Koenig (1904–1993), American baseball player
Matthew Koenig (born 1993), American Savant
Marie Pierre Kœnig (1898–1970), French army officer and politician
Miroslav König (born 1972), Slovak footballer

N to Z

Oliver Koenig (born 1981), German track and field athlete
Paul König (1867–1933), German merchant navy officer
Pierre Koenig (1925–2004), American architect
Ralf König (born 1960), German comic artist
Reinhard König (1909–1998), German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II
Regina König, German luger
René König (1906–1992), German sociologist.
Robbie Koenig (born 1971), South African tennis player, later tennis 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 footballer
Rudolph Koenig (Karl Rudolph Koenig) (1832–1901), German acoustical physicist
Rudolf König (1865–1927), Austrian merchant, amateur astronomer and selenographer
Samuel S. Koenig (1872–1955), Hungarian-American lawyer and politician
Sarah Koenig (1969- ), American journalist
Sven Koenig (cricketer) (born 1973), South African cricketer
Swen König (born 1985), Swiss footballer
Sven Koenig (computer scientist), German-American computer scientist
Todd Koenig (born 1985), American football player
Trevor Koenig (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
Walter Koenig (born 1936), American actor
Wilhelm König, German archaeologist
Vroni König-Salmi (born 1969), Swiss orienteerer
Wolf Koenig, German-Canadian film director, producer, animator and cinematographer

Fictional people

Eric Koenig, character in the Marvel Comics Universe
Erwin König (died 1942), apocryphal World War II German sniper
John Koenig, in the science fiction television series Space: 1999

Places

3815 König, asteroid
König (crater), lunar crater named after Rudolf König
König Glacier, South Georgia
Koenig Valley, Antarctica
Bad König, spa town in Hesse, Germany
Museum Koenig, natural history museum in Bonn, Germany, named after Alexander Koenig
König Pilsener Arena, sports centre in Oberhausen, Germany
König Palast, sports venue in Krefeld, Germany
Koenig, Missouri, a community in the United States
Konig, South Carolina, a populated place

Science

König's theorem (set theory), named after Gyula Kőnig
König's theorem (graph theory), named after Dénes Kőnig
König's theorem (kinetics), named after Samuel König (Johann Samuel König)
König's lemma in graph theory, named after Dénes Kőnig
Abbe–Koenig prism, reflecting prism used to invert an image, named after Albert König (1871−1946)
Koenig's manometric flame apparatus, physical instrument used to visualize sound waves, invented by Rudolph Koenig
Koenigs–Knorr reaction, substitution reaction of a glycosyl halide with an alcohol to give a glycoside
König's syndrome, syndrome of abdominal pain in relation to meals, named after Franz König (surgeon)

Businesses

Koenig & Bauer, German company that makes printing presses
König Brauerei, brewery in Duisburg, Germany and its beer König Pilsener
König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei, brewery in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Koenig Specials, German luxury car tuning house

Products

König-class battleship, German battleship class at the time of World War I
- SMS König, lead ship of that class
SMS König Albert, German battleship at the time of World War I
SMS König Wilhelm (1868), frigate of the Prussian navy
SS König Albert, German ocean liner at the time of World War I
Formula König, a formula racing series active from 1988 to 2004
König SC 430, König SD 570, aircraft engines designed by Dieter König

Other

Koenig Memorandum, Israeli government document of 1976
"König", a song by Nico from the album Camera Obscura