People

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Politics and Administration

The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and the British overseas territories. It alon

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Politics and Administration

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases originating in England, Wales and Northern I

Kingfisher

Consumer goods

Kingfisher is a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, with regional offices located across the United Kingdom, France, Poland and Romania. It has over 1,300 s

Dong Kingman

Artist Dong Kingman's (1911–2000) name became synonymous with artwork that depicted a variety of urban cityscapes. In an article following Kingman's death, the ...

Barbara Kingsolver

Author Born April 8, 1955, in Annapolis, MD; daughter of Wendell R. (a doctor) and Virginia (a homemaker; maiden name, Henry) Kingsolver; married Joseph Hoffmann (a chemistr...

Sophie Kinsella

Author Born in 1969, in England; married Henry (a teacher), c. 1990; children: Freddy, Hugo. Education: Earned degree from Oxford University, c. 1991...

Rudyard Kipling

Born: December 30, 1865 Bombay, India Died: January 18, 1936 Burwash, England English writer and poet The English poe...

Athanasius Kircher

The German-born Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher (c. 1601–1680) was, in the words of an article reprinted on the website of the Museum of Jurassic Technology, an "inventor, ...

David Kirk

Author and illustrator Born c. 1956; married (divorced); married Kathy Anne Dropp (a museum curator), 2000; children: Violet, Primrose, Wisteria. Education: ...

Henry Kissinger

Born: May 27, 1923 Furth, Germany German-born American government official Aleading expert on international relations since the 1950s, Henry Kiss...

Purecraft Bar & Kitchen

Leisure

The Purecraft Bar & Kitchen this is modern pub serving great beer and real food.

Calvin Klein

Born: November 19, 1942 Bronx, New York American fashion designer One of America's top fashion designers, Calvin Klein first made a name for hims...

Ruud Kleinpaste

Entomologist and television personality Born in 1952 in Indonesia; immigrated to Holland, then New Zealand, 1978; married Julie (a teacher); children: Tristan, another son, two ...

F. W. de Klerk

Born: March 18, 1936 Johannesburg, South Africa South African president and politician F. W. de Klerk was state president of South Africa from 1989 to ...

Klaus von Klitzing

The Von Klitzing constant, which looks like this: RK = h / e2 = 25812.807449(86)Ω, was named in honor of Klaus Von Klitzing's (born 1943) discovery of the Quantum Hall Effect. ...

Heidi Klum

Model and television show host Born June 1, 1973, in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany; daughter of Gunther (a cosmetics company executive) and Erna (a hairdresser) Klum; married Ric ...

Keira Knightley

Actress Born March 26, 1985, in Teddington, Middlesex, England; daughter of Will Knightley (an actor) and Sharman Macdonald (a playwright). Addresses: ...

Don Knotts

Born Jesse Donald Knotts, July 21, 1924, in Morgan-town, WV; died of lung cancer, February 24, 2006, in Los Angeles, CA. Actor. During a half-century acting career, Don Knotts appeared on ...

Beyoncé Knowles

September 4, 1981 • Houston, Texas Singer/actress From her early childhood, Beyoncé Knowles wanted to be more than a performer: she wan...

Jim Koch

President of Boston Beer Born C. James Koch, May 27, 1949, in Cincinnati, OH; married first wife (divorced); married Cynthia A. Fisher (a biotechnology entrepreneur); childr...