Ken (given name)

Ken is a masculine given name of Scottish / Scottish Gaelic origin. It is used either as a given name or as a short form of names with the letters "Ken" (like Kenneth, Kenan, Kendrick, Kendall, Kennedy, Mackenzie or Kenson). Ken is also a Japanese name which can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Ken
GenderMale
Language(s)English language, Japanese
Other names
Nickname(s)Kenny
Related namesKenneth, Kendrick, Kendall, Kenan, Keenan, Keegan, Kevin, Kelvin, Kellan, Kenny, Can, Kayne, Kanye, Kahn, Dicken, Kennedy, Kenson

People
  • Ken (musician), Japanese musician
  • Ken Akamatsu (赤松 健, born 1968), Japanese author
  • Ken Anderson (quarterback) (born 1949), American quarterback
  • Ken Anderson (wrestler) aka Mr. Kennedy, American professional wrestler and actor
  • Ken Bowersox (born 1956), astronaut
  • Ken Block, American rally driver
  • Ken Bruce (born 1951), Scottish DJ
  • Ken Buesseler (born 1959), American marine radiochemist
  • Ken Burns (born 1953), American documentary filmmaker
  • Ken Caminiti (1963–2004), Major League Baseball player
  • Ken Campbell (actor), English writer, actor, and director
  • Ken Campbell (evangelist) (1934–2006), Canadian evangelist
  • Ken Casey, bassist of the Boston Irish punk rock group Dropkick Murphys
  • Ken Christianson, California based artist and musician, with art collective Elephant Empire
  • Ken Clark (actor) (1927–2009), American actor
  • Ken Davitian (born 1953), American film and TV actor
  • Ken Dodd (1927–2018), English comedian
  • Ken Doherty(born 1969), Irish professional snooker player, commentator and radio presenter
  • Ken Duncan (born 1945), American politician
  • Ken Dyer (1946–2010), American football player
  • Kenny Dykstra (born 1986), American professional wrestler
  • Ken Dryden (born 1947), Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender
  • Ken Flax (born 1963), American Olympic hammer thrower
  • Ken Follett (born 1949), British author of thrillers and historical novels
  • Ken Griffey, Sr. (born 1950), American baseball player
  • Ken Griffey, Jr. (born 1969), American baseball player
  • Ken Ham (born 1951), Australian-born American creationist
  • Ken Harrelson (born 1941), Major League Baseball player and broadcaster
  • Ken Harris (1898–1982), American animator
  • Ken Hendricks, billionaire (1941–2007), president of Hendricks Group
  • Ken Hirai (born 1972), J-pop singer known for the hit songs "Hitomi wo Tojite" and "POP STAR"
  • Ken Hoang (born 1985), American professional electronic sports player
  • Ken Holtzman (born 1945), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Ken Horiuchi (堀内 健, born 1969), Japanese comedian
  • Ken Hughes (1922–2001), writer and director of films, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  • Ken Jennings (born 1974), contestant on the game show Jeopardy!
  • Ken Jeong (born 1969), American comedian, actor and former physician
  • Ken Kelley (born 1960), American football player
  • Ken Kesey (1935–2001), novelist, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Ken (musician) (Ken Kitamura, born 1968), J-Pop member of bands L'Arc~en~Ciel and Sons of All Pussys
  • Ken Kratz (born 1960-61), American lawyer, former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin; law license was suspended for four months after sexting scandal
  • Ken Kutaragi (born 1950), President and CEO, later Chairman, of Sony Computer Entertainment
  • Ken Lay (1942-2006), CEO and Chairman of Enron
  • Ken Livingstone, politician (born 1945), former mayor of London, UK
  • Ken Lloyd (born 1976), Japanese-British musician, vocalist and songwriter of Fake? and Oblivion Dust
  • Ken Loach (born 1936), British film director
  • Ken Lutz (born 1965), American football player
  • Ken Matthews (born 1934), English race walker
  • Ken McAlister (born 1960), American football player
  • Ken MacLeod (born 1954), Scottish science fiction writer
  • Ken McElroy (1934–1981) American unsolved murder victim and criminal
  • Ken Miyagishima (born 1963), American mayor
  • Ken Mizuno (水野 剣, born 1978), Japanese freestyle skier
  • Ken Morrish (1919–2006), former mayor of the city of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
  • Ken Morrison (born 1931), English supermarket CEO
  • Ken Murray (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ken Nomura (born 1965), member of the drifting motorsport scene and of the D1 Grand Prix series
  • Ken Okuyama (ケン・オクヤマ, born 1959), Japanese car designer, creative director of Pininfarina, professor
  • Ken Parrish (born 1984), American football player
  • Ken Penders, American comic book writer
  • Ken Pettway (born 1964), American player of gridiron football
  • Ken Pogue, Canadian actor
  • Ken Ring (artist), Swedish rapper
  • Ken Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ken Rosewall (born 1934), Grand Slam tennis champion
  • Ken Rush (1931-2011), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
  • Ken Russell (1927–2011), film director and actor
  • Ken Rutherford (cricketer) (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer
  • Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995), writer and political activist
  • Ken Schrader (born 1955), NASCAR driver
  • Ken Shamrock (born 1964), American mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler
  • Ken Shimura (志村 けん, 1950–2020), Japanese comedian, member of the Drifters
  • Ken Shimizu (清水 健, born 1979), Japanese male adult video (AV) actor
  • Ken Singleton (born 1947), American Major League Baseball player and commentator
  • Ken Sio (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
  • Ken Smollen, Chairman of the Irish Democratic Party
  • Ken Spears (born 1938), American cartoonist and film producer
  • Ken Spikes (1935-2009), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
  • Ken Spreitzer, computer programmer
  • Ken Stott Scottish actor
  • Ken Sugimori (杉森 建, born 1966), Japanese illustrator known for his work on the Pokémon video games
  • Ken Takakura (高倉 健, born 1931), Japanese film actor
  • Ken Thaiday Snr, Torres Strait Islander/Australian artist
  • Ken Thompson (born 1943), American computer scientist and one of the primary creators of Unix
  • Ken Tyrrell (1924–2001), founder of the Formula One team Tyrrell Racing
  • Ken Uehara (1909–1991), Japanese film actor
  • Ken Wahl (born 1954), American actor
  • Ken Watabe (渡部 建, born 1972), Japanese comedian and television presenter
  • Ken Watanabe (渡辺 謙, born 1959), Japanese theater, TV, and film actor
  • Ken Webster (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ken Whyld (1926–2003), British chess player and author
  • Ken Winey (born 1962), Canadian football player

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