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Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)

Kevin Pearce (born 1987), American halfpipe snowboarder from Norwich, Vermont; 2008 Burton European Open winner and Shaun White's main rival for Vancouver 2010; a December 31, 2009 training crash caused a traumatic brain injury that ended his career and led him to co-found LoveYourBrain.

Kevin Pereira

Kevin Pereira is an American television host and producer, born in 1982, best known as the longtime host of G4's Attack of the Show! from 2005 to 2013.

Kevin Peter Hall

Kevin Peter Hall (May 9, 1955 – April 10, 1991) was a 7-foot-2 American actor who played the Predator in Predator (1987) and Predator 2, Bigfoot Harry in Harry and the Hendersons, and Dr. El Lincoln in Misfits of Science; he died of AIDS contracted from a transfusion.

Kevin Pham Ba

Kevin Pham Ba (Kevin Phạm Ba), born 1994 in Paris, is a French right-back of Vietnamese heritage playing for Cong An Ha Noi in V.League 1, formerly of Nam Dinh, Versailles, Istres, and Sochaux B.

Kevin Phillips (English footballer)

Kevin Phillips is an English former striker who was the first Englishman to win the European Golden Shoe, scoring 30 Premier League goals for Sunderland in 1999-2000.

Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen, born 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, is a former England batter (2004-2014) with 13,779 international runs, 2005 Ashes hero, 2010 World T20 Player of the Tournament, ICC Hall of Fame 2026 inductee, and England white-ball mentor from 2026.

Kevin Pillar

Kevin Pillar (born 1989) is an American former MLB outfielder, a 32nd-round 2011 Blue Jays pick who became an elite defensive center fielder, played 12 seasons for 10 teams, and retired in July 2025.

Kevin Plank

Kevin Plank, founder, CEO, and controlling stockholder of Under Armour (founded 1996, moisture-wicking compression shirts), also leads Sagamore Ventures and Baltimore's Port Covington redevelopment; returned as CEO April 1, 2024.

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak (Kevin E. Pollak), American stand-up comedian, impressionist, and character actor born in San Francisco; known for The Usual Suspects, Casino, A Few Good Men, Moishe Maisel, and his Christopher Walken and Shatner impressions.

Kevin Porter Jr.

Kevin Porter Jr. (born 2000) is an American NBA guard-forward, 2019 first-round pick, for the Milwaukee Bucks; ex-Rockets 50-point scorer whose 2023 Manhattan assault case led to a plea deal, waiver, and 2024 return.

Kevin R. Anderson

Kevin R. Anderson is an American metallurgical engineer who developed the Mercalloy family of recycled-aluminum diecasting alloys at Mercury Marine and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Kevin R. Arrigo

Kevin R. Arrigo is a biological oceanographer who leads Stanford's Ocean Biogeochemistry Lab and reported in 2020 that Arctic Ocean primary production rose 57 percent between 1998 and 2018.

Kevin Rahm

Kevin Rahm (born 1971, Mineral Wells, Texas) is an American actor known as Kyle McCarty on Judging Amy, Lee McDermott on Desperate Housewives, and Ted Chaough on Mad Men, later in Lethal Weapon and Madam Secretary.

Kevin Randleman

Kevin "The Monster" Randleman (1971-2016), American MMA fighter, two-time NCAA wrestling champion at Ohio State, UFC heavyweight champion 1999-2000, PRIDE star, 2020 UFC Hall of Fame Pioneer.

Kevin Rankin (actor)

Kevin Rankin (born 1976, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American character actor known as Herc in Friday Night Lights, Kenny in Breaking Bad, Devil in Justified, and for Dallas Buyers Club and El Camino.

Kevin Ratajczak

Kevin Ratajczak, German unclean vocalist and keyboardist, co-founded Electric Callboy (formerly Eskimo Callboy) in Castrop-Rauxel in 2010 while a Mercedes-Benz car salesman; fronted the EDM-metal party band behind Hypa Hypa, Tekkno, and TANZNEID.

Kevin Reddington

Kevin J. Reddington (born 1951) is a Brockton, Massachusetts criminal defense attorney, Suffolk Law 1975, Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, known for Mo Vaughn, Catherine Greig, Jasiel Correia, and the Lindsay Clancy mistrial.

Kevin Reynolds (director)

Kevin Reynolds (born 1952, San Antonio, Texas) is an American film director and screenwriter, also known as director of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Waterworld. Former lawyer turned USC filmmaker; directed Kevin Costner in Fandango, Robin Hood, and Waterworld; Emmy-nominated for Hatfields & McCoys.

Kevin Richardson (musician)

Kevin Scott Richardson (born 1971, Lexington, Kentucky), Backstreet Boys founding bass vocalist and Brian Littrell's cousin; left the group in 2006, returned in 2012, played Billy Flynn on Broadway, 8 Grammy nominations.

Kevin Richardson (zookeeper)

Kevin Richardson (born 1974, Johannesburg), the 'Lion Whisperer', is a South African animal behaviourist who interacts closely with lions at his Dinokeng sanctuary, runs the Kevin Richardson Foundation, and campaigns against cub petting and canned hunting.

Kevin Ritter

Kevin Ritter is an American politician and Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 94th district since January 2025 after serving as a Washington County Commissioner.

Kevin Robbins

Kevin Robbins is an American venture capitalist who co-founded Blue Delta Capital Partners in 2009, a growth equity firm focused on US federal government services companies.

Kevin Robinzine

Kevin Robinzine (born 1966, Fort Worth, Texas) is an American former 400m sprinter and 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400m relay, running third leg as the US equaled the world record 2:56.16; three-time NCAA champion at SMU, 1987 Pan Am and Universiade gold medalist.

Kevin Rose

Kevin Rose (Robert Kevin Rose) is an American internet entrepreneur and investor best known as founder of the social news site Digg, which he launched in 2004.

Kevin Ross

Kevin Ross (Kevin William Ross, c. 1957?-2020) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner from Whanganui; world 4x1 mile relay record holder (16:02.8, 1972) and national 800 yards and 1500 m champion, distinct from several same-named athletes.

Kevin Rowland

Kevin Rowland (born 1953, Wolverhampton) is the British singer-songwriter who founded and leads Dexys Midnight Runners, known for "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", solo albums The Wanderer and My Beauty, and the 2025 memoir Bless Me Father.

Kevin Rudd

Kevin Michael Rudd (born 1957), Australian Labor politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister (2007–2010, 2013), Kyoto signer, G20 advocate, later Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United States.

Kevin Rudolf

Kevin Rudolf (Kevin Winston) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer who blends rap and rock. He was the first white artist signed to Cash Money Records.

Kevin Samuels

Kevin Samuels (1965-2022) was an American image consultant turned YouTube relationship commentator, a leading Black manosphere figure known for 'high-value man' advice; he died of hypertension in Atlanta in May 2022.

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 1995, Banyuwangi) is a retired Indonesian badminton player, Minions men's doubles world No. 1 with Marcus Gideon for 272 weeks, All England and Asian Games 2018 champion, retired 2024, now a sports business executive.