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Kim An-guk
Kim An-guk (김안국, 1478–1543) was a Korean Sarim scholar-official who served King Jungjong, survived the 1519 Gimyo literati purge, and helped spread Neo-Confucianism in rural Joseon.
Kim An-ro
Kim An-ro (김안로, 1481–1537) was a powerful official of Korea's Joseon dynasty who dominated King Jungjong's court in the 1530s and was executed in 1537 after an alleged plot to depose Queen Munjeong.
Kim Anh murders
Kim Anh murders: 1995 triple murder at the Kim Anh Vietnamese restaurant, New Orleans East, by police officer Antoinette Frank and Rogers LaCaze during a robbery; victim Officer Ronald Williams II.
Kim Ann Foxman
Kim Ann Foxman is an American DJ, producer, and vocalist from Hawaii, based in Brooklyn, New York, known for singing on Hercules & Love Affair's first two albums.
Kim Appleby
Kim Appleby (born 1961), English singer-songwriter from Hackney, half of Mel & Kim, four UK Top Ten hits 1986-88 including "Respectable"; solo after sister Mel's 1990 death, with "Don't Worry" at UK No. 2 and albums Kim Appleby (1990) and Breakaway (1993).
Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger, American actress and former Ford model born in Athens, Georgia; star of 9 1/2 Weeks and Batman; won the 1998 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for L.A. Confidential; Boxing Helena lawsuit led to 1993 bankruptcy, later reversed.
Kim Batten
Kim Batten (Jane Kimberley Batten, born 1969) is an American 400m hurdler, 1995 world champion who set the world record 52.61 in Göteborg, held it eight years, and won 1996 Olympic silver.
Kim Beom-mun
Kim Beom-mun (김범문) was a Silla royal-descendant rebel, son of Kim Heon-chang, who raised a second revolt against the Unified Silla court in 825 and was captured and killed that year.
Kim Beom-su
Kim Beom-su (김범수, also known as Brian Kim) is a South Korean internet entrepreneur who founded the game portal Hangame in 1998 and the messaging platform Kakao in 2010.
Kim Berfield
Kim Berfield, also known as Kimberly Berfield, is an American Republican politician representing District 58 in Pinellas County in the Florida House of Representatives since 2022.
Kim Black
Kim Black (Kimberly A. Black, born 1978, Liverpool, New York) is an American freestyle swimmer, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, and five-time Universiade gold winner.
Kim Bo Eun
Kim Bo Eun (김보은, born 1997) is a South Korean handball pivot for Wonderful Samcheok and the national team; Youth Olympic gold 2014, Tokyo 2020 (8th), Paris 2024 (10th), Asian Games gold 2018 and silver 2022.
Kim Bo Ram
Kim Bo Ram (김보람, born 1973) is a South Korean recurve archer; 1996 Atlanta Olympic men's team silver medalist and individual fifth, 1997 world team champion, later Doosan Enerbility head coach. Distinct from speed skater Kim Bo-Reum.
Kim Bo-dang
Kim Bo-dang (김보당) was a Goryeo civil official who in 1173 led a rebellion to restore the deposed king Uijong; it was suppressed and he died that year.
Kim Bodnia
Kim Bodnia (born 1965, Copenhagen) is a Danish actor trained at Statens Teaterskole, known as Frank in Pusher, Martin Rohde in The Bridge, and Konstantin in Killing Eve, with 2025 credits F1 and Momo.
Kim Bok-jin
Kim Bok-jin (김복진, pen name Jeonggwan; 1901–1940) was a Korean sculptor, art critic, and independence activist, the first Korean to graduate from the sculpture department of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
Kim Bottomly
H. Kim Bottomly is an American immunologist and Professor Emeritus at Yale School of Medicine who served as the 13th president of Wellesley College from 2007 to 2016.
Kim Bu-sik
Kim Bu-sik (김부식, 1075–1151) was a Confucian scholar, historian, and statesman of the Goryeo dynasty who served as chief minister, suppressed the Myocheong rebellion, and compiled the Samguk sagi, the oldest extant Korean history.
Kim Bum (김상범)
Kim Bum (김범, born Kim Sang-beom 김상범, 1989, Seoul) is a South Korean actor known for Unstoppable High Kick, Boys Over Flowers, Tale of the Nine Tailed, Law School, and Ghost Doctor.
Kim Burgess
Kim Burgess (Kimberly Burgess-Ruzek) is a fictional Chicago P.D. character played by Marina Squerciati since 2014, a former flight attendant who rose from patrol officer to detective and Second-In-Command of the Intelligence Unit, wife of Adam Ruzek.
Kim Burrell
Kim Burrell, full name Kimberly Jean Burrell, is an American gospel singer and pastor from Houston known for "jazz gospel" and collaborations with Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder.
Kim Busch
Kim Busch (Kim Anna-Lisa Busch, born 1998, Dordrecht) is a Dutch sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer for PSV, world champion in the 2024 Doha 4x100 m freestyle relay and short-course 4x50 m freestyle relay world record holder (1:32.50, 2020).
Kim Byung-hoon (businessman)
Kim Byung-hoon (김병훈, born 1988) is the South Korean cofounder and CEO of APR Corp, the Seoul beauty company behind Medicube, which he founded in 2014.
Kim Byung-kuk
Kim Byung-kuk (김병국) is a South Korean semiconductor-equipment entrepreneur, founder and chief executive of ESOL, a Hwaseong-based maker of EUV mask review and inspection tools.
Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell (born 1947, Port Alberni, BC) is a lawyer and politician, Canada's 19th and only female prime minister (June 25 to November 3, 1993), Progressive Conservative leader whose party fell to 2 seats in the 1993 election.
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes (born 1945) is an American singer-songwriter from Pasadena, California, whose raspy-voiced 1981 hit "Bette Davis Eyes" spent nine weeks at No. 1 and won Record and Song of the Year Grammys; also a Nashville country songwriter.
Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall (born 1956, Liverpool) is a British-Canadian actress famous as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City, winning a 2003 Golden Globe and two SAG Awards with five Emmy nominations; also Porky's, Star Trek VI, and stage roles.
Kim Chaehyun
Kim Chaehyun (김채현) is a South Korean singer, born in 2002, who finished first on Girls Planet 999 in 2021 and debuted as a Kep1er vocalist in January 2022.
Kim Chaek
Kim Chaek (김책; born Kim Hong-gye, 1903–1951) was a Korean communist revolutionary and military commander who fought anti-Japanese guerrillas in Manchuria and became a founding vice premier of North Korea.
Kim Chan Seo
Kim Chan Seo (김찬서), born 2002, South Korean retired short track speed skater; 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics silver in girls' 1,000 m and gold in mixed-nation relay; distinct from archer Kim Chan or skier Chan Kim.