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Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume (born Frizzell Gray, 1948) is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Maryland's 7th District, serving 1987-1996 and again from 2020, and former NAACP president and CEO (1996-2004).

Kwek Leng Beng

Kwek Leng Beng (郭令明) is a Singapore property and hotel tycoon who leads Hong Leong Group and City Developments Limited, one of Singapore's largest listed developers.

Kwena Maphaka

Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka (born 2006, Johannesburg) is a South African left-arm fast bowler, youngest SA Test debutant (18y 270d), 2024 U19 World Cup leading wicket-taker with 21 wickets, and Rajasthan Royals IPL player.

Kwesi Botchwey

Kwesi Botchwey was a Ghanaian lawyer, academic, and politician who served as Ghana's finance minister from 1982 to 1995, the longest tenure in the country's history, and led the Economic Recovery Programme.

KWGN-TV

KWGN-TV, also known as KFEL-TV, is a CW-affiliated television station in Denver, Colorado, the first station to sign on after the FCC's 1952 licensing freeze.

Kwiaty polskie

Kwiaty polskie (Polish Flowers) is a long digressive poem by Julian Tuwim, written in exile during and after World War II and devoted to Poland and Polishness.

Kwilu (district)

Kwilu is an administrative division of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in 1954. It transitioned through roles as a district, a province, and a Bandundu district.

Kwilu (landform)

Kwilu (Cuilo) is a 965 km river rising in the Angolan highlands and flowing northwest through DRC's Kwilu province to Bandundu, joining the Kwango; average flow 3,299 m3/s, navigable from Kikwit to Bandundu.

Kwilu Rebellion

The Kwilu Rebellion was a rural insurrection led by Pierre Mulele that broke out in January 1964 in Kwilu province of the Congo, the first of the 1964 rebellions.

Kwinana LiOH refinery

The Kwinana LiOH refinery is a lithium hydroxide plant south of Perth, Western Australia; two operate there, one owned by Tianqi–IGO and one by Covalent Lithium.

Kwn

Kwn (K-One), stage name of Khyra Leah Wilson, is a British R&B singer from Walthamstow, East London; breakthrough single "Worst Behaviour" (2024), RCA Records signee, EPs With All Due Respect (2025) and And All Pride Aside (2026).

Kwok Cheuk-kin (郭卓坚)

Kwok Cheuk-kin (郭卓坚), Hong Kong's 'king of judicial reviews', is a serial litigant who has filed dozens of judicial reviews against the government; his Small House Policy case reached the Court of Final Appeal, and he faces bankruptcy over unpaid costs.

Kwok-Kin Wong

Kwok-Kin Wong is a medical oncologist and cancer biologist who directs hematology and medical oncology at NYU Langone and studies lung cancer through genetically engineered mouse models.

Kwon Alexander

Kwon Alexander, born 1994 in Oxford, Alabama, is an NFL linebacker from LSU drafted 124th overall by Tampa Bay in 2015; Pro Bowl 2017, 49ers $54M deal, later Saints, Jets, Steelers, Broncos, Lions.

Kwon Eun-bi (권은비)

Kwon Eun-bi (권은비), also known as KWON EUN BI, is a South Korean singer, former IZ*ONE leader, and solo artist since 2021 (OPEN, 'Door'); she moved from Woollim to RBW in 2026 and released the single 'DEJAVU'.

Kwon Jin-ah (권진아)

Kwon Jin-ah (권진아), born 1997, is a South Korean singer-songwriter from Daegu, third-place K-pop Star 3 finalist, formerly of Antenna Music, known for Shape of me, The Dreamest, drama OSTs, and the 2026 rock EP SAVE ME.

Kwon Jin-kyu

Kwon Jin-kyu (권진규, 1922–1973) was a Korean sculptor who worked in terracotta and dry lacquer, regarded as a pioneer of figurative realism in modern Korean sculpture.

Kwon Mina (권민아)

Kwon Mina (권민아), also known as Mina or Min A, is a South Korean singer and actress who debuted in July 2012 with FNC Entertainment's eight-member girl group AOA, acted in dramas such as Hospital Ship, left AOA in 2019, and made 2020 bullying accusations against Shin Jimin.

Kwon Nara (권나라)

Kwon Nara (권나라; legal name Kwon Ah Yoon, born 1991) is a South Korean actress and former HELLOVENUS member who debuted with 'Venus' in 2012, known for Itaewon Class, Doctor Prisoner, and Bulgasal.

Kwon Oh-eul

Kwon Oh-eul is a South Korean politician serving as Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, appointed in 2025 after three terms in the National Assembly.

Kwon Ri-se (권리세)

Kwon Ri-se (권리세), stage name RiSe, 1991-2014, Japanese-born fourth-generation Korean singer, Miss Korea Japan 2009, MBC The Great Birth contestant, sub-vocal of Ladies' Code; died in the 2014 Yeongdong Expressway crash.

Kwon Sang-woo (권상우)

Kwon Sang-woo (권상우) is a South Korean actor born 1976 in Daejeon, not the lawyer of a similar name. Star of My Tutor Friend, Stairway to Heaven, and Hitman; married to Son Tae-young since 2008.

Kwon Yu-ri (권유리)

Kwon Yu-ri (권유리), known as Yuri, born 1989, is a South Korean singer and actress, member of Girls' Generation (debuted 2007), soloist with The First Scene (2018), who left SM Entertainment on August 31, 2026 while continuing group activities.

KWSP / EPF

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), known in Malay as Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP), is Malaysia's mandatory defined-contribution retirement savings fund, established in 1951, holding RM1.25 trillion in assets.

Kwun Tong District

Kwun Tong District (观塘区) is one of the 18 District Council districts of Hong Kong, covering southeastern Kowloon. With about 670,000 residents, it is the second most populated district after Sha Tin.

KXTV/KOVR tower

KXTV/KOVR Tower, also called Sacramento Tower Joint Venture Tower (ASR 1011404), is a 2,049 ft (624.5 m) guyed candelabra broadcast tower in Walnut Grove, California, completed in 2000, the tallest structure in California, carrying KXTV, KOVR, KMAX-TV, and KTFK-DT.

Ky Fan

Ky Fan (樊畿, 1914–2010) was a Chinese-American mathematician at UC Santa Barbara known for the Ky Fan inequalities, Ky Fan norms, and the 1972 minimax inequality.

Ky-Mani Marley

Ky-Mani Marley (born 1976, Falmouth, Jamaica), son of Bob Marley and Anita Belnavis, is a reggae, dancehall and hip-hop artist; Grammy-nominated for Many More Roads, Hot 100 hit 'Avenues', actor in Shottas and One Love.

Kya Huaa Tera Vaada (क्या हुआ तेरा वादा)

Kya Huaa Tera Vaada (क्या हुआ तेरा वादा) is a 2012-2013 Balaji Telefilms Hindi family drama on Sony TV starring Mona Singh, Pawan Shankar, and Mouli Ganguly, about a Mumbai marriage broken by infidelity; the title is also a famous 1977 Hum Kisise Kum Naheen song.

Kya Kehna (क्या कहना)

Kya Kehna (क्या कहना), also known as Friends, is a 2000 Hindi drama directed by Kundan Shah starring Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, and Chandrachur Singh, about pre-marital pregnancy; a Super Hit that earned about ₹12 crore net in India on a ₹4 crore budget.