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Kygo
Kygo (Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll), Norwegian DJ and producer from Bergen, central figure of tropical house; "Firestone," fastest artist to 1 billion Spotify streams, albums Cloud Nine through KYGO (2024).
Kyiv (Київ)
Kyiv (Київ), capital of Ukraine on the Dnipro River, about 2.96 million residents, area 835.58 km². Founded 5th–6th century, capital of Kyivan Rus from 882, Christianized 988; under sustained Russian missile and drone attack since 2022.
Kyiv Academic Young Theater (Київський національний академічний Молодий театр)
The Kyiv Academic Young Theater, also known as Molodyy Teatr, is a municipal drama theater in Kyiv, Ukraine, founded in 1979 and housed since 1985 at 17 Prorizna Street.
Kyiv Governorate
Kyiv Governorate (Київська губернія) was an administrative unit of the Russian Empire, created by Peter I in 1708 and abolished under Soviet rule in 1925.
Kyiv Metro
The Kyiv Metro (Київський метрополітен) is the rapid transit system of Kyiv, Ukraine, opened on 6 November 1960 as the first metro in Ukraine, with three lines and 52 stations.
Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, or Kyivska oblast, is an administrative region of north-central Ukraine on both banks of the Dnipro River that surrounds the capital Kyiv without including it.
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Києво-Печерська лавра), also called the Monastery of the Kyiv Caves, is an Orthodox monastery in Kyiv founded in 1051 by the monk Anthony of the Caves.
Kyiv pogrom (1881)
The Kyiv pogrom was an anti-Jewish riot in Kiev, Russian Empire, on May 8, 1881, part of the pogrom wave following Tsar Alexander II's assassination.
Kyiv pogroms (1919)
The Kyiv pogroms of 1919 were anti-Jewish attacks during the Russian Civil War, including an October pogrom by Volunteer Army soldiers that killed about 300 people.
Kyiv Reservoir
The Kyiv Reservoir, locally the Kyiv Sea, is an artificial lake on the Dnipro River in northern Ukraine, created by the Kyiv Hydroelectric Station dam in 1964.
Kyiv School (poetry)
The Kyiv School (Київська школа поезії) was a Ukrainian poetic group of the late 1960s that wrote hermetic free verse and was banned from print until the 1980s.
Kyiv Theological Academy
The Kyiv Theological Academy (Київська духовна академія) was an Orthodox higher educational institution in Kyiv, opened in 1819 and liquidated by Soviet authorities in 1919.
Kyiv Voivodeship
Kyiv Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo kijowskie) was an administrative-territorial unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1471, then of Poland, centered on Kyiv and, after 1667, Zhytomyr.
Kyiv Zoo
Kyiv Zoo (Київський зоопарк), Kyiv Zoological Park, founded 1908 by the Kyiv Society of Nature Lovers; 34.2 ha, 321 species, EAZA candidate; operating through Russian attacks since 2022.
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
UNESCO World Heritage site in Kyiv, Ukraine, inscribed 1990: 11th-century Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra cave monastery; on the danger list since 2023 and damaged by Russian strikes in 2025 and 2026.
KyivNotKiev
KyivNotKiev is an online campaign launched by Ukraine's Foreign Ministry and StratCom Ukraine on 2 October 2018 under #CorrectUA, urging English-language media to spell the capital Kyiv (Ukrainian Київ) rather than the Russian-derived Kiev.
Kyk-Over-Al
Kyk-Over-Al is a Guyanese little magazine, first published in December 1945 and edited for 16 years by poet A. J. Seymour, one of the Caribbean's most significant literary magazines.
Kykuit
Kykuit (Dutch for "lookout") is the four-story Beaux-Arts Rockefeller family estate in Pocantico Hills, New York, built 1907–1913, a National Historic Landmark since 1976, now administered by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Kyla Pratt
Kyla Alissa Pratt (born 1986, Los Angeles) is an American actress and singer, the voice of Penny Proud in The Proud Family and its Disney+ revival, Breanna Barnes on UPN's One on One, and Maya Dolittle in the Dr. Dolittle films; distinct from the Missouri-born actress of the same name.
Kyla Ross
Kyla Ross (born 1996, Honolulu) is an American gymnast: 2012 Olympic team gold medalist with the Fierce Five, five-time World medalist, and first woman to win Olympic, World, and NCAA gold, now coaching at Arkansas.
Kyla Scanlon
Kyla Scanlon is an American economic commentator, educator, and author who explains markets and the economy through short-form videos and books, and who coined the term "vibecession" in 2022.
Kylchap
The Kylchap is a multi-stage exhaust system for steam locomotives, developed by French engineer André Chapelon from Kyösti Kylälä's design, which improved draught while reducing cylinder back pressure.
Kyle (musician)
Kyle (musician): Kyle Thomas Harvey, also SuperDuperKyle and K.i.D, American rapper and singer born 1993, Ventura, California; known for the 2x Platinum hit "iSpy" with Lil Yachty and albums Light of Mine and Smyle Again.
Kyle A. Carrozza
Kyle A. Carrozza (Kyle Adam Carrozza, born 1979) is an American animator, creator of Cartoon Network's Mighty Magiswords and MooBeard the Cow Pirate, voice of Prohyas, and comedy musician recording as TV's Kyle; arrested in 2024.
Kyle Alessandro
Kyle Alessandro (Kyle Alessandro Helgesen Villalobos, born 2006, Levanger) is a Norwegian pop singer from Steinkjer who won Melodi Grand Prix 2025 with "Lighter" and represented Norway at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.
Kyle Anderson (chemist)
Kyle W. Anderson is an American research chemist at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland, who leads its HDX-MS program for biopharmaceutical analysis and won a 2025 PECASE.
Kyle Anderson (李凯尔) (basketball)
Kyle Anderson (李凯尔, Li Kai'er), born 1993, is an American NBA forward-guard, 'Slo-Mo', drafted 30th in 2014 by the Spurs; he was naturalized by China in 2023 and played for its 2023 FIBA World Cup team, and now plays for the Toronto Raptors.
Kyle Bartley
Kyle Louis Bartley (born 1991, Stockport) is an English former central defender; Arsenal academy product, later Swansea, Leeds, and West Brom captain, 407 career appearances, retired August 2025 through knee injury.
Kyle Bass
J. Kyle Bass is an American hedge fund manager who founded Hayman Capital, earning a 212% return in 2007 by shorting subprime mortgage bonds before the financial crisis.
Kyle Beach
Kyle Beach, former Blackhawks first-round pick (11th overall, 2008) who never played an NHL game, revealed himself in 2021 as John Doe in the Brad Aldrich sexual assault case; the Blackhawks settled in December 2021.