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Kaneshige Tōyō
Kaneshige Tōyō (金重陶陽, 1896–1967) was a Japanese potter of Bizen ware who revived the Momoyama-period Old Bizen style and became the first Bizen Living National Treasure in 1956.
Kaneto Kanemoto
Kaneto Kanemoto (兼元 謙任), born 1966, is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded the company behind OKWave, Japan's first Q&A community site, launched in 2000 and listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange in 2006.
Kang Daniel (강다니엘)
Kang Daniel (강다니엘), born 1996, is a South Korean K-pop soloist who won Produce 101 Season 2 and debuted with Wanna One in 2017. His 2019 solo debut EP 'color on me' set first-week sales records for a K-pop soloist; he founded KONNECT Entertainment and now records under ARA Inc.
Kang Dong-won (강동원)
Kang Dong-won (강동원) is a South Korean actor born in Busan in 1981 who began as a fashion model and rose to stardom with the 2004 teen film Temptation of Wolves.
Kang Dynasty
Kang Dynasty: a 2001-2002 sixteen-part Avengers comic storyline by Kurt Busiek in which Kang the Conqueror conquers Earth, and the title of a planned MCU Avengers film retooled into Avengers: Doomsday after Jonathan Majors' conviction.
Kang Gao
Kang Gao (康诰, "Announcement to Kang") is a chapter of the Shangshu, a Zhou charge to Kang Shu urging rulers to illuminate virtue and be careful with punishments.
Kang Ha-neul (강하늘)
Kang Ha-neul (강하늘), real name Kim Ha-neul, is a South Korean actor born 1990 in Busan, a former musical stage actor known for Misaeng, Midnight Runners, When the Camellia Blooms, and Squid Game seasons 2 and 3.
Kang Ha-neul filmography
Kang Ha-neul (강하늘, real name Kim Ha-neul, born 1990, Busan) is a South Korean actor whose filmography covers musicals, dramas (Misaeng, When the Camellia Blooms, Squid Game) and films (Dongju, Midnight Runners, Forgotten, Yadang, 30 Days).
Kang Hai
Kang Hai (康海, 1475–1540) was a Ming dynasty scholar, sanqu poet, and playwright from Wugong, Shaanxi, who ranked first in the palace examination and served in the Hanlin Academy.
Kang Han-na (강한나)
Kang Han-na (강한나), born 1989 in Seoul, is a South Korean Keyeast actress, 2009 debut, known for Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Start-Up, Bloody Heart, and Bon Appétit, Your Majesty.
Kang He
Kang He (何康) was a Chinese politician and agronomist who served as Minister of Agriculture from 1983 to 1990 and won the 1993 World Food Prize.
Kang Ho-dong (강호동)
Kang Ho-dong (강호동), born 1970, is a South Korean comedian and variety host, youngest-ever ssireum Cheonhajangsa (1990), host of 1박2일, New Journey to the West, and Knowing Bros, and five-time broadcasting Daesang winner.
Kang Hoon (강훈)
Kang Hoon (강훈) is a South Korean actor known for The Red Sleeve, Little Women, and a 2026 leading role in tvN's My Favorite Temple.
Kang Hui-an
Kang Hui-an (강희안; died 1464) was an early Joseon scholar-official praised for the three perfections of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, and a pioneer of Korean literati painting.
Kang Hye-jung
Kang Hye-jung (강혜정) denotes two South Korean film figures: a producer born 1970, CEO of Filmmaker R & K behind Veteran and Escape from Mogadishu, and an actress born 1982, Mi-do in Oldboy, wife of Epik High's Tablo.
Kang Hye-yeon
Kang Hye-yeon (강혜연), also romanized Kang Hyeyeon, is a South Korean trot singer, nicknamed "Trot Squirrel," who debuted with EXID in 2012, led BESTie from 2013, and relaunched as a trot singer in 2018 with 왔다야, later finishing fifth on 현역가왕3.
Kang Hyewon
Kang Hyewon (강혜원) is a South Korean singer and actress born in Busan in 1999, who rose to fame in the girl group IZ*ONE through Produce 48 in 2018.
Kang Ji-hwan (강지환)
Kang Ji-hwan (강지환), stage name of Jo Tae-gyu, is a South Korean actor born 1977 in Seoul; known for 굳세어라 금순아, 7급 공무원, and a Blue Dragon Best New Actor award; convicted in 2020 and ordered to pay 5.38 billion won.
Kang Ji-young (강지영)
Kang Ji-young (강지영) names two Korean entertainers: a JTBC announcer born 1989, Indiana Kelley graduate who left Newsroom in 2026, and the KARA member-actress born 1994 who acted in Japan as JY.
Kang Kek Iew
Kang Kek Iew (Kaing Guek Eav, Comrade Duch, 1942-2020) commanded the Khmer Rouge S-21 security prison in Phnom Penh, was the first Khmer Rouge figure convicted at the ECCC tribunal, and died serving a life sentence.
Kang Kyong-ae
Kang Kyong-ae (강경애, also romanized Kang Kyeong-ae, pen name Kang Gama) was a Korean novelist of the colonial period, a canonical figure of proletarian literature best known for the 1934 novel The Human Problem.
Kang L. Wang
Kang L. Wang, also known as Kang Wang, is a Distinguished Professor at UCLA known for topological spintronics, using topological insulators to switch magnetization with small currents.
Kang Liang
Kang Liang is an Australian materials scientist and professor at UNSW Sydney known for metal-organic framework coatings that protect enzymes, proteins, DNA, and cells, and for nanobiohybrids.
Kang Mi-na
Kang Mi-na (강미나), born 1999, is a South Korean singer-turned-actress: Produce 101 season 1 ninth-place finisher, I.O.I and gugudan member, now with Story J Company, known for Hotel Del Luna, Welcome to Samdal-ri, and Twelve.
Kang Min Ok
Kang Min Ok (옥강민) is a South Korean inorganic solid-state chemist and professor of chemistry at Sogang University in Seoul, known for ultraviolet birefringent crystals.
Kang Min-cheom
Kang Min-cheom (강민첨, 963–1021) was a Goryeo general and civil official who repelled Jurchen raids and served as deputy commander to Gang Gam-chan at the Battle of Gwiju in 1019.
Kang Min-hyuk (강민혁)
Kang Min-hyuk (강민혁), drummer of CNBLUE since the band's 2010 debut, also an actor known for The Heirs, My Husband Got a Family, and Celebrity; credited songwriter on the 2026 album 3LOGY.
Kang Na-eon
Kang Na-eon (강나언), born 2001, is a South Korean actress under Enter Seven. She debuted in Blind (2022) and is known for Crash Course in Romance, Pyramid Game, and Mary Kills People.
Kang Pao-huang
Kang Pao-huang (康寶煌) was a Taiwanese telecommunications research administrator, first director of Telecommunications Laboratories in 1969 and of the 1974 electronics center that executed the RCA semiconductor technology transfer.
Kang Sae-byeok (강새벽)
Kang Sae-byeok (강새벽), Player 067 in Squid Game, is a North Korean defector played by Jung Ho-yeon; she entered the game to reunite her family and remains central to the finale through Gi-hun's vision and her brother Cheol's reunion.