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Kickball
Kickball is a team game played like baseball or softball in which the batter kicks a large rubber ball and runs the bases, common in American elementary schools.
Kid Gleason
Kid Gleason (William J. Gleason, 1865-1933), Camden, NJ-born pitcher-turn-second-baseman and manager of the 1919 Black Sox White Sox; 38 wins in 1890, 1,946 hits, 392-364 managerial record, 1919 AL pennant.
Kiefer Ravena
Kiefer Ravena (Kiefer Isaac Ravena), Filipino point guard born 1993; Ateneo UAAP MVP, NLEX in the PBA, Japan B.League with Shiga Lakes, Yokohama B-Corsairs, and Ryukyu Golden Kings; Gilas Pilipinas veteran.
Kieran Read
Kieran Read (born 1985, Papakura) is a retired New Zealand rugby number 8; 127 All Blacks tests 2008-2019, captain 51-52 times, two World Cups (2011, 2015), 2013 World Rugby Player of the Year, Crusaders and Toyota Verblitz.
Kiki Bertens
Kiki Bertens, Dutch tennis player, former world No. 4 (13 May 2019), highest-ranked Dutchwoman ever; 10 WTA singles titles, Madrid 2019 and Cincinnati 2018 champion; retired after Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Kiki Iriafen
Kiki Iriafen (born 2003) is a Nigerian-American WNBA forward, No. 4 pick of the 2025 draft for the Washington Mystics; two-time All-Star, franchise rookie rebounding and double-double record holder, 2026 USA World Cup team member.
Kiko Alonso
Kiko Alonso (Kristian Alonso, born 1990) is a former NFL linebacker from Oregon, drafted 46th overall by Buffalo in 2013; PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year, later played for the Eagles, Dolphins, Saints, and 49ers, retired 2022.
Kiley Neushul
Kiley Neushul, American water polo attacker born 1993 in Goleta, California; 2016 Olympic gold medalist, three-time world champion, three-time NCAA champion at Stanford, two-time Cutino Award winner, USA Water Polo Hall of Fame class of 2024.
Killian Hayes
Killian Hayes, French-American point guard born 2001 in Lakeland, Florida; Cholet and ratiopharm Ulm product drafted seventh overall by Detroit in 2020, highest-drafted Frenchman then; later Brooklyn and Sacramento, career 8.0 points, 5.1 assists per game.
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 Clijsters
Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis champion (born 1983, Bilzen), world No. 1 for 20 weeks, winner of four Grand Slam singles titles (US Open 2005, 2009, 2010; Australian Open 2011) and 41 singles titles, famed for comebacks as a mother.
Kim Dong Ju
Kim Dong Ju (김동주, also Kim Dong-Joo), born 1976, South Korean baseball infielder for the OB/Doosan Bears; Olympic baseball bronze 2000 and gold 2008, Asian Games gold 1998 and 2002; distinct from a 2002-born KBO pitcher of the same name.
Kim Gwang Hyeon
Kim Gwang Hyeon (김광현, Kim Kwang-Hyun, "KK"), born 1988, is a South Korean left-handed pitcher: 2008 Olympic baseball gold medalist, KBO MVP with SK Wyverns/SSG Landers, and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher 2020-2021.
Kim Hill
Kim Hill (Kimberly Jaye Hill, born 1989, Portland, Oregon) is an American volleyball outside hitter, Pepperdine alumna, 2016 Olympic bronze and 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and 2014 FIVB World Championship MVP; not the gymnast Nelli Kim or other athletes named Hill.
Kim Hyeon Mi
Kim Hyeon Mi (김현미, Kim Hyun-Mee), born 1967, South Korean handball player who won gold with Republic of Korea in the women's handball tournament at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, her only Games.
Kim Hyeon Su
Kim Hyeon Su (김현수, 金賢洙) names several South Korean athletes, chiefly a baseball outfielder born 1988 in Seoul, 2008 Olympic gold medalist, three-time Asian Games champion, and ex-Orioles/Phillies player; also a KIA Tigers pitcher born 2000.
Kim Lammers
Kim Lammers, Dutch field hockey forward (born 1981, Amsterdam), Laren MHC; 200 caps and 124 goals for the Netherlands; Olympic gold London 2012; World Cup winner 2006 and 2014; retired from internationals in 2014, from playing in 2016; later CIRCULR. business developer.
Kim Mulkey
Kim Mulkey, LSU women's basketball head coach since 2021 and Baylor coach 2000-2021; only person to win NCAA basketball titles as player, assistant, and head coach; 783-130 record, 2023 LSU championship.
Kim Ng
Kim Ng, baseball executive; first woman and first East Asian American general manager in MLB, Miami Marlins GM 2020-2023 (220-266, 2023 playoffs), previously Yankees, Dodgers, and MLB SVP of baseball operations.
Kim Pegula
Kim Pegula, co-owner with husband Terry of the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres, first woman NFL team president (2018-2022), Seoul-born adoptee raised in Fairport NY, recovering from June 2022 cardiac arrest.
Kim Perrot
Kim Perrot (1967–1999), American point guard for the Houston Comets, won the WNBA's first two championships (1997, 1998); the league's Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award and her retired No. 10 honor her.
Kim St Pierre
Kim St-Pierre (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey goaltender from Châteauguay, Quebec; three straight Olympic golds (2002, 2006, 2010), five world titles, and first female goaltender in the Hockey Hall of Fame (2020).
Kim Won Gi
Kim Won Gi (김원기, 1962-2017), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler; won 1984 Los Angeles Olympic featherweight gold, Korea's first gold there; 1988 flagbearer; distinct from runner Kim Wan-Gi and judoka Kim Won-Jin.
Kim Yeon-koung (김연경)
Kim Yeon-koung (김연경, born 1988), South Korean outside hitter and national team captain; London 2012 Olympic MVP with a record 207 points; played in Korea, Japan, Turkey, China; later AVC ambassador and KYK Foundation founder.
Kim Yeong Nam
Kim Yeong Nam (김영남) names two South Korean Olympians: a Greco-Roman wrestler, born 1960, who won 1988 Seoul welterweight gold, and a diver who medaled at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Asian Games.
King Kelly
King Kelly (Michael Joseph Kelly, 1857-1894), American 19th-century baseball star of Cincinnati, Chicago White Stockings, and Boston Beaneaters; sold for a record $10,000 in 1887, hit .307 lifetime, played all nine positions, Hall of Fame 1945.
King Miller
King Miller, USC Trojans running back, Calabasas High preferred walk-on who redshirted 2024, then ran for 972 yards and 8 touchdowns in 2025 and became USC's showcase back in 2026; not the Saints NFL back Kendre Miller.
Kingdome
Kingdome (King County Domed Stadium), Seattle multi-purpose domed stadium, 1976-2000, home of Mariners, Seahawks, SuperSonics; largest thin-shell concrete roof, 1994 ceiling tile collapse, imploded March 26, 2000.
Kingston Flemings
Kingston Flemings, born 2007, is an American point guard from San Antonio drafted eighth overall in 2026 by the Atlanta Hawks after a Houston freshman season with 16.1 points, 5.2 assists, and consensus second-team All-American honors.
Kingston Heath Golf Club
Kingston Heath Golf Club, Cheltenham, Melbourne Sandbelt; founded 1909 as Elsternwick GC. Dan Soutar-designed 1925 course with Alister MacKenzie bunkering and par-3 15th; nine men's Australian Opens, 2009 Tiger Woods Masters, 2026 Australian Open and 2028 Presidents Cup host.