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Kinuko Tanida
Kinuko Tanida (谷田絹子, later Idogawa), 1939-2020, Japanese volleyball outside hitter with Nichibo Kaizuka; 1962 world champion and 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist with the Oriental Witches.
Kira Walkenhorst
Kira Walkenhorst, German beach volleyball player (born 1990, Essen), Olympic gold medalist Rio 2016 and 2017 world champion with Laura Ludwig; retired 2019, comeback 2024, now a Bundesliga coach.
Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett (1960–2006), Hall of Fame center fielder for the Minnesota Twins 1984–1995; two World Series titles (1987, 1991), .318 average, 2,304 hits, 10 All-Star selections; elected 2001 first ballot; career ended by glaucoma, died at 45 after a stroke.
Kirby Smart
Kirby Smart, Georgia Bulldogs head football coach since December 2015 and former Alabama defensive coordinator under Nick Saban; 117-21 record, back-to-back CFP national titles in 2021 and 2022, and SEC championships in 2017, 2022, 2024, and 2025.
Kirill Dolzhenkov
Kirill Dolzhenkov (Кирилл Долженков), Russian winger born 2004 in Moscow, plays for Avangard Omsk in the KHL after CSKA; Columbus Blue Jackets 2022 fourth-round pick (109th overall), 198 cm, 101 kg, left shot.
Kirill Kaprizov (Кирилл Олегович Капризов)
Kirill Kaprizov (Кирилл Капризов), Russian NHL left wing for the Minnesota Wild; 2021 Calder winner, 2018 Olympic gold medalist, Wild's all-time leading goal scorer, and holder of the record eight-year, $136 million contract.
Kirk Cousins
Kirk Cousins, NFL quarterback from Holland, Michigan and Michigan State; played for Washington, Minnesota, Atlanta, and Las Vegas Raiders; fourth-round 2012 pick, record guaranteed contracts, 45,000+ passing yards.
Kirk Ferentz
Kirk Ferentz (born Aug. 1, 1955) is the University of Iowa's head football coach since December 1998, the longest-tenured FBS coach, Iowa's winningest coach (209-128), and holder of the most bowl wins in Big Ten history.
Kirk Gibson
Kirk Harold Gibson (born 1957) is an American former MLB outfielder, 1984 Tigers and 1988 Dodgers World Series champion, 1988 NL MVP, famous for the Game 1 1988 World Series pinch-hit walk-off home run; never an All-Star.
Kirk Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit, former Ohio State quarterback, is ESPN's lead college football analyst on College GameDay and ABC Saturday Night Football and Prime Video's Thursday Night Football analyst with Al Michaels since 2022.
Kirk Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich, born 1981, Sioux City, Iowa, is a retired NBA guard, 7th pick of the 2003 draft, who played 13 seasons for the Bulls, Hawks, and Wizards, made the 2007 All-Defensive second team, and set Chicago's three-point record.
Kirk Muller
Kirk Muller (Captain Kirk), born 1966, Kingston, Ontario, is a Canadian former NHL winger, drafted 2nd overall in 1984 by New Jersey, who scored the 1993 Stanley Cup-clinching goal for Montreal and later coached Carolina, Montreal, St. Louis, Calgary, and Washington.
Kitione Taliga
Kitione Taliga, Fijian rugby sevens winger born 1993 in Nadi, won gold with Fiji in men's rugby sevens at Rio 2016, Fiji's first Olympic medal, beating Great Britain 43-7.
Kitty van Male
Kitty van Male (born 1988, Amstelveen) is a Dutch field hockey forward; 116 caps, 39 goals; Olympic gold 2012 and silver 2016; European champion 2017; 2018 World Cup winner and top scorer with 8 goals.
Kiyomi Kato (olympedia 52487)
Kiyomi Kato (加藤きよみ, born 1953, Ibaraki, Japan) is a Japanese volleyball middle-blocker, Olympedia athlete 52487, who won gold with Japan at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the 1974 World Championships; distinct from the 1972 wrestler and swimmer of similar names.
KJ Duff
KJ Duff (Korey Duff Jr.), Rutgers Scarlet Knights wide receiver from Riverhead, NY; 6-6 junior, 2025 All-Big Ten with 1,084 yards, national leader in contested catches, 2027 NFL Draft prospect.
KJ Simpson
KJ Simpson (born 2002) is an American NBA guard from West Hills, California; a Colorado Buffaloes standout drafted 42nd overall in 2024 by Charlotte, now on a two-way Denver Nuggets contract.
KK Cedevita Olimpija
KK Cedevita Olimpija, Ljubljana basketball club formed in July 2019 from the merger of Olimpija Ljubljana and Cedevita Zagreb; traces history to 1946, six Yugoslavian titles, 1994 European Cup, 23 Slovenian championships.
KK Clark
KK Clark, full name Caroline Archer Clark, is an American water polo player who won gold with the United States at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
KK Crvena zvezda
KK Crvena zvezda, also known as KK Red Star, is a professional basketball club from Belgrade, Serbia, founded in 1945 and one of the country's most successful teams.
KK Mega Basket
KK Mega Basket (Mega Superbet) is a Serbian basketball club from Belgrade, founded 23 December 1998 as KK Avala Ada. Renamed Mega Basket in 2005, it won the 2016 Radivoj Korać Cup and holds the non-US record with 17 NBA draft picks, including Nikola Jokić.
KK Partizan
KK Partizan, Belgrade basketball club founded 1946, 1992 European champion on Đorđević's buzzer beater, multiple ABA and Serbian titles, EuroLeague attendance records at Štark Arena.
Klaus Gruner
Klaus Gruner (born 1952, Frankenhausen, Saxony) is a German handball player, East Germany's 1980 Moscow Olympic champion (23-22 overtime final win over the USSR), 112 caps, 295 goals, later a coach.
Klaus Michler
Klaus Michler (born 1970, Stuttgart) is a German field hockey player, Olympic gold medallist with the re-unified Germany at Barcelona 1992 (2-1 over Australia), European champion 1991 and 1995, 162 caps for Crefelder HTC.
Klay Thompson
Klay Thompson, NBA guard (born 1990), 4-time champion and 5-time All-Star with the Warriors as one of the Splash Brothers with Stephen Curry; No. 4 all-time in threes; later Mavericks, then Miami Heat from 2026.
Klein Kubiak
Klein Kubiak, son of Gary Kubiak and brother of Klint and Klay, is the Dallas Cowboys' National Scout/Special Projects, a former Rice wide receiver who joined Dallas in 2019 after five years with the Denver Broncos.
Kliff Kingsbury
Kliff Kingsbury, Air Raid quarterback-turned-coach: Texas Tech head coach 2013-18 (35-40), Arizona Cardinals head coach 2019-22 (28-37-1), USC analyst 2023, Washington Commanders OC 2024-25 with Jayden Daniels, Rams assistant head coach 2026.
Knicks–Pacers rivalry
Knicks–Pacers rivalry: NBA Eastern Conference playoff feud between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers, eight postseason series from 1993 to 2025, defined by Reggie Miller, Spike Lee, and Pacers wins in 2024 and 2025.
Knowshon Moreno
Knowshon Moreno (born 1987, Belford, NJ) is a former NFL running back from Georgia, drafted 12th overall by Denver in 2009; 3,616 career rushing yards, 27 TDs, best season 2013 (1,038 yards, 10 TDs), final year 2014 Miami.
Knoxville Smokies
Knoxville Smokies, Chicago Cubs Double-A Southern League team in Knoxville, Tennessee, at Covenant Health Park since 2025; also Tennessee Smokies 2000-2024, nickname used since 1925.