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Koji Nishio

Koji Nishio (Koryan, コーリャン), born 1977, is a Japanese classic NES Tetris player and caster, TGM grandmaster, 2019 CTWC runner-up to Joseph Saelee, and eleven-time CTM champion.

Koji Uehara (上原浩治)

Koji Uehara (上原浩治), born 1975, Japanese right-handed pitcher, two-time Sawamura Award winner with Yomiuri, MLB reliever 2009-2017, dominant 2013 Red Sox closer, ALCS MVP, 2013 World Series champion.

Koji Yamamuro

Koji Yamamuro (山室光史), Japanese artistic gymnast born 1989, Konami club; Olympic team gold Rio 2016 and silver London 2012, world all-around and rings bronze 2011, vault injury at London 2012.

Kojima Productions

Kojima Productions (コジマプロダクション), independent Tokyo studio founded by Hideo Kojima on December 16, 2015 after leaving Konami; maker of Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2, using the Decima engine, with OD (Xbox) and Physint projects.

Kojo Peprah Oppong

Kojo Peprah Oppong (born 2004, Accra) is a Ghanaian centre-back for Fenerbahçe and Ghana. Formerly IFK Norrköping and OGC Nice, Coupe de France finalist 2026, 2026 World Cup participant.

Koke (footballer, born 1992)

Koke (Jorge Resurrección Merodio, born 1992, Madrid) is a Spanish midfielder and captain of Atlético Madrid, its all-time appearance record holder (740+ games), a one-club player with eight trophies including two La Liga titles, distinct from other players named Koke.

Koki Kano

Koki Kano (加納 虹輝), born 1997 in Aichi, Japan, is a men's épée fencer, double Olympic champion (Tokyo 2020 team, Paris 2024 individual), Paris team silver medalist, and 2025 double world champion.

Koki Niwa

Koki Niwa (丹羽 孝希), born 1994 in Tomakomai, Japan, is a left-handed shakehand table tennis player; 2010 Youth Olympic champion, Rio 2016 team silver and Tokyo 2020 team bronze medalist, world No. 5 in 2017.

Koko B. Ware

Koko B. Ware (James Ware, born 1957), American wrestler, "The Birdman" of the WWF 1986-1990s with macaw Frankie; sang Piledriver, first Raw match, WWE Hall of Fame 2009, retired 2019.

Kokomo Murase (村瀬心椛)

Kokomo Murase (村瀬心椛, born 2004 in Gifu, Japan) is a Japanese professional snowboarder who won Olympic big air gold at Milano Cortina 2026 after taking bronze at Beijing 2022.

Kokoro Tanaka

Kokoro Tanaka (TANAKA Kokoro), born 2006 in Osaka, is a Japanese guard for the ENEOS Sunflowers, drafted 38th overall by the Golden State Valkyries in 2026, and a Japan senior national team player.

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (born 1990, Reykjavík) is an Icelandic retired striker; 64 caps, 26 goals for Iceland, Ajax and AZ forward, scorer of Iceland's winner against England at Euro 2016; retired 2022.

Kolica Atarakua

Kolica Atarakua (Kolica Atárakua, Kolitza) is a two-player race board game of the Purépecha people of Michoacán, Mexico, played with four stick dice; documented in 1944 and likened to patolli.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), IPL franchise from Kolkata, India, founded 2008, owned by Knight Riders Sports (Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta); three IPL titles (2012, 2014, 2024), home ground Eden Gardens, captain Ajinkya Rahane.

Kolkheti

FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti (Kolkheti Poti) is a Georgian football club founded 30 November 1913 in Poti; 24 top-flight seasons since 1990, two 1990s UEFA Cup appearances, relegated in 2025 and now in Erovnuli Liga 2.

Kölner Haie

Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks), KEC "Die Haie" e.V., Cologne ice hockey club founded August 1972 from Kölner EK; DEL founding member, eight German titles (1977–2002), European record attendance 18,112 at LANXESS arena in 2025/26.

Kolo Touré

Kolo Touré, Ivorian defender and coach born 1981 in Bouaké; Arsenal Invincible, Manchester City and Liverpool player, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations winner, later Wigan manager and Manchester City assistant coach.

Kolten Wong

Kolten Wong (Kolten Kaha Wong), born 1990 in Hilo, Hawaii, is an MLB second baseman for the Cardinals, Brewers, Mariners, and Dodgers; two-time Gold Glove winner (2019-20), drafted 22nd overall in 2011, career .256 with 973 hits.

Komeil Ghasemi

Komeil Ghasemi (کمیل قاسمی, born 1988) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who won super-heavyweight gold at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016, making him Iran's most decorated wrestler.

Komikan

Komikan, also called el leoncito or la leona, is a traditional Mapuche two-player hunt board game on an alquerque board with an attached triangle: one puma piece captures dogs by jumping, while twelve dogs try to corner it.

Komite olimpiade indonesia

Komite Olimpiade Indonesia (KOI), Indonesia's National Olympic Committee, founded 19 January 1947 in Yogyakarta under Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, IOC-recognized 11 March 1952, first Olympics Helsinki 1952, independent from KONI since 2005.

Komomo Ito

Komomo Ito (伊藤 小桃), Japanese ice hockey forward born 2005 in Hokkaido, plays for Toyota Cygnus; won girls' ice hockey gold at Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympics and later competed at U18 Worlds and Torino 2025 FISU Games.

Kon Knueppel

Kon Knueppel (born 2005) is an American NBA wing for the Charlotte Hornets, drafted fourth overall in 2025 from Duke, where he was ACC Tournament MVP; he led the NBA in threes made as a rookie.

Konami (コナミグループ株式会社)

Konami Group Corporation (コナミグループ株式会社), founded 1969 by Kagemasa Kozuki in Osaka as a jukebox repair business, is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate spanning video games (eFootball, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Yu-Gi-Oh), arcade machines, casino gaming systems, and fitness clubs, listed in Tokyo and London.

Konami (たかもと 里奈) (wrestler)

Konami (小波) is a Japanese professional wrestler, born in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, who debuted in 2015, joined Stardom in 2018, and is a member of the HATE faction.

Konami Code

Konami Code (コナミコマンド, Konami Komando): Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A cheat sequence created by Kazuhisa Hashimoto testing the 1986 NES Gradius port, famous for 30 lives in Contra.

Konane

Konane, sometimes called Hawaiian checkers, is an ancient Hawaiian strategy board game, hundreds of years old, in which stones are captured by jumps and the last player able to move wins.

Konata Mumpfield

Konata Mumpfield, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver (No. 4), 2025 seventh-round pick (242nd overall) from Pittsburgh via Akron; 21 games, 16 catches, 204 yards, 2 TDs through 2026.

Koneru Humpy (కోనేరు హంపి)

Koneru Humpy (కోనేరు హంపి), born 1987, is an Indian chess grandmaster, youngest woman GM at 15 in 2002, two-time women's world rapid champion (2019, 2024), and 2025 Women's World Cup runner-up.

Kong Linghui

Kong Linghui (孔令辉), born 1975 in Harbin, China, is a former table tennis player who won Olympic singles gold at Sydney 2000 and completed a career Grand Slam.