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Famous People Named King
Take a look at famous people named King, such as Don King, Martin Luther King Jr., and Coretta Scott King.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Activist, Minister / 1929 - 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
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Carole King
Carole King
Environmental Activist, Songwriter, Pianist, Singer / 1942 -
American singer and songwriter Carole King has written or co-written over 400 songs that have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists.
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Coretta Scott King
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- Famous Black Activists
Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer / 1927 - 2006
Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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Rodney King
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- Famous People Born in 1965
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
When a mostly white jury acquitted the police officers who were caught on video beating Rodney King, it set off the L.A. riots of 1992.
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Stephen King
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Stephen King
Author / 1947 -
Stephen King is a New York Times-bestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres. Much of his work has been adapted into films.
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B.B. King
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- Soul Train Guests
B.B. King
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1925 -
"King of the Blues" B.B. King began as a disc jockey in Memphis before finding fame as an R&B guitarist, with hits like "The Thrill Is Gone."
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