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Rodney King
Rodney Glen King was the black motorist whose beating by white police officers ultimately sparked widespread rioting in Los Angeles in 1992. In the early hours of 3 March 1991, Rodney King was pulled…B.B. King
Name at birth: Riley B. KingWidely known as the King of the Blues, guitarist B.B. King had a career that started in the 1940s and stretched well into the 21st century. He was known for his…James King
Name at birth: Jamie King James (now Jaime) King was a famously troubled teen supermodel of the 1990s; she was "discovered" at 14, a success at 15 and a heroin user at 16. After well-publicized…King David
The heroic yet human life of David, ancient Israel's most important king, is told in the biblical books 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 1 Chronicles. The eighth and youngest son of Jesse of…King Croesus
The last king of Lydia (c. 560-546 B.C.), Croesus was so famously rich that his name became a byword for wealth in the expression "rich as Croesus." He allied Lydia (in Asia Minor, now Turkey) with…King George V
Name at birth: George Frederick Ernest AlbertEngland's George V was the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (after 1927, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)…King Solomon
King Solomon "excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom" according to the Bible. The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon (in Hebrew, Shlomo) ruled Israel from about 960 to 922…King Mongkut
King Maha Mongkut, also known as Rama IV, ruled Siam (now Thailand) from 1851 to 1868, during which time he successfully negotiated with Western powers, modernized his nation and served as the…King Kong
A terrifying 50-foot-tall ape, King Kong is one of the most famous monsters in movie history. He first starred in the 1933 film King Kong; the movie's climax, with Kong carrying actress Fay Wray to…Larry King
Name at birth: Lawrence Harvey ZeigerLarry King was one of the most recognized TV broadcasters in America from 1985-2010, thanks to Larry King Live, his daily talk show which ran on CNN for those 25…Trending
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