Ken (given name)

Ken
Gender	Male
Language(s)	English language, Japanese
Other names
Nickname(s)	Kenny
Related names	Kenneth, Kendrick, Kendall, Kenan, Keenan, Keegan, Kevin, Kelvin, Kellan, Kenny, Can, Kayne, Kanye, Kahn, Dicken, Kennedy, Kenson

Ken is a masculine given name of Scottish / Scottish Gaelic origin. It is used either as a given name or as a short form of names with the letters "Ken" (like Kenneth, Kenan, Kendrick, Kendall, Kennedy, Mackenzie or Kenson). Ken is also a Japanese name which can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

People

Ken (musician), Japanese musician
Ken Akamatsu (赤松健, born 1968), Japanese author
Ken Anderson (quarterback) (born 1949), American quarterback
Ken Anderson (wrestler) aka Mr. Kennedy, American professional wrestler and actor
Ken Bowersox (born 1956), astronaut
Ken Block, American rally driver
Ken Bruce (born 1951), Scottish DJ
Ken Buesseler (born 1959), American marine radiochemist
Ken Burns (born 1953), American documentary filmmaker
Ken Caminiti (1963–2004), Major League Baseball player
Ken Campbell (actor), English writer, actor, and director
Ken Campbell (evangelist) (1934–2006), Canadian evangelist
Ken Casey, bassist of the Boston Irish punk rock group Dropkick Murphys
Ken Christianson, California based artist and musician, with art collective Elephant Empire
Ken Clark (actor) (1927–2009), American actor
Ken Davitian (born 1953), American film and TV actor
Ken Dodd (1927–2018), English comedian
Ken Doherty(born 1969), Irish professional snooker player, commentator and radio presenter
Ken Duncan (born 1945), American politician
Ken Dyer (1946–2010), American football player
Kenny Dykstra (born 1986), American professional wrestler
Ken Dryden (born 1947), Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender
Ken Flax (born 1963), American Olympic hammer thrower
Ken Follett (born 1949), British author of thrillers and historical novels
Ken Griffey, Sr. (born 1950), American baseball player
Ken Griffey, Jr. (born 1969), American baseball player
Ken Ham (born 1951), Australian-born American creationist
Ken Harrelson (born 1941), Major League Baseball player and broadcaster
Ken Harris (1898–1982), American animator
Ken Hendricks, billionaire (1941–2007), president of Hendricks Group
Ken Hirai (born 1972), J-pop singer known for the hit songs "Hitomi wo Tojite" and "POP STAR"
Ken Hoang (born 1985), American professional electronic sports player
Ken Holtzman (born 1945), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Ken Horiuchi (堀内健, born 1969), Japanese comedian
Ken Hughes (1922–2001), writer and director of films, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Ken Jennings (born 1974), contestant on the game show Jeopardy!
Ken Jeong (born 1969), American comedian, actor and former physician
Ken Kelley (born 1960), American football player
Ken Kesey (1935–2001), novelist, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken (musician) (Ken Kitamura, born 1968), J-Pop member of bands L'Arc~en~Ciel and Sons of All Pussys
Ken Kratz (born 1960-61), American lawyer, former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin; law license was suspended for four months after sexting scandal
Ken Kutaragi (born 1950), President and CEO, later Chairman, of Sony Computer Entertainment
Ken Lay (1942-2006), CEO and Chairman of Enron
Ken Livingstone, politician (born 1945), former mayor of London, UK
Ken Lloyd (born 1976), Japanese-British musician, vocalist and songwriter of Fake? and Oblivion Dust
Ken Loach (born 1936), British film director
Ken Lutz (born 1965), American football player
Ken Matthews (born 1934), English race walker
Ken McAlister (born 1960), American football player
Ken MacLeod (born 1954), Scottish science fiction writer
Ken McElroy (1934–1981) American unsolved murder victim and criminal
Ken Miyagishima (born 1963), mayor of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Ken Morrish (1919–2006), former mayor of the city of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Ken Morrison (born 1931), English supermarket CEO
Ken Murray (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken Nomura (born 1965), member of the drifting motorsport scene and of the D1 Grand Prix series
Ken Okuyama (ケン・オクヤマ, born 1959), Japanese car designer, creative director of Pininfarina, professor
Ken Parrish (born 1984), American football player
Ken Penders, American comic book writer
Ken Pettway (born 1964), American player of gridiron football
Ken Pogue, Canadian actor
Ken Ring (artist), Swedish rapper
Ken Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken Rosewall (born 1934), Grand Slam tennis champion
Ken Rush (1931-2011), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
Ken Russell (1927–2011), film director and actor
Ken Rutherford (cricketer) (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer
Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995), writer and political activist
Ken Schrader (born 1955), NASCAR driver
Ken Shamrock (born 1964), American mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler
Ken Shimura (志村けん, 1950–2020), Japanese comedian, member of the Drifters
Ken Shimizu (清水健, born 1979), Japanese male adult video (AV) actor
Ken Singleton (born 1947), American Major League Baseball player and commentator
Ken Sio (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
Ken Smollen, Chairman of the Irish Democratic Party
Ken Spears (born 1938), American cartoonist and film producer
Ken Spikes (1935-2009), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
Ken Spreitzer, computer programmer
Ken Stott Scottish actor
Ken Sugimori (杉森建, born 1966), Japanese illustrator known for his work on the Pokémon video games
Ken Takakura (高倉健, born 1931), Japanese film actor
Ken Thaiday Snr, Torres Strait Islander/Australian artist
Ken Thompson (born 1943), American computer scientist and one of the primary creators of Unix
Ken Tyrrell (1924–2001), founder of the Formula One team Tyrrell Racing
Ken Uehara (1909–1991), Japanese film actor
Ken Wahl (born 1954), American actor
Ken Watabe (渡部建, born 1972), Japanese comedian and television presenter
Ken Watanabe (渡辺謙, born 1959), Japanese theater, TV, and film actor
Ken Webster (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken Whyld (1926–2003), British chess player and author
Ken Winey (born 1962), Canadian football player

Fictional characters

Ken (Barbie) also known as Ken Carson, toy doll
Ken Amada (天田乾), a character in Persona 3
Ultraman Ken, better known as Father of Ultra, from the Ultraman Series; true name revealed in the film Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend
Ken Midori or Kensuke Midorikawa (緑川ケンスケ), a character in the anime series Beyblade Burst
Kenshiro (ケンシロウ) or Ken, hero of the manga and anime series Fist of the North Star
Ken Barlow (Coronation Street), character in the British TV soap opera Coronation Street
Kenshin Himura (緋村剣心) or Ken, main character of the manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin
Ken Hisatsu (久津ケン), a character in the Juken Sentai Gekiranger
Ken Hoshikawa (星川健), a character in Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman
Ken Ichijouji (一乗寺賢), character in the anime series Digimon
Ken Kaneki (金木研), main character of the manga and anime series Tokyo Ghoul
Ken Kogashiwa (小柏健), a character in Initial D
Ken Masters (ケン・マスターズ), character in the Street Fighter video games
Ken Minami (美波ケン), character in the anime series Machine Robo Rescue
Ken Rosenberg, a character in the Grand Theft Auto video games

People

Fictional characters

See also