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Kingpin or king pin may refer to:
Vehicular part[edit]
- Kingpin (automotive part), the pivot in the steering mechanism
- The central bolt of a skateboard, axle assembly ("truck"), around which the rest of the mechanism can flex, allowing the rider to steer by shifting body weight
- The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck
- The pivot in a railway car bogie
Crime[edit]
- Crime boss, in organized crime
- More specifically, a drug lord
Books[edit]
- Kingpin (book), a book written by former hacker Kevin Poulsen
- Kingpin (chess magazine), a satirical chess magazine
- Kingpin (Matt Murdock), a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Universe, Earth-65
- Kingpin (Wilson Fisk), a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Universe, Earth-616
Film and television[edit]
- Kingpin (1985 film), a 1985 New Zealand drama film by Mike Walker
- Kingpin (1996 film), a 1996 sports comedy film by the Farrelly brothers
- Kingpin (TV series), a 2003 crime/drama TV miniseries
Music[edit]
Bands[edit]
- Kingpin (band), a Swedish metal band from the mid-1980s
- The Kingpins (Canadian band), a Canadian ska band
- The Kingpins (English vocal group), an English pop group of the 1950s and 1960s
- The Kingpins, band of King Curtis which frequently backed Aretha Franklin
- The Kingpins, London band which toured with Albert Lee in 1969
- The King Pins, American R&B vocal group also known as the Kelly Brothers
Albums[edit]
- Kingpin (1996 film), soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name
- The Kingpin (album), a 1989 album by Craig G
- Kingpin (Tinsley Ellis album), a 2000 album by Tinsley Ellis
Songs[edit]
- "Kingpin", a song from the Wilco album Being There
Other media[edit]
- Kingpin: Life of Crime, a 1999 video game