# König

König (/ˈkeɪnɪɡ/; German:) is the German word for "king". In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations Koenig and Kœnig, when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, the use of Koenig is usual, and sometimes also Konig. Notable people with the name include:

## People
### A to F

* Adam Koenig (born 1971), American politician
* Adrianus König (1867–1944), Dutch politician
* Aislinn Konig
* Alexander Koenig (1858–1940), German naturalist
* Alexander König (born 1966), German skater
* Alfons König (1898–1944), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
* Alfred König (1913–1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter
* Andrew Koenig (1968–2010), American actor
* Andrew Koenig (politician) (born 1982), American politician in Missouri
* Andrew Koenig (programmer), American computer scientist and author
* Anna Leonore König (1771–1854), Swedish singer
* Arthur König (1856–1901), German physician and researcher into optics
* Bronson Koenig (born 1994), American basketball player
* Charles Konig (1774–1851), German-born British naturalist
* Claës König (1885–1961), Swedish horse rider
* Dave Konig (born 1962), American comedian
* Dénes Kőnig (1884–1944), Hungarian mathematician, son of Gyula
* Dieter König (1931–1991), hydroplane racer, manufacturer of Konig two stroke engines
* Doris König (born 1957), judge, jurisprudent and public law scholar who serves as the Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
* Elazar Mordechai Koenig (1945–2018), Israeli Hasidic rabbi
* Ernst König (1908–1986), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
* Erwin König
* Eugen König (1896–1985), Wehrmacht officer during World War II
* Ezra Koenig (born 1984), American musician, singer/guitarist in Vampire Weekend
* Franz König (1905–2004), Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna
* Franz König (surgeon) (1832–1910), German surgeon
* Franz Niklaus König (1765–1832), Swiss painter
* Franz Koenigs (1881–1941), German-Dutch banker and art collector
* Fred Koenig (1931–1993), American baseball player and coach
* Friedrich Koenig (1774–1833), German inventor
* Friedrich König (painter) (1857–1941), Austrian artist
* Friedrich Eduard König (1846–1936), German Protestant theologian and Semitic scholar
* Fritz Koenig (1924–2017), German artist and sculptor

### G to M

* Gabriela König (born 1952), German politician
* Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, Israeli Hasidic rabbi
* George Konig (1856–1913), American politician
* Gottfried Michael Koenig (1926–2021), German-Dutch composer
* Gyula Kőnig (1849–1913), also known as Julius König, Hungarian mathematician
* Hannes Koenig (born 2001), German gymnast
* Harold G. Koenig, American psychiatrist
* Herbert D. Koenig (1933–2018), Doctor of Osteopathy
* Imre König (1899–1992), Hungarian chess master
* Jan Latham-Koenig (born 1953), English conductor
* Jared Koenig (born 1994), American baseball player
* Jörn König (born 1967), German politician
* Johann König (painter) (1586–1642), German painter
* Johann Friedrich König (1619–1664), German Lutheran theologian
* Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758), German composer
* Johann Samuel König (1712–1757), German mathematician
* Johann Gerhard König (1728–1785), German botanist active in India
* Johann König (gymnast) (1932–2020), Austrian gymnast
* Johann König (art dealer) (born 1981), German art dealer
* John Koenig (diplomat), American diplomat
* John Koenig, the creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
* Joseph König (theologian) (1819–1900), German theologian
* Joseph König (chemist) (1843–1930), German chemist
* Juan Ramón Koenig (1623–1709) Peruvian scientist
* Julian Koenig (1921–2014), American advertising executive
* Karl König (1902–1966), Austrian paediatrician
* Kip Koenig, American film and television producer and screenwriter
* Laird Koenig (1927–2023), American author
* Lea Koenig (born 1929), Israeli actor
* Leo von König (1871–1944), German painter
* Leopold König (born 1987), Czech road cyclist
* Lothar Koenigs (born 1965), German conductor
* Mark Koenig (1904–1993), American baseball player
* Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898–1970), French army officer and politician
* Miroslav König (born 1972), Slovak football player
* Morris Koenig (1883–1939), Hungarian-American lawyer and judge

### N to Z

* Oliver Koenig (born 1981), German athlete
* Ove König (1950–2020), Swedish speed skater
* Paul König (1867–1933), German merchant navy officer
* Paul König (Scouting)
* Peter Konig
* Pia König (born 1993), Austrian tennis player
* Pierre Koenig (1925–2004), American architect
* Ralf König (born 1960), German comic artist
* Regina König, German luger
* René König (1906–1992), German sociologist
* Robbie Koenig (born 1971), South African tennis player and broadcaster
* Robert Koenig (sculptor) (born 1961), British sculptor
* Robert Koenig (filmmaker) (born 1975), American film director, producer, writer and editor
* Robert König (1885–1979), Austrian mathematician
* Ronny König (born 1983), German football player
* Rudolph Koenig (1832–1901), German acoustical physicist
* Rudolf König (1865–1927), Austrian merchant, astronomer and selenographer
* Samuel S. Koenig (1872–1955), Hungarian-American lawyer and politician
* Sarah Koenig (born 1969), American journalist
* Stephanie Koenig, American actress and writer
* Sven Koenig (computer scientist), German-American computer scientist
* Sven Koenig (cricketer) (born 1973), South African cricketer
* Swen König (born 1985), Swiss football player
* Todd Koenig (born 1985), American football player
* Trevor Koenig (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
* Vroni König-Salmi (born 1969), Swiss orienteerer
* Walter Koenig (born 1936), American actor
* William Edward Koenig (born 1956), American Catholic bishop
* Willy Koenig of Koenig Specials
* Wolf Koenig (1927–2014), German-Canadian film director, producer, animator and cinematographer
* Xavier Koenig (born 1984), Mauritian squash player

### Fictional people

* Tolle Koenig, a fictional character in the anime Gundam SEED
* Eric Koenig, character in the Marvel Comics Universe
* Erwin König (died 1942), apocryphal World War II German sniper
* John Koenig (Space: 1999), a fictional character in the TV series Space: 1999
* Karin Koenig, from the video game Shadow Hearts: Covenant
* Mr. Koenig the high school Drama teacher, from the cut-for-time SNL sketch, played by Will Ferrell