König

König 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:

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
 * 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