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Ken Harewood is a molecular biologist with a history of contributions to biomedical research. Ken Harewood was formerly GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor and Director of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Julius L. Chambers…
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Ken Whittingham is an American television director. Some of his directing credits include American Housewife, Gilmore Girls, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ugly Betty, Still Standing, Community, Yes, Dear, 30 Rock, Californication, Parks and Recreation, The…
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Kennda Lian Lynch is an American astrobiologist and geomicrobiologist who studies polyextremophiles. She has primarily been affiliated with NASA. She identifies environments on Earth with characteristics that may be similar to environments on other…
1944–2023
Kennedy J. Reed (May 24, 1944 – June 20, 2023) was an American theoretical atomic physicist in the Theory Group in the Physics & Advanced Technologies Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and a founder of the National Physical…
1939–2013
Kenneth Carlton Edelin (March 31, 1939 – December 30, 2013) was an American physician known for his support for abortion rights and his advocacy for indigent patients' rights to healthcare. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Sarasota, Florida.…
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Kenneth F. Harris II is an African-American aerospace engineer who works with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Harris' work focuses on protecting satellites from cyberthreats, malicious interference in low-Earth orbit, development of propulsion…
1939–
Kenneth J. Dunkley (born 1939) is an American physicist, inventor and business man. He is best known in the field of holography for inventing and patenting Three Dimensional Viewing Glasses (3-DVG). He serves as the president of Holospace Laboratories Inc.
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Kenneth Olden is a scientist whose research revolves around diseases, such as cancers, and how chemicals and environmental factors affect them. He was director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology…
1908–1989
Kenneth Roderick O'Neal (1908–1989), was an American architect, engineer, and painter. He founded the first Black-owned and led architecture firm in downtown Chicago. O'Neal was an artist of the Harlem Renaissance, who later studied under former Bauhaus…
1964–
Kenneth W. Mack (born December 14, 1964) is an American historian and the inaugural Lawrence D. Biele Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2000. He is the author of Representing the Race: The Creation of…
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Kenneth Washington is an American engineer and vice president of software engineering at Amazon and senior vice president and chief technology and innovation officer. At Amazon, Washington is responsible for new devices and services. He previously served…
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Kenyatta Cheese is an American Internet culture researcher, activist, software engineer, and businessman who is the co-founder and CEO of the digital consultancy group Everybody at Once. He previously co-founded, with Elspeth Rountree and Jamie Wilkinson,…
1941–2026
Kermit Barron Gosnell (February 9, 1941 – March 1, 2026) was an American serial killer and abortion doctor. At his clinic in West Philadelphia, Gosnell provided illegal late-term abortions, committed post-labor infanticide after many live births, and ran a…
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Kerrie Lamont Holley (born 1954) is an American software engineer, author, and technology executive who is known for his pioneering work in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and his contributions to IBM's software development methodologies.
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Kerrine Bryan is an engineer and author from the United Kingdom. She is the founder of Butterfly Books and currently lives in New York with her husband and two daughters.
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Kerry G. Johnson is an American illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist, art director and graphic designer. His work includes newspaper illustration, children’s books, educational publications, comics, and visual communication. He co-created the…
1969–
Kerry S. Harris (born December 8, 1969) is an American entrepreneur and inventor. Harris is involved with motorcycle helmets under the brand name Akuma Helmets utilizing his patented Integrated Power System. The Integrated Power System is also used in…
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Kerwin Kofi Charles is the Indra K. Nooyi Dean & Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management at the Yale School of Management. In 2023, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and appointed Sir Arthur…
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Keshia M. Pollack Porter is an American injury epidemiologist and policy researcher who specializes in health equity and promoting safe environments. She is the Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she also holds a Bloomberg…
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Kétévi Adiklè Assamagan is an African American physicist at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2021. Assamagan founded the African School of Physics.
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Kevin Cokley is an African-American counselling psychologist, academic and researcher. He is University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, Associate Chair of Diversity Initiatives, Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan Ann…
1956–2023
Kevin Charles Greenaugh (May 15, 1956 – December 17, 2023) was an American nuclear engineer who was a senior manager at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in Washington, DC, United States.
1959–
Kevin Kornegay is an electrical engineer and professor known for his contributions in the field of computer engineering.
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Kevin Pernell Chavous (born May 17, 1956) is an American lawyer, author, education reform activist, and former Democratic Party politician in Washington, D.C., in the United States. He served as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from…
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