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Sports & Achievement

Kimberlyn Duncan

1991–

Kimberlyn Duncan (born August 2, 1991) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in the sprints. She was the 2013 American champion at 200 metres, having defeated Olympic champion Allyson Felix with a strong stretch run. Her time of 21.80…

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Sports

Kimera Bartee

1972–2021

Kimera Anotchi Bartee (July 21, 1972 – December 20, 2021) was an American professional baseball outfielder and coach. Bartee played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, and Colorado Rockies from 1996 to 2001. He coached…

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Sports

Kind Butler III

1989–

Kind Butler III (born April 8, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 400 meters. In 2014, along with teammates David Verburg, Kyle Clemons, and Calvin Smith Jr., he helped set a new world record in the 4x400 meter relay at the…

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Sports

King Cobra

1948–

James (Jimmy) Kimble (March 14, 1948) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Cobra well known in Tennessee during the late 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Record Albums

King Joe Part I (Joe Louis Blues) / King Joe Part II (Joe Louis Blues)

1941

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A 78 rpm black vinyl record (a) with worn Okeh Records paper sleeve (b). The record has a purple label at the center with gold type. OKeh Logo at the top of the label, with title reading [KING JOE PART I / (Joe Louis Blues) Blues Fox Trot / -Wright-Basie-…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.3.20.2ab
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Biography & Culture

King Kenny

1997–

Kenny Oghenovo Ojuederie (born 20 March 1997), better known as King Kenny, is an English social media personality and former boxer. After launching his YouTube account in 2014, which consisted mainly of vlog and pranking videos, he joined the YouTube group…

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Sports

King Parsons

1949–

King Bailey Parsons Jr. (born June 11, 1950) is an American former professional wrestler better known by his ring name Iceman King Parsons.

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Sports

Kion Etete

2001–

Kion Reece Etete (born 28 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Newport County on loan from EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Kip Diggs

1966–

Kip Andre Diggs is an American politician and retired professional boxer. He serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and assumed office on January 3, 2021. Diggs holds a record of 30–5, with three knock outs, and held…

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Sports & Achievement

Kirby Puckett

1960–2006

Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 – March 6, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Minnesota Twins (1984–1995). Puckett was instrumental in helping the Twins to win World…

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Sports

Kirk Hudson

1986–

Kirk Hudson (born 12 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League, most notably for Aldershot Town. He also briefly played League football for Brentford and AFC Bournemouth.

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Sports

Kirk Johnson

1972–

Kirk Cyron Johnson (born June 20, 1972) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, and challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2002.

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Sports

Kirsten Otchere

2006–

Kirsten Fiifi Yamoah Otchere (born 6 October 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town, on loan from EFL League One club Leicester City. Otchere signed his first professional contract in…

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Sports & Achievement

Kirubel Erassa

1993–

Kirubel Erassa (born June 17, 1993) is an Ethiopian-born American middle- and long-distance runner. Kirubel was a silver medalist in 3000 meters at the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and seven-time All-American in NCAA Division I…

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Sports

Kissiwaa Mensah

2005–

Kissiwaa Mensah (born 24 July 2005) is a British sprinter. She was a bronze medalist running for Great Britain in the mixed 4 x 100 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Relays.

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Sports

Kittie Knox

1874–1900

Katherine Towle Knox (October 7, 1874 – October 11, 1900) was a bicycling barrier breaker and early African American member of the League of American Wheelmen (LAW).

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Sports & Achievement

Kiya Johnson

2002–

Kiya Johnson (born February 27, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. She currently competes for the LSU Tigers gymnastics team.

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Sports

Kiyan Prince

1990–2006

Kiyan Josiah Prince ( "KYE-ann"; 25 November 1990 – 18 May 2006) was an English footballer who played for the Queens Park Rangers youth academy. Described as "a prodigious footballing talent" and "an outstanding and upstanding boy", Prince was fatally…

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Sports

Klondike

1878–1949

Klondike Haynes (1 January 1878 – 3 February 1949) was an African American boxer billed as "The Black Hercules" who declared himself the black heavyweight champion (not to be confused with the World Colored Heavyweight Championship, which he officially…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Knights of Columbus athletic medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1935

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Columbus Council No. 126 Knights of Columbus Athletic medal for the Sprint Series Invitation event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a red and gold ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.36
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Knights of Columbus athletic medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1936

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Columbus Council No. 126 Knights of Columbus Athletic medal for the Sprint Series Invitation event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1936. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a red and gold ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.37
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Sports

Knox Cameron

1983–

Knox Cameron (born September 17, 1983) is a former soccer player who most recently played for AFC Ann Arbor in the National Premier Soccer League. Born in Jamaica, he represented the United States at youth level.

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Sports

Kobbie Mainoo

2005–

Kobbie Boateng Mainoo (; born 19 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. He is known for his dribbling and composure. Mainoo is a graduate of…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Kobe Bryant

2011; printed 2019

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A black-and-white photograph of Kobe Bryant, by Platon. The close-up of Bryant depicts him from the neck up. He is facing the viewer with his eye closed, and has a serious expression on his face. He has a trimmed mustache, goatee, and chin beard. His neck…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.75
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