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Famous People in History - K

This category of our A to Z of famous people in history is for famous people with surnames beginning with the letter ''K''.

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Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804)

Immanuel Kant was a German scientist and philosopher.

Keats, John (1795-1821)

John Keats was an English Romantic poet. His most famous poems include 'To Autumn', 'Endymion', 'Ode to a Nightingale' and 'The Eve of St Agnes'.

Kelvin, William Thomson, Lord (1824-1907)

Lord William Thomson Kelvin was a scientist and inventor. He made important discoveries in the field of thermodynamics (the branch of physics dealing with heat).

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1917-63)

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President of the United States from 1961 until he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963.

Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630);

Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer and mathematician. He devised the system of heavens based on Brahe's observations, with planets having elliptical orbits round Sun.

Keynes, John Maynard, 1st Baron Keynes (1883-1946)

John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes was a British economist. His books on money and prices have influenced all modern economists. He advocated an interventionist government policy, in which governments would use fiscal and monetary measures to reduce the adverse effects of economic recessions, depressions and booms.

King, Martin Luther Jr. (1929-1968)

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights leader and Baptist minister. He organized the opposition to segregationist policies in the Southern US. In 1964 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and was assassinated in 1968.

Kipling, Joseph Rudyard (1865-1936)

Joseph Rudyard Kipling, was an Indian-born English short-story writer, poet and novelist. He is best known for his stories for children such as 'The Jungle Book' and his poems, including 'Mandalay' and 'Gunga Din'.

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918)

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter. His early works were influenced by Impressionism, Symbolism and Art Nouveau. He was a founder of the Vienna Secession. One of his most famous paintings is the portrait 'Adele Bloch-Bauer I'.

Koch, Robert (1843-1910)

Robert Koch was a German bacteriologist. He developed an anthrax vaccine and isolated several disease-causing bacteria, including the tubercle and cholera bacilli. In 1905 he was awarded Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on tuberculosis.

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