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[edit]This list had 1642 entries before pruning.
№ PNN = Number Possibly Non-Notable
Date | № remaining | № PNN | % complete | Notes |
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2005-10-18 | 1642 | ? | 0.0 | initial |
2011-10-19 | 244 | ? | 85.1 | separated |
2013-09-10 | 244 | 87 | 85.1 | consolidated |
2013-10-18 | 237 | 77 | 85.6 | updated |
2018-01-06 | 236 | 77 | 85.6 | updated |
2019-10-19 | 186 | 76 | 88.7 | updated |
It had been split into three subpages (no longer active). They were merged back into here on 2013-09-10.
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[edit]Arts
[edit]Musician/Composer
[edit]- Eddie Kay — (1904–1972) — Find a Grave — () Argentine pianist, band leader and composer
- Edward Harry Kelly, E. Harry Kelly, or Harry Kelly (composer) — (1879–1955) — Find a Grave — () Ragtime composer and bandleader. fr:Harry Kelly
- Leon Kelly (musician) — (1925–1991) — Find a Grave — () Rockabilly musician
- J. D. Kimball — (????–2003) — Find a Grave — () Lead singer of Omen (metal band)
- Bob King (musician) or Bob King (songwriter) — (1934–1989) — Find a Grave — () Canadian musician and songwriter
- Jimmie King or Jimmy King (musician) — (1949–1967) — Find a Grave — () R&B musician - member of the Bar-Kays
- Marcel King — (1957–1995) — Find a Grave — () British singer, member of Sweet Sensation (band), to which article he redirects
- Dave Kirby — (1938–2004) — Find a Grave — () US country musician. pl:Dave Kirby
- Michael Knust — (1949–2003) — Find a Grave — () Rock musician, member of the group Fever Tree
Actor/Director/Producer
[edit]- Burton Kaiser — (1927–2004) — Find a Grave — () US actor and producer
- Yankel Kalich, a.k.a. Jacob Kalich — (1891–1975) — Find a Grave — () Yiddish actor, husband of Molly Picon
- Michael Kalmen — (1943–2003) — Find a Grave — () US motion picture director
- Peter Kanellos — (1879–1967) — Find a Grave — () US movie actor
- Jessica Kaplan — (1979–2003) — Find a Grave — () US screenwriter and actress, killed in a small-plane crash
- Bo-Peep Karlin — (1910–1969) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- Lee Katz — (1914–2003) — Find a Grave — () US film producer
- Edward Kaufman (producer) — (1893–1955) — Find a Grave — () US movie writer and producer. fr:Edward Kaufman
- Kawada Haruhisa or Haruhisa Kawada — (1907–1957) — Find a Grave — () Japanese actor and singer. ja:川田晴久
- Toni Kaye — (1946–1995) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- Katherine Keenan — (1864–1924) — Find a Grave — () Actress, wife of Frank Keenan
- Daisy Keith — (1969–1997) — Find a Grave — () Actress, suicide, daughter of Brian Keith
- Sherwood Keith — (1912–1972) — Find a Grave — () US actor
- Dorothy Helen Kelly — (1918–1969) — Find a Grave — () US actress - not Dorothy Kelly
- King Kennedy (actor) — (1903–1974) — Find a Grave — () US actor
- Ernest Kerns — (1963–1994) — Find a Grave — () Hollywood film producer
- Hubert Kerns — (1920–1999) — Find a Grave — () Hollywood stuntman
- Rooney Kerwin — (1927–1989) — Find a Grave — () US actor
- Robyna Ketchum — (????–1972) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- Stephen Keyes — (1916–2003) — Find a Grave — () US actor
- Jaime Kibben or James Kibben — (1947–2003) — Find a Grave — () US filmmaker, musician
- Ashina Kibibi — (????–2005) — Find a Grave — () Kenyan actress
- Evelyn Kingsley — (1928–2000) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- James Kingsley (actor) — (1937–1989) — Find a Grave — () Actor, Elvis stand-in and friend
- Kim Kitaine — (1970–1999) — Find a Grave — () US adult film actress
- Kitamura Rokurō / Kitamura Rokuro or Rokurō Kitamura / Rokuro Kitamura — (1871–1961) — Find a Grave — () Japanese actor. ja:喜多村緑郎
- Isaac Kleinerman — (1916–2004) — Find a Grave — () TV documentary producer
- Saxon Kling — (1891–1940) — Find a Grave — () US theatre actor and playwright
- Raymond Klune or Raymond A. Klune — (1904–1988) — Find a Grave — () US movie producer, husband of Hillary Brooke
- Audre Knecht, a.k.a. Audre Monture — (1930–1989) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- Alvin Knechtel — (1901–1929) — Find a Grave — () Hollywood cinematographer
- Werner Koenig — (1963–2000) — Find a Grave — () German producer. de:Werner Koenig
- Kosaka Kazuya or Kazuya Kosaka — (1935–1997) — Find a Grave — () Japanese actor. See [1]. ja:小坂一也, tl:Kazuya Kosaka
- Mimis Kougioumtzis or Mimis Kouyioumtzis — (1936–2003) — Find a Grave — () Greek actor, director Μίμης Κουγιουμτζής. Find A Grave has the wrong death date, as he gave an interview in December 1998 at [2]. He actually died in 2003: [3].
- Lou Krugman — (1914–1992) — Find a Grave — () US actor
Other Arts/Entertainment
[edit]- Kaitani Yaoko or Yaoko Kaitani — (1921–1991) — Find a Grave — () Japanese ballet dancer. ja:貝谷八百子
- Jessie Kalmar — (1892–1985) — Find a Grave — () Vaudeville dancer / entertainer, wife of Bert Kalmar
- Kamei Katsuichirō / Kamei Katsuichiro or Katsuichirō Kamei / Katsuichiro Kamei — (1907–1966) — Find a Grave — () Japanese literary critic. de:Kamei Katsuichirō, fr:Katsuichirō Kamei, ja:亀井勝一郎
- Maminka Kasalicky — (1868–1938) — Find a Grave — () Author and artist, buried in Hollywood
- Abe Kashey a.k.a. King Kong Kashey — (1903–1965) — Find a Grave — () US pro wrestler, actor
- Kataoka Teppei or Teppei Kataoka — (1894–1944) — Find a Grave — () Japanese novelist. de:Kataoka Teppei, fr:Teppei Kataoka, ja:片岡鉄兵
- Jevel Katz — (1902–1940) — Find a Grave — () Argentine Yiddish performer. es:Jevel Katz
- Kawai Suimei or Suimei Kawai — (1874–1965) — Find a Grave — () Japanese poet. ja:河井醉茗
- Kawakami Togai or Togai Kawakami — (1827–1881) — Find a Grave — () Japanese painter. ja:川上冬崖
- Namir Khan — (1955–2005) — Find a Grave — () Indian-Canadian writer
- Thomas Kiernan (writer) — (1933–2003) — Find a Grave — () US biography author
- Kigi Takataro or Takataro Kigi — (1897–1969) — Find a Grave — () Japanese novelist. ja:木々高太郎
- Leland Kilpatrick a.k.a. Bud Kilpatrick — (1915–1993) — Find a Grave — () US costume designer
- Michael Kimmelman (photographer) — (1829–1916) — Find a Grave — () American landscape photographer
- Kitamura Toshio or Toshio Kitamura, a.k.a. Kitamura Hisao or Hisao Kitamura — (1895–1982) — Find a Grave — () Japanese author. ja:北村寿夫
- Federico Klemm or Federico Jorge Klemm — (1944–2002) — Find a Grave — () Czech-born Argentine artist. es:Federico Jorge Klemm
- Kenneth L. Kling — (1895–1970) — Find a Grave — () US cartoonist
- Frederick Koch — (1877–1944) — Find a Grave — () US author
- Kojima Zenzaburō / Kojima Zenzaburo or Zenzaburō Kojima / Zenzaburo Kojima — (1893–1962) — Find a Grave — () Japanese painter. ja:児島善三郎
- Ján Kostra / Jan Kostra, a.k.a. Ján Medník, Ján Robur, Kristián Benko — (1910–1975) — Find a Grave — () Slovak poet. cs:Ján Kostra, sk:Ján Kostra
- Ivan Krajíček / Ivan Krajicek — (1940–1997) — Find a Grave — () Slovak entertainer. cs:Ivan Krajíček, sk:Ivan Krajíček
- Kubo Tenzui or Tenzui Kubo — (1875–1934) — Find a Grave — () Japanese poet. ja:久保天随, zh:久保得二
- Kuho Kubota — (1877–1967) — Find a Grave — () Japanese tanka poet
- Casimer Kucharek or Casimir Kucharek — (1928–1990) — Find a Grave — () US author and Catholic priest
- Ján Kulich — (1924–1984) — Find a Grave — () Slovak sculptor. cs:Ján Kulich, sk:Ján Kulich (sochár)
- Kumagai Naohiko or Naohiko Kumagai — (1826–1912) — Find a Grave — () Japanese painter. ja:熊谷直彦
- Kusuyama Masao or Masao Kusuyama — (1884–1950) — Find a Grave — () Japanese author. ja:楠山正雄
Sports
[edit]- Frank Kahler a.k.a. Nick Kahler — (1891–1983) — Find a Grave — () US hockey player
- Glen Keeley — (1970–2000) — Find a Grave — () Canadian bull riding champion
- Forrest Kennedy a.k.a. Frosty Kennedy — (1926–1998) — Find a Grave — () Minor league baseball player for the Plainview Ponies but still well-known/documented.
- David Kimani — (1978–2003) — Find a Grave — () Kenya-born US long distance runner
- Sean Kimerling — (1966–2003) — Find a Grave — () Sports broadcaster
- Joe Kirkland — (1923–2004) — Find a Grave — () US football player
- Costa Kittles — (1926–2003) — Find a Grave — () US baseball coach
- Oleg Korotaev or Oleg Korotayev — (1948–1994) — Find a Grave — () Russian boxing champion. ru:Коротаев, Олег Георгиевич
- Siegfried Kursawe a.k.a. Freddy Kursawe — (1927–2000) — Find a Grave — () Stunt circus cyclist. Obituary at [4].
- Dean Kutz — (1956–2004) — Find a Grave — () US professional jockey
Politics and Government
[edit]- Mitsunobu Kamio — (1855–1927) — Find a Grave — () Japanese politician and minister
- Rufus Keeler — (1809–1875) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Rochester
- James Keigwin — (1829–1904) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer and Indiana State Senator (not US Senator). According to [5] and [6], he is buried at a different cemetery. See also [7].
- Kekaulike, King of Maui — (ruled 1700–1736) — Find a Grave — () Hawaiian chief
- Charles E. Kelly (politician) — (1863–1932) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of El Paso
- Wallace C. Kemp — (1883–1929) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Wichita, Kansas
- Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy — (1827–1916) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Omaha
- Michael Francis Kennedy — (1844–1923) — Find a Grave — () South Carolina politician. The Find A Grave biography is exaggerated, but he did serve in the South Carolina House of Representatives. See [8].
- Mathew Kiely or Matthew Kiely — (1852–1918) — Find a Grave — () St. Louis police chief
- Charles A. King — (1817–1893) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
- John William Kingman or John Kingman (judge) — (1821–1903) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army officer and judge in Wyoming Territory; see [9]
- James Kingsbury — (1757–1847) — Find a Grave — () Early Ohio-area settler and state legislator
- Mary Kinney — (1859–1938) — Find a Grave — () Oregon legislator and suffragette
- Solomon George Kitchen, Solomon G. Kitchen, Solomon Kitchen, or Sol G. Kitchen — (1820–1891) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate officer and politician; see [10]
- Solon T. Klotz or Solon Klotz — (1866–1948) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Toledo
- Ichita Kobashi — (1870–1939) — Find a Grave — () Japanese politician, Tokyo mayor, Education minister. ja:小橋一太
- Peter Kok — (1919–2003) — Find a Grave — () WWII bomber captain, inspired pieces of Catch-22. Later state representative in Michigan.
- William Kraus — (1813–1883) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Toledo
Military
[edit]Medal recipients
[edit]- John J. H. Kelly — (1850/1851–1907) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- Thomas Kelly (Indian Wars soldier) — (1836–1919) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- Philip Kennedy (Medal of Honor) — (1841–1883) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- John Kilmartin (Medal of Honor) a.k.a. John Gilmartin — (1850–1890) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- John Kirk (Medal of Honor) — (1846–1920) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- George K. Kitchen or George Kitchen (Medal of Honor) — (1844–1922) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- Albert Knaak — (????–1897) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- Joseph F. Knight — (1863/1866–1940) — Find a Grave — () Indian wars CMOH recipient
- William J. Knight (Medal of Honor recipient) or William J. Knight (Medal of Honor) (redlinks to both) — (1837–1916) — Find a Grave — () Civil War CMOH recipient, participant in the Great Locomotive Chase
- William Koelpin — (1845–1912) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- Wendelin Kreher — (1846–1877) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- John Kyle (Medal of Honor), a.k.a. John Kile — (1846–1870) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
Other notable military
[edit]- Richard Hotchkiss Kiene — (1910–1981) — Find a Grave — () US doctor and rear admiral.
- David Kinzie — (1841–1904) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer, later US general
- Peter Kollwitz — (1895–1914) — Find a Grave — () German soldier killed in WWI, son of Käthe Kollwitz - she built a monument for his gravesite. nl:Peter Kollwitz
- Joseph Kruzel — (1918–2002) — Find a Grave — () WWII fighter ace, later USAF general. Father of the diplomat.
Business
[edit]- Michael Katz (businessman) — (1887–1962) — Find a Grave — () Kansas City drugstore owner
- Ransom Leslie Kelley a.k.a. Les Kelley (businessman) — (1897–1990) — Find a Grave — () Creator of the Kelley Blue Book auto price list
- Michael Kroyer Kielberg, a.k.a. Michael Kielberg, Ferdinand Michael Krøyer Kielberg / Ferdinand Michael Kroyer Kielberg, Michael Krøyer-Kielberg / Michael Kroyer-Kielberg, Ferdinand Krøyer-Kielberg / Ferdinand Kroyer-Kielberg, etc. — (1882–1958) — Find a Grave — () Danish-born UK shipping magnate
- Peter Kiewit — (1900–1979) — Find a Grave — () Founder of the Kiewit Corporation, link redirects there
- William S. Kimball — (1837–1895) — Find a Grave — () New York tobacco magnate
- Kishida Ginkō / Kishida Ginko or Ginkō Kishida / Ginko Kishida — (1833–1905) — Find a Grave — () Japanese newspaper publisher and businessman. Father of Ryūsei Kishida. ja:岸田吟香
- Carl Klausmann — (1810–1859) — Find a Grave — () St. Louis brewery founder
- Clinton B. Knapp, a.k.a. Bill Knapp — (1907–1974) — Find a Grave — () Founder of Bill Knapp's restaurant chain - redirects there
- Harry Hall Knight — (1897–1948) — Find a Grave — () St. Louis businessman, sponsor of Charles Lindbergh's flight
- Casper Koehler — (1835–1910) — Find a Grave — () St. Louis brewer
- John M. Kranz — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Chicago candy maker. Some information at [11] and [12].
- Gottfried Krueger — (1837–1926) — Find a Grave — () New Jersey brewer, founder of Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company - see also nl:Krueger (brouwerij)
- Francis Kuhn — (1837–1911) — Find a Grave — () St. Louis businessman
Other
[edit]- Walter Kallenbach — (1905–1946) — Find a Grave — () US evangelist
- Kanda Naibu or Naibu Kanda — (1857–1923) — Find a Grave — () Japanese scholar of English literature. ja:神田乃武
- Umaji Kaneko — (1870–1937) — Find a Grave — () Japanese scholar
- Jelena Karađorđević / Jelena Karadjordjevic, a.k.a. Jelena Jovanović or Jelena Petrović — (1764–1842) — Find a Grave — () wife of Serbian leader Karađorđe Petrović. sr:Јелена Петровић
- Radmila Karađorđević / Radmila Karadjordjevic, a.k.a. Radmila Radonjić — (1907–1993) — Find a Grave — () wife of George, Crown Prince of Serbia. sr:Радмила Карађорђевић
- Avigdor Karo — (????–1439) — Find a Grave — () Prague Kabbalah scholar. cs:Avigdor Kara, de:Avigdor Kara, he:אביגדור קרא
- William Kaslaitis — (1921–2004) — Find a Grave — () Voice of America radio broadcaster
- Seizo Katsunuma — (1885–1963) — Find a Grave — () Japanese physician
- Kawai Eijirō / Kawai Eijiro or Eijirō Kawai / Eijiro Kawai — (1891–1944) — Find a Grave — () Japanese social philosopher and economist. ja:河合栄治郎
- Kawazura Bonji or Bonji Kawazura — (1862–1929) — Find a Grave — () Japanese Shinto theologian. ja:川面凡児
- Joseph Keele — (1861–1923) — Find a Grave — () Irish-Canadian geologist, after whom Keele Peak is named. fr:Joseph Keele
- Charles Keemle — (1797–1865) — Find a Grave — () US pioneer and newspaperman
- James Gifford Kellogg — (1881–1963) — Find a Grave — () Founder of Illinois Bell
- Nellie Kenyon — (1898–1982) — Find a Grave — () US newspaper journalist
- Elmer Kesling — (1881–1961) — Find a Grave — () Inventor of the vacuum transmission for gearshifts
- Kishimoto Tatsuo or Tatsuo Kishimoto — (1852–1912) — Find a Grave — () Founder of Meiji University
- Harold Kletschka — (1924–2004) — Find a Grave — () US heart surgery blood pump inventor
- Johnny Klevenhagen — (1912–1958) — Find a Grave — () Texas Ranger hall of fame member
- Ryosai Ko — (1798–1846) — Find a Grave — () Japanese opthamologist
- Henry Titus Koenig — (1891–1934) — Find a Grave — () Radium researcher who worked with Marie Curie
- Koizumi Shinzō / Koizumi Shinzo or Shinzō Koizumi / Shinzo Koizumi — (1888–1966) — Find a Grave — () Japanese economist and university president. ja:小泉信三
- Kiyonori Konakamura — (1821–1895) — Find a Grave — () Japanese scholar
- Thomas Krajewski — (1851–1913) — Find a Grave — () Sugar cane machine inventor, biography at [13]
- Reuben Kulakofsky, a.k.a. Reubin Kulakofsky, Reuben Kay, or Reubin Kay — (1873–1960) — Find a Grave — () Inventor of the Reuben sandwich (disputed): see [14]
- S. Morris Kupchan — (1922–1976) — Find a Grave — () Chemist and cancer researcher, presumably de:S. Morris Kupchan
Possibly Non-notable
[edit]Military-related
[edit]US Civil War military
[edit]- James Keeling — (????–1895) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate soldier
- Oliver Keese — (1830–1889) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army officer
- John Kell — (1823–1900) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate Navy officer
- Elisha Kellogg — (1825–1864) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army officer
- Delity Kelly — (1855–1939) — Find a Grave — () Civil War nurse
- Henry Kennett — (1835–1895) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
- Loren Kent — (1839–1867) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
- John Kester — (1841–1904) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer
- James Ketner — (1836–1906) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
- James H. Kidd — (1840–1913) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
- William Mather Kilgour — (1828–1885) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
- Edgar Kimball — (1822–1863) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel. PNN
- Robert Kimberly — (1836–1915) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
- Adam Eckfeldt King — (1837–1910) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
- Charles King (soldier) — (1849–1862) — Find a Grave — () Youngest soldier killed in the Civil War
- Curtis King (soldier) — (1783–1863) — Find a Grave — () Oldest soldier serving in the Civil War
- Edward King (colonel) or Edward A. King — (1814–1863) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army officer
- Henry Dennison Kingsbury — (1818–1904) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army brevet general and sheriff
- Henry Walter Kingsbury — (1836–1862) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army officer
- William Kingsley (soldier) — (1781–1906) — Find a Grave — () English navy sailor, later Civil War Union navy sailor
- William Kinsman — (1832–1863) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army officer
- Ralph Kirkham or Ralph Wilson Kirkham — (1821–1893) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army brevet general
- John Knapp (soldier) — (1816–1888) — Find a Grave — () Civil War officer - ended his career as Union officer.
- Oliver B. Knowles or Oliver Blachly Knowles ("Blatchy" may be a misspelling) — (1842–1866) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
- Eugene Kozlay — (1826–1883) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union brevet general
Other PNN military
[edit]- William Kane (aviator) a.k.a. Killer Kane (aviator) — (1911–1957) — Find a Grave — () US WWII aviator
- Edward Keppel — (1847–1934) — Find a Grave — () British Army officer
- Kidron (horse), Kidron (war horse), Kidron (warhorse), or Warhorse Kidron — (1907–1942) — Find a Grave — () John J. Pershing's WWI horse. PNN
- Kobayashi Michio or Michio Kobayashi — (????–1942) — Find a Grave — () Japanese bomber pilot killed at the Battle of Midway
- John Kynock — (????–1815) — Find a Grave — () British officer killed at Waterloo
Related to someone famous
[edit]- Bert Kalmar (actor) — (1913–1997) — Find a Grave — () - US part-time movie actor, son of Bert Kalmar
- Arthur H. Keller — (1836–1896) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate officer, father of Helen Keller; see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Captain Arthur H. Keller
- Nathalie Frances Kelley or Nathalie Kelley (figure skater) — (1938–1961) — Find a Grave — () US figure skater, died on [[Sabena Flight 548, sister of Gregory Kelley
- Maria Klausmann — (????–1898) — Find a Grave — () Wife of Carl Klausmann, St. Louis brewery founder
- Frederick Klenner a.k.a. Fritz Klenner — (1952–1985) — Find a Grave — () US murderer, subject of Bitter Blood, son of Fred R. Klenner
- Cordelia Knott — (1890–1974) — Find a Grave — () Restaurateur, Wife of Walter Knott
- Herbert Vollrath Kohler, Herbert Vollrath Kohler, Sr., or Herbert V. Kohler, Sr. — (1891–1968) — Find a Grave — () US businessman, chairman of the Kohler Company, father of Herbert Kohler, Jr.
- Kippie Kovacs — (1949–2001) — Find a Grave — () Daughter of Ernie Kovacs, object of a custody battle
- Mia Kovacs — (1959–1982) — Find a Grave — () Daughter of Ernie Kovacs
- Erle Krasna, a.k.a. Erle Galbraith or Erle Chennault Galbraith — (????–2004) — Find a Grave — () Wife of Al Jolson and Norman Krasna
- Charles Kray or Charles David Kray — (1906–1983) — Find a Grave — () Father of the Kray twins
- Gary Kray — (1952–1996) — Find a Grave — () Son of Charles Kray, brother to the Kray twins
- Violet Kray — (1910–1982) — Find a Grave — () Mother of the Kray twins
- Joseph Kruzel — (1945–1995) — Find a Grave — () US diplomat killed in Bosnia. Son of the fighter ace.
Victims
[edit]- David Kammerer — (1911–1944) — Find a Grave — () Beat Generation victim - killed by Lucien Carr (to which article he redirects)
- James Kenne — (1934–1960) — Find a Grave — () Man murdered by his wife (sordid story)
- Frederick Kislingbury — (1847–1884) — Find a Grave — () Died on Adolphus Greely's polar expedition
- Douglas Kratz — (1973–2001) — Find a Grave — () Virgin Records executive, died in the same crash as Aaliyah. PNN
Other
[edit]- Albert Kachellek — (1887/1890–1929) — Find a Grave — () Chicago gangster, member of the North Side Gang - redirects there
- Napoleon Karlovich Karakashyan — (1919–1962) — Find a Grave — () Ukrainian soccer player, no info found, seems non-notable.
- Katebet — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Egyptian temple singer, 18th or 19th Dynasty
- Kathy (whale) or Kathy the Beluga Whale — (1969–2004) — Find a Grave — () New York Aquarium beluga whale
- Little Ray Kelly, Ray Kelly (mascot), Ray Kelly (baseball mascot), Raymond A. Kelly (mascot), or Raymond A. Kelly (baseball mascot), etc. — (1918–2001) — Find a Grave — () Mascot for Babe Ruth, probably not the same as the politician or the baseball writer
- David Kennison — (????–1852) — Find a Grave — () Last surviving Boston Tea Party participant
- Moses Keokuk — (1821–1908) — Find a Grave — () US Indian chief (Sac & Fox tribe)
- Nancy Ann Kerley / Nancy Kerley or Nancy Ann Kurley / Nancy Kurley — (1848–1952) — Find a Grave — () Murdered her 2-year-old granddaughter. PNN.
- Tom Kerrick — (1895–1927) — Find a Grave — () Silent Western film actor. Minor career. Was murdered.
- William F. Kidwell — (1889–1958) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Versailles, Missouri. PNN.
- Suzanna Kim — (1907–1992) — Find a Grave — () US actress. PNN (Found no leading role. IMDb lists almost nothing)
- John M. Kitchen — (1827–1916) — Find a Grave — () Indianapolis physician
- John Klevenhagen a.k.a. Johnny Klevenhagen — (1941–1999) — Find a Grave — () Sheriff of the Harris County Sheriff's Office
- Kitty Knight — (1775–1855) — Find a Grave — () War of 1812 folk heroine
- John P. Koerner — (1845–1930) — Find a Grave — () Pony Express rider, frontiersman
- Nita Krebs — (1905–1991) — Find a Grave — () Austrian/Czech-born US actress, no longer listed as famous?
No longer "famous"
[edit]These memorials were in the Possibly Non-notable category, and Find A Grave no longer lists them as "famous."
- Noah Kasper — (????–2004) — Find a Grave — () Canadian musician and transplant recipient
- Leannah Kearns a.k.a. Annie Chambers — (1843–1935) — Find a Grave — () Kansas City bordello madam. Not listed as famous.
- Philip John Kearny — (????–1863) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army major, nephew of Philip Kearny
- Sam Kellerman — (1974–2004) — Find a Grave — () Writer, brother of Max Kellerman, murdered by James Butler (boxer) - PNN
- John Kelly (submariner) — (????–1863) — Find a Grave — () Crewman on the H. L. Hunley
- Ewen Kennedy — (????–1815) — Find a Grave — () British officer killed at Waterloo
- James White Kennett — (1838–1916) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate soldier
- Irwin Kirkwood — (1878–1927) — Find a Grave — () Husband of the daughter of William Rockhill Nelson, led the takeover of The Kansas City Star after his wife's death
- Laura Kirkwood — (1883–1926) — Find a Grave — () Daughter of William Rockhill Nelson, inherited The Kansas City Star
- Melvin Kurtz — (1922–1953) — Find a Grave — () Fireman killed in the line of duty. PNN.