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Kessingland Kessingland is a large village in the Waveney District in Suffolk, about 7 km south of Lowestoft. It is of interest to archaeologists as palaeolithic and neolithic implements have been found here; the remains of an ancient forest lie buried on the seabed.
Kessler - Francis - Cardoza Kessler - Francis - Cardoza was founded by Bill Kessler as an architectural firm in Detroit, Michigan. The firm had a strong commitment to the modernist tradition of art as an imperative element of architecture.
Kessler (Suikoden) Kessler is a character in Konami's role playing game Genso Suikoden. Originally the head of the Tigerwolf Bandits, he and his subordinate, Ledon, joined the Toran Republic Army during the Gate Rune Wars, and after the war, he has officially joined the Toran Republic Army.
Kessler Syndrome The Kessler Syndrome is a scenario, proposed by NASA consultant Donald J. Kessler, in which the volume of space debris in Low Earth Orbit is so high that objects in orbit are frequently struck by debris, creating even more debris and a greater risk of further impacts.
Kessler Twins Alice and Ellen Kessler (born August 20, 1936 in Nerchau, Germany) are a pair of twins popular in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, from the 1950s and 1960s and until today for their singing, dancing and acting. They are usually credited as the Kessler Twins or Die Kessler-Zwillinge, and remain popular today.
Kessler's Kessler's was a family-owned lower-end department store chain in Georgia. The chain included a main store in downtown Atlanta and four other locations: in Smyrna, in downtown Rome, in downtown Newnan, Georgia, and in Canton.
Kessock Bridge The Kessock Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Moray Firth, between the village of North Kessock and the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Construction began in 1976 and the bridge was completed and opened in 1982.
Kessog Saint Kessog, was an Irish missionary in the Lennox area and southern Perthshire, active in the Middle 6th Century. Kessog was Scotland’s patron saint before Andrew, and his name was used as a battle cry by the Scots.
Kestell Kestell is a small maize farming town in the Free State Province of South Africa. The town was established in 1905 by Reverand JD Kestell only 20km southeast from the site of the Second Boer War Battle of Groenkop.
Kester Berwick Kester Berwick (pr: Berrick), 1903-1992 was born in Adelaide and died an expatriate on Corfu in the Greek islands. A minor Australian actor and writer, Berwick who was gay, spent the final twenty three years of his life in Greece.
Kestie Morassi Kestie Morassi is an Australian actress born in Adelaide, Australia, where she lived until she was 13 years old. She is currently best known for her performance as backpacker Kristy Earl in 2005's acclaimed horror Wolf Creek.
Keston and Westdal Keston and Westdal, best known for their July, 2004 performance at the Montréal Jazz Festival, are an electronic music production team consisting of UK native John Keston and Bay area transplant Nils Westdal. Although produced in 2000, their first album, Super Structure Baby, wasn't released until 2004 on Coup de Grace Records.
Kestrel The name kestrel is given to several different members of the falcon genus, Falco. Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviour which is to hover at a height of around 10–20 m over open country and swoop down on prey, usually small mammals, lizards or large insects.
Kestrin Kestrin, aka, Kestrin Pantera, is an actor, filmmaker, and cellist. She's performed with Beck, acted opposite Academy Award winner Samantha Morton, and performed in numerous critically acclaimed music videos (including The Strokes, Beck and 3 Doors Down), Los Angeles theatrical productions, and independent films.
Kestrin Pantera Kestrin Pantera is an actor, filmmaker, and cellist. She's performed with Beck, acted opposite Academy Award winner Samantha Morton, and performed in numerous critically acclaimed music videos (including The Strokes, Beck and 3 Doors Down), Los Angeles theatrical productions, and independent films.
Kesva an Taves Kernewek Kesva an Taves Kernewek (Cornish Language Board in Cornish; in UCR orthography Kesva an Tavas Kernowek) is a representative body promoting the Cornish language. It was founded in 1967 by the Gorseth Kernow and the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies as a language planning and examining authority.
Keswick Island Keswick Island is a picturesque island in the southern half of the Whitsunday Islands]. Located 34 kilometres north-east of the [[Queensland city of Mackay, Keswick Island is part of the Cumberland Group of islands that lay protected inside the waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Keswick railway station, Adelaide Keswick railway station is a railway station on the Belair railway line, Noarlunga railway line and Tonsley railway line, which is located in the inner western Adelaide suburb of Keswick Terminal. It is located 3.
Keswick, Cumbria Keswick (pronounced KEZZ-ick) is a market town in the Lake District National Park, in northern England. The town is situated just north of Derwent Water, one of the Lake District's most picturesque lakes, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake.
Ket (Greyhawk) Ket is a political state in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is situated in the Baklunish Basin region of the Flanaess, near the Fals Gap along the trade route to the Sheldomar Valley and beyond.
Ket and Wig Ket and Wig appear in the Gesta Danorum (book 4) as the sons of Frowin, the governor of Schleswig. Wig also appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the son of Freawine (Frowin), and it adds that he was father of Gewis and one of the ancestors of the kings of Wessex.
Ket language The Ket language, formerly known as Yenisei Ostyak, is a Siberian language isolate, the sole surviving language of a Yeniseian language family, spoken along the middle Yenisei Basin by the Kets. Attempts have been made by Soviet scholars to establish a relationship with either Burushaski or the Sino-Tibetan languages, and it frequently forms part of the Dene-Caucasian hypothesis.
Ket River Ket River, also known as the Big Ket River in its upper reaches (Кеть, Большая Кеть in Russian) is a river in the Krasnoyarsk Krai and Tomsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob River. The length of the Ket River is 1621 km.
Keta (Myst) Keta (D'ni: Kehtah/[Keta]), originally named Leira but renamed by Gehn, was from a group of people known as the Amad — which is what the D'ni called those encountered on the Surface above the Great Cavern. After the downfall of the D'ni empire Anna and her son Gehn left the D'ni cavern.
Ketan Mehta Born in Navsari in Gujarat, Ketan Mehta was educated in New Delhi and graduated in film direction from Film and Television Institute of India and has eight feature films, seven documentaries and a television serial to his credit. His repertoire of themes include comedy, satire, silvan romance, violence and rebellion.
Ketazine process The Ketazine process is used commercially to produce hydrazine it is a variation of the Raschig process, in which ammonia is oxidized by chlorine or chloramine in the presence of aliphatic ketones, usually acetone. The resulting ketazine is then hydrolysed to hydrazine.
Ketef Hinnom One of a series of rock-hewn burial caves at Ketef Hinnom ("shoulder of Hinnom") near Jerusalem is an archaeological site in Israel that is most famous for the recovery in 1979 of two silver scrolls that were used as amulets, inscribed with portions of the well-known apotropaic Priestly Blessing of the Book of Numbers.
Keteleeria Keteleeria is a genus of three species of coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae, related to the genera Nothotsuga and Pseudolarix. It is distinguished from Nothotsuga by the much larger cones, and from Pseudolarix by the evergreen leaves and the cones not disintegrating readily at maturity.
Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana (zh: 铁坚油杉) is a coniferous evergreen tree native to Taiwan and southeast China, in the provinces of Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan. The tree is restricted to hills, mountains, and valleys at elevations of 200-1500 m.
Keteleeria fortunei Keteleeria fortunei (zh: 油杉, you shan) is a coniferous evergreen tree native to northern Vietnam, Hong Kong, and China in the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. The tree grows in hills, mountains, and broadleaf forests at elevations of 200-1400 m.
Keter (Kabbalah) Keter ("Crown" in Hebrew; כתר) also known as Kether in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the topmost of the Sephirot, of the "Tree of life (Kabbalah)." Since its meaning is "crown" so in this sense it is interpreted as both the "topmost" of the Sephirot and the "regal crown" of the Sephirot.
Ketheeswaram temple Ketheeswaram temple also Thirukeethiswaram is a Hindu temple which is located near the town of Mannar, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to main deity in Shaivism namely Lord Siva and is one of the five ancient Sivan temples around the island.
Kethesh Loganathan Kethesh Loganathan (full name Ketheeswaran Loganathan)(1952-2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil political activist, a Human Rights advocate and deputy secretary general of the government's peace secretariat (SCOPP).was among the fiercest critics of the ethnic separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and the LTTE are widely blamed for his death.
Kethib Kethib (or Kethibh or Kethiv or Ketiv; Aramaic, or ܟܬܝܒ "[what is] written") is a term used to refer to the forms appearing in the consonantal text of the Hebrew Bible as they were preserved by scribal tradition. Torah scrolls for use in public reading in synagogues contain only the consonantal text, but most other published editions of the Tanakh also contain a set of marginal notes along with the vowelization of the text, indicating when a word's consonants should be adjusted so as to conform to an accepted reading -- called the Qere, "(what is) read.
Kethlun Warder Kethlun (Keth) Warder is a co-protagonist of the fantasy novel Shatterglass, by Tamora Pierce. He is a glass artisan native to Namorn, and throughout the novel becomes a student of weather-mage Trisana Chandler, despite the fact that at fourteen, she is six years his junior.
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, also known as Ketu Visvanathareddi, (born 1939) is a short story writer, novelist and essayist whose writings have been translated into modern Indian languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam and English and Russian. He has worked many variations on the theme of rural transformation in southern Andhra Pradesh - Rayalaseema - the Semi-Arid zone, its famines, factions and industrialisation.
Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia Ketch Harbour is a former rural fishing community on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean on Nova Scotia Route 349, 17 kilometers from Halifax. Over the course of the 20th century, the community keep its status as a fishing community.
Ketchum Glacier Ketchum Glacier () is an eastward flowing glacier at the base of Palmer Land, about 50 miles long, descending between the Latady Mountains and the Scaife Mountains into Gardner Inlet. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for Cdr.
Ketchup Ketchup (or less commonly catsup) also known as Red Sauce or Tomato Sauce is a popular condiment, usually made with ripened tomatoes. The basic ingredients in modern ketchup are tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, salt, allspice, cloves, and cinnamon.
Ketchup (band) Ketchup is a Hong Kong based independent band formed by Ken Tsoi, Rock and Sing in 1998. Although Rock and Sing has been inactive for years, Ken Tsoi has decided to continue releasing albums with the band name Ketchup.
Keti Papanika Keti Papanika (Greek: Καίτη Παπανίκα; born 1942), also known as Ketty Papanika or Kaiti Papanika, is a Greek actress. She took part in many Greek films, television series, and various theatre performances in Greece and abroad.
Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born April 25, 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian pianist and composer. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has enthusiastically embraced the emergence of 'European jazz'.
Ketil Melsted Johnsen Motzfeldt Ketil Melsted Johnsen Motzfeldt (1814-1889) was Norwegian Minister of the Navy and Minister of Postal Affairs in 1860, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1860-1861, and Minister of the Navy in 1861.
Ketil Stokkan Ketil Stokkan (born April 29, 1956, in Harstad) is a Norwegian pop artist who has performed as solo artist as well as the singer in the Norwegian band Zoo. In 1986 he won the national Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Romeo", written by himself, which came 12th on homeground in the Eurovision Song Contest final, which that year was held in Bergen, Norway.
Ketil Trout (Iceland) Ketil Thorkelsson, better known by his nickname Ketil Trout (in Old Norse, Ketill hængr) or Ketil Salmon was a Norwegian hersir of the late ninth century who settled in Iceland around 900 CE. He appears in Egil's Saga, the Landnamabok, and other Icelandic sources.
Ketils saga hœngs Ketils saga hœngs is a legendary saga from Iceland on the North Norwegian chieftain Kettil Trout from Ramsta (Hrafnista) in Hålogaland. It is one of the sagas called the Hrafnistumannasögur surrounding Ketil Trout and his relatives.
Ketkar Ketkar is a common surname or the last name among the Chitpavan brahmin community in Maharashtra. Marathi novelist and sociologist Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar or Shri Vi Ketkar and the editor of Loksatta Kumar Ketkar are two well known names in Maharashtra with this surname.
Ketley Ketley is a suburb of the new town of Telford in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. East Ketley is currently being re-developed as part of the Telford Millennium Community, part of the Millennium Communities Programme.
Ketley Canal Ketley Canal was a tub boat canal that ran about 1½ miles from Oakengates to Ketley works. The canal was built about 1788 at the same time as the Wombridge Canal and featured the first inclined plane in Britain with a drop of 22¼ metres.
Ketman Ketman is the act of paying lip service to authority while holding personal opposition. Though the term was originally used exclusively in regards to Islamic authority, the term is most frequently encountered in reference to communist authoritarianism.
Ketoacidosis Ketoacidosis is a type of metabolic acidosis which is caused by high concentrations of keto acids, formed by the deamination of amino acids. This is most common in untreated type 1 diabetes mellitus, when the liver breaks down fat and proteins in response to a perceived need for respiratory substrate.
Ketolides Ketolides are antibiotics belonging to the macrolide group. Ketolides are derived from erythromycin by substituting the cladinose sugar with a keto-group and attaching a cyclic carbamate group in the lactone ring.
Ketone bodies Ketone bodies are three chemicals that are produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy. Contrary to what the name "bodies" may suggest, these are soluble compounds, not particles.
Ketorolac Ketorolac or ketorolac tromethamine (marketed as Toradol - generics have been approved) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in the family of propionic acids, often used as an analgesic, antipyretic (fever reducer), and anti-inflammatory. Ketorolac acts by inhibiting bodily synthesis of prostaglandins.
Ketosis Ketosis (IPA pronunciation: ) was identified by Dr. Stephen Moody in 1969 and is a stage in metabolism occurring when the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies which can be used by the body for energy.
Ketostix Ketostix is Bayer's brand name for test strips which measure the level of ketones in the urine. They are used by type 1 and type 2 diabetics to detect ketoacidosis (a dangerous condition) and by low-carb dieters to measure benign dietary ketosis or lipolysis, the burning of fat.
Ketotic hypoglycemia Ketotic hypoglycemia is a medical term used in two ways: (1) broadly, to refer to any circumstance in which low blood glucose is accompanied by ketosis, and (2) in a much more restrictive way to refer to recurrent episodes of hypoglycemic symptoms with ketosis and, often, vomiting, in young children. The first usage refers to a pair of circumstances (hypoglycemia plus ketosis) while the second usage refers to a specific "disease" called ketotic hypoglyemia.
Ketracel White In the fictional Star Trek universe, ketracel-white (also known as "white" for short) is an "isogenic enzyme" which the Dominion uses to control its Jem'Hadar warriors. The Jem'Hadar have been genetically engineered to be born dependent on the substance for survival.
Ketron Island Ketron Island is an island in southern Puget Sound in Pierce County in the state of Washington, USA. It lies between the mainland near the city of Steilacoom and Anderson Island near the extreme south end of Puget Sound.
Ketsui - Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Ketsui - Kizuna Jigoku Tachi is a vertical shoot 'em up arcade game by Cave. It was released in Japanese arcades in 2002 and, while garnering much critical and commercial success, has never been ported to any home gaming console.
Kettel Kettel is Reimer Eising (born 1982), a self-described "elixir-brewing, camping-loving and musicmaking sorcerer-to-be." He is well-known for his playful, spontaneous melodies and organic folk sounds similar to Aphex Twin], [[Jega, and Plaid.
Kettering Borough Council Kettering Borough Council is a local authority in Kettering Borough, composed of 45 local councillors and currently controlled by the Conservatives, who have controlled the Council since the 2003 local elections, where they gained control from Labour with a majority of 15. The Council is currently led by Cllr.
Kettering Medical Center Kettering Medical Center (KMC) is located in Kettering, Ohio, United States, and is a part of a Network of facilities known as Kettering Medical Center Network which also includes Grandview Hospital (an osteopathic teaching hospital) located in Dayton, Ohio, Sycamore Hospital, in the southern suburb of Miamisburg, Southview Hospital, Kettering Youth Services, an adolescent psychiatric hospital, and a number of community clinics, several of which provide needed health care to Greater Dayton residents who do not have health insurance and need free or low cost option. The Kettering Medical Center is a faith-based not-for-profit regional acute care Hospital.
Kettering University Kettering University (formerly the "General Motors Institute") is an engineering school in Flint, Michigan along the Flint River on property that used to be the main manufacturing location for General Motors. It is named after inventor Charles Kettering.
Kettering-Oakwood Times The Kettering-Oakwood Times is a weekly suburban newspaper part of Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton which is owned by Brown Publishing Company. Brown Publishing Company also owns several other smaller city and suburban newspapers throughout the U.
Kettil Runske Kettil Runske was, according to Olaus Magnus' Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (1555), the man who brought runes to humankind, by stealing three rune staffs from Odin from which he learnt the runes. An apprentice named Gilbert defied Kettil, who punished him by throwing a rune staff at him whereby he was imprisoned.
Kettle (landform) A kettle (or kettle hole) is a small, often round landform depression formed as a result of glacial movement. It is formed when a large piece of ice breaks away from the edge of a retreating glacier, and becomes partially buried under sediment deposited by the glacier.
Kettle Creek (South Fork South Branch Potomac River) Kettle Creek is a tributary stream of the South Fork South Branch Potomac River in Hardy and Pendleton counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Kettle Creek rises on Mitchell Knob (2,717 feet) and flows north along the eastern flanks of Sweedlin Hill (2,303 feet) through Sweedlin Valley in the George Washington National Forest.
Kettle Foods Kettle Foods is an international manufacturer of potato chips and other snack foods under the masterbrand Kettle, which boasts having all-natural products, free from many common, unhealthy ingredients such as trans fat. The business was started in 1978 by Cameron Healy and has its headquarters in Salem, Oregon.
Kettle Moraine Kettle Moraine is a large moraine in the state of Wisconsin stretching from Walworth County in the south to Kewaunee County in the north. It has also been referred to as the Kettle Range and, in geological texts, as the Kettle Interlobate Moraine.
Kettlebaston Kettlebaston, ( - Landranger 155 / Pathfinder 1006), is a tiny hamlet with just over 30 inhabitants, in the heart of rural Suffolk, (located around 3 miles east of Lavenham). It derives its name from Kitelbeornastuna, (Kitelbjorn's farmstead - O.
Kettlebell The kettlebell or girya (Russian: гиревой) is a traditional Russian cast iron weight looking somewhat like a cannonball with a handle. A favorite tool of the strongmen of old, the kettlebell has enjoyed a revival of late due largely to the efforts of strength and flexibility coach Pavel Tsatsouline, with many companies now following suit, beginning to produce their own brands of kettlebells and kettlebell exercise programs.
Kettlewell's experiment In Great Britain during the late 1940s through the 1950s, it was noticed that there was a reduced number of light colored European peppered moths (Biston betularia) (light color was the dominant trait) and an increased number of the darker colored moths in the industrial areas. This led British ecologist Bernard Kettlewell to search for an explanation.
Kettrichhof transmitter Kettrichhof transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-broadcasting at Kettrichhof, a village which belongs to Lemberg (Palatina), Rhineland-Palatina, Germany. It uses as antenna tower a 210 metre tall guyed mast oflattice steel with square cross section.
Kettwig Kettwig is the southernmost borough of the city of Essen in western Germany and, until 1975, was a town in its own right. Kettwig is situated next to the Ruhr river, at a median height of 53 metres above sea level.
Ketty Lester Ketty Lester (August 16, 1934 - ) is an American singer and television actress who is probably best recalled for her 1962 hit single Love Letters which reached into the Top 5 of the music charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Ketupat Ketupat is a type of dumpling from Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia made from rice that has been wrapped in a woven palm leaf pouch which is then boiled. As the rice cooks, the grains begin to expand to fill the pouch and the rice becomes compressed.
Keuka College Keuka College is a small liberal arts college located on the shore of Keuka Lake in Keuka Park, New York. Keuka College is in the Town of Keuka Park in Yates County, New York, the Finger Lakes section of the state.
Kev Ball Kevin "Kev" Ball is a fictional character in the Channel 4 drama Shameless, played by Dean Lennox Kelly. Kev works in the local public house, The Jockey, and was the next door neighbour of the Gallagher family.
Kevah The Kevah was a French automobile manufactured from 1920 until 1924. Built by Muller, Allen-Sommer and Robert at La Garenne Colombes, the cyclecar had vee-twin 1100cc Train or MAG engines, and was considered well-made.
Kevan Jones Kevan David Jones MP (born 25 April 1964) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is currently Labour Member of Parliament for the North Durham constituency, which includes the towns of Chester-le-Street and Stanley and was first elected in 2001.
Keven Mealamu Keven Filipo Mealamu (born March 20, 1979 in Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at hooker for the Blues in the Super 14, Auckland in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team, All Blacks.
Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman (born February 4, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist for The Offspring. During the band's early days as high school teenagers, he was the school janitor and got in the band because he was the only one who could purchase alcohol legally.
Kevin "Boo" McLee Kevin "Boo" McLee (born November 24th, 1983 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is an American football player for the West Virginia Mountaineers at outside linebacker. McLee finished up his senior campaign and has entered the 2007 NFL Draft, where he is projected as being a late pick or undrafted.
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs is an African American record producer, best known for producing the TLC #1 hit "No Scrubs" and various Destiny's Child songs from their best selling album The Writing's on the Wall.
Kevin and Bean Kevin and Bean is the morning show on KROQ, an alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California hosted by Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter. The show has been on the air for over fifteen years and incorporates traditional radio format with comedy bits, celebrity interviews, listener call-ins and live music performances.
Kevin and Kell Kevin and Kell is an anthropomorphic] animal comic strip, by syndicated [[cartoonist Bill Holbrook. It is reputedly the first comic strip syndicated exclusively via the Internet (although not the first comic strip online), and is the oldest continuously-running webcomic.
Kevin A. Carson Kevin Carson is an author and contemporary self-described mutualist and individualist anarchist. He has written a book called Studies in Mutualist Political Economy as well as several published articles and maintains a blog on the topic.
Kevin Alfred Strom Kevin Alfred Strom (born 1956 in Anchorage, Alaska) is the former Managing Director of National Vanguard, a Charlottesville, Virginia based organization that has been described as racist, white separatist, homophobic and a Neo-Nazi hate group. National Poverty Law Center Intelligence Report: Active Hate Groups in 2005 Leadership Shakeup at Neo-Nazi National Alliance Leads to Formation Of New Group Anti-Defamation League.
Kevin Andrews (Australian politician) Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November] [[1955), is an Australian politician and is currently the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship.He was previously Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in the Howard Government from 7 October 2003 to 23 January 2007
Kevin Andrews (writer) Kevin Andrews (1924 – 1 September, 1989) was a [writer and archaeologist]. He was born in Peking, China; second son of [[Roy Chapman Andrews, the American explorer, and Yvette BorupBlog: Tales from a Greek Island (recovered 10 October 2006).
Kevin Armstrong Kevin Armstrong was a renowned Gaelic footballer and hurler for Antrim in the post-war period. Known to all as "Army", the Belfast man represented Ulster in both codes and captained his county to its last victory in the Ulster Championship in 1951.
Kevin Arthur Wheatley Kevin Arthur Wheatley (1937 - 1965) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Kevin Ashton Kevin Ashton (born 1968 in Birmingham, England) is a British technology pioneer who cofounded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which created a global standard system for RFID and other sensors. After the successful conclusion of the Auto-ID Center in 2003, Ashton became a Vice-President at RFID company ThingMagic, and began work on a popular science book about RFID.
Kevin Atkinson Kev Atkinson (born October 24, 1985 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) is a radio presenter and producer who has presented for and worked with various radio stations, both on FM and the internet. He has also worked in television, and is the previous voice of Gateshead International Stadium.
Kevin Aviance Kevin Aviance (born Eric Snead on June 22, 1968 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American female impressionist, dance musician, and fashion designer. He is a very popular personality in New York City's gay scene and is a member of the House of Aviance, a local gay performer's group.
Kevin B. MacDonald Kevin B. MacDonald, (born January 24, 1944) is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, best known for claiming to use evolutionary psychology to inform his study of Judaism as being what he claims is a "group evolutionary strategy".
Kevin Bacon Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film and theatre actor who has starred in Footloose, Stir of Echoes, Wild Things, JFK, and Apollo 13, among many others. He has been married to actress Kyra Sedgwick since September 3, 1988.
Kevin Barry (playwright) Kevin Barry (born June 4, 1951) is an American playwright known for works including In Rebel Country, Distracted by the Landscape, Track & Field, A Note on the Type, and theboysroom. He was born in New York City and is a member of the Dramatists Guild.
Kevin Bartlett (race driver) Kevin Bartlett (born 1940), often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star twice, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000.

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