List of Famous people named Ken

Name Ken is among the most common names in Canada, Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Kenneth. Similar names: Kenneth, Kenny, Queen, Quinn, Kenya, Kin, Queenie, Kenn, Quin, Kean, Keene, Keni, Keean, Kinya, Kien, Keen, Keane, Kenney, Quennie, Kennie, Kine. Here are some famous Kens:

Ken Henry

First Name Ken
Last Name Henry
Born on November 27, 1957 (age 68)

Kenneth Ross Henry is an Australian economist and public servant. He served as the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury from 2001 to 2011, first appointed by Liberal Party Treasurer Peter Costello in April 2001, reappointed by Costello in 2006, and retained by the Rudd government. He chaired the Australia's Future Tax System Review, informally known as the Henry Tax Review, which was published in 2010. He retired in March 2011, and on 1 June 2011 was appointed as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister. He chaired the committee which produced a White Paper on "Australia in the Asian Century", released in mid-2012. Henry is the chairman of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation at the Australian National University, and is the outgoing chairman of the National Australia Bank.

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Ken Saitō

First Name Ken
Last Name Saitō
Born on June 14, 1959 (age 66)
Born in Japan

Ken Saitō is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party serving in the Japanese House of Representatives. He served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Shinzo Abe's cabinet. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2009. Saito is a member of the Ishiba faction, led by Shigeru Ishiba, which is critical of the Abe administration. In his position, he has continued to keep the tariff hike on foreign beef.

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Ken Macha

First Name Ken
Last Name Macha
Born on September 29, 1950 (age 75)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Kenneth Edward Macha is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. He managed the Oakland Athletics from 2003–2006, including American League Western Division championships in both his first and final seasons with the team, and later managed the Milwaukee Brewers (2009–10).

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Ken Tanaka

First Name Ken
Last Name Tanaka
Born on March 6, 1951 (age 75)

Ken Tanaka is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 1974.

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Ken Chang

First Name Ken
Last Name Chang
Born on May 8, 1975 (age 50)

Ken Chang or Chang Tzu-yao is a Taiwanese actor and Mandopop singer who grew up in Brazil since the age of 3.

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Ken Tokura

First Name Ken
Last Name Tokura
Born on June 16, 1986 (age 39)
Born in Japan, Tokyo
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Ken Tokura is a Japanese football player.

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Ken Suzuki

First Name Ken
Last Name Suzuki
Born on January 13, 1970 (age 56)
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Ken Suzuki is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

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Ken Itō

First Name Ken
Last Name Itō
Born on January 27, 1965 (age 61)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Ken ITO is a Japanese composer, conductor, and writer born in Tokyo on January 27, 1965. Ito has been assistant professor at University of Tokyo since 2000.

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Ken Hung

First Name Ken
Last Name Hung
Born on March 2, 1987 (age 39)

Ken Hung Cheuk Lap is a Hong Kong cantopop singer. He started his career after earning a second place in the EEG Singing Contest. During 2007, he went to help in the office for about 3–4 months cutting newspapers because Mani said he was too shy. Then he finally started recording songs, with his first song being "Love.gutless" (愛.無膽).

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Ken Okuyama

First Name Ken
Last Name Okuyama
Born on January 1, 1959 (age 67)

Ken Okuyama is a Japanese industrial designer. He is the owner of the Ken Okuyama Design company. Okuyama formerly worked for Pininfarina, designing and supervising projects such as the Enzo Ferrari and Ferrari P4/5. His given name is Kiyoyuki Okuyama but goes by Ken Okuyama (ケン・オクヤマ) outside Japan. He was born in the city of Yamagata, Japan, lives in Tokyo, and speaks Japanese, Italian, and English fluently.

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