List of Companies Named After People - K

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  • Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser Motors, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Shipyards, Kaiser Steel – Henry J. Kaiser
  • Kaiser-Frazer – Henry J. Kaiser and Joseph W. Frazer
  • Kärcher – Alfred Kärcher
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries – Kawasaki Shōzō
  • Kellogg Company – Will Keith Kellogg
  • Kelly Racing – John and Margaret Kelly
  • Kevin Harvick Incorporated – Kevin Harvick
  • Kimberly-Clark – John A. Kimberly and Charles B. Clark
  • King Kullen – Michael J. Cullen, he replaced the "C" with a "K" for marketing purposes.
  • Knight Ridder – John S. Knight (Knight Newspapers, Inc.) and Herman Ridder (Ridder Publications, Inc.)
  • Koei – Shibusawa and Eiji Fukuzawa (non-existent people)
  • Koenigsegg – Christian von Koenigsegg
  • Kohl's – Max Kohl
  • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts – Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., Henry Kravis, and George R. Roberts
  • Kojima Engineering – Matsuhisa Kojima
  • Kojima Productions – Hideo Kojima
  • Konami – Kagemasa KOuzuki, Yoshinobu NAkama, Tatuso MIyasako (another theory was Hiro Matsuda, and Shokichi Ishihara)
  • Konrad Motorsport – Franz Konrad
  • Kraft Foods – James L. Kraft
  • Kremer Racing – Erwin and Manfred Kremer
  • Kroger – Bernard Kroger
  • Kruse International – Russell W. Kruse
  • Kwanon – Kannon (Japanese for the Buddhist bodhisattva Guan Yin)
  • Kurtis Kraft – Frank Kurtis
  • Kuzma – Eddie Kuzma

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