Kingpin
Appearance
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Kingpin or king pin may refer to:
Vehicular part
[edit]- Kingpin (automotive part), the pivot in the steering mechanism
- The central bolt of a skateboard, axle assembly ("truck"), around which the rest of the mechanism can flex, allowing the rider to steer by shifting body weight
- The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck
- The pivot in a railway car bogie
Crime
[edit]- Crime boss, in organized crime
- Drug lord, a type of crime boss
Literature
[edit]- Kingpin (book), written by former hacker Kevin Poulsen
- Kingpin (chess magazine) published in Britain
- Kingpin (character), 1967 comic book character from The Amazing Spider-Man
- Spider-Bitch (Ashley Barton), comic book character, alternate version of Kingpin on Earth-807128/21923
- Kingpin (Matt Murdock), 2014 comic book character from The Amazing Spider-Man
Film and television
[edit]- Kingpin (1985 film), New Zealand drama film by Mike Walker (1985)
- Kingpin (1996 film) sports comedy film by the Farrelly brothers, (1996)
- Kingpin (TV series), crime/drama TV miniseries (2003)
Music
[edit]Bands
[edit]- Kingpin (band), Swedish metal band from the mid-1980s
- The Kingpins (Canadian band), Canadian ska band
- The Kingpins (English vocal group), English pop group of the 1950s and 1960s
- The Kingpins, band of King Curtis that frequently backed Aretha Franklin
- The Kingpins, London band, toured with Albert Lee in 1969
- The King Pins, American R&B vocal group, also known as the Kelly Brothers
Albums
[edit]- Kingpin (1996 film), soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name
- The Kingpin (album), album by Craig G (1989)
- Kingpin (Tinsley Ellis album), album by Tinsley Ellis (2000)
Songs
[edit]- "Kingpin", song from the Wilco album Being There
Other media
[edit]- Kingpin: Life of Crime, video game (1999)
See also
[edit]- Joe Grand, American hardware hacker known as Kingpin
- Kingpin Bowling, lounge bars in Australia
- Operation Kingpin (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles containing Kingpin
- KPRA (disambiguation)