Kingpin Explained

Kingpin or king pin may refer to:

Vehicular part

• 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

• Crime boss, in organized crime
  • Drug lord, a type of crime boss

Literature

• 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 Spider-Gwen

Film and television

• 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

Bands

• 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

• 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

• "Kingpin", song from the Wilco album Being There

Other media

• , video game (1999)

See also

• Joe Grand, American hardware hacker known as Kingpin
• Kingpin Bowling, lounge bars in Australia
• Operation Kingpin (disambiguation)
  • • • KPRA (disambiguation)