Killer (nickname)

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As a nickname, Killer or The Killer may refer to:

People known as Killer[edit]

  • Pietro Aurino (born 1977), Italian former boxer
  • Keegan Brown (born 1992), English darts player
  • Fred Burke (1893–1940), American armed robber and contract killer
  • Clive Caldwell (1910–1994), Australian World War II flying ace
  • Doug Gilmour (born 1963), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
  • Mack Gray (1905–1981), American actor
  • Derek Hales (born 1951), English former footballer
  • Kevin Kaminski (born 1969), Canadian former National Hockey League player called "Killer Kaminski"
  • Arthur Kane (1949–2004), American bass guitarist for the glam rock band the New York Dolls
  • Harmon Killebrew (1936–2011), American Major League Baseball player
  • Katlego Mphela (born 1984), footballer

People known as The Killer[edit]

  • Jesús Chávez (born 1972), Mexican boxer nicknamed "El Matador" ("The Killer")
  • Danilo Di Luca (born 1976), professional cyclist nicknamed "The Killer from Spoltore"
  • Jerry Lee Lewis (1935–2022), American rock-and-roll and country music singer/pianist
  • Christiaan Lindemans (1912–1946), Dutch double agent who worked for both sides in the Second World War, known as "le Tueur" ("the Killer")

See also[edit]