{{wiktionary|kingmaker}}

A '''kingmaker''' is a person who can influence the selection of a monarch, without themself being a candidate for the throne, or a similar position of power.

'''Kingmaker''' may also refer to: {{tocright}} == Games == * ''Kingmaker'' (board game), a 1974 board game set in (English) Wars of the Roses ** ''Kingmaker'' (video game), a 1994 strategy video game based on the board game * ''Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker'', a 2005 expansion pack for BioWare's ''Neverwinter Nights'' * ''Pathfinder: Kingmaker'', a 2018 video game by Owlcat Games * ''Kingmakers'', 2025 video game

== Television == * ''King Maker'' (TVB), a 2012 TVB drama * ''Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny'', a 2020 South Korean television series * "Kingmaker" (''Law & Order''), a 2006 episode of NBC drama * "The Kingmaker" (''Billions''), a 2017 episode * "The Kingmaker" (''The Blacklist''), a 2014 episode * ''Good Night Show - King Maker'', the first season of the TV series ''King Maker''

== Music == * Kingmaker (band), British indie rock band * ''Kingmaker'' (Tami Neilson album), a 2022 album * ''Kingmaker'' (Pretty Maids album), a 2016 album * "Kingmaker", a 2013 song by American band Megadeth from the album ''Super Collider'' * "Kingmaker", a 2026 song by Maisie Peters and Julia Michaels

== In cinema == * ''The Kingmaker'' (film), a 2019 documentary film * ''The King Maker'', a 2005 Thai film * ''Kingmaker'' (film), a 2022 South Korean political drama film

== Other uses == * ''The Kingmaker'' (audio drama) a 2006 ''Doctor Who'' audio drama *''King Maker'', a 2010 urban fantasy novel by Maurice Broaddus * Kingmaker (comics), Marvel character related to X-Men

==See also== *Kingmaker scenario, in games, a situation where a losing player has the power to select the winner

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