Namesakes
Charles Darwin
(m) 1809-1882 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charlie Chaplin
(m) 1889-1977
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Charles I the Great
(m) 742-814
Frankish and French Kings 768-814
Charles de Gaulle
(m) 1890-1970
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1958-1959; 1959-1969 (prime minister/president)
Notable Military Figures
Charles Dickens
(m) 1812-1870
Notable Writers
Le Corbusier
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1887-1965
Notable Artists
Carlos I
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1500-1558
Spanish Kings and Queens 1516-1556
Austrian Dukes and Emperors (Karl I) 1519-1521
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Karl V) 1519-1556
Charles III
(m) 1948-
English and British Kings and Queens 2022-
Charles de Secondat
(m) 1689-1755
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1808-1873
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1848-1852 (president)
Frankish and French Kings (Napoleon III) 1852-1870
Charles Baudelaire
(m) 1821-1867
Notable Writers
Charles Babbage
(m) 1791-1871
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles I
(m) 1600-1649
English and British Kings and Queens 1625-1649
Scottish Kings and Queens 1625-1649
Tony Blair
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1953-
British Prime Ministers 1997-2007
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
(m) 1736-1806
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles Martel
(m) ?-741
Notable Military Figures
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Other Royalty 718-741 Francia (duke)
Charles II the Bald
(m) 823-877
Frankish and French Kings 840-877
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Karl II the Bald) 875-877
Charles II
(m) 1630-1685
English and British Kings and Queens 1660-1685
Scottish Kings and Queens 1649-1685
Charles Perrault
(m) 1628-1703
Notable Writers
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
(m) 1869-1959
Nobel Prize Winners 1927 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Karel I
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1316-1378
Bohemian Kings 1346-1378
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Karl IV) 1346-1378
Charles Bronson
(m) 1921-2003
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles VI the Mad
(m) 1368-1422
Frankish and French Kings 1380-1422
Shakespearian Characters (Charles VI) Henry V
Charles VII the Victorious
(m) 1403-1461
Frankish and French Kings 1422-1461
Shakespearian Characters (Dauphin Charles) Henry VI (1)
Charles X
(m) 1757-1836
Frankish and French Kings 1824-1830
Charles V the Wise
(m) 1338-1380
Frankish and French Kings 1364-1380
Carlos II the Bewitched
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1661-1700
Spanish Kings and Queens 1665-1700
Charles Messier
(m) 1730-1817
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles VIII
(m) 1470-1498
Frankish and French Kings 1483-1498
Arthur C. Clarke
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1917-2008
Notable Writers
Ray Charles
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1930-2004
Grammy Award Winners 2005 Genius Loves Company; Here We Go Again (album of the year/record of the year)
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Charles Édouard Guillaume
(m) 1861-1938
Nobel Prize Winners 1920 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles the Fat
(m) 839-888
Frankish and French Kings 884-887
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Karl III the Fat) 876-887
Karl XII
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1682-1718
Swedish Kings and Queens 1697-1718
Charles IX
(m) 1550-1574
Frankish and French Kings 1560-1574
Chuck Berry
(m) 1926-2017
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Charles Glover Barkla
(m) 1877-1944
Nobel Prize Winners 1917 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Karel II
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1685-1740
Bohemian Kings 1711-1740
Austrian Dukes and Emperors (Karl II) 1711-1740
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Karl VI) 1711-1740
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Károly III) 1711-1740
Charles Manson
(m) 1934-2017
Notable Evildoers
Karl III Johan
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1763-1844
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1818-1844
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XIV Johan) 1818-1844
Carlos III
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1716-1788
Spanish Kings and Queens 1759-1788
Alexis de Tocqueville
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1805-1859
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Charles Aznavour
(m) 1924-2018
Notable Musicians
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
(m) 1754-1838
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1815 (prime minister)
Carl XVI Gustaf
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1946-
Swedish Kings and Queens 1973-
Charles III the Simple
(m) 879-929
Frankish and French Kings 898-922
Charles IV the Fair
(m) 1294-1328
Frankish and French Kings 1322-1328
Karl IX
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1550-1611
Swedish Kings and Queens 1604-1611
Charles Bukowski
(m) 1920-1994
Notable Writers
Charles H. Townes
(m) 1915-2015
Nobel Prize Winners 1964 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles G. Dawes
(m) 1865-1951
Nobel Prize Winners 1925 (peace)
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
(m) 1845-1922
Nobel Prize Winners 1907 (medicine)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles Lindbergh
(m) 1902-1974
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Charles Albert Gobat
(m) 1843-1914
Nobel Prize Winners 1902 (peace)
Karel Albrecht
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1697-1745
Bohemian Kings 1741-1743
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Karl VII Albrecht) 1742-1745
Chester Bennington
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1976-2017
Notable Musicians
Camille Saint-Saëns
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1835-1921
Notable Musicians
Karel III
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1887-1922
Bohemian Kings 1916-1918
Austrian Dukes and Emperors (Karl I) 1916-1918
Saints (Karl of Austria)
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Károly IV) 1916-1918
Carlos IV
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1748-1819
Spanish Kings and Queens 1788-1808
Harry, Duke of Sussex
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1984-
Other Royalty 1984- United Kingdom (prince)
Charles Gounod
(m) 1818-1893
Notable Musicians
Charles Sanders Peirce
(m) 1839-1914
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Buddy Holly
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1936-1959
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Charles Richet
(m) 1850-1935
Nobel Prize Winners 1913 (medicine)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
George de Hevesy
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1885-1966
Nobel Prize Winners 1943 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles K. Kao
(m) 1933-2018
Nobel Prize Winners 2009 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charlie Parker
(m) 1920-1955
Notable Musicians
Karl X Gustav
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1622-1660
Swedish Kings and Queens 1654-1660
Charles Laughton
(m) 1899-1962
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1934 The Private Life of Henry VIII (actor)
Karl IV
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1826-1872
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1859-1872
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XV) 1859-1872
François Fillon
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1954-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2007-2012 (prime minister)
Charles Nicolle
(m) 1866-1936
Nobel Prize Winners 1928 (medicine)
Baudouin of Belgium
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1930-1993
Other Royalty 1951-1993 Belgium (king)
Charles Scott Sherrington
(m) 1857-1952
Nobel Prize Winners 1932 (medicine)
Karl XI
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1655-1697
Swedish Kings and Queens 1660-1697
Karl II
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1748-1818
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1814-1818
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XIII) 1809-1818
Charles Francis Richter
(m) 1900-1985
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Károly I
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1288-1342
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1308-1342
Charles Lyell
(m) 1797-1875
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carlo Borromeo
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1538-1584
Saints
Charles Curtis
(m) 1860-1936
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Charles Le Brun
(m) 1619-1690
Notable Artists
Cormac McCarthy
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1933-2023
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 2007 The Road
Karl I
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1409-1470
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1449-1450
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl II (or VIII)) 1448-1457; 1464-1465; 1467-1470
Chuck McCann
(m) 1934-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Kenneth Branagh
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles W. Fairbanks
(m) 1852-1918
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Charles Michel
(m) 1975-
Belgian Prime Ministers 2014-2019
Adolphe Adam
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1803-1856
Notable Musicians
Charles Goodyear
(m) 1800-1860
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles Grey
(m) 1764-1845
British Prime Ministers 1830-1834
Paul-Henri Spaak
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1899-1972
Belgian Prime Ministers 1938-1939; 1946; 1947-1949
Édouard Philippe
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1970-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2017-2020 (prime minister)
Joe Hart
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Charlie Watts
(m) 1941-2021
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1989 The Rolling Stones
Charles Boyer
(m) 1899-1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Polanyi
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1929-
Nobel Prize Winners 1986 (chemistry)
Charles Watson-Wentworth
(m) 1730-1782
British Prime Ministers 1765-1766; 1782
Joris-Karl Huysmans
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1848-1907
Notable Writers
Chuck Yeager
(m) 1923-2020
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Ryan O'Neal
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1941-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tjalling C. Koopmans
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1910-1985
Nobel Prize Winners 1975 (economics)
Lucky Luciano
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1897-1962
Notable Evildoers
Charles Brenton Huggins
(m) 1901-1997
Nobel Prize Winners 1966 (medicine)
Károly II the Small
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1345-1386
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1385-1386
Charles Barkley
(m) 1963-
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (basketball)
Most Valuable Players 1993 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 basketball (gold)
Charlie Puth
(m) 1991-
Notable Musicians
Charles J. Pedersen
(m) 1904-1989
Nobel Prize Winners 1987 (chemistry)
John Harsanyi
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1920-2000
Nobel Prize Winners 1994 (economics)
Charles Dance
(m) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Durning
(m) 1923-2012
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chuck Palahniuk
(m) 1962-
Notable Writers
Charles de Foucauld
(m) 1858-1916
Saints
Edward Charles Pickering
(m) 1846-1919
Notable Scientists and Inventors
D'Artagnan
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) ?-1673
Fictional Characters from Books 1844 The Three Musketeers
Algernon Charles Swinburne
(m) 1837-1909
Notable Writers
Charles Coburn
(m) 1877-1961
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1944 The More the Merrier (actor)
Louis of Wales
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 2018-
Other Royalty 2018- United Kingdom (prince)
Karl I (or VII)
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1130-1167
Swedish Kings and Queens 1161-1167
John Mahoney
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1940-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Rolls
(m) 1877-1910
Notable Businesspeople
Charles Mingus
(m) 1922-1979
Notable Musicians
Fred Willard
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1933-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles M. Rice
(m) 1952-
Nobel Prize Winners 2020 (medicine)
Charlie Hunnam
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joe Clark
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1939-
Canadian Prime Ministers 1979-1980
Charles Ponzi
(m) 1882-1949
Notable Evildoers
Charles Marie de La Condamine
(m) 1701-1774
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Charles Schulz
(m) 1922-2000
Notable Artists
Charles Bickford
(m) 1891-1967
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles the Good
(m) ?-1127
Saints
Chuck Jones
(m) 1912-2002
Notable Filmmakers
Pat Boone
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1934-
Notable Musicians
Sonny Liston
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) c. 1930-1970
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Karch Kiraly
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1960-
Notable Athletes (volleyball)
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988; 1996 volleyball; beach volleyball (gold)
Charles Tupper
(m) 1821-1915
Canadian Prime Ministers 1896
Aaron Carter
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1987-2022
Notable Musicians
Charles Aránguiz
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Keith Flint
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1969-2019
Notable Musicians
Charles de Freycinet
(m) 1828-1923
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1879-1880; 1882; 1886; 1890-1892 (prime minister)
Charles Dupuy
(m) 1851-1923
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1893; 1894-1895; 1898-1899 (prime minister)
Bob Bryan
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1978-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 tennis (bronze/gold)
Charles Haughey
(m) 1925-2006
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1979-1981; 1982; 1987-1992 (prime minister)
Archie Hahn
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1880-1955
Olympic Medalists 1904 100 m; 200 m; 60 m (gold)
Charles III, Prince of Monaco
(m) 1818-1889
Other Royalty 1856-1889 Monaco (prince)
Montgomery Burns
(a.k.a. Charles) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 The Simpsons
Mickey Mantle
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1931-1995
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1956; 1957; 1962 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Woody Herman
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1913-1987
Notable Musicians
Ben Ainslie
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012 sailing (silver/gold)
Steven Bergwijn
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1997-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Charles Dow
(m) 1851-1902
Notable Journalists
Hubert Parry
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1848-1918
Notable Musicians
Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure
(m) 1767-1855
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1848 (prime minister)
Russell Means
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1939-2012
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Itandje
(m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Charlie Day
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Gmelin
(m) 1872-1950
Olympic Medalists 1896 400 m (bronze)
Victor de Broglie
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1785-1870
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1830; 1835-1836 (prime minister)
Charles Grodin
(m) 1935-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Del Shannon
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1934-1990
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1999
Pierre Harmel
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1911-2009
Belgian Prime Ministers 1965-1966
Charles Rogier
(m) 1800-1885
Belgian Prime Ministers 1847-1852; 1857-1868
Charley Paddock
(m) 1900-1943
Olympic Medalists 1920; 1924 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay (gold/silver)
Arthur Blake
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1872-1944
Olympic Medalists 1896 1500 m (silver)
Eddie Marsan
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Napier
(m) 1936-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Matt Czuchry
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Bennett
(m) 1870-1950
Olympic Medalists 1900 1500 m; 4000 m steeplechase; 5000 m team (silver/gold)
Adam Goldberg
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Corin Nemec
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Gray
(m) 1928-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Bacon Jr
(m) 1885-1968
Olympic Medalists 1908 400 m hurdles (gold)
Charles Daniels
(m) 1885-1973
Olympic Medalists 1904; 1908 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay; swimming - 50 yard freestyle; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/gold/bronze)
Charles Floquet
(m) 1828-1896
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1888-1889 (prime minister)
Charles Sturt
(m) 1795-1869
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Dean-Charles Chapman
(m) 1997-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jeff Conaway
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1950-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jon Turteltaub
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1963-
Notable Filmmakers
Charles Moore Jr.
(m) 1929-2020
Olympic Medalists 1952 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay (gold/silver)
Charlie Rose
(m) 1942-
Notable Journalists
Michael Lerner
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1941-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
B. C. Forbes
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1880-1954
Notable Businesspeople
Charles Dvorak
(m) 1878-1969
Olympic Medalists 1904 pole vault (gold)
Charles Reidpath
(m) 1889-1975
Olympic Medalists 1912 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Charlie Murphy
(m) 1959-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Gabriel of Belgium
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 2003-
Other Royalty 2003- Belgium (prince)
Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao
(m) 1796-1878
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1870 (prime minister)
Charlie Jenkins
(m) 1934-
Olympic Medalists 1956 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Jerry Weintraub
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1937-2015
Notable Filmmakers
Charles de Broqueville
(m) 1860-1940
Belgian Prime Ministers 1911-1918; 1932-1934
Charles Lwanga
(m) 1860-1887
Saints
James Charles
(m) 1999-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (youtuber)
Keith Andes
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1920-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Orde Wingate
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1903-1944
Notable Military Figures
Charlie McGettigan
(m) 1950-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1994 Ireland
Notable Musicians
Frank Shorter
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972; 1976 marathon (gold/silver)
Charles Duclerc
(m) 1812-1888
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1882-1883 (prime minister)
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
(m) 1873-1936
Dutch Prime Ministers 1918-1925; 1929-1933
H. B. Warner
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1875-1958
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Helou
(m) 1913-2001
Other Leaders 1964-1970 Lebanon (president)
Edwin Starr
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1942-2003
Notable Musicians
Joshua Malina
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Monte Melkonian
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1957-1993
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
C. V. Boys
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1855-1944
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles Frédéric Petit
(m) 1857-1947
Olympic Medalists 1900 archery - au chapelet 33 m; archery - au cordon doré 33 m (bronze)
Charles S. Dutton
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Austin
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1996 high jump (gold)
Charlie Greene
(m) 1945-2022
Olympic Medalists 1968 100 m; 4x100 m relay (bronze/gold)
Charles Dumas
(m) 1937-2004
Olympic Medalists 1956 high jump (gold)
Charles David Keeling
(m) 1928-2005
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charley Borah
(m) 1905-1980
Olympic Medalists 1928 4x100 m relay (gold)
Michael Wilding
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1912-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Hamelin
(m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2006; 2010; 2014 speed skating (silver/gold)
Charlie White
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 figure skating (silver/gold/bronze)
Robin Scherbatsky
(a.k.a. Charles) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 How I Met Your Mother
Kenneth Rexroth
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1905-1982
Notable Writers
Charles Rivière-Hérard
(m) 1789-1850
Haitian Presidents 1843-1844 (president)
Charles Eastman
(m) 1858-1939
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Notable Writers
Charlie Hickcox
(m) 1947-2010
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/gold)
Jean-Charles Valladont
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2016 archery - individual (silver)
Mick Avory
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Kinks
Chad Lowe
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1968-
Emmy Award Winners 1993 Life Goes On (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Asati
(m) 1946-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 4x400 m relay (silver/gold)
Charles of Mount Argus
(m) 1821-1893
Saints
Charles Devendeville
(m) 1882-1914
Olympic Medalists 1900 swimming - underwater (gold)
Charles Hefferon
(m) 1878-1932
Olympic Medalists 1908 marathon (silver)
Charles King
(m) 1880-1958
Olympic Medalists 1904 long jump - standing; triple jump - standing (silver)
Charles Pahud de Mortanges
(m) 1896-1971
Olympic Medalists 1928; 1932 equestrian (gold)
Chilla Porter
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1936-2020
Olympic Medalists 1956 high jump (silver)
Chuck Cooper
(m) 1926-1984
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Charles Michael Davis
(m) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Shaughnessy
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rick Mitchell
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1955-2021
Olympic Medalists 1980 400 m (silver)
Charles Bugbee
(m) 1887-1959
Olympic Medalists 1912; 1920 water polo (gold)
Charles Debbas
(m) 1884-1935
Other Leaders 1926-1934; 1932-1934 Lebanon (president/prime minister)
Charles-Mathias Simons
(m) 1802-1874
Other Leaders 1853-1860 Luxembourg (prime minister)
Charles Sydney Smith
(m) 1876-1951
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1912; 1920 water polo (gold)
Charlie Rich
(m) 1932-1995
Notable Musicians
Reginald Hill
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1936-2012
Notable Writers
John Waite
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1952-
Notable Musicians
Casey Stengel
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1890-1975
Hall-of-Famers 1966 (baseball)
Charles Forsyth
(m) 1885-1951
Olympic Medalists 1908 water polo (gold)
Charles Gunn
(m) 1885-1983
Olympic Medalists 1920 10 km walk (bronze)
Charles Lomberg
(m) 1886-1966
Olympic Medalists 1912 decathlon (silver)
Charles Poulenard
(m) 1885-1958
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x400 m relay (silver)
Charles S. Woodruff
(m) 1846-1927
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - team round (silver)
Charles Dibdin
(m) 1745-1814
Notable Musicians
Charles Garnier
(m) 1606-1649
Saints
Charlie Gardiner
(m) 1904-1934
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Chuck Darling
(m) 1930-2021
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (gold)
Whitey Ford
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1928-2020
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Branscombe Richmond
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Rocket
(m) 1949-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
David Berkoff
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/bronze/gold)
Charles Lelong
(m) 1891-1970
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x400 m relay (silver)
Charles Tiffany
(m) 1812-1902
Notable Businesspeople
Charlie Scott
(m) 1948-
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
Charlie Spedding
(m) 1952-
Olympic Medalists 1984 marathon (bronze)
Karl Luther
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1885-1962
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x100 m relay (silver)
Tom McMillen
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1952-
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (silver)
Charlie Hoag
(m) 1931-2012
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Ben Miles
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Jenkins Jr.
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1992 4x400 m relay (gold)
Charlie Cole
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (bronze)
Chris Jacobs
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/gold)
Olapade Adeniken
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 1992 4x100 m relay (silver)
Tom Johnston
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1948-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 The Doobie Brothers
Charles McGinnis
(m) 1906-1995
Olympic Medalists 1928 pole vault (bronze)
Chuck Chapman
(m) 1911-2002
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (silver)
Lambert Redd
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1908-1986
Olympic Medalists 1932 long jump (silver)
Syl Apps
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1915-1998
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Charles Hubbard
(m) 1849-1923
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - team round (silver)
Charles Stevens
(m) 1893-1964
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Charles Cornay
(m) 1809-1837
Saints
Joe Blewitt
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1895-1954
Olympic Medalists 1920 3000 m team (silver)
Andy Grammer
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1983-
Notable Musicians
Charles D. Smith
(m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Charles Smith IV
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Charles Woodson
(m) 1976-
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (football)
Joe Piscopo
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Bruce C. Heezen
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1924-1977
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Meredith Gourdine
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1929-1998
Olympic Medalists 1952 long jump (silver)
Auguste Adib Pacha
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1859-1936
Other Leaders 1926-1927; 1930-1932 Lebanon (prime minister)
Charles Comiskey
(m) 1859-1931
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn
(m) 1854-1897
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Charles M. Schwab
(m) 1862-1939
Notable Businesspeople
Marius Barbeau
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1883-1969
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Rupert Bunny
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1864-1947
Notable Artists
Ben Aldridge
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Widmore
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Chuck Bass
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2002 Gossip Girl
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Gossip Girl
Freddie Freeman
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1989-
Most Valuable Players 2020 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Justin Pierce
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1975-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bernard Wrightson
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1944-
Olympic Medalists 1968 diving - springboard (gold)
Charles Alston
(m) 1907-1977
Notable Artists
Charles "Honi" Coles
(m) 1911-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (dancer)
Charlie Gehringer
(m) 1903-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1949 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1937 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Charles "Chief" Bender
(m) 1884-1954
Hall-of-Famers 1953 (baseball)
Charles Finn
(m) 1899-1974
Olympic Medalists 1932 water polo (bronze)
Charles T. Hinde
(m) 1832-1915
Notable Businesspeople
Luckey Roberts
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1887-1968
Notable Musicians
Charles Edwards
(m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Parcells
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1941-
Hall-of-Famers 2013 (football)
Chuck Noll
(m) 1932-2014
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (football)
Charles Logan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 24
Charles "Kid" Nichols
(m) 1869-1953
Hall-of-Famers 1949 (baseball)
Charles Parnell
(m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Simpkins
(m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1992 triple jump (silver)
Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance
(m) 1891-1961
Hall-of-Famers 1955 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1924 baseball
Charlie Houchin
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2012 swimming (gold)
Joe Greene
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1946-
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Michael Graham
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1972-
Notable Musicians
Michael Greyeyes
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rick Wohlhuter
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1948-
Olympic Medalists 1976 800 m (bronze)
Steve Furniss
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1952-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 200 m medley (bronze)
Charles "Tarzan" Cooper
(m) 1907-1980
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (basketball)
Charles Foster Kane
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1941 Citizen Kane
Charles McCallister
(m) 1903-1997
Olympic Medalists 1932 water polo (bronze)
Charley Taylor
(m) 1941-2022
Hall-of-Famers 1984 (football)
Charlie Conacher
(m) 1909-1967
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (ice hockey)
Chuck Bednarik
(m) 1925-2015
Hall-of-Famers 1967 (football)
Chuck Klein
(m) 1904-1958
Hall-of-Famers 1980 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1932 baseball
Gabby Hartnett
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1900-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1955 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1935 baseball
Anthony Edwards
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Treffel
(m) 1875-1947
Olympic Medalists 1900 water polo (bronze)
Sam Rice
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1890-1974
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (baseball)
Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing
(m) 1905-1986
Hall-of-Famers 1967 (baseball)
Charley Trippi
(m) 1921-2022
Hall-of-Famers 1968 (football)
Chuck Howley
(m) 1936-
Hall-of-Famers 2023 (football)
Rudy Lewis
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1936-1964
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988 The Drifters
Tom Hooper
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1883-1960
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Charles Gunn
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Angel
Charles Haley
(m) 1964-
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (football)
Charlie Faumuina
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Chuck E. Weiss
(m) 1945-2021
Notable Musicians
Jean Ausseil
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1925-2001
Other Leaders 1985-1991 Monaco (prime minister)
Weeb Ewbank
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1907-1998
Hall-of-Famers 1978 (football)
William Gaunt
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barry Weitzenberg
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1946-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
Charlie Harper
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 Two and a Half Men
Charlie Sanders
(m) 1946-2015
Hall-of-Famers 2007 (football)
Charley Hyatt
(m) 1908-1978
Hall-of-Famers 1959 (basketball)
Charlie Thomas
(m) 1937-2023
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988 The Drifters
Chick Hafey
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1903-1973
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (baseball)
Dick LeBeau
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1937-
Hall-of-Famers 2010 (football)
Tommy Hunt
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1933-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2001 The Flamingos
Charles Bidwill
(m) 1895-1947
Hall-of-Famers 1967 (football)
C. M. Newton
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1930-2018
Hall-of-Famers 2000 (basketball)
Charlie Joiner
(m) 1947-
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (football)
Charles E. Collett
(m) 1903-1968
Olympic Medalists 1924 water polo (bronze)
Charles "Lefty" Driesell
(m) 1931-
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (basketball)
Charles "Stretch" Murphy
(m) 1907-1992
Hall-of-Famers 1960 (basketball)
Kimberley Rew
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1951-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1997 United Kingdom
Charles Darnay
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1854 A Tale of Two Cities
Pierre de Witasse
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1878-1956
Other Leaders 1944-1948 Monaco (prime minister)
Charlie Kelly
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Charles Godfrey
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1968 Dad's Army
Charles Wycliffe
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1968 Wycliffe and the Three-Toed Pussy
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Wycliffe
Charles Bingley
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1813 Pride and Prejudice
Charles Hamilton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1936 Gone With the Wind
Dill Harris
(a.k.a. Charles) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
Charles
(m)
Shakespearian Characters As You Like It
Charles Musgrove
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1818 Persuasion
Charlie Francis
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Fringe
Charlie St. George
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 13 Reasons Why
Robert Barone
(a.k.a. Charles) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 Everybody Loves Raymond
Charlie Townsend
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1976 Charlie's Angels
Charles Trask
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1952 East of Eden
Alex Whitman
(a.k.a. Charles) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Roswell
Charles Montgomery
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 American Horror Story: Murder House
Charlie Telphy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Charlie Byrd
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Heartbreak High
Charles C. Leary
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2002 The Charles C. Leary
Carlo of Sezze
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1616-1670
Saints
Carlos Espinola
(a.k.a. Charles) (m) 1564-1622
Saints
Charles de Sayn
(m) ?-1212
Saints
Charles of Blois
(m) 1320-1364
Saints
Charles Hyon Song-mun
(m) 1797-1846
Saints
Chuck Barksdale
(m) 1935-2019
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2004 The Dells