Namesakes for CHARLES:
Austrian Dukes and Emperors:
2 archdukes, 1 emperor
Archduke Karl I (a.k.a. Charles) 1519-1521 
Archduke Karl II (a.k.a. Charles) 1711-1740
Emperor Karl I (a.k.a. Charles) 1916-1918
Bohemian Kings:
4 kings
King Karel I (a.k.a. Charles) 1346-1378
King Karel II (a.k.a. Charles) 1711-1740
King Karel Albrecht (a.k.a. Charles) 1741-1743
King Karel III (a.k.a. Charles) 1916-1918
British Prime Ministers:
3 prime ministers
Charles Watson-Wentworth 1765-1766; 1782
Charles Grey 1830-1834
Anthony Blair (a.k.a. Charles) 1997-2007
Canadian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Charles Tupper 1896
Joseph Clark (a.k.a. Charles) 1979-1980
English and British Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King Charles I 1625-1649
King Charles II 1660-1685
Fictional Characters from Books:
5 characters
Charles Bingley 1813 Pride and Prejudice
Charles Musgrove 1818 Persuasion
Charles Darnay 1854 A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Hamilton 1936 Gone With the Wind
Charles Baker Harris 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
Frankish and French Kings:
11 kings
King Charles I the Great 768-814
King Charles II the Bald 843-877
King Charles the Fat 884-888
King Charles III the Simple 898-922
King Charles IV the Fair 1322-1328
King Charles V the Wise 1364-1380
King Charles VI the Fool 1380-1422
King Charles VII the Victorious 1422-1461
King Charles VIII 1483-1498
King Charles IX 1560-1574
King Charles X 1824-1830
French Presidents:
2 presidents
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (a.k.a. Charles) 1848-1852
Charles de Gaulle 1959-1969
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors:
5 king/emperors
King/Emperor Karl III the Fat (a.k.a. Charles) 881-887
King/Emperor Karl IV (a.k.a. Charles) 1346-1378
King/Emperor Karl V (a.k.a. Charles) 1519-1558
King/Emperor Karl VI (a.k.a. Charles) 1711-1740
King/Emperor Karl VII Albrecht (a.k.a. Charles) 1742-1745
Hall-of-Famers:
5 basketball, 2 baseball
(baseball) Charles "Kid" Nichols 1949
(baseball) Charles "Chief" Bender 1953
(basketball) Charles Hyatt 1959
(basketball) Charles "Stretch" Murphy 1960
(basketball) Charles "Tarzan" Cooper 1976
(basketball) Charles Martin Newton 2000
(basketball) Charles Barkley 2006
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
4 kings
King Károly I (a.k.a. Charles) 1308-1342
King Károly II the Small (a.k.a. Charles) 1385-1386
King Károly III (a.k.a. Charles) 1711-1740
King Károly IV (a.k.a. Charles) 1916-1918
Nobel Prize Winners:
5 medicine, 4 physics, 2 chemistry, 2 peace
(peace) Charles Albert Gobat 1902
(medicine) Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran 1907
(medicine) Charles Robert Richet 1913
(physics) Charles Glover Barkla 1917
(physics) Charles Edouard Guillaume 1920
(peace) Charles Gates Dawes 1925
(physics) Charles T. R. Wilson 1927
(medicine) Charles Jules Henri Nicolle 1928
(medicine) Sir Charles Scott Sherrington 1932
(chemistry) Hevesy György (a.k.a. Charles) 1943
(physics) Charles H. Townes 1964
(medicine) Charles Brenton Huggins 1966
(chemistry) Charles J. Pedersen 1987
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
4 kings
King Karl I (a.k.a. Charles) 1449-1450
King Karl II (a.k.a. Charles) 1814-1818
King Karl III Johan (a.k.a. Charles) 1818-1844
King Karl IV (a.k.a. Charles) 1859-1872
Notable Actors and Actresses:
7 actors
Charles Coburn 1877-1961
Charles Laughton 1899-1962
Charles Bronson 1921-2003
Charles Grodin 1935-
Charles Dance 1946-
Charles S. Dutton 1951-
Charles Shaughnessy 1955-
Notable Businesspeople:
6 businesspersons
Charles Henry Harrod 1799-1885
Charles Tiffany 1812-1902
Charles T. Hinde 1832-1915
Charles Digby Harrod 1841-1905
Charles Rolls 1877-1910
B. C. Forbes (a.k.a. Charles) 1880-1954
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Charles Sturt 1795-1869
Charles Lindbergh 1902-1974
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
1 television
Television Charles Grodin 1935-
Notable Musicians:
5 musicians, 1 composer
Charles Dibdin ?-1814
Charles Gounod 1818-1893
Charles Aznavour 1924-
Chuck Berry (a.k.a. Charles) 1926-
Ray Charles Robinson 1930-2004
Buddy Holly (a.k.a. Charles) 1936-1959
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician, 1 philosopher
Charles Babbage 1791-1871
Charles Peirce 1839-1914
Notable Professional Athletes:
4 basketball, 2 baseball
(basketball) Charles Barkley
(baseball) Charles "Chief" Bender
(basketball) Charles "Tarzan" Cooper
(basketball) Charles Hyatt
(basketball) Charles "Stretch" Murphy
(baseball) Charles "Kid" Nichols
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 biologists
Carl Linnaeus (a.k.a. Charles) 1707-1778
Charles Darwin 1809-1882
Notable Writers:
3 authors, 1 poet
Charles Perrault 1628-1703
Charles Dickens 1812-1870
Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837-1909
Arthur C. Clark (a.k.a. Charles) 1917-2008
Olympic Medalists:
1 gold
(gold) Charles Pahud de Mortanges 1928; 1932 Equestrian
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Charles Laughton 1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII
(actor) Charles Coburn 1943 The More the Merrier
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Netherlands
Other Royalty:
2 princes
Charles III, Prince of Monaco 1856-1889 Monaco
Charles, Prince of Wales 1948- United Kingdom
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Carlos (a.k.a. Charles) 1889-1908
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Chuck Berry (a.k.a. Charles) 1986
Ray Charles Robinson 1986
Saints:
9 blessed, 7 saints
Blessed Charles the Good ?-1127
Blessed Charles de Sayn ?-1212
Blessed Charles of Blois 1320-1364
Saint Carlo Borromeo (a.k.a. Charles) 1538-1584
Blessed Carlos Espinola (a.k.a. Charles) 1564-1622
Saint Charles Garnier 1606-1649
Saint Carlo of Sezze (a.k.a. Charles) 1616-1670
Saint Charles Hyon Song-mun 1797-1846
Saint Jean-Charles Cornay 1809-1837
Saint Charles of Mount Argus 1821-1893
Blessed Charles de Foucauld 1858-1916
Saint Charles Lwanga ?-1887
Blessed Charles I of Austria 1887-1922
Blessed Karl Leisner (a.k.a. Charles) 1915-1945
Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Santiago (a.k.a. Charles) 1918-1963
Blessed Carlos Erana Guruceta (a.k.a. Charles) ?-1936
Scottish Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King Charles I 1625-1649
King Charles II 1649-1685
Shakespearian Characters:
3 characters
Charles VI Henry V
Charles VII the Victorious Henry VI (1)
Charles As You Like It
Spanish Kings and Queens:
5 kings
King Carlos I (a.k.a. Charles) 1517-1556
King Carlos II the Bewitched (a.k.a. Charles) 1665-1700
King Carlos III (a.k.a. Charles) 1759-1788
King Carlos IV (a.k.a. Charles) 1788-1808
King Juan Carlos I (a.k.a. Charles) 1975-
Swedish Kings and Queens:
10 kings
King Karl I (or VII) (a.k.a. Charles) 1161-1167
King Karl II (or VIII) (a.k.a. Charles) 1448-1457; 1464-1465; 1467-1470
King Karl IX (a.k.a. Charles) 1599-1611
King Karl X Gustav (a.k.a. Charles) 1654-1660
King Karl XI (a.k.a. Charles) 1660-1697
King Karl XII (a.k.a. Charles) 1697-1718
King Karl XIII (a.k.a. Charles) 1809-1818
King Karl XIV Johan (a.k.a. Charles) 1818-1844
King Karl XV (a.k.a. Charles) 1859-1872
King Carl XVI Gustaf (a.k.a. Charles) 1973-
