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Namesakes for KARL:
  Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors: 7 king/emperors
      King/Emperor Karl I the Great   800-814
      King/Emperor Karl II the Bald   875-877
      King/Emperor Karl III the Fat   881-887
      King/Emperor Karl IV   1346-1378
      King/Emperor Karl V   1519-1558
      King/Emperor Karl VI   1711-1740
      King/Emperor Karl VII   1742-1745
  Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: 3 hurricanes
      Hurricane Karl   1980
      Hurricane Karl   1998
      Hurricane Karl   2004
  Nobel Prize Winners: 2 medicine, 1 chemistry, 1 literature, 1 peace
      (chemistry) Karl Ziegler   1963
      (literature) Karl Gjellerup   1917
      (medicine) Karl von Frisch   1973
      (medicine) Karl Landsteiner   1930
      (peace) Karl Hjalmar Branting   1921
  Kings and Queens of Norway: 1 king
      King Karl the Farmer   1449-1450
  Oscar Award Winners: 1 actor
      (actor) Karl Malden   1951
  Saints: 2 blessed
      Blessed Charles I of Austria (a.k.a. Karl)   1887-1922
      Blessed Karl Leisner   1915-1945
  Kings and Queens of Sweden: 10 kings
      King Karl I (or VII)   1161-1167
      King Karl II (or VIII)   1448-1457/1464-1465/1467-1470
      King Karl IX   1599-1611
      King Karl X Gustav   1654-1660
      King Karl XI   1660-1697
      King Karl XII   1697-1718
      King Karl XIII   1809-1818
      King Karl XIV Johan   1818-1844
      King Karl XV   1859-1872
      King Carl XVI Gustaf (a.k.a. Karl, Charles)   1973-
  Notable Scientists and Inventors: 1 physicist
      (physicist) Carl Friedrich Gauss (a.k.a. Karl)   1777-1855
  Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 2 philosophers
      (philosopher) Karl Marx   1818-1883
      (philosopher) Sir Karl Popper   1902-1994