Charles
Charles is a male given name that is also in use as a family name.
Origin and meaning
Charles is the English and French form of the given name Karl .
Name bearer
First name
- Charles (Angoulême) (1459–1496), Count of Angoulême
- Charles, Prince of Wales (* 1948), British nobleman and heir to the throne
- Charles Aznavour (1924–2018), Armenian-French chansonnier and actor
- Charles Bateman (1922-2004), American jazz pianist
- Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867), French poet and writer
- Charles Blenzig (* 1968), American musician
- Charles Brauer (* 1935), German actor
- Charles Bronson (1921–2003), American actor
- Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), American poet and writer
- Charles Chaplin (1889–1977), English director, actor and producer
- Charles Chaplin junior (1925–1968), American actor
- Charles Chauvel (1897-1959), Australian screenwriter, film director and producer
- Charles Vandeleur Creagh (1842–1917), British colonial governor of North Borneo
- Charles Crosby (* 1931), American jazz musician
- Charles III de Croÿ (1560–1612), governor in the Spanish Netherlands and art patron
- Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist
- Charles Davies (* 1986), American soccer player, see Charlie Davies
- Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English writer
- Charles Frazier (musician) (1907–2002), American jazz musician
- Charles Friedek (* 1971), German athlete
- Charles Galloway (≈1860–1916), American jazz musician
- Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French politician, president 1959-1969
- Charles T. Hinde (1832–1915), American tycoon and inventor
- Charles M. Huber (* 1956), German actor and politician
- Charles Ingram (* 1963), former British major and cheater
- Charles Magnusson (1878–1948), Swedish cameraman, film producer and screenwriter
- Charles Manson (1934-2017), American murderer
- Charles Massi (1952-2010), Central African politician
- Charles McDougall (born 1962 or 1963), British director
- Charles Palissot de Montenoy (1730-1814), French author
- Charles Montgomery (* 1968), Canadian writer and photojournalist
- Charles Montier (1879–1952), French racing driver and vehicle designer
- Charles Pillow (* ≈1960), American jazz musician
- Charles Plymell (born 1935), American author, publisher, editor
- Charles Regnier (1914-2001), German actor
- Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000), American comic artist and inventor of the peanuts
- Charles “Bobo” Shaw (1947–2017), American jazz drummer and band leader
- Charles Spaak (1903–1975), Belgian screenwriter and film director
- Charles Traeger (1925–2016), American jazz musician and instrument maker
- Charles Trenet (1913–2001), French singer, composer and poet
- Charles Trippi (born 1921), American football player and coach, see Charley Trippi
- Charles Robert Watts (* 1941), British drummer, see Charlie Watts
- Charles Wolcott (1906–1987), American music director, composer and film composer
family name
A.
- Agusti Charles , Spanish composer
- Alyson Charles (* 1998), Canadian short tracker
- Annette Charles (1948–2011), American actress
- Arturo Charles , football coach from Bonaire
B.
- Bob Charles (* 1936), New Zealand golfer
- Bobby Charles (1938-2010), American composer and singer
C.
- Caroline Charles-Hirsch (1848–1931), Austrian theater actress, opera singer (soprano) and vocal teacher
- Charlie Charles (* 1994), Italian music producer
D.
- Daedra Charles-Furlow (1968–2018), American basketball player
- Darron Charles (* 1977), badminton player from Trinidad and Tobago
- David Atiba Charles (* 1977), soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago
- Deborah Charles , Vincentian politician
- Dennis Charles (1933–1998), American jazz drummer
E.
- Edmonde Charles-Roux (1920–2016), French writer and journalist
- Edward Tamba Charles (* 1956), Sierra Leonean clergyman, Archbishop of Freetown
- Enex Jean-Charles (* 1960), Haitian politician
- Etienne Charles (* 1983), Trididic jazz trumpeter
- Ezzard Charles (1921–1975), American boxer
F.
- François Charles-Roux (1879–1961), French diplomat, historian and manager
G
- Gaius Charles (* 1983), American actor
- Gary Charles (* 1970), English football player
- George Charles (1916–2004), Lucian chief minister, opposition leader and union official
- George H. Charles , Vincentian politician
- Gilbert Charles-Picard (1913–1998), French historian and archaeologist
H
- Helene Charles (* 1986), French biathlete
- Howard Charles (born 1983), British actor
- Hubert Charles called «von Riaz» (1793–1882), Swiss politician and State Councilor of the Canton of Friborg
J
- Jacques Alexandre César Charles (1746–1823), French physicist
- Jamaal Charles (* 1986), American football player
- James Anthony Charles , British civil engineer
- James Henry Charles (1851-1906), British artist
- James Charles Dickinson (* 1999), American YouTuber and make-up artist
- Jean-Marie Charles-Roux († 2014), French clergyman and historian
- Jeannette Charles (born 1927), British actress
- Jimmy Charles (born 1942), American singer
- John Charles (1931-2004), Welsh football player
- John Charles (composer) (born 1940), New Zealand composer
- Joseph Charles (tennis player) (1868–1950), American tennis player
- Joseph D. Charles (1907–1966), Haitian lawyer and diplomat
- Joseph Charles (songwriter) , songwriter and arranger
- Josh Charles (* 1971), American actor
- Jules Charles-Roux (1841-1918), French entrepreneur
- Jules Henri François Charles-Roux (1909–1999), French diplomat
K
- King Charles (* 1987), English singer-songwriter
L.
- Larry Charles (* 1956), American director and producer
- Livio Jean-Charles (* 1993), French basketball player
- Lorenzo Charles (1963-2011), American basketball player
- Lucy Charles-Barclay (* 1993), British triathlete
M.
- Mary Eugenia Charles (1919-2005), Dominican politician
- Max Charles (* 2003), American actor
- Melanie JB Charles (* ≈1988), American jazz musician
N
- Nick Charles (1946–2011), American journalist
- Nick Charles (musician) († 2014), British bassist and saxophonist
O
- Obi Ikechukwu Charles (* 1985), Nigerian football player
- Otis Charles (1926–2013), American clergyman, Bishop of Utah
P
- Pearnel Charles (born 1936), Jamaican politician (JLP)
- Peter Charles (* 1960), British show jumper
- Pierre Charles (boxer) (1903–1966), Belgian boxer
- Pierre Charles (1954-2004), Dominican politician
R.
- Ray Charles (1930-2004), American musician
- Ray Charles (composer) († 2015), American composer
- Robert Henry Charles (1855–1931), English theologian
- Rudolph Charles (1938–1985), musician from Trinidad and Tobago
S.
- Sarah Elizabeth Charles (* 1989), American jazz singer
- Sydney Anicetus Charles (1926–2018), Grenadian clergyman, Bishop of Saint George's in Grenada
T
- Teddy Charles (1928–2012), American jazz musician
- Tina Charles (singer) (born 1954), British singer
- Tina Charles (basketball player) (* 1988), American basketball player
- Thomas Charles (1755-1814), Welsh religious leader
- Toby Charles (born 1940), British sports presenter
W.
- William Charles (caricaturist) (1776–1820), Scottish-American caricaturist and engraver
- William Charles (Merchant) (1831–1903), Scottish-Canadian fur trader and settler
- William B. Charles (1861–1950), American politician
- Wilson Charles (1908-2006), American decathlete
X
- Xavier Charles (* 1979), French clarinetist