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| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | "(free) Man" |
| Origin | Proto-Germanic |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Charles |
- For people with family name Charles, see Charles (surname)
Charles is a given name for males, and has its origins in the Common Germanic term Churl, where it originally was used to indicate a free man, but not one belonging to the nobility. Charles is a Surname, and may refer to Bob Charles (Australian politician Bob Charles (golfer Craig Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. Proto-Germanic, or Common Germanic, is the hypothetical common ancestor ( Proto-language) of all the Germanic languages such as modern English A churl (etymologically the same name as Charles / Carl and Old High German „karal“ in its earliest Anglo-Saxon meaning was simply "a man"
Female versions of this name include Charlotte, Lotte, Charlotta, Carolyn, Lotta and Charlene. Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells
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People
Nobility
In Austrian nobility:
- Lord Charles, Duke of Syden, inrehitted title through marriage of Lady Batty
- Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, son of Leopold II
- Charles I of Austria, the last Emperor of Austria
In Bohemian nobility:
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans
- Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife
In French nobility:
- Charlemagne (Charles I of France), 1st Holy Roman Emperor, son of King Pippin the Short and Bertrada of Laon
- Charles the Bald, the youngest son of Emperor Louis the Pious
- Charles the Fat, son of Louis the German
- Charles the Simple, member of the Carolingian dynasty who ruled as King of France
- Charles IV of France, member of the Capetian Dynasty
- Charles V of France, king of France from 1364 to 1380 and a member of the Valois Dynasty
- Charles VI of France, member of the Valois Dynasty
- Charles VII of France, king of France from 1422 to 1461
- Charles VIII of France, King of France from 1483 to his death
- Charles IX of France, the son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici
- Charles X of France, the grandson of Louis XV and his Polish queen
- Charles Joseph Bonaparte, grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte
- Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte, the son of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, President of France from 1849 to 1852
- Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte, the son of Jerome Bonaparte and Catharina of Württemberg
- Charles I of Sicily
- Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, French political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment
- Charles, Count Léon, the illegitimate son of Emperor Napoleon I of France and Catherine Eléonore Denuelle de la Plaigne
- Charles, duc d'Orléans, Duke of Valois, Count of Beaumont and of Blois, lord of Coucy, and the inheritor of Asti in Italy via his mother Valentina Visconti
- Charles, Duke of Brittany, the son of Guy I of Blois-Châtillon
- Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, the son of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy
- Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
- Charles II, Duke of Bourbon, clergyman, Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon
- Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne
- Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425
- Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark
- Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, European nobility
- Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French nobleman and military leader
- Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, the son of Leopold Joseph
In German nobility:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Aragon, Castile, Naples, and Sicily, and ruler of the Burgundian territories
- Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, member of the Wittelsbach family
In British nobility:
- Charles I of England, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Charles II of England, the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland
- Charles Edward Stuart, the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English military commander and colonial governor
- Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
In Hungarian nobility:
- Charles I of Hungary, the grandson of King Charles II of Naples
- Charles III of Naples, the son of Louis of Durazzo and Margherita of Sanseverino
In Spanish nobility:
- Charles II of Navarre, one of the nobles involved in the repression of the Jacquerie
- Charles III of Navarre, Navarrese monarch
- Charles I of Spain, King of Aragon, King of Castile, King of Naples and Sicily, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and was also Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V)
- Charles II of Spain, the only surviving son of his Habsburg predecessor, King Philip IV of Spain and his second Queen
- Charles III of Spain, the first son of the second marriage of Philip V with Elizabeth Farnese of Parma
- Charles IV of Spain, King of Spain from December 14, 1788 until his abdication on March 19, 1808
- Juan Carlos I of Spain, the reigning King of Spain
In Italian nobility:
- Charles I of Savoy, the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490
- Charles II of Savoy, the Duke of Savoy from 1490 to 1496
- Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553
- Charles Albert of Sardinia, the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849
- Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630
- Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, the Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675
- Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 to 1773
- Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, King of Sardinia from 1796 to 1802
- Charles Felix of Sardinia, the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831
- Charles I of Sicily, the posthumous son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile
- Charles II of Naples, son of Charles I of Naples
In Monaco nobility:
- Charles I of Monaco, the first true Lord of Monaco
- Charles III, Prince of Monaco, the founder of the famous casino in Monte Carlo
In Romanian nobility:
- Charles I of Romania, the first ruler of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty which would rule the country until the proclamation of a republic in 1947
- Charles II of Romania, eldest son of Ferdinand I
In Swedish nobility:
- Charles VII of Sweden, King of Sweden and Earl of Götaland from circa 1161 to 1167
- Charles VIII of Sweden, King of Sweden
- Charles IX of Sweden, King of Sweden, the youngest son of Gustav Vasa and Margareta Leijonhufvud
- Charles X Gustav of Sweden, the second Wittelsbach King of Sweden after Christopher of Bavaria
- Charles XI of Sweden, King of Sweden, the only son of Charles X of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
- Charles XII of Sweden, the fourth King of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Sweden
- Charles XIII of Sweden, King of Sweden, the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
- Charles XIV John of Sweden, King of Sweden and Norway. Archduke Charles of Austria Duke of Teschen ( de: Erzherzog Karl von Österreich Herzog von Teschen, also known as Karl von Österreich-Teschen "Karl I" redirects here For the prince of Liechtenstein see Karl I of Liechtenstein. Charles IV ( Czech: Karel IV, German: Karl IV, Hungarian: IV Károly; 14 May 1316 &ndash Charles VI (German Karl VI) ( October 1, 1685 &ndash October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Charles the Bald ( 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) Holy Roman Emperor (875–877 as Charles II) and King of West Francia Charles the Fat (Carolus Pinguis 13 June 839 – 13 January 888) was the King of Alemannia from 876 King of Italy from Charles III ( September 17, 879 – October 7, 929) called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the contemporary Charles IV (18/ 19 June 1294 – 1 February 1328) was the King of France and of Navarre (as Charles I) and Charles V ( 21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380) called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death and a member Charles VI (3 December 1368 &ndash 21 October 1422 called the Well-loved (le Bien-Aimé and the Mad (French le Fol or le Fou) was the Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461 called the Victorious (le Victorieux or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi was King of France from 1422 Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death Charles IX (27 June 1550 &ndash 30 May 1574 born Charles-Maximilien, was King of France, ruling from 1560 until his death Charles X (9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836 ruled as King of France and Navarre from 20 May 1824 until the French Revolution of 1830, when he abdicated Charles Joseph Bonaparte ( June 9, 1851 &ndash June 28, 1921) was a member of the United States Cabinet and a grandson Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte Prince Français Count of Meudon Count of Moncalieri ad personam (commonly known as Prince Napoléon) ( September 9 Charles I ( 21 March 1226 &ndash 7 January 1285) commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (Eng Charles Count Léon (1806 - 1881 was the illegitimate son of Emperor Napoleon I of France and Louise Catherine Eléonore Denuelle de la Plaigne (1787 - 1868 Charles of Valois Duke of Orléans ( November 24, 1394 &ndash January 5, 1465) became Duke of Orléans in 1407 following the murder Charles of Blois ( Blois, 1319 &ndash September 29 1364) claimed the title Duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Charles I of Bourbon (1401&ndash 4 December, 1456, Château de Moulins) was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1424 and Duke Charles II Duke of Bourbon ( Château de Moulins, 1434&ndash September 13 1488, Lyon) the son of Charles I Duke of Bourbon Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier Eighth Duke of Bourbon ( February 17 1490 &ndash May 6, 1527 in Rome) was Count of Montpensier Charles II (1364&ndash January 25 1431) called the Bold (le Hardi was the Duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and Constable of Charles III ( February 18 1543 – May 14 1608) known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death Charles IV ( April 5 1604 &ndash September 18 1675) was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 to 1634 when he abdicated under French pressure For information on the regent of the Netherlands see Charles of Lorraine. Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ( December 12, 1712 &ndash July 4, 1780) was the son of Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was Emperor Charles VII Albert ( Brussels August 6, 1697 &ndash January 20, 1745 in Munich) a member of the Wittelsbach Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. For the US politician see Charles E Stuart For "Betty Burke" see The 'Forty-Five' below Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis ( 31 December 1738 &ndash 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial Charles I of Hungary (Károly Róbert Karlo Robert Karol Róbert (1288 Naples, Italy &ndash 16 July 1342, Visegrád, Charles III King of Naples (1345 – February 24, 1386, Visegrad, Hungary) also known as Charles II of Hungary, Charles of Charles II ( October 10[[ 332]] Évreux, &ndash January 1, 1387, Pamplona) called "Charles the Bad" was Charles III (1361 Nantes &ndash 8 September 1425, Olite) called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was Charles II ( November 6 1661, Madrid – November 1 1700, Madrid was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the Charles III ( January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was King of Spain 1700–88 (as Carlos III King of Naples and Charles IV ( November 11, 1748 - January 20, 1819) was King of Spain from December 14, 1788 until his abdication Early life Juan Carlos was born in Rome, where his grandfather Alfonso XIII of Spain lived in exile after the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic Charles I ( March 29 1468 &ndash March 13 1490) surnamed the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular Charles II or Charles John Amadeus ( Carlo Giovanni Amedeo in Italian) ( June 23 1489 &ndash April 16 1496 Charles III of Savoy ( October 10, 1486 &ndashAugust 1553 often called Charles the Good, was Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553 although most of his Biography He was born in Turin in 1798 to Charles Emmanuel of Savoy 6th Prince of Carignano and Albertina Maria Cristina of Saxony. Charles Emmanuel I ( Italian: Carlo Emanuele I di Savoia, January 12 1562 &ndash July 26 1630) surnamed the Great Charles Emmanuel II ( Italian: Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia, June 20, 1634 &ndash June 12, 1675) was the Duke of Savoy Charles Emmanuel III ( April 27, 1701 - February 20, 1773) was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his Charles Emmanuel IV ( May 24, 1751 – October 6, 1819) was King of Sardinia from 1796 to 1802 Other The Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa is entitled to him Ancestors Charles I ( 21 March 1226 &ndash 7 January 1285) commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest Charles II, known as "the Lame" ( French le Boiteux, Italian lo Zoppo; 1254 &ndash 5 May 1309) was Charles I of Monaco (died August 15, 1357) was the first true Lord of Monaco and is thus widely considered the founder of the dynasty Carol I of Romania, original name Prince Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern (April 20th 1839 - Carol II of Romania ( 15 October / 16 October 1893 &ndash 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8 Charles VII Sverkersson, or Karl Sverkersson in Swedish, was ruler of Gothenland and then King of Sweden from circa 1161 to 1167 when he was assassinated The monarch is the Head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. Sweden being a Constitutional monarchy with a Representative democracy based on a Götaland ( Gothia, Gothland, Gothenland, Gotland, Gautland, Geatland is one of three lands of Sweden Karl Knutsson Bonde "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Charles IX (Karl IX ( 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611) was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson (Colloquial 15th century Upplandic Gösta Jerksson) and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September Margareta Leijonhufvud ( January 1, 1516 - August 26, 1551) was a Swedish Queen consort the consort of King Gustav I and the Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death The Wittelsbach family is a European Royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. Christopher of Bavaria known by his Danish and Norwegian title as Christoffer (III af/av Bayern and by his Swedish title as Kristofer Charles XI (Karl XI 24 November 1655old style &ndash 5 April 1697old style was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death in an unruly period in Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (23 October 1636 &ndash 24 November 1715 was the queen consort of King Charles X of Sweden and Queen mother of Charles XIII (Karl XIII ( 7 October, 1748 - 5 February, 1818) was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway (where he Adolf Frederick (Adolf Fredrik ( 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ( Swedish: Lovisa Ulrika; German: Luise Ulrike) (1720&mdash1782 was a Swedish Queen Queen consort of Sweden Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Former Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France
- Charles XV of Sweden, King of Sweden, the eldest son of King Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg
- Charles XVI of Sweden, King of Sweden
In other nobility:
- Prince Charles of Belgium, the second son of King Albert I of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
- Charles I of Portugal, second last King of Portugal and Algarves
- Charles Martel, the mayor of the palace and duke of the Franks
Acting
- Charles Boyer, French-American actor
- Charles Bayog, Filipino actor
- Roger Charles Carmel, American character actor
- Charlie Chaplin, English comedy actor, famous for silent film acting
- Charley Chase, American silent film comedian and writer
- Charles Dance, English actor
- Charles Gray (actor), English actor
- Charles Grodin, American actor and cable talk show host
- Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter), American actor
- Charles Laughton, English actor
- Chas Licciardello, Australian comedian and a member of The Chaser
- Charles Nelson Reilly, American comic actor and game show regular
- Charles Reisner, American actor and film director
Art
- Charles Addams, American cartoonist known for his particularly black humor and macabre characters
- Charles R. Knight, wildlife artist, known for prehistoric restorations
- Charles Schulz, creator of the comic strip Peanuts
Crime & Law Enforcement
- (Charles Arthur) Pretty Boy Floyd, American bank robber
- Charles Langford, American attorney
- Charles Sobhraj, Indian serial killer
- Charles Manson, American cult leader, convicted murder conspirator
- Charley Ross, 1st American kidnapping for ransom victim
Fictional
- Charles in Charge, American TV sitcom
- Charlie Brown, character from the Peanuts comic strip
- Charles Montgomery Burns, a character on The Simpsons
- Chuck E Cheese, mouse mascot for pizza chain of same name
- Chuckie Finster, character from the Nickelodeon animated television series' Rugrats and All Grown Up!
- Charles Foster Kane, character from the Orson Welles' film Citizen Kane
- Charles Gunn, main character of the TV show Angel
- Charlie Horse, one of Shari Lewis' puppets
- Charles Logan (24 character), a fictional character in the TV series 24
- Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen's 'partner' and headliner
- Chucky Pancamo, character from Oz played by Chuck Zito
- Charles Tucker III, fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise
- Charley Weaver, character of comedian Cliff Arquette
- Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, character on M*A*S*H
- Charles Xavier, character from X-Men
- Charles, character on the cartoon Duckman
- Charles, wrestler in Shakespeare's As You Like It
- Charles "Chachi" Arcola, character on Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi
- Charlie Bucket, title character on the children's novel, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
- Ensign Charles Parker (played by Tim Conway), on McHale's Navy
- Charles Palantine, character from the film Taxi Driver
- Charles Stewart, character from Mona Lisa Smile
Literature
- Charles Corkin, the writer of musical "Life"
- Charles Dickens, English novelist
- Charles Dodgson (pen-name: Lewis Carroll), English clergyman, writer and mathematician
- Charles G. Finney, novelist, author of The Circus of Dr. The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. Biography He was born in Stockholm Palace and dubbed Duke of Skåne at birth Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm Joséphine of Leuchtenberg ( 14 March, 1807 - 7 June, 1876) was the Queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway Prince Charles Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad ( French) or Karel Theodoor Hendrik Anton Meinrad ( Early life Carlos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the son of King Luís and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel Charles "The Hammer" Martel (Carolus Martellus Charles "the Hammer" (ca Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978 was a four-time Academy Award -nominated French Actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood Roger Charles Carmel ( September 27, 1932 &ndash November 11, 1986) was an American Character actor. Charley Chase ( October 20, 1893 - June 20, 1940) was an American Comedian, Screenwriter and Film director Charles Dance, OBE (born Walter Charles Dance; October 10 1946) is an English Actor, Screenwriter and director Charles Gray ( August 29 1928 - March 7 2000) was an English Actor. Charles Grodin (born April 21, 1935) is an American actor comedian author and former cable Talk show host Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of Charles Laughton ( 1 July, 1899 &ndash 15 December, 1962) was an English Academy Award -winning stage and Chas John Licciardello (born 10 May 1977) is a comedian from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, best known for being a member of Charles Nelson Reilly (January 13 1931 – May 25 2007 was an American Actor, Comedian, director and drama teacher known for his comedic Charles "Chuck" Reisner ( March 14 1887 - September 24 1962) was an American Film director and Actor Charles Samuel Addams ( 7 January, 1912 - 29 September, 1988) was an American Cartoonist known for his particularly Charles Robert Knight ( October 21, 1874 in Brooklyn – April 15, 1953 in Manhattan) was an American Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26 1922 &ndash February 12 2000 was an American Cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts Comic strip Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd ( February 3, 1904 &ndash October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber Charles Douglas Langford ( December 9 1922 &ndash February 11 2007) was an American Lawyer and Politician who Hatchand Bhaonani Gurumukh Charley Ross (born Charles Brewster Ross in 1870 was the primary victim of the first Kidnapping for ransom in America to receive widespread attention from the media Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series which stars Scott Baio as Charles a 19-year-old college student working as a Charles "Charlie" Brown is the main character in the Comic Charles Montgomery Burns, also referred to as Mr Burns is a recurring Fictional character and Antagonist in the animated television series Chuck E Cheese's is a chain of family entertainment centers The concept centers around a basic sit-down Pizza restaurant complemented by Arcade games Rugrats is an American Animated television series that aired from August 11, 1991 to June 8, 2004 on All Grown Up! is an animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from April 12 2003 to August 17 2008 Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored Charles Gunn (born 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult Television series Lamb Chop's Play-Along is a Children 's Television show that was shown on PBS in the Charles Logan is a Fictional character played by Gregory Itzin in the television series 24. 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action Drama Television series. Charles "Chucky The Enforcer" Pancamo is a fictional character played by Chuck Zito, on the HBO series Oz. Charles "Trip" Tucker III (short for “Triple” since he is the third generation of his family to be named Charles Tucker played by Connor Trinneer, Clifford Arquette ( December 28, 1905 &ndash September 23, 1974) was an actor and comedian famous for his role as "Charley Weaver" Major Charles Emerson Winchester III is a fictional character a principal on the Television series, M*A*S*H, played by David Ogden Stiers. Charles Xavier may refer to Professor X, aka Professor Charles Xavier leader of the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men Charles Xavier fictional Duckman is an animated sitcom created by Everett Peck and developed by Peck Jeff Reno and Ron Osborn based on characters created by Peck in his Dark As You Like It is a Pastoral Comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published Happy Days is an American Television sitcom that originally aired from 1974 to 1984 on ABC. Joanie Loves Chachi was an American TV spin-off of the popular American sitcom Happy Days that was originally broadcast Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964 is a children's book by British Author Roald Dahl. McHale's Navy is an American television Sitcom series The series ran for 138 half-hour episodes from September 11 1962 to August 20 1966 on Taxi Driver is a film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American Film that was produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures, directed by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English See also Charles Grandison Finney, American evangelist Charles G Lao
- Charles Henri Ford, American poet, photographer, and writer
- Charles Fort, American writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena
- Charles Grant, American science-fiction author
- "Charles (short story)", a popular short story by Shirley Jackson
Music
- Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer, and composer
- Charlie Daniels, American country music figure
- Charlie Haden, American Jazz bassist and composer
- Charles Mingus, American Jazz bassist and composer
- Charlie Parker, American Jazz saxophonist
- Charles Schuldiner, American guitarist, singer, and composer
- Sean Charles Watkins, one-third of the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek
- Charlie Watts, English drummer for the rock group The Rolling Stones
- Charles William Robertson Esson, Scottish accorionist for the Scottish band The Garioch Blend
Political
- Charles Bent, first Governor of New Mexico Territory, assassinated in 1847
- Charles Joseph Bonaparte, former U. Charles Henri Ford ( February 10 1913 - September 27 2002) was an American novelist poet filmmaker photographer and Collage artist Charles Hoy Fort ( 6 August, 1874 &ndash 3 May, 1932) was a Dutch-American writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena Charles Grant may refer to Charles Grant (American football (born 1978 American professional American football player Charles Grant (British "Charles" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, first published in Mademoiselle in July 1948. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Charlie Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a Jazz Double bassist probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Charles Mingus ( 22 April 1922 &ndash 5 January 1979) was an American Jazz Bassist, Composer, Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner ( May 13 1967, Long Island, New York &ndash December 13 2001) was an Sean Charles Watkins (born February 18 1977) a Guitarist Vocalist and Songwriter, is one third of the contemporary folk Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941 is the Drummer of The Rolling Stones. Charles Bent ( November 11, 1799 – January 19, 1847) was appointed as the first Governor of the newly acquired New Mexico Territory Charles Joseph Bonaparte ( June 9, 1851 &ndash June 28, 1921) was a member of the United States Cabinet and a grandson S. Attorney General
- Charles Bradlaugh, British political activist and militant atheist, founder of the National Secular Society
- Charles Colson, U. Charles Bradlaugh ( 26 September 1833 – 30 January 1891) was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists The National Secular Society is a British campaigning organisation which promotes Secularism, the separation of Church and State to make society fair for everyone Kingdoms in Conflict (1988 but I don't know where--> Charles (Chuck Wendell Colson (born October 16 S. President Nixon's Chief Counsel, involved in the Watergate scandal
- Charles Magill Conrad, former American Secretary of War
- Charles Curtis, 31st American Vice President, under Herbert Hoover
- Charles G. Dawes, 30th American Vice President, under Calvin Coolidge
- Charles Devens, former U. Charles Magill Conrad ( December 24, 1804 &ndash February 11, 1878) was an American Political figure. Charles Curtis (January 25 1860 – February 8 1936 was a Representative and a Senator from Kansas as well as the thirty-first Vice President of Charles Gates Dawes (August 27 1865 &ndash April 23 1951 was an American Banker and Politician who was the thirtieth Vice President of the United States Charles Devens (April 4 1820 &ndash January 7 1891 was an American lawyer jurist and statesman S. Attorney General
- Charles de Gaulle, French military leader and statesman
- Charles W. Fairbanks, 26th American Vice President, under Theodore Roosevelt
- Charles A. Ford, American diplomat
- Charles Evans Hughes, former U. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French Charles Arthur Ford (born c 1950 is a United States diplomat and the current United States Ambassador to Honduras. Charles Evans Hughes Sr ( April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was a Lawyer and Republican politician from the State S. Secretary of State
- Charles Lee, former U. Charles Lee may refer to Charles Lee (general (1732&ndash1782 American Revolutionary War Charles Lee (basketball S. Attorney General
- Charles Pearson, former Solicitor for The City of London, and early railway advocate
- Chuck Robb, former Governor of Virginia & U. Charles Pearson (October 1793 - September 1862 was Solicitor to the City of London and an early promoter of the need for an underground railway in central London Charles Spittal "Chuck" Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American politician S. Senator
- Charlie Rose (congressman), American congressman (D, N. Charles Grandison "Charlie" Rose III (born August 10, 1939) was a Democratic United States Congressman who served from 1973 to C. )
- Charles Scott (governor of Kentucky), also George Washington's Chief of Intelligence during the American Revolution
- Charles Taylor (Texas), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
- Charles G. Taylor, former president of Liberia
Religion
- Saint Charles Borromeo, saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Charles W. Penrose (1832–1925), leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Reformed Baptist preacher
- Charles Wesley, co-founder of the Methodist Church and writer of many hymns still in use today
- Charles Grandison Finney, (1792 – 1875), often called "America's foremost revivalist," was a major leader of the Second Great Awakening in America, which had a great impact on the social history of the United States. Charles Scott (1739 October 22 1813 was an American Soldier and Politician who served as Governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812 Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born January 28, 1948) served as President of Liberia from August 2, 1997 to August 11 Saint Charles Borromeo (Carlo Borromeo Latinized as Carolus Borromeus) ( October 2 1538 – November 3 1584) is an Charles William Penrose ( 4 February 1832 – 16 May 1925) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, commonly CH Spurgeon, ( June 19, 1834 &ndash January 31, 1892) was a British Reformed Biography Charles Wesley was the son of Susanna Wesley and Samuel Wesley. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Charles Grandison Finney ( August 29, 1792 – August 16, 1875) was a minister of the gospel originally in upstate New York and grew to become
Science
- Charles Babbage, English mathematician, philosopher, mechanical engineer and computer scientist
- Charles L. Bennett, American astrophysicist
- Charles Best, one of the two men who discovered insulin
- Charles Darwin, British naturalist
- Charles Dawson, English archaeologist, involved in the Piltdown Man hoax
- Charles Thomas Jackson, American geologist
- Charles T. Kowal, American astronomer, discoverer of Chiron and 2 moons of Jupiter
- Othniel Charles Marsh, American paleontologist
- Edward Charles Pickering, American astronomer
- Charles Hazelius Sternberg, American fossil collector, involved in the Bone Wars
- Charles Mortram Sternberg, son of above, also a fossil collector & paleontologist
- Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist
Sports
- Charles Barkley, American basketball forward
- Charles Daniels (1885-1973), American freestyle swimmer
- Chuck Hayes, American basketball player who currently plays for the Houston Rockets
- Charles Lefrançois, Canadian high jumper
- Charles Madrid "Dr. Charles", one of the founding fathers of sport compact racing
- Charlie McCarthy (hurler), Irish hurler
- Charles Oakley, American basketball forward
- Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, early Major League Baseball pitcher
- Charles Robinson, WWF referee
Other people
- Charles McLean Andrews, American historian and professor
- Chuck Barris, American game show producer
- Charles Black, American constitutional law professor and jazz fan
- Charles Conrad, astronaut, 3rd man to walk on the moon
- Charles Floyd (explorer), only casualty of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Charles Furnas world's first airplane passenger
- Charles Gibson, American television journalist
- Chuck Jones, American animator
- Charles Kuralt, American television journalist
- Charles Lindbergh, first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean
- "Lonesome" Charley Reynolds, U. Dr Charles L Bennett (born November 1956 is an American observational Astrophysicist and a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr Charles Herbert Best, CC ( February 27, 1899 &ndash March 31, 1978) was a medical scientist Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life Charles Dawson (1864 &ndash 10 August 1916) was an amateur British Archaeologist who is credited and blamed with discoveries that turned out to be imaginative Charles Thomas Jackson ( 21 June 1805 &ndash 28 August 1880) was an American physician and Scientist who was active Othniel Charles Marsh ( October 29, 1831 &ndash March 18, 1899) was one of the pre-eminent Paleontologists of the 19th century who Edward Charles Pickering ( July 19 1846 – February 3 1919) was an American Astronomer and Physicist, brother Charles Hazelius Sternberg ( June 15 1850 &ndash July 20 1943) was an American Fossil collector and amateur paleontologist Charles Mortram Sternberg ( 1885 &ndash 1981) was an American-Canadian Fossil collector and paleontologist, son of Charles Hazelius Sternberg Charles Thomson Rees Wilson CH ( February 14, 1869 &ndash November 15, 1959) was a Scottish Physicist and Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963 is an American retired professional Basketball player Charles Meldrum Daniels ( March 21, 1885 in Dayton Ohio – August 9, 1973 in Carmel Valley California) was a Charles Edward Hayes Jr (born June 11 1983 in San Leandro California) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the Charles Lefrançois (born December 19, 1972 in Montréal Quebec) is a retired High jumper from Canada, who represented his native Dr Charles Madrid, more commonly known as Dr Charles is one of the founding fathers of sport compact racing Charlie McCarthy (born 1946 is a former Irish sportsperson He played Hurling with his local club St Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963) is an American retired professional Basketball player who played power forward in the Charles Gardner "Old Hoss" Radbourn ( December 11, 1854 – February 5, 1897) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball Charles Robinson may refer to Charles Robinson (Canadian politician (1835&ndashc1900 physician and politician in Ontario Canada Charles Robinson Charles McLean Andrews ( February 22, 1863 – September 9, 1943) was one of the most distinguished American Historians of Chuck Barris (born Charles Hirsch Barris on June 3, 1929) is an American Game show producer and presenter who was responsible for many of Charles Black may refer to Charles A Black, Canadian physician and politician Charles Alden Black, U Charles Conrad may refer to Pete Conrad (1930-1999 real name Charles Conrad Jr Charles Floyd (1782 &ndash August 20, 1804) was a United States Explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U Charles *Charley* W Furnas (1880 &ndash 16 October 1941) was born in West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, the second son of Tanzy and This article refers to the TV journalist For other people with the same name see Charles Gibson (disambiguation. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Charles Kuralt ( 10 September 1934 &ndash 4 July 1997) was an award-winning American journalist WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout "Lonesome" Charley Reynolds ( March 20, 1842 &ndash June 25, 1876) was a scout in the U S. Western scout
- Charlie Rose, American PBS TV interview show host
- Charlie Smith (centenarian) (died 1979), who claimed to be the oldest person in the United States
- Chuck Yeager, American test pilot. Charlie Rose (born Charles Peete Rose Jr, on January 5, 1942) is an American TV interviewer and journalist Charlie Smith (1874/1879? &ndash 1979 was a Centenarian noted for claiming to be the oldest person in the United States, although his claim has since been debunked Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13 1923 is a retired Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force and a noted Test pilot. First man to break the sound barrier
Places
- Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts
- Charles, Providence, Rhode Island, a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island
- Charles Bridge in the Czech Republic
- Charles University in Prague
- Charleston, several places of this name, including:
- Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Charles Town, West Virginia
- Charles City, several places of this name
- Charles (crater), a lunar crater
Other things
- Hurricane Charley (disambiguation), for storms of that name (either spelling). The Charles River is a small relatively short River in Massachusetts, USA, that separates Boston from Cambridge and Charles is a neighborhood in northern Providence Rhode Island. Charles Bridge (Karlův most) is a famous historical Bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Charles University in Prague (also simply Charles University; Univerzita Karlova v Praze Universitas Carolina Karls-Universität zu Prag is the oldest and largest Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. Charleston is the Capital of the US state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Charlestown is a part of the city of Boston, Massachusetts located on a peninsula north of Boston proper Not to be confused with the state capital Charleston West Virginia. Charles City is the name of two places in the United States of America Charles City Iowa Charles City County Virginia Mons La Hire is a solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium. The name was retired after the major storm of 2004.
See also
- Carl (name)
- Charley
- Charlie
- Charly (disambiguation)
- Chuck
- Charleston
- Charlestown
- Charles Anderson, for others by that name
- Charles Andrews,for others by that name
- Charles Brown, for others by that name
- Charles Clark, for others by that name
- Charles Floyd, for others by that name
- Charles Gibson (disambiguation), for others by that name
- Charles Jones, for others by that name
- Charles Miller, for others by that name
- Charles Nelson, for others by that name
- Charles Parker, for others by that name
- Charles Roberts, for others by that name
- Charles Robertson (disambiguation), for others by that name
- Charles Robinson (disambiguation), for others by that name
- Charles Scott, for others by that name
- Charles Smith, for others by that name
- Charles Stewart, for others by that name
- Charles Taylor, for others by that name
- Charles White, for others by that name
- charley horse
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
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