Charles 69982 225117504 2008-07-11T23:30:08Z 83.233.180.60 Fixed Alphabetical order {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Charles | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning =''"Free Man"'' | region = | origin = Proto-Germanic | related names = | footnotes = }} <!-- READ: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Only add notable Charles here. Non-notable information and other vanity will be removed. --> :''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. [[Female]] versions of this name include Charlotte, [[Lotte (disambiguation)|Lotte]], Charlotta, Carolyn, Lotta and Charlene. '''Charles''' may also refer to: {{TOCright}} ==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 '''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 '''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 II of France|Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte]], the son of Napoleon Bonaparte *[[Napoleon III of France|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 '''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]]. 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 C. Carmel|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 (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 Bukowski]], American poet and novelist *[[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. 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 *[[Chuck Schuldiner|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. S. Attorney General *[[Charles Bradlaugh]], British political activist and militant atheist, founder of the [[National Secular Society]] *[[Charles Colson]], U.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. 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. S. Secretary of State *[[Charles Lee]], former U. S. Attorney General *[[Charles Pearson]], former Solicitor for The City of London, and early railway advocate *[[Chuck Robb]], former Governor of Virginia & U.S. Senator *[[Charlie Rose (congressman)]], American congressman (D, N.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. ===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 Tilly]], American sociologist *[[Charles Thomson Rees Wilson]], Scottish physicist *[[Charles Wright Mills]], American sociologist ===Sports=== *[[Charles Barkley]], American basketball forward *[[Charles Daniels (swimmer)|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 Radbourn|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. 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. 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: **[[Charleston, South Carolina]] **[[Charleston, West Virginia]] *[[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 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]] {{hndis}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:French masculine given names]] [[cs:Karel]] [[da:Charles]] [[de:Charles]] [[el:Κάρολος]] [[es:Carlos]] [[eo:Karlo]] [[fr:Charles]] [[ko:찰스]] [[it:Carlo]] [[he:צ'ארלס]] [[la:Carolus (discretiva)]] [[hu:Károly]] [[ja:チャールズ]] [[no:Charles]] [[pl:Karol]] [[ru:Карл I]] [[sk:Karol]] [[fi:Kaarle]] [[tr:Charles]] [[zh:查理]]