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:''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:
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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 '''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]]
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[[Category:French masculine given names]]
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[[es:Carlos]]
[[eo:Karlo]]
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[[it:Carlo]]
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[[la:Carolus (discretiva)]]
[[hu:Károly]]
[[ja:チャールズ]]
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[[pl:Karol]]
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