List of Famous people with last name Charles

Daedra Janel Charles was an American women's basketball player and assistant coach at Tennessee. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Charles attended the University of Tennessee. She twice helped Tennessee win the NCAA Women's Championship in 1989 and 1991. Charles was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Tina Alexandria Charles is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted first overall in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. In 2009 and 2010, she and teammate Maya Moore led the Connecticut Huskies to two undefeated national championships. She has won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA.

Bernard Charlès is a French business executive. He is the chief executive officer and the vice-chairman of the board of directors of Dassault Systèmes, "the 3DEXPERIENCE Company", world leader in 3D design software, 3D digital mock-up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Charlès is the 13th best-performing CEO in the world according to the Harvard Business Review 2017 ranking. In 2018 Dassault Systèmes was named the most sustainable corporation in the world in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index by Corporate Knights. In 2018, he was named one of the "Best CEOs In The World" by the CEOWORLD magazine.

Gaius Charles is an American actor known for his portrayal of Brian "Smash" Williams in the television drama, Friday Night Lights. He also played Dr. Shane Ross on the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy and a recurring role on the NBC historical-drama series Aquarius, as Black Panther leader Bunchy Carter.

Nancy Linehan Charles is an American character actress of film, television and theater.

Nija Charles, professionally known as Nija is an American songwriter and record producer. Charles began her professional music career in 2017 writing songs for Beyoncé and Jay-Z ; Cardi B featuring SZA ; Cardi B featuring Kehlani ("Ring"); Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande ; and Chris Brown featuring Drake. She is signed to Universal Music Publishing Group.