List of Famous people named Carl

Carl Hårleman was a Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the all-around gold medal. Four years later he finished twelfth in the pole vault competition.

Carl Maria Nicolaus Hummel was a German landscape painter and etcher.

Carl Bertelsmann was a German businessman, publisher and founder of German company Bertelsmann.

Carl Eduard Hermann Boese was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957.

Carl Flesch was a Hungarian violinist and teacher. Flesch’s compendium Scale System is a staple of violin pedagogy.

Carl Ludwig von Hablitz, also known as Karl Ivanovich Gablits, was a Prussian-born Russian botanist.

Carl Anton von Meyer was a German, Russified botanist and explorer.

Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen was a German composer and music teacher.