List of Famous people named Carlos

Carlos Castaneda was an American author.

Carlos Arias Navarro, 1st Marquis of Arias-Navarro was one of the best known Spanish politicians during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.

Carlos Javier Mac Allister is an Argentine former footballer. His club career included spells at Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and Racing Club, and he got three international caps for Argentina in 1993. Mac Allister played as a left-back.

Carlos Soler Barragán is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a central or right midfielder.

Carlos del Cerro Grande is a Spanish football referee. He belongs to the Committee of Referees of the Community of Madrid. He has been an international referee since 2013, with his debut in an international match on 26 May 2013, between the under-19 teams of Scotland and Georgia.

Carlos Monsiváis Aceves was a Mexican writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors. His generation of writers includes Elena Poniatowska, José Emilio Pacheco, and Carlos Fuentes. Monsiváis won more than 33 awards, including the 1986 Jorge Cuesta Prize, the 1989 Mazatlán Prize, and the 1996 Xavier Villaurrutia Award. Considered a leading intellectual of his time, Monsiváis documented contemporary Mexican themes, values, class struggles, and societal change in his essays, books and opinion pieces. He was a staunch critic of the long-ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), leaned towards the left-wing, and was ubiquitous in disseminating his views on radio and television. As a founding member of "Gatos Olvidados", Monsiváis wanted his and other "forgotten cats" to be provided for beyond his lifetime.

Carlos Alberto Alcántara Vilar is a Peruvian stand-up comedian and actor.

Carlos Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor. He is the son of actress Pilar Bardem and brother of actors Mónica and Javier Bardem. He won the 2008 Spanish Actors Union's "Newcomer Award for a Male" for La zona.

Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican former professional footballer and executive. He was the first president of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. Salcido started his career as a left-back, then converted to defensive midfielder, and ended it as a center-back.

Carlos Alberto Lleras Restrepo was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served the 22nd President of Colombia from 1966 to 1970.