List of Famous people named Charles

Name Charles is among the most common names in USA, France, England, Canada. Often it's a shorthand for Karl. Similar names: Karl, Charlize. Here are some famous Charleses:

Charles Hamilton

First Name Charles
Last Name Hamilton
Born on December 17, 1678 (age 347)
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Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough

First Name Charles
Last Name Yarborough
Born on August 8, 1781
Died on September 5, 1846 (aged 65)

Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough, styled Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham from 1794 to 1823, was one of the founders of the Royal Yacht Squadron and its first Commodore. He lived at Appuldurcombe House on the Isle of Wight, which had been inherited by his wife Henrietta from her uncle, Sir Richard Worsley. He died aboard his yacht at Vigo in Spain in 1846. There are two monuments to him: one at Culver Down on the Isle of Wight and Pelham's Pillar at Caistor, Lincolnshire, England.

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Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme

First Name Charles
Last Name Nunburnholme
Born on January 24, 1875
Died on August 15, 1924 (aged 49)

Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme, CB, DSO,, was a British peer, and one of the heirs to the Thomas Wilson Sons & Co., a Hull-based shipping company that built a near-monopoly over affordable travel packages from Scandinavia and the Baltic. He was an officer in the Volunteers and saw active service in the Second Boer War and World War I. During the later war he was distinguished for the number of new units that he recruited for the war effort, notably the 'Hull Pals'.

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Charles David Agnew

First Name Charles
Last Name Agnew
Born on September 3, 1916
Died on March 3, 1987 (aged 70)
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Charles Henry Manners

First Name Charles
Last Name Manners
Born on October 21, 1957 (age 68)
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Charles Michael Smiley

First Name Charles
Last Name Smiley
Born on June 25, 1910
Died on January 1, 1991 (aged 80)
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Charles Francis Adams IV

First Name Charles
Last Name IV
Born on May 2, 1910
Died on January 5, 1999 (aged 88)

Charles Francis Adams IV was a United States Naval Officer, electronics industrialist, and member of the prominent Adams family.

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Charles Longley

First Name Charles
Last Name Longley
Born on July 28, 1794
Died on October 27, 1868 (aged 74)

Charles Thomas Longley was a bishop in the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Ripon, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death.

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Charles Bennet, 3rd Earl of Tankerville

First Name Charles
Last Name Tankerville
Born on September 6, 1716
Died on October 27, 1767 (aged 51)

Charles Bennet, 3rd Earl of Tankerville, styled Lord Ossulston between 1722 and 1753, was a British peer and politician.

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Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham

First Name Charles
Last Name Parham
Born on January 1, 1530
Died on January 1, 1603 (aged 73)

Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham was the only son of William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham, and Elizabeth Heneage.

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