List of Famous people named Charles

Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, KG, PC was an English politician who was part of the Immortal Seven group that invited Prince William III of Orange to depose King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution. He was appointed to several minor roles before the revolution, but came to prominence as a member of William's government. Born to Roman Catholic parents, he remained in that faith until 1679 when—during the time of the Popish Plot and following the advice of the divine John Tillotson—he converted to the Church of England. Shrewsbury took his seat in the House of Lords in 1680 and three years later was appointed Gentleman-Extraordinary of the Bedchamber, suggesting he was in favour at the court of Charles II.

Charles Pence Slichter was an American physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance and superconductivity.

Charles Knyvett was an English singer and organist. He established in 1791 in London the Vocal Concerts, a series of subscription concerts.

Sir Charles Montagu of Boughton House was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 to 1625.

Luciano Charles "Charlie" Scorsese was an American film actor, and the father of director Martin Scorsese.

Charles Francis "Chuck" Dolan is an American billionaire and the founder of Cablevision. Through supervoting shares, Dolan today controls AMC Networks, MSG Networks, Madison Square Garden Sports, and Madison Square Garden Entertainment which at one point were all part of Cablevision itself.

Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier was an influential French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, and vampire tales. His dream related writings influenced the later works of Gérard de Nerval.

Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine Computer Shopper and was responsible for its monthly Linux column. He stopped writing for the magazine to devote more time to novels. However, he continues to publish freelance articles on the Internet.