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 O. Holliday

First Name Charles
Last Name Holliday
Born on March 9, 1948 (age 78)

Charles Otis "Chad" Holliday, Jr. is an American businessman, former chairman of Bank of America, former chief executive officer and a former director of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont). He is chairman emeritus of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and chairman of the Business Roundtable's Task Force for Environment, Technology and Economy. Holliday is also a founding member of the International Business Council and serves on the board of advisors of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.

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Charles Willing Byrd

First Name Charles
Last Name Byrd
Born on July 26, 1770
Died on August 25, 1828 (aged 58)

Charles Willing Byrd was Secretary of the Northwest Territory, acting Governor of the Northwest Territory and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio.

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Charles Kingsford Smith

First Name Charles
Last Name Smith
Born on February 9, 1897
Died on November 8, 1935 (aged 38)

Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, MC, AFC, often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator.

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Charles Stannard Eustace

First Name Charles
Last Name Eustace
Died on February 14, 1875
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Charles Prideaux-Brune

First Name Charles
Last Name Prideaux-Brune
Born on June 15, 1760
Died on April 28, 1833 (aged 72)
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Charles Antrobus

First Name Charles
Last Name Antrobus
Born on July 11, 1968 (age 57)
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Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major

First Name Charles
Last Name Major
Born on August 15, 1843
Died on March 25, 1923 (aged 79)

Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major was a Scottish-born, Swiss physician, zoologist and vertebrate palaeontologist.

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Charles Philip Cockburn

First Name Charles
Last Name Cockburn
Born on January 31, 1993 (age 33)
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Charles L. Campbell

First Name Charles
Last Name Campbell
Born on August 17, 1930
Died on June 21, 2013 (aged 82)

Charles L. Campbell was an American sound engineer who won three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing. He also served as Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) 1984-1987.

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Charles Augustus Oppenheim

First Name Charles
Last Name Oppenheim
Born on July 31, 1836
Died on December 5, 1878 (aged 42)
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