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 Allan MacDougall, 27th of Dunollie and of Lorn

First Name Charles
Last Name Lorn
Born on January 1, 1831
Died on July 6, 1896 (aged 65)
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Charles J. Folger

First Name Charles
Last Name Folger
Born on April 16, 1818
Died on September 4, 1884 (aged 66)

Charles James Folger was an American lawyer and politician. He served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1881 until his death.

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Charles Waldron

First Name Charles
Last Name Waldron
Died on March 4, 1946

Charles Waldron was an American stage and film actor, sometimes credited as Charles Waldron Sr., Chas. Waldron Sr., Charles D. Waldron or Mr. Waldron.

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Charles James McDonald

First Name Charles
Last Name McDonald
Born on July 9, 1793
Died on December 16, 1860 (aged 67)

Charles James McDonald was an American attorney, jurist and politician.

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Charles Jacques Édouard Morren

First Name Charles
Last Name Morren
Born on December 2, 1833
Died on February 28, 1886 (aged 52)

Charles Jacques Édouard Morren, was a Belgian botanist, professor of botany and director of the Jardin botanique de l'Université de Liège from 1857–1886. His special field of study was the Bromeliaceae on which family he was the recognised authority. He was the son of Charles François Antoine Morren.

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Charles F. Hurley

First Name Charles
Last Name Hurley
Born on November 24, 1893
Died on March 24, 1946 (aged 52)

Charles Francis Hurley was the 54th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and one of its first Irish-American governors.

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Charles Batteux

First Name Charles
Last Name Batteux
Born on May 6, 1713
Died on July 14, 1780 (aged 67)
Born in France, Grand Est

Charles Batteux was a French philosopher and writer on aesthetics.

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Charles Puxley

First Name Charles
Last Name Puxley
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Charles Jacobus

First Name Charles
Last Name Jacobus
Born on May 1, 1840
Died on November 24, 1922 (aged 82)

Charles Jacobus was an American roque player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the Olympic roque tournament.

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Charles Arthur Forbes Radcliffe

First Name Charles
Last Name Radcliffe
Born on June 30, 1861
Died on December 15, 1937 (aged 76)
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