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 Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste de Clarac

First Name Charles
Last Name Clarac
Born on June 16, 1777
Died on January 20, 1847 (aged 69)

Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste, Comte de Clarac was a French artist, scholar and archaeologist. He published a catalogue of the Musée du Louvre, and a Manuel de l'Histoire de l'art and also that which is considered his best work: the Musée de sculpture antique et moderne, 1826–1852, completed after his death.

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Charles Welbore Agar

First Name Charles
Last Name Agar
Died on January 1, 1810
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Charles Wyndham

First Name Charles
Last Name Wyndham
Born on November 30, 1637
Died on November 30, 1705 (aged 68)

Sir Charles Wyndham was an English politician who served as a Whig Member of Parliament from 1679 to 1701.

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Charles Joseph Frederick Edlmann

First Name Charles
Last Name Edlmann
Born on January 1, 1879
Died on January 1, 1896 (aged 17)
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Charles Stapleton

First Name Charles
Last Name Stapleton
Born on July 29, 1871
Died on January 1, 1894 (aged 22)
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Charles Howard

First Name Charles
Last Name Howard
Born on November 2, 1717 (age 308)
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Charles Wood

First Name Charles
Last Name Wood
Born on June 15, 1866
Died on July 12, 1926 (aged 60)

Charles Wood was an Irish composer and teacher; his pupils included Ralph Vaughan Williams at Cambridge and Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music. He is primarily remembered and performed as an Anglican church music composer, but he has also written some very fine songs and chamber music, particularly for string quartet.

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Charles Schoenbaum

First Name Charles
Last Name Schoenbaum
Born on April 28, 1893
Died on January 23, 1951 (aged 57)

Charles Edgar Schoenbaum was an American cinematographer whose career began in 1917 and ended with his death in 1951.

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Charles Willis Lane

First Name Charles
Last Name Lane
Born on January 25, 1869
Died on October 17, 1945 (aged 76)

Charles Willis Lane was an American stage and film actor, active from 1914 to 1929. Like many film performers born before 1900 Lane had extensive prior Broadway stage or regional theatrical experience stretching back to his youth in the 1890s.

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Charles de Condren

First Name Charles
Last Name Condren
Born on December 15, 1588
Died on January 17, 1641 (aged 52)

Charles de Condren, Cong. Orat., a Doctor of the Sorbonne, was a French mystic of the 17th century, and is considered a leading member of the French School of Spirituality.

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