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 Marie Raymond, Prince and 5th Duke of Arenberg

First Name Charles
Last Name Arenberg
Died on August 17, 1778
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Charles Marie Raymond d'Arenberg was the fifth Duke of Arenberg, 11th Duke of Aarschot and an Austrian Field Marshal.

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Charles, Prince of Soubise

First Name Charles,
Last Name Soubise
Died on July 1, 1787

Charles de Rohan, duke of Rohan-Rohan, seigneur of Roberval, and marshal of France from 1758, was a military man, and a minister to the kings Louis XV and Louis XVI. The last male of his branch of the House of Rohan, he was also the great-grandfather to the duc d'Enghien, executed by Napoleon in 1804. Styled prince d'Epinoy at birth, he became the Prince of Soubise after 1749.

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Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

First Name Charles
Last Name Sr.
Died on November 21, 1886

Charles Francis Adams Sr. was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. He was a son of President John Quincy Adams, and grandson of President John Adams, about whom he wrote a major biography. He was the father of Henry Adams.

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Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart

First Name Charles
Last Name Cathcart
Born on March 21, 1721
Died on August 14, 1776 (aged 55)

Lieutenant-General Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart, KT was a British soldier and diplomat. He was also chief of the Clan Cathcart.

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Charles Baillie-Hamilton

First Name Charles
Last Name Baillie-Hamilton
Born on November 27, 1764
Died on June 19, 1820 (aged 55)

The Venerable Charles Baillie-Hamilton was an English Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Cleveland from 1806 until 1820.

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Charles Henry Deane Spread

First Name Charles
Last Name Spread
Born on January 1, 1814
Died on September 3, 1879 (aged 65)
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Charles Long

First Name Charles
Last Name Long
Born on November 30, 1678
Died on November 30, 1722 (aged 44)
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Charles de Fitz-James, 4th Duke of Fitz-James

First Name Charles
Last Name Fitz-James
Died on January 23, 1771

Charles de Fitz-James, Duke of Fitz-James was a French general and 4th Duke of Fitz-James, who descended from the British House of Stuart. He rose to become a peer and Marshal of France.

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Charles Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp

First Name Charles
Last Name Holstein-Gottorp
Born on November 26, 1706
Died on May 31, 1727 (aged 20)
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Charles Peignot

Charles Armand Gustave Peignot
First Name Charles
Last Name Peignot
Born on August 16, 1897
Died on November 1, 1983 (aged 86)
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