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 William Sharpe Kirkpatrick

First Name Charles
Last Name Kirkpatrick
Born on May 6, 1843
Died on January 1, 1908 (aged 64)
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Charles II, Elector Palatine

First Name Charles
Last Name Palatine
Born on March 31, 1651
Died on May 26, 1685 (aged 34)

Charles II was Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685. He was the son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine and Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.

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Charles Louis Fleury Panckoucke

First Name Charles
Last Name Panckoucke
Born on December 26, 1780
Died on July 11, 1844 (aged 63)

Charles-Louis-Fleury Panckoucke was a French writer, printer, bookseller, publisher, translator, and editor. His father was Charles-Joseph Panckoucke.

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Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle

First Name Charles
Last Name Carlisle
Born on January 1, 1629
Died on February 24, 1685 (aged 56)

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle was an English military leader and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660 and was created Earl of Carlisle in 1661.

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Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France

First Name Charles
Last Name France
Born on October 11, 1492
Died on December 16, 1495 (aged 3)

Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France was the eldest son and heir of Charles VIII of France and Anne of Brittany.

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Charles Frederick Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

First Name Charles
Died on June 22, 1762
Born in Germany

Karl Friedrich Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, a grandson of Frederick William of Brandenburg and son of Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt, was a Prussian military officer and the Herrenmeister of the Order of Saint John.

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Charles O'Donoghue, The O'Donaghue of the Glens

First Name Charles
Last Name Glens
Born on January 1, 1784
Died on February 21, 1808 (aged 24)
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Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont

First Name Charles
Last Name Egremont
Born on August 19, 1710
Died on August 21, 1763 (aged 53)

Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC, of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, Petworth House in Sussex, and of Egremont House in Mayfair, London, was a British statesman who served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761–63.

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Charles Spaak

First Name Charles
Last Name Spaak
Born on May 25, 1903
Died on March 4, 1975 (aged 71)

Charles Spaak was a Belgian screenwriter who was noted particularly for his work in the French cinema during the 1930s. He was the son of the dramatist and poet Paul Spaak, the brother of the politician Paul-Henri Spaak, and the father of the actresses Catherine Spaak and Agnès Spaak.

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Charles von Hügel

First Name Charles
Last Name Hügel
Died on June 2, 1870
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Charles von Hügel, sometimes spelt in English Huegel, was an Austrian nobleman, army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer, now primarily remembered for his travels in northern India during the 1830s. During his lifetime he was celebrated by the European ruling classes for his botanical garden and his introduction of plants and flowers from New Holland (Australia) to Europe's public gardens.

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