List of Famous people named Chuck

Often it's a shorthand for Charles. Similar names: Charles, Chuka, Chucho, Chucky. Here are some famous Chucks:

Chuck Pankow

First Name Chuck
Last Name Pankow
Born on August 30, 1969 (age 56)

Chuck Pankow is a former American professional dart player who currently plays in the British Darts Organisation tournaments.

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Chuck Collins

First Name Chuck
Last Name Collins
Born on October 19, 1959 (age 66)

Chuck Collins is an author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is also co-founder of Wealth for Common Good. He is an expert on economic inequality in the US, and has pioneered efforts to bring together investors and business leaders to speak out publicly against corporate practices and economic policies that increase economic inequality.

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Chuck Schuldiner

First Name Chuck
Last Name Schuldiner
Born on May 13, 1967
Died on December 13, 2001 (aged 34)

Charles Michael Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He founded the band Death in 1983 and was their lead vocalist until his death in 2001. His obituary in the January 5, 2002, issue of UK's Kerrang! magazine described him as "one of the most significant figures in the history of metal." Schuldiner was ranked No. 10 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists in 2009 and No. 20 in March 2004 Guitar World's "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists". In 1987, Schuldiner founded the publishing company Mutilation Music, affiliated with performance rights organization BMI. Schuldiner died in 2001 of a brain tumor.

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Chuck Traynor

First Name Chuck
Last Name Traynor
Born on August 21, 1937
Died on July 22, 2002 (aged 64)

Charles Everett Traynor was an American businessman and talent agent best known for having promoted the careers of pornographic film stars Linda Lovelace and Marilyn Chambers, both of whom were also married to him.

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Chuck Weyant

First Name Chuck
Last Name Weyant
Born on April 3, 1923
Died on January 24, 2017 (aged 93)

Chuck Weyant was an American racecar driver. He was born in St. Mary's, Ohio.

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Chuck Peddle

First Name Chuck
Last Name Peddle
Born on November 25, 1937
Died on December 15, 2019 (aged 82)

Charles Ingerham Peddle was an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, the KIM-1 single-board computer, and its successor, the Commodore PET personal computer, both based on the 6502.

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Chuck Palumbo

First Name Chuck
Last Name Palumbo
Born on June 15, 1971 (age 54)
Height 192 cm | 6'4

Charles Robert Palumbo is an American mechanic, reality television personality and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with professional wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation in the late-1990s and 2000s, where he held the WCW World Tag Team Championship and WWF/E World Tag Team Championship. He hosted the Discovery Channel series Lords of the Car Hoards.

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Chuck Mangione

First Name Chuck
Last Name Mangione

Charles Frank Mangione is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer.

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Chuck E. Weiss

First Name Chuck
Last Name Weiss
Born on March 18, 1945
Died on July 19, 2021 (aged 76)

Charles Edward Weiss was an American songwriter and vocalist. A fixture on the Los Angeles scene, Weiss was known for an eclectic mix of blues, beat poetry, and rock and roll. His music included strains of every rhythmic style from nursery rhymes to zydeco.

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Chuck Wagner

First Name Chuck
Last Name Wagner
Born on June 20, 1958 (age 67)

Chuck Wagner is an American actor, director, musical theater historian and teacher. He has had an extensive career in theater, but is perhaps best known for co-starring in the short-lived science fiction TV series Automan (1983–84).

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