List of Famous people named Karel

Karel Ančerl was a Czechoslovak conductor and composer, renowned especially for his performances of contemporary music and for his interpretations of music by Czech composers.

Karel Komarek is a Czech entrepreneur worth $3.9 billion as of November 2020. He is one of the wealthiest Czech citizens and the founder of KKCG. He is the owner of the KKCG Group, which he founded in 1995. KKCG's business activities comprise lotteries and gaming, oil and natural gas, information technologies, and real estate. KKCG operates in 18 countries around the world. Its member companies include KKCG Real Estate Group, SAZKA Group, MND, ARICOMA Group, Springtide Ventures venture capital fund, and others.

Karel Škréta Šotnovský ze Závořic (1610-1674) was a Czech portrait painter who worked in the Baroque style.

Karel Finek was a Czech footballer and football manager.

Karel Baxa was a Czech politician in Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and then in Czechoslovakia. He is most known for his long term position as mayor of Prague.