List of Famous people named Karl

Name Karl is among the most common names in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Shortened forms: Charles. Similar names: Charles, Karla, Karlie, Kaarlo, Karle, Karly, Kaarle. Here are some famous Karls:

Karl Gustav Himly

First Name Karl
Last Name Himly
Born on April 30, 1772
Died on March 22, 1837 (aged 64)

Karl Gustav Himly was a German surgeon and ophthalmologist from Braunschweig.

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Karl John Sabbagh

First Name Karl
Last Name Sabbagh
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Karl Hax

First Name Karl
Last Name Hax
Born on November 13, 1901
Died on March 13, 1978 (aged 76)
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Karl Ditlev Rygh

First Name Karl
Last Name Rygh
Born on June 7, 1839
Died on January 1, 1915 (aged 75)
Born in Norway, Trøndelag

Karl Ditlev Rygh was a Norwegian archaeologist and politician for the Conservative Party.

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Karl Heinrich Adelbert Lipsius

First Name Karl
Last Name Lipsius
Born on January 19, 1805
Died on July 2, 1861 (aged 56)
Born in Germany, Saxony, Herrnhut

Karl Heinrich Adelbert Lipsius was a German theologian, philologist and educator.

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Karl Davydov

First Name Karl
Last Name Davydov
Died on February 14, 1889

Karl Yulievich Davidov was a Russian cellist of great renown during his time, and described by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the "czar of cellists". He was also a composer, mainly for the cello.

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Karl Magnusson

First Name Karl
Last Name Magnusson
Died on August 8, 1220

Karl Magnusson was the Bishop of Linköping during 1216–1220.

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Prince Karl of Urach

First Name Prince
Last Name Urach
Born on February 15, 1865
Died on December 5, 1925 (aged 60)
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Karl Saur

First Name Karl
Last Name Saur
Born on February 16, 1902
Died on July 28, 1966 (aged 64)

Karl-Otto Saur was State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production in Germany during the Nazi era and de jure last defence minister of the Third Reich.

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Karl Ludwig von Haller

First Name Karl
Last Name Haller
Born on August 1, 1768
Died on May 20, 1854 (aged 85)

Karl Ludwig von Haller was a Swiss jurist. He was the author of Restauration der Staatswissenschaften, a book which Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel strongly criticized in Elements of the Philosophy of Right. This work, which was burnt during the Wartburg festival, opposed nationalism and the bureaucracy of extensive government.

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