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)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony

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)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

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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)

Born in Germany, Baden-Württemberg

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Karl Saur

First Name Karl

Last Name Saur

Born on February 16, 1902

Died on July 28, 1966 (aged 64)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

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)

Born in Switzerland, Canton of Bern

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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