List of Famous people named Karl

Karl Heinrich Gräffe was a German mathematician, who was professor at University of Zurich.

Karl Heinemann was a German literary historian and philologist.

Karl Meier was a Swiss actor influential in the European LGBT social movement. He was a member of the socially active Cabaret Cornichon company, and editor for the gay magazine Der Kreis, which he edited under the pen name "Rolf".

Karl Leonhard Reinhold was an Austrian philosopher who helped to popularise the work of Immanuel Kant in the late 18th century. His "elementary philosophy" (Elementarphilosophie) also influenced German idealism, notably Johann Gottlieb Fichte, as a critical system grounded in a fundamental first principle.

Karl Gerok was a German preacher and religious poet.

Karl Hannemann was a German film actor.

Karl Johann Greith was a Swiss Catholic bishop and church historian.

Karl Attenberger was a German cinematographer. He worked with Leni Riefenstahl on the 1935 propaganda documentary Triumph of the Will.