Charles (surname)

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Charles is a surname, and may refer to:

Charles
Variations of the given name
Blended variations of the given name
Variations of the surname
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Art and entertainment[]

  • Craig Charles, British actor and comedian
  • Dave Charles, British drummer, recording engineer and record producer
  • Emily Hawthorne (born Emily Thornton Charles) (1845–1895), American poet, journalist, suffragist, newspaper founder
  • Glen Charles, American screenwriter and television producer, working with his brother Les Charles
  • Jeannette Charles, British actress, look-alike of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Jennifer Charles, American singer
  • Jos Charles, American poet
  • Josh Charles, American actor
  • Keith Charles (actor) (1934–2008), American theatre and television actor
  • Larry Charles, American film director
  • Les Charles, American screenwriter and television producer, working with his brother Glen Charles
  • Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles), American singer
  • Nicola Charles, English actress
  • Ray Charles, American pianist and musician
  • Ray Charles, American composer and conductor of The Ray Charles Singers
  • Ron Charles (critic), American book critic
  • RuPaul Andre Charles, American drag queen and actor
  • Sam Charles, American painter and pianist
  • Tina Charles, English singer

Law and administration[]

Politics[]

  • Bob Charles (politician), Australian politician (Liberal Party)
  • David Charles (born 1948), Australian politician (Labor Party)
  • Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (1980-1995)
  • George Charles, Chief minister of St. Lucia (1960-1964)
  • Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000-2004)

Religion[]

  • David Charles (hymn-writer) (1762–1834), Welsh hymn-writer
  • David Charles (minister) (1812–1878), Welsh Methodist cleric
  • E. Otis Charles, retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah
  • Robert Charles (scholar), English biblical scholar
  • Sydney Anicetus Charles (1929 - 2018), Trinidadian bishop
  • Thomas Charles, Welsh Calvinistic Methodist clergyman

Science and academia[]

  • David Charles (physician) (born 1964), neurologist
  • David Charles (philosopher), professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford
  • Enid Charles (1894–1972), statistician and demographer
  • Jacques Charles (1746–1823), French scientist describing the behaviour of an ideal gas.
  • Vera Charles (1877–1954) American mycologist

Sports[]

  • Bob Charles (golfer), New Zealandian golf player
  • David Atiba Charles (born 1977), football player
  • Stephen Charles, English cricketer
  • Cyrille Charles, Saint Lucian cricketer
  • Daedra Charles, American basketball player
  • David Atiba Charles, football player from Trinidad
  • Ed Charles, American baseball player
  • Ezzard Charles, former world heavyweight champion
  • Gary Charles, British football player
  • Jamaal Charles, American football player
  • John Charles (English footballer), English football player
  • John Charles (1931-2004), Welsh footballer
  • Lorenzo Charles, American former college and professional basketball player
  • Mel Charles, Welsh professional football player
  • Ned Charles, Mauritian football player
  • Ron Charles (basketball), American basketball player
  • Rudy Charles, American professional wrestling referee
  • Saahdiq Charles (born 1999), American football player
  • Stefan Charles, American football player
  • Tina Charles, US basketball player

Fictional characters[]

  • Keith Charles (Six Feet Under), character on the American TV series Six Feet Under
  • Nick and Nora Charles, characters created in Dashiell Hammett's novel The Thin Man
  • Chuck Charles, character from the film The Penguins of Madagascar

See also[]

  • Charles, for the first name
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