Charles (surname)
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Charles is a surname, and may refer to:
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Art and entertainment
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- Craig Charles, British actor and comedian
- Dave Charles, British drummer, recording engineer and record producer
- Don Charles (1933–2005), English ballad singer, record producer, and author
- Jeannette Charles, British actress, look-alike of Queen Elizabeth II
- Jennifer Charles, American singer
- Josh Charles, American actor
- Keith Charles (actor) (1934–2008), American theatre and television actor
- Larry Charles, American film director
- Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles), American singer
- Max Charles, American actor
- Nancy Linehan Charles (born 1942), American actress
- Nicola Charles, English actress
- Ray Charles, American pianist and musician
- Ray Charles, American composer and conductor of The Ray Charles Singers
- RuPaul Andre Charles, American drag queen and actor
- Sam Charles, American painter and pianist
- Tina Charles, English singer
- Yinka Charles, British musician, aka MC Reason, former member of 1990s band Love City Groove
Law and administration
- David Charles (public servant), Australian senior public servant and consultant
- P. S. M. Charles, Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant
- Sir William Charles, British judge
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
- Rodney Charles (born 1950), Trinidadian politician
- 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, Trinidadian football player
- Ed Charles, American baseball player
- Ezzard Charles, former world heavyweight boxing champion
- Gary Charles, British football player
- Irvin Charles (born 1997), American football player
- Jamaal Charles, American football player
- John Charles (English footballer), English football player
- John Charles (1931–2004), Welsh footballer
- Johnson Charles (born 1989) Saint Lucian, West Indian cricketer
- 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, American basketball player
Writing
- 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
- Jos Charles, American poet
- KJ Charles, British historical romance novelist
- Les Charles, American screenwriter and television producer, working with his brother Glen Charles
- Ron Charles (critic), American book critic
Fictional characters
- Chuck Charles, in the film The Penguins of Madagascar
- Derek and Sharon Charles, the couple in the 2009 film Obsessed
- Keith Charles, in the American TV series Six Feet Under
- Nick and Nora Charles, in Dashiell Hammett's novel The Thin Man
- Peter Charles, aka PC Principal, in TV series South Park
See also
- Charles, for the first name
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