Carles (name)

Carles is a Catalan given name of Germanic origin that is a form of Charles. It is also a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:

Given name

 * Carles Aleñá (born 1998), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Benavent (born 1954), Spanish flamenco and jazz bassist
 * Carles Blasi Vidal (born 1964), Andorran politician
 * Carles Boix (born 1962), Spanish political scientist
 * Carles Buïgas (1898–1979), Spanish architect, engineer, inventor and author
 * Carles Busquets (born 1967), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Campuzano (born 1964), Spanish politician
 * Carles Canut (1944–2018), Spanish actor
 * Carles Casagemas (1880–1901), Spanish painter and poet
 * Carles Castillejo (born 1978), Spanish long-distance athlete
 * Carles Castillo (born 1975), Spanish politician
 * Carles Comamala (1887–1976), Spanish orthopedic surgeon and footballer
 * Carles Congost (born 1970), Spanish artist
 * Carles Coto (born 1988), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Cuadrat (born 1968), Spanish footballer, coach and manager
 * Carles Delclaux Is (born 1951), Spanish textile artist
 * Carles Fages de Climent (1902–1968), Spanish writer, poet and journalist
 * Carles Font-Rossell (born 1967), Andorran diplomat and ambassador
 * Carles Francino (born 1958), Spanish journalist
 * Carles Gil (born 1992), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Poch Gradin (born 1982), Spanish tennis player
 * Carles Juanmartí (born 1978), Spanish canoeist
 * Carles Lalueza-Fox (born 1965), Spanish biologist
 * Carles Lerín (born 1962), Swiss-born Spanish modern pentathlete
 * Carles Magraner, Spanish musician
 * Carles Marco (born 1974), Spanish basketball player
 * Carles Marc Martínez Embuena (born 1988), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Mas (born 1993), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Mundó (born 1976), Spanish politician
 * Carles Pérez (born 1998), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Planas (born 1991), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Puigdemont (born 1962), Spanish politician
 * Carles Puyol (born 1978), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Quilmetas (1775–1834), Spanish composer
 * Carles Rexach (born 1947), Spanish footballer and manager
 * Carles Riba (1893–1959), Spanish poet, writer and translator
 * Carles Riera i Albert (born 1960), Spanish sociologist and politician
 * Carles Sabater (1962–1999), Spanish singer and actor
 * Carles Sans (born 1975), Spanish water polo
 * Carles Santos (1940–2017), Spanish artist
 * Carles Solà (born 1945), Spanish chemical engineer
 * Carles Soria (born 1996), Spanish footballer
 * Carles Torrens (born 1984), Spanish director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
 * Carles Trepat (born 1960), Spanish guitarist

Middle name

 * Frederick Carles Merry (died 1900), American architect
 * Jesús Carles de Vilallonga (1927–2018), Spanish artist
 * Josep Carles Laínez (born 1970), Spanish writer
 * Ricardo María Carles Gordó (1926–2013), Spanish priest
 * Sara Carles Johns (1894–1965), American artist and fashion illustrator

Surname

 * Adele Carles (born 1968), Australian politician
 * Antonin Carlès (1851–1919), French sculptor
 * Arthur Beecher Carles (1882–1952), American Modernist painter
 * Jean Carles (1892–1966), French perfumer
 * Pierre Carles (born 1962), French documentarist
 * Richard Fifer Carles (born 1957), Panamanian businessman and politician