Charles (surname)

Charles is a surname, and may refer to:

Art and entertainment

 * 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
 * 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
 * Max Charles, American actor
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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

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
 * Derek and Sharon Charles, the couple from the 2009 film Obsessed