Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor most often refers to:
 * Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) (born 1948), warlord and president of Liberia
 * Charles Taylor (philosopher) (born 1931), Canadian philosopher and social theorist

Charles, Charlie, or Chuck Taylor may also refer to:

Actors, comedians, and theatrical professionals

 * Charles Taylor (actor), American actor
 * Charles H. Taylor (lyricist) (1859–1907), British lyricist
 * Charles "Rip" Taylor (1935–2019), American actor and comedian
 * Charles W. Taylor (1800–1874), American actor and dramatist

Journalists

 * Charles H. Taylor (publisher) (1846–1921), American newspaper publisher and politician
 * Charles P. B. Taylor (1935–1997), Canadian journalist, author, and horsebreeder
 * Chuck Taylor (journalist, born 1957), American journalist
 * Chuck Taylor (music journalist) (born 1962), American music journalist

Military personnel

 * Charles Taylor (cavalryman) (1840–1899), American cavalryman during the American Indian Wars
 * Charles Carroll Taylor (1917–1945), American naval pilot, leader of ill-fated Flight 19
 * Charles Frederick Taylor (1840–1863), American soldier and Union Army colonel
 * Charles H. Taylor (publisher) (1846–1921), American newspaper publisher and politician

Politicians

 * Charles Taylor (Australian politician) (1861–1944), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
 * Charles Taylor (Conservative politician) (1910–1989), English politician and MP for Eastbourne
 * Charles Taylor (MP for Totnes) (1693–1766), English politician
 * Charles Taylor (North Carolina politician) (born 1941), former US congressman from North Carolina
 * Charles E. Taylor (politician), member of the Montana State Senate
 * Charles H. Taylor (Michigan politician) (1813–1889), American politician who served as the Michigan Secretary of State
 * Charles H. Taylor (publisher) (1846–1921), American newspaper publisher and politician
 * Charles John Taylor (1826–1897), New Zealand politician
 * Charles Keith Taylor (born 1931), Canadian politician
 * Charles Simeon Taylor (1851–1913), Wisconsin politician
 * Charles Wiley Taylor (1786–1865), Connecticut politician

Scholars

 * Charles Taylor (Hebraist) (1840–1908), English Hebraist
 * Charles Taylor (physicist) (1922–2002), British physicist
 * Charles E. Taylor (engineer) (1924–2017), American engineer
 * Charles Richard Taylor (1939–1995), American biologist
 * Charles V. Taylor (1918–2009), Australian linguist
 * Charles Vincent Taylor (1885–1946), American biologist

American football players and coaches

 * Charles F. Taylor or Rick Taylor (born 1941), American college football coach and athletic director
 * Charley Taylor (1941–2022), American professional football wide receiver
 * Charlie Taylor (American football) (1920–1977), American professional football lineman
 * Chuck Taylor (American football) (1920–1994), American college football player, coach, and administrator

Association football players

 * Charles Asampong Taylor (born 1981), Ghanaian football player
 * Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1985), English footballer
 * Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1993), English footballer

Cricketers

 * Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1816) (1816–1869), English cricketer
 * Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1881) (1881–1960), English cricketer
 * Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1966), English former cricketer
 * Charlie Taylor (cricketer) (1918–2000), Barbadian cricketer

Other sportspeople

 * Charles Taylor (rugby union) (1863–1915), Welsh rugby union international player
 * Charles "Bud" Taylor (1903–1962), American boxer
 * Charles Isham Taylor (1875–1922), American baseball player and manager and co-founder of the Negro National League
 * Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1960), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne, Carlton, and St Kilda
 * Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1953), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
 * Charlie Taylor (rugby league) (1921–2013), English rugby league footballer
 * Chuck Taylor (baseball) (1942–2018), American baseball player
 * Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), American basketball player and shoe salesman
 * Chuck Taylor (wrestler) (born 1986), American professional wrestler

Others

 * Charles McArther Emmanuel or Chuckie Taylor (born 1978), Liberian paramilitary leader and son of Liberian president Charles Taylor
 * Charles Taylor (calico printer and dyer) (died 1816), English businessman, pioneer of textiles bleaching with chlorine
 * Charles Taylor (engraver) (1756–1823), English engraver
 * Charles Taylor (inventor), inventor of an ice cream freezer and founder of Taylor Company
 * Charlie Taylor (mechanic) (1868–1956), American mechanic for the Wright brothers, built the first aircraft engine
 * Charles Taylor (priest) (1953–2024), English Anglican priest
 * Charles Taylor Jr. (born 1943), American author
 * Charles L. Taylor (1857–1922), American industrialist and friend of Andrew Carnegie
 * Charles William Gray Taylor (1879–1950), Scottish Presbyterian minister
 * Chuck Taylor (rapper) or the Game (born 1979), American rapper