Chas (given name)

Chas is an English unisex given name and nickname, often a short form (hypocorism) of Charles. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:


 * Charlie Chas Balun (1948–2009), American writer and film critic
 * Chas Betts (born 1986), American Olympic athlete and professional wrestler
 * Chaz Bono (born 1969), American writer, musician and actor
 * Charles Chas Brownlow (1861–1924), Australian rules football administrator and player
 * Bryan Chas Chandler (1938–1996), English musician, record producer and manager, original bassist of The Animals
 * Charles Chas Fennell (1902–1970), Australian rugby league player
 * Chas Gerretsen (born 1943), Dutch war photographer and photojournalist
 * Chas Gessner (born 1981), American former National Football League player
 * Chas Cronk, English rock singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist for the Strawbs
 * Charles Chas Guldemond (born 1987), American snowboarder
 * Charles Chas Hodges (1943–2018), English musician and singer, half of the duo Chas & Dave
 * Charles Chaz Jankel (born 1955), English singer, songwriter, arranger, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer
 * Chas Licciardello (born 1977), Australian comedian and member of The Chaser
 * Chas McCormick (born 1995), American baseball player
 * Charles Chas McDevitt (born 1934), British skiffle musician
 * Charles Chas Messenger (1914–2008), British cyclist, organiser and road team manager
 * Charles Chas Mortimer (born 1949), British former motorcycle road racer
 * Chas Newby (1941–2023), briefly bassist with The Beatles following the departure of Stuart Sutcliffe
 * Chas Smash, stage name of English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cathal Joseph Smyth (born 1959)
 * Chas Skelly (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
 * Chas Vincent (born 1977), American politician