# 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:

## 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 Taylor (Liberian politician) (born 1948), warlord and president of Liberia
* Charles Carroll Taylor (1917–1945), American naval pilot, leader of ill-fated Flight 19
* Charles Chatworthy Wood Taylor (1792–1856), painter, engineer, mariner, and military officer
* Charles Frederick Taylor (1840–1863), American soldier and Union Army colonel
* Charles Stanfield Taylor (1808–1865), English-born soldier and politician

## Musicians and performing artists

* 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
* Chuck Taylor (rapper) or the Game (born 1979), American rapper

## 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 (Liberian politician) (born 1948), warlord and president of Liberia
* 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 McArther Emmanuel or Chuckie Taylor (born 1978), Liberian paramilitary leader, son of Liberian president Charles Taylor
* Charles Simeon Taylor (1851–1913), Wisconsin politician
* Charles Wiley Taylor (1786–1865), Connecticut politician

## Scholars

* Charles Taylor (Hebraist) (1840–1908), English Hebraist
* Charles Taylor (philosopher) (born 1931), Canadian philosopher and social theorist
* 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

## Sportspeople
### 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 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