# Carlos (given name)

Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the Maltese, Portuguese and Spanish variant of the English name Charles, from the North Germanic Carl.

## Royalty

* Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), second to last King of Portugal
* Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558), Holy Roman Emperor (Karl V) and King of Spain (Carlos I)
* Carlos II of Spain, last Habsburg King in Spain
* Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545–1568), son of King Philip II
* Carlos III (1716–1788), King of Spain from 10 August 1759 to 14 December 1788
* Carlos IV (1748–1819), King of Spain from 14 December 1788, until his abdication on 19 March 1808
* Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain
* Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king of the Calusa people of Florida
* Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930–2010), Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain
* Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma (born 1970), Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain
* Prince Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren de Bourbon de Parme (born 1997), son of Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
* Carlos, Prince of Piacenza (born 2016), son of Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma

## People in media

* Carlos Alazraqui (born 1962), American stand-up comedian and actor
* Carlos Bernard (born 1962), American actor
* Carlos Braithwaite, African-American actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series You Can't Do That on Television
* Carlos Bustamante, Canadian television personality; former YTV host from 2002-2018 and current reporter of Entertainment Tonight Canada since 2017
* Carlos (DJ) (born in Swindon, Wiltshire), UK Radio Presenter
* Carlos Caridad-Montero (born 1967), Venezuelan film director
* Carlos Castro (journalist) (1945–2011), Portuguese journalist & murder victim
* Carlos Irwin Estévez (Charlie Sheen, born 1965), American actor
* Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
* Carlos Mencia (born 1967), comedian, host of Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central
* Carlos Ray Norris (Chuck Norris, born 1940), American actor and martial artist
* Carlos Pesquera, (born 1956), Puerto Rican civil engineer
* Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian director
* Carlos Watson (journalist) (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman

## People in music

* Carlos Alomar (born 1951), American guitarist, composer and arranger
* Carlos do Carmo (1939–2021), Portuguese fado singer
* Carlos Cavazo, guitarist in Quiet Riot
* Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer, conductor, and educator
* Carlos Dengler (born 1974), American actor, bassist, and founding member of the band Interpol
* Carlos Gardel (1890–1935), prominent figure in the history of tango music
* Carlos Montoya (1903–1993), prominent flamenco guitarist
* Carlos PenaVega (born 1989), American singer, dancer and actor
* Carlos Ponce (born 1972), Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and television personality
* Carlos Rivera (born 1986), Mexican actor and singer
* Carlos Santana (born 1947), Mexican musician, leader of the band Santana
* Carlos Vives (born 1961), Colombian singer
* Carlos Ward (born 1940), jazz alto saxophonist and flautist

## People in sport

* Carlos Alcaraz (born 2003), Spanish tennis player
* Carlos Basham Jr. (born 1997), American football player
* Carlos Davis (American football) (born 1996), American football player
* Carlos Garay (born 1972), American football player
* Carlos Henderson (born 1994), American football player
* Carlos Hendricks (born 1983), American football player
* Carlos Huertas (born 1991) Colombian racing driver
* Carlos Hyde (born 1990) American football player
* Carlos James (American football) (born 1972), American football player
* Carlos Joseph (1980–2021), American football player
* Carlos Menem Jr. (1968–1995), Argentine rally driver
* Carlos Moyá (born 1976), Spanish tennis player
* Carlos Muñoz (racing driver) (born 1992), Colombian racing driver
* Carlos Nieto (born 1976), Italian-Argentine rugby union player
* Carlos Sainz (born 1962), Spanish World Rally Championship driver, 1990 and 1992 champion.
* Carlos Sainz Jr. (born 1994), Formula 1 driver for Scuderia Ferrari
* Carlos Washington Jr. (born 1998), American football player
* Carlos Watkins (born 1993), American football player

### Baseball players

* Carlos Almanzar, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Beltrán (born 1977), Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Bernier, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Carrasco (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Casimiro, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Castillo (baseball), American baseball player
* Carlos Corporán, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Crawford, American baseball player
* Carlos Delgado (born 1972), Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Diaz (catcher), American baseball player
* Carlos Diaz (pitcher), American baseball player
* Carlos Estévez (baseball), Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Febles, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Fisher, American baseball player
* Carlos García (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos González (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Guevara, American baseball player
* Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Hernández (catcher), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Hernández (infielder), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Hernández (pitcher, born 1980), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Hernández (pitcher, born 1997), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Lee (born 1976), Panamanian baseball player
* Carlos Lezcano, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos López (baseball), Mexican baseball player
* Carlos Maldonado (catcher), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Maldonado (pitcher), Panamanian baseball player
* Carlos Marmol, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Martínez (infielder), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1982), Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991), Dominican baseball player
* Carlos May (born 1948), American baseball player
* Carlos Méndez (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Mendoza (outfielder), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Monasterios, Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Moore, American baseball player
* Carlos Muñiz, American baseball player
* Carlos Pascual (baseball), Cuban baseball player
* Carlos Paula, Cuban baseball player
* Carlos Peguero, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Peña, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Pérez (baseball), Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Pérez (catcher, born 1996), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Ponce (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Pulido, Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Quentin, American baseball player
* Carlos Quintana (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Reyes (baseball), American baseball player
* Carlos Rivera (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Rodón, American baseball player
* Carlos Rodríguez (infielder), Mexican baseball player
* Carlos Rosa, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Ruiz (baseball) (born 1979), Panamanian baseball player
* Carlos Santana (baseball), Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Silva (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Torres (pitcher), American baseball player
* Carlos Triunfel, Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Valderrama (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Valdez (baseball), Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Velázquez (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
* Carlos Villanueva (baseball), Dominican baseball player
* Carlos Zambrano (born 1981), American baseball player
* Carlos Guenard (born 2005), Guatemalan baseball player

### Basketball players

* Carlos Almeida (born 1976), Angolan basketball player
* Carlos Arroyo (born 1979), Puerto Rican basketball player
* Carlos Delfino, (born 1982), Argentine NBA basketball player
* Carlos Boozer, (born 1981), American NBA basketball player

### Cyclists

* Carlos Jaramillo (born 1961), Colombian road cyclist
* Carlos Alberto Contreras (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
* Carlos Humberto Cabrera (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
* Carlos Silva (cyclist) (born 1974), Colombian cyclist
* Carlos Sastre (born 1975), Spanish cyclist
* Carlos Alzate (born 1983), Colombian track and road cyclist

### Fighters

* Carlos Augusto Filho (born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer
* Carlos Valcárcel (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
* Carlos Varela (wrestler) (born 1966), Cuban wrestler
* Carlos Julian Ortíz (born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler
* Carlos Motta (judoka) (1955–2018), Brazilian judoka
* Carlos Fonseca (boxer) (born 1955), Brazilian boxer
* Carlos Luis Campos (born 1980), Venezuelan boxer
* Carly Colón (born 1979), professional wrestler, WWE
* Carlos Condit (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
* Carlos Honorato (born 1974), Brazilian judoka

### Footballers

* Carlos Abad (born 1995), Spanish footballer
* Carlos Baleba (born 2004), Cameroonian footballer
* Carlos Bocanegra (born 1979), American soccer player
* Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 1995), Brazilian football forward
* Carlos Chaínho (born 1974), Portuguese footballer
* Carlos Diogo (born 1983), Uruguayan footballer
* Carlos Edwards (born 1978), Trinidadian footballer
* Carlos Fernandes (footballer, born 1978), Portuguese football defender
* Carlos Fernandes (footballer, born 1979), Portuguese football goalkeeper
* Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1984), Peruvian footballer
* Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1975), Ecuadorian footballer
* Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1995), Ecuadorian footballer
* Carlos Guirland (born 1968), Paraguayan football midfielder
* Carlos Isaac (footballer) (born 1988), Spanish footballer
* Carlos Martins (footballer) (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
* Carlos Muñoz Cobo (born 1961), Spanish footballer, known as "Carlos"
* Carlos Muñoz (Chilean footballer) (born 1989), Chilean footballer
* Carlos Muñoz (Ecuadorian footballer) (1967–1993), Ecuadorian footballer
* Carlos Muñoz (Mexican footballer) (born 1959), Mexican footballer
* Carlos Ochoa (born 1978), Mexican footballer
* Carlos Queiroz (born 1953), Portuguese football manager
* Carlos Santos de Jesus (born 1985), Brazilian football defender
* Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (born 1973), Spanish football manager
* Carlos Soca (born 1969), Uruguayan footballer
* Carlos Tevez (born 1984), Argentine footballer
* Carlos Valderrama (born 1961), Colombian football player known as El Pibe

### Gymnasts

* Carlos del Ser (born 2003), Spanish trampolinist
* Carlos Yulo (born 2000), Filipino artistic gymnast

### Runners

* Carlos Moreno (athlete) (born 1967), Chilean track and field sprinter
* Carlos Patrício (born 1964), Portuguese long-distance runner
* Carlos Retiz (born 1968), Mexican long-distance runner
* Carlos Tarazona (born 1966), Venezuelan long-distance runner

### Swimmers

* Carlos Berrocal (born 1957), Puerto Rican swimmer
* Carlos Ventosa (born 1971), Spanish backstroke swimmer

### Volleyball players

* Carlos Weber (born 1966), Argentine volleyball player
* Carlos Carreño (born 1973), Spanish volleyball player
* Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
* Carlos Tejeda (born 1980), Venezuelan volleyball player

## Other people

* Carlos Acosta (born 1973), Cuban ballet dancer
* Carlos Agassi (born 1979), Filipino actor, rap artist, host, and model
* Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (born 1954), Prime Minister of Mozambique
* Carlos Arango Vélez, (1897–1974), Colombian politician
* Carlos Julio Villar Aleman (born 1946), Cuban artist
* Carlos Anwandter (1801–1889), German political exile who immigrated to Chile
* Carlos Arroyo (architect), Spanish architect
* Carlos Arruza (1920–1966), Mexican bullfighter
* Carlos Bunga (born 1976), Portuguese artist
* Carlos Camacho (1924–1979), first elected governor of Guam
* Carlos Cardoen (born 1942), Chilean metallurgical engineer
* Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), American author
* Carlos Cheppi (born 1955), Argentine diplomat
* Carlos Cisneros (1948–2019), New Mexico state senator
* Carlos Cisneros (1962-present), member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
* Carlos Coolidge (1792-1866), governor of the State of Vermont
* Carlos Danger, 2013, alias used by New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner for sexting
* Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945), Filipino businessman
* Carlos Escudé (1948–2021), Argentine academic and writer
* Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012), Mexican writer
* Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971), eighth Filipino president and poet
* Carlos Ghosn (born 1954), former chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
* Carlos Gustavo Moreira, Brazilian mathematician
* Carlos Gutierrez (born 1953), Cuban American, 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Kellogg Company
* Carlos Hathcock (1942-1999), US Marine Corps sniper
* Carlos Howard, Governor of West Florida between 1792 and 93
* Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), Brazilian leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare
* Carlos Menchaca (born 1980), American politician, New York City Mayoral candidate
* Carlos Pérez de Bricio (1927–2022), Spanish businessman and politician
* Carlos P. Romulo (1898–1985), Filipino politician who was formerly a president of the UN General Assembly
* Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born 1948), President of Mexico from 1988–1994
* Carlos Simpson (born 1962), American mathematician
* Carlos Slim (born 1940; full name Carlos Slim Helú), Mexican businessman
* Carlos Slim Domit (born 1967), Mexican businessman and son of Carlos Slim Helú
* Carlos Solchaga (born 1944), Spanish politician and businessman
* Carlos the Jackal, the nom de guerre of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (born 1949), a Venezuelan assassin and terrorist serving a life sentence for murder in France
* Carlos Urbizo, Honduran politician and economist
* Carlos Isagani Zarate (born 1967), Filipino politician

### Multiple people

* Carlos Imperial (disambiguation)

## Fictional characters

* Carlos, a character in the video game Saints Row 2
* Carlos, a henchman to Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale
* Carlos, a meerkat in the 2005 to 2008 Animal Planet television series Meerkat Manor
* Carlos, a character from the Subway Surfers
* Carlos, Cecil's husband from Welcome to Nightvale
* Carlos, a protagonist from the video game Zero Time Dilemma
* Carlos Bartolome, a character in Kadenang Ginto
* Carlos Benitez, a character in Abot-Kamay na Pangarap
* Carlos Casagrande, one of the main characters of the Nickelodeon animated television series The Casagrandes
* Carlos De Vil, son of Cruella in Descendants
* Carlos F. Fiero, a character from Dirty Linen
* Carlos Lopez, a character in the Transformers Unicron Trilogy, voiced by Matt Hill
* Carlos Miyamoto, one of the player characters in the SNES game, Final Fight 2
* Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the television series Third Watch
* Carlos Oliveira (Resident Evil), one of the two protagonists in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
* Carlos Rivera, a boxer from the manga and anime series Ashita no Joe
* Carlos Solis, a character from Desperate Housewives
* Carlos Vallerte, the character in two of the Power Rangers series
* Carlos Molina, a character in Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms
* Don Carlos, the main character of Schiller's eponymous play and the Verdi opera inspired by it, based on a fictional retelling of the Spanish infante's life.