# 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
* Nancy Linehan Charles (born 1942), American actress
* 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

* Chuck Charles, in the film The Penguins of Madagascar
* Derek and Sharon Charles, the couple in the 2009 film Obsessed
* Keith Charles, in the American TV series Six Feet Under
* Nick and Nora Charles, in Dashiell Hammett's novel The Thin Man
* Peter Charles, aka PC Principal, in TV series South Park