Famous People with Name Charles

Charles D. Conover            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles D. Conover: was a Republican politician in the U. S. State of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1915-1916.Conover was elected to the Ohio House of representatives in 1912 to the 80th General Assembly, and was chosen Speaker after being elected

Charles Frederick Kurfess            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Frederick Kurfess: is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving as Speaker of the House for part of his career. He was first elected in 1956 to an at large district, and was elected eleven times following. Following his retirement from politics, he went

Charles E. Fry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles E. Fry: was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 9th District from 1965-1974. He also ran in the 1974 primary election for Governor of Ohio.

Charles C.P. Arndt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles C.P. Arndt: was an American Whig legislator from Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Territory.In 1836, Arndt moved back to Green Bay and was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory. Arndt was elected to the Wisconsin Territorial Council from Green Bay. On February 11, 1842

Charles Humphreys            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Humphreys: was an American miller and statesman from Haverford, Pennsylvania. He served as a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776. He voted against the Declaration of Independence, since he believed it would inevitably escalate the

Ezzard Mack Charles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ezzard Mack Charles: African-American professional boxer and former Heavyweight Champion of the world.

Kenneth M. Charles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenneth M. Charles: is a retired Trinidadian and Tobagonian basketball player who played guard for the Buffalo Braves (1973-76) and Atlanta Hawks (1976-78). He was a 6'3" (1.90 m), 180 lb (82 kg) guard.In 5 seasons he played in 322 games and played 7,637 minutes (23.7 per game), had a .441 field goal percentage (1,083 for 2,458), .789 free throw percentage (581 for 736), 640 rebounds (2.0 per game), 806 assists (2.5 per game), 407 steals (1.3 per game), 128 blocked shots (.4 per game) and 2,747 points (8.5 per game).

Lorenzo Emile Charles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorenzo Emile Charles: is an American former college and professional basketball player.Charles is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School. While playing for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack, Charles scored the game-winning dunk in the championship game of the 1983 NCAA Tournament over the heavily favored Houston Cougars led by Akeem Olajuwon, Clyde "The Glide" Drexler and the rest of Phi Slama Jama. Coincidentally, Charles would go on to play for a Cougars team years later — for the United States Basketball League's Raleigh Cougars.

Joshua Aaron Charles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joshua Aaron Charles: an American stage, film and television actor.Charles' film debut was in fellow Baltimore resident John Waters’s Hairspray in 1988. The following year, he starred alongside Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke in the Oscar-winning Dead Poets Society. Subsequent film roles have included Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Threesome, Pie in the Sky, Muppets from Space, S.W.A.T and Four Brothers.

Grégory Charles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Grégory Charles: a Quebec performing artist of Trinidadian origin.At the age of 7, he won the national Canadian piano contest, after which he performed with most of the country's symphonic orchestras. In 1979, he represented Canada at an international piano contest in Par