Famous People with Name Charles

Charles F. Zarnke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles F. Zarnke: was a farmer, janitor and Socialist state legislator from Wisconsin. Zarnke was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1918 to represent the first district of Marathon County for the 1919–1920 session, defeating incumbent Republican Herman Hedrich by

Charles R. "Chuck" Gipp            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles R. "Chuck" Gipp: was the Iowa State Representative from the 16th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1990 to 2009 and was the majority leader in the Iowa House from 2003-2007, when the Democrats recaptured the legislature in the 2006 elections. H

Charles Carter Comstock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Carter Comstock: was a businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the Mayor of Grand Rapids in 1863 and 1864. He was the Democratic candidate for Governor of Michigan in 1870, losing to Republican Henry P. Baldwin. He also ran unsuccessfully as a D

Charles Snowdon Fairfax            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Snowdon Fairfax: was an American Democratic politician of California. He was of Scottish noble descent and was himself entitled to the title as the 10th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Fairfax was lured west as part of the gold rush. The town of Fairfax, California, is named for

Charles Stewart Todd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Stewart Todd: was a United States army officer and government official.In 1817, he was the Secretary of State of Kentucky. From 1841 to 1845 he was the United States Ambassador to Russia.

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

Bobby Charles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bobby Charles: is an American singer and songwriter.An ethnic Cajun, Charles grew up listening to Cajun music and the country and western music of Hank Williams. At the age of 15, he heard a performance by Fats Domino, an event that "changed my life forever," he recalle