Famous People with Name Charles

Charles Henry Sawyer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Henry Sawyer: was an American businessman and Republican politician from Dover, New Hampshire. Born in 1840 in Watertown, New York, he served New Hampshire in the state's House of Representatives and as Governor.

Charles D. Beckwith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles D. Beckwith: was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 5th congressional district from 1889 to 1891.He was member of the board of aldermen in 1882, and mayor of Paterson from 1885-1889.He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-f

Charles Leighton Hardwick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Leighton Hardwick: is a former state legislator in New Jersey, and a current Senior Vice President at Pfizer. A former resident of Westfield, New Jersey, and now residing in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, he served for 14 years in the New Jersey General Assembly, where his di

Charles P. Gillen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles P. Gillen: was the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921.He was the mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921. He was a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention.

Charles Sitgreaves            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Sitgreaves: was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1865 to 1869.He was member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1831–1833 and the New Jersey Legislative Council from 1834-35. He was a major comma

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