Famous People with Name Charles

Charles P. Beasley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles P. Beasley: is a retired American basketball player.He was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the 7th round (74th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA Draft.

Charles P. Halbert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles P. Halbert: was an American professional basketball player.A 6'9" center from West Texas A&M University, Halbert played five seasons (1946-1951) in the Basketball Association of America (later known as the National Basketball Association). He was a member of the Chicago Stags, the Philadelphia Warriors, the Boston Celtics, the Providence Steamrollers, the Washington Capitols, and the Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game in his career and earned All-BAA Second Honors in 1947.

Charles Rahmel Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Rahmel Jones: is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA.Jones attended Long Island University and Rutgers University before spending two seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Clippers. He has since played professionally in Argentina.

Charles Thomas Tom McMillen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Thomas Tom McMillen: is a retired NBA professional basketball player, Rhodes Scholar, and Democratic U.S. Congressman who represented the 4th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1987 to January 3, 1993.

Charles Wade Barkley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Wade Barkley: is an American retired professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles," for his aggressive and outspoken demeanor, and "The Round Mound of Rebound," for his unusual build and talent as a player, Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards. He was selected to both the All-NBA First Team and All-NBA Second Team five times and once named to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991. In 1993, he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and during the NBA's 50th anniversary, named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games and won two gold medals as a member of the United States' Dream Team. In 2006, Barkley was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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