Famous People with Name Charles

Charles B. Borel            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles B. Borel: was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey best known for winning the 1917 Kentucky Derby. Borel rode for prominent stable owners such as Harry Payne Whitney and James Butler. For Whitney he notably won the 1913 Futurity Stakes with Pennant, and for

Charles E. "Charlie" Burr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles E. "Charlie" Burr: was an American Champion Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In 1951, he became the seventh jockey in American Thoroughbred racing history to ride 300 or more winners in a single year. Charlie Burr was raised on a farm at Arkansas City, Kansas where he lear

Charles E. Kurtsinger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles E. Kurtsinger: was an American Hall of Fame jockey who won the Triple Crown in 1937.Known as "Charley" but in racing received the nickname "The Flying Dutchman", Kurtsinger was born in Shepherdsville, Kentucky and learned race riding from his jockey father and from vete

Charles John "Chick" Lang            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles John "Chick" Lang: was a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey who became a Champion rider in the United States and who won the most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race of both countries.In May of 1922, oil baron and stable owner Joshua Cosden purchased Chick Lang's contract for a r

Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez: is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Recorded as "Charles," he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez, Sr.. His own son, Erick, is also a jockey.Lopez began his professional riding career at Keystone Racetrack in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania

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