Famous People with Name Charles

Charles Jewtraw            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Jewtraw: was an American speed skater, best known for being first recipient of a gold medal at the first Winter Olympics.Charles Jewtraw grew up near Lake Placid, New York and became the first gold medalist of the Winter Olympics by winning the opening event of th

Charles Hamelin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Hamelin: is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal with Caroline Truchon.At the 2003 World Junior Short Track Championships, Hamelin won silver medals in the 500 m and the 1500 m races and a bronze in the 2000

Charles Louis Fefferman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Louis Fefferman: an American mathematician at Princeton University. His primary field of research is mathematical analysis.A child prodigy, Fefferman entered college by twelve and had written his first scientific paper by the age of 15 in German. After receiving his bache

Charles Rosner Bronfman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Rosner Bronfman: is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.He is the fifteenth richest person in Canada, with a net worth of US$2.2 billion (according to Forbes [1]). Charles is currently married to his third wife, Bonita Bronfman. His fortune comes from the family liquor business. He was the majority owner of the Montreal Expos franchise in Major League Baseball from the team's formation in 1968 until 1990. He is currently in talks to purchase the American soccer club, Chicago Fire S.C..

Charles Keck            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Keck: was an American sculptor, born in New York City. He studied in the National Academy of Design and Art Students League with Philip Martiny and was an assistant to Augustus Saint-Gaudens from 1893 to 1898. He also attended the American Academy in Rome. He i

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