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Charles Shaw
Charles Shaw, American sprinter and long jumper from East St. Louis, Illinois; SIUE Charter High School record holder (6.32 m long jump); ran 100 m in 10.89, 200 m in 21.31 for Highland CC, and 60 m in 7.19 indoors in 2025.
Charles Smith
Charles Smith is a name shared by several athletes, most prominently Charles Sydney Smith, the English water polo goalkeeper who won three Olympic gold medals.
Charles Tilden
Charles Tilden (Charles Lee Tilden Jr., 1894-1968), American rugby union player; captain of the US team that won the 1920 Antwerp Olympic rugby gold, beating France 8-0; University of California, Berkeley player.
Charles Tillman
Charles "Peanut" Tillman, NFL cornerback for the Chicago Bears (2003-14) and Carolina Panthers (2015), creator of the "Peanut Punch" forced-fumble technique, 44 career forced fumbles, 38 interceptions, 2013 Walter Payton Man of the Year, later an FBI agent.
Charles Winckler
Charles Gustav Wilhelm Winckler (1867–1932), Danish athlete and tug-of-war competitor of Handelsstandens AK, Copenhagen. Won 1900 Paris Olympic tug-of-war gold with a Danish/Swedish mixed team; 10th in shot put, =8th in discus; non-starter at 1896 Athens.
Charles Winslow
Charles Lyndhurst Winslow (1888-1963), South African tennis player, won men's singles and doubles gold with Harry Kitson at Stockholm 1912 and singles bronze at Antwerp 1920.
Charles Woods (American football)
Charles Woods (born 2000) is an NFL cornerback, #22 for the New England Patriots. Undrafted in 2023, signed by the Rams in 2024, claimed off waivers by New England in 2025; college stops at Illinois State, West Virginia, and SMU.
Charles Woodson
Charles Woodson, born 1976, NFL cornerback/safety for Raiders and Packers, 1997 Heisman winner as first primarily defensive player, 65 interceptions, Super Bowl XLV champion, 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee.
Charles, Baron Marion
Charles, Baron Marion (Charles Léonce Pierre Marion, 1887–1944), French general and Olympic dressage rider, 5th Baron Marion; won individual silver at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics and team gold in 1932 on horse Linon, then served the Vichy government and was executed by FTP resistance fighters in 1944.
Charley Ackerly
Charley Ackerly (Charles Edwin Ackerly, 1898-1982), American wrestler and Cornell graduate, won freestyle featherweight gold at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics by beating teammate Sam Gerson; later a Detroit lawyer.
Charley Boorman
Charley Boorman, British TV presenter, travel writer, and former child actor, son of director John Boorman; known for the Long Way motorcycle documentary series with Ewan McGregor (Long Way Round, Down, Up, Home) and his 2016 crash recovery.
Charley Borah
Charley Borah (Charles Edward Borah, 1905-1980), American sprinter, 1928 Amsterdam Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m relay (41.0, world record), AAU sprint champion, later a dentist.
Charley Brookins
Charley Brookins (Charles Robert Brookins, 1899-1960), American University of Iowa hurdler, world-record holder in the 220-yard low hurdles, 1924 Olympian disqualified in the 400m hurdles final after finishing second.
Charley Hull
Charley Hull (born 1996), English professional golfer on the LPGA and Ladies European Tours; nine wins, youngest-ever Solheim Cup player (2013), three major runner-up finishes, and No. 3 Rolex Ranking in 2026.
Charley Jewtraw
Charley Jewtraw (Charles Henry Jewtraw, 1900-1996), American speed skater from Lake Placid, New York; won the 500 m in 44.0 seconds on 26 January 1924 at Chamonix, becoming the first Winter Olympic gold medalist.
Charley Manring
Charley Manring (Charles David Manring, 1929–1991), American rower and Naval Academy coxswain; steered the US men's eight to 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold in 6:25.9, then became a career naval officer.
Charley Paddock
Charley Paddock (Charles William Paddock, 1900-1943), American sprinter nicknamed the World's Fastest Human; 1920 Olympic 100m and 4x100m relay gold medalist, 200m silver, world records of 10.4 (100m) and 21.0 (200m), famous jump finish, died in a 1943 plane crash in Alaska.
Charlie Adam
Charlie Adam (born 1985, Dundee) is a Scottish former midfielder and coach who played for Rangers, Blackpool, Liverpool, Stoke City, Reading, and Dundee, won 26 Scotland caps, and retired in 2022 before managing Fleetwood Town and coaching at Everton.
Charlie Austin
Charlie Austin (born 1989, Hungerford), English striker nicknamed Chazza; rose from bricklaying and Poole Town to QPR, Southampton, and West Brom, 18 Premier League goals in 2014-15, now with Basingstoke Town.
Charlie Batch
Charlie Batch (Charles D'Donte Batch, born 1974, Homestead, PA), NFL quarterback; Detroit Lions starter 1998-2001, Pittsburgh Steelers backup 2002-2012, two Super Bowl rings, 11,085 passing yards, Best of the Batch Foundation founder.
Charlie Blackmon
Charlie Blackmon (Charles Cobb Blackmon, born 1986) is a retired MLB outfielder who played 14 seasons, 2011-2024, entirely for the Colorado Rockies, won the 2017 NL batting title, and now serves as a Rockies special assistant.
Charlie Cameron (footballer, born 1994)
Charlie Cameron (born 1994, Mount Isa) is an AFL small forward, Adelaide 2014-17 then Brisbane Lions; two-time premiership player 2024-2025, All-Australian 2019 and 2023, 497 career goals.
Charlie Charlie challenge
Charlie Charlie challenge (juego del lápiz, Juego de la Lapicera): pencil-and-paper divination game, Spanish-speaking schoolyard origin, viral May 2015 via #CharlieCharlieChallenge; pencil movement explained by gravity, not a Mexican demon.
Charlie Condon (baseball)
Charlie Condon (born 2003) is a Rockies first baseman/outfielder, No. 3 overall pick of the 2024 MLB Draft from Georgia, 2024 Golden Spikes Award winner and BBCOR-record 37-homer season.
Charlie Coyle
Charlie Coyle, born 1992 in East Weymouth, MA, is an American NHL center for the Columbus Blue Jackets; drafted 28th overall in 2010 by San Jose, over 1,000 games, 2019 Cup Final with Boston, signed 6x$36M in 2026.
Charlie Delahey
Charlie Delahey (Frederick Charles Delahey, "Duke"), 1905-1973, Canadian ice hockey forward who won gold for Canada at the 1928 St. Moritz Winter Olympics with the University of Toronto Graduates, after the 1927 Allan Cup, and also played Canadian football.
Charlie Dempsey (wrestler)
Charlie Dempsey, real name Bailey Matthews (born 1996, Blackpool, England), is an English WWE NXT wrestler and two-time NXT Heritage Cup Champion, formerly of Die Familie and the No Quarter Catch Crew.
Charlie Doe
Charlie Doe (Charles Webster Doe, Jr., 1898-1995), American rugby union scrum-half; won Olympic gold with the USA at both Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924; Stanford and Olympic Club of San Francisco.
Charlie Dumas
Charlie Dumas (Charles Everett Dumas, 1937-2004), American high jumper, first man to clear seven feet (2.15 m, 1956 US Olympic Trials) and 1956 Melbourne Olympic high jump champion; five AAU titles, 1959 Pan-Am gold.
Charlie Edwards (Australian footballer)
Charlie Edwards, born in 2005, is a professional Australian rules footballer with Adelaide in the AFL, drafted at pick 21 in 2023 and making his AFL debut in 2026.