Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the
Portuguese and
Spanish variant of the English name ''
Charles
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...
'', from the Germanic ''
Carl''.
Notable people with the name include:
Royalty
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Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), second to last King of Portugal
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558), Holy Roman Emperor (Karl V) and King of Spain (Carlos I)
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Carlos II of Spain, last Habsburg King in Spain
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Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545–1568), son of King Philip II
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Carlos III (1716-1788), King of Spain from 10 August 1759 to 14 December 1788
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Carlos IV (1748-1819), King of Spain from 14 December 1788, until his abdication on 19 March 1808
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Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
''Infante'' (, ; f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as Infant or translated as Prince, is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to ...
(1788–1855), first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain
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Carlos (Calusa)
Carlos, also known as Calos or King Calusa (died 1567), was king or paramount chief of the Calusa people of Southwest Florida from about 1556 until his death. As his father, the preceding king, was also known as Carlos, he is sometimes called ...
(died 1567), king of the Calusa people of Florida
* Carlos Felipe de Schwarzenberg
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Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930–2010), Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain
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Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma (born 1970), Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain
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Prince Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren de Bourbon de Parme (b. 1997), son of Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
* Carlos, Prince of Piacenza (b. 2016), son of Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
People in media
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Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on '' Reno 911!'' and for his voice acting roles. His extensive ...
(born 1962), American stand-up comedian and actor
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Carlos Bernard (born 1962), American actor
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Carlos Bustamante, Canadian television personality; former
YTV host from 2002-2018 and current reporter of
Entertainment Tonight Canada since 2017
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Carlos (DJ)
Carl Emms (born 31 December 1966, Swindon Wiltshire), known professionally as Carlos is a British radio presenter and disc jockey. The only child of Vernon and Elsie Emms, he spent his childhood and teenage years living in Royal Wootton Bass ...
(born in Swindon, Wiltshire), UK Radio Presenter
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Carlos Caridad-Montero (born 1967), Venezuelan film director
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Carlos Castro (journalist) (1945–2011), Portuguese journalist & murder victim
* Carlos Irwin Estévez (
Charlie Sheen, born 1965), American actor
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Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
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Carlos Mencia (born 1967), comedian, host of ''Mind of Mencia'' on Comedy Central
* Carlos Ray Norris (
Chuck Norris, born 1940), American actor and martial artist
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Carlos Pesquera, (born 1956), Puerto Rican civil engineer
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Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian director
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Carlos Watson (journalist) (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman
People in music
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Carlos Alomar (born 1951), American guitarist, composer and arranger
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Carlos do Carmo (1939–2021), Portuguese fado singer
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Carlos Cavazo, guitarist in Quiet Riot
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Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer, conductor, and educator
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Carlos Dengler (born 1974), American actor, bassist, and founding member of the band Interpol
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Carlos Gardel (1890–1935), prominent figure in the history of tango music
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Carlos Montoya
Carlos García Montoya (13 December 19033 March 1993) in Madrid, Spain, was a prominent flamenco guitarist and a founder of the modern-day popular flamenco style of music.
Early life
He was the nephew of renowned flamenco guitarist Ramón M ...
(1903–1993), prominent flamenco guitarist
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Carlos PenaVega (born 1989), American singer, dancer and actor
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Carlos Ponce (born 1972), Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and television personality
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Carlos Santana (born 1947), Mexican musician, leader of the band Santana
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Carlos Vives (born 1961), Colombian singer
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Carlos Ward (born 1940), jazz alto saxophonist and flautist
People in sport
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Carlos Alcaraz (born 2003), Spanish tennis player
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Carlos Basham Jr.
Carlos "Boogie" Basham Jr. (born December 16, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest, and was drafted by the Bills in the second round of ...
(born 1997), American football player
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Carlos Davis (American football) (born 1996), American football player
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Carlos Garay
Carlos Garay (born February 9, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played three seasons in the Arena Football League with the New Jersey Red Dogs, Grand Rapids Rampage and Carolina Cobras
The Carolina Cobras were an expansion ...
(born 1972), American football player
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Carlos Henderson (born 1994), American football player
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Carlos Hendricks
Carlos Hendricks (born August 31, 1983) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and attende ...
(born 1983), American football player
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Carlos Huertas (born 1991) Colombian racing driver
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Carlos James (American football) (born 1972), American football player
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Carlos Joseph
Carlos Joseph (July 14, 1980 – January 12, 2021) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers of the National Football L ...
(1980-2021), American football player
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Carlos Moyá (born 1976), Spanish tennis player
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Carlos Muñoz (racing driver) (born 1992), Colombian racing driver
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Carlos Nieto (born 1976), Italian-Argentine rugby union player
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Carlos Sainz (born 1962), Spanish World Rally Championship driver, 1990 and 1992 champion.
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Carlos Sainz Jr. (born 1994), Formula 1 driver for
Scuderia Ferrari
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Carlos Watkins (born 1993), American football player
Baseball players
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Carlos Almanzar, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Beltrán (born 1977), Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Bernier, Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Carrasco (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Casimiro, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Castillo (baseball), American baseball player
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Carlos Corporán
Carlos Fernando Corporán (born January 7, 1984) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers.
Early life
Corporán was born in Hato ...
, Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Crawford
Carlos Lamonte Crawford (born October 4, 1971) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB) in .
Crawford made his Major League debut on ...
, American baseball player
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Carlos Delgado (born 1972), Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Diaz (catcher), American baseball player
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Carlos Diaz (pitcher), American baseball player
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Carlos Estévez (baseball)
Carlos Samuel Estévez (born December 28, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies.
Career Colorado Rockies
Estévez si ...
, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Febles, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Fisher, American baseball player
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Carlos García (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos González (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Guevara
Jose Carlos Guevara (born March 18, 1982) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher .
Early life and education
Guevara played on the 2001 St. Mary's team which won the 2001 NCAA Division II College World Series.
Professional career
...
, American baseball player
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Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Hernández (catcher), Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Hernández (infielder)
Carlos Eduardo Hernández (born December 12, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter who played for the Houston Astros (1999) and Seattle Mariners (2000). In 2005, he hit .321 and stole 39 bases for the Long Isl ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Hernández (pitcher, born 1980)
Carlos Henrique Hernández (; born April 22, 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2002 and 2004.
Career
In 2001, he suffered a partial t ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Hernández (pitcher, born 1997)
Carlos Eduardo Hernández (born March 11, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.
Career
Hernández signed with the Kansas City Royals as an in ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Lee (born 1976), Panamanian baseball player
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Carlos Lezcano, Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos López (baseball), Mexican baseball player
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Carlos Maldonado (catcher)
Carlos Luis Maldonado (born January 3, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher and current professional baseball coach in the Texas Rangers organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Maldonado (pitcher)
Carlos César Maldonado Delgado (born October 18, 1966) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is c ...
, Panamanian baseball player
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Carlos Marmol
Carlos may refer to:
Places
;Canada
* Carlos, Alberta, a locality
;United States
* Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County
* Carlos, Minnesota, a small city
* Carlos, West Virginia
;Elsewhere ...
, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Martínez (infielder), Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1982)
Carlos M. Martínez (born May 26, 1982 in Villa Vasquez, Dominican Republic) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Miami Marlins. Marlins' fans nicknamed him K-Mart. Martínez bats and throws right-handed. He m ...
, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991), Dominican baseball player
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Carlos May (born 1948), American baseball player
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Carlos Méndez (baseball)
Carlos Alberto Méndez Castillo (born June 18, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman/designated hitter and right-handed batter. Méndez played for the Baltimore Orioles in .
In 26 games, Méndez batted .222 (10-for-45), with ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Mendoza (outfielder)
Carlos Ramón Mendoza (born November 4, 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder.
Career
Mendoza previously played parts of two seasons in the majors with the New York Mets (1997) and Colorado Rockies (2000), primarily as a ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Monasterios, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Moore, American baseball player
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Carlos Muñiz
Carlos Javier Muñiz (born March 12, 1981) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
Muñiz made his major league debut on September 25, . He threw 1.1 innings and gave up 2 earned runs.
Muñiz was called up to the Mets on May ...
, American baseball player
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Carlos Pascual (baseball)
Carlos Alberto Pascual Lus (13 March 1931 – 12 May 2011) was a Cubans, Cuban-born Major League Baseball pitcher. The , right-hander was signed by the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before the 194 ...
, Cuban baseball player
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Carlos Paula
Carlos Paula Conill (November 28, 1927 – April 25, 1983) was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played for the Washington Senators from 1954 to 1956. A native of Havana, Cuba
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital ...
, Cuban baseball player
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Carlos Peguero, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Peña, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Pérez (baseball), Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Pérez (catcher, born 1996)
Carlos Jesús Pérez (born September 10, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Pérez signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in March 2014. He ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Ponce (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Pulido
Juan Carlos Pulido Valera (born August 5, 1971) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins in 1994 and between 2003 and 2004. He batted and threw left-handed.
Career
Signed at 18 in 1989 by Minnesota ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Quentin, American baseball player
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Carlos Quintana (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Reyes (baseball), American baseball player
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Carlos Rivera (baseball)
Carlos Alberto Rivera (born June 10, 1978) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Career
He was drafted by the Pirates in the 10th round of the 1996 Majo ...
, Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Rodón, American baseball player
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Carlos Rodríguez (baseball)
Carlos Rodríguez Márquez (born November 1, 1967) is a Mexican former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees in 1991 and for the Boston Red Sox in 1994 and 1995.
Rodríguez had a career batting average of .278 ...
, Mexican baseball player
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Carlos Rosa
Carlos Rosa Mayi (born September 21, 1984) is a former professional baseball pitcher.
Career
Rosa began the season in Double-A with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, where he led the Texas League in ERA and WHIP. He was promoted to Triple-A Oma ...
, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Ruiz (baseball) (born 1979), Panamanian baseball player
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Carlos Santana (baseball), Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Silva (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Torres (pitcher)
Carlos Ephriam Torres (born October 22, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Nationals, and ...
, American baseball player
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Carlos Triunfel, Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Valderrama (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
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Carlos Valdez (baseball), Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Velázquez (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
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Carlos Villanueva (baseball), Dominican baseball player
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Carlos Zambrano (born 1981), American baseball player
Basketball players
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Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
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Carlos Arroyo (born 1979), Puerto Rican basketball player
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Carlos Delfino, (born 1982), Argentine NBA basketball player
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Carlos Boozer
Carlos Austin Boozer Jr. (born November 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. The two-time NBA All-Star played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, and then spent his last season ...
, (born 1981), American NBA basketball player
Cyclists
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Carlos Jaramillo (born 1961), Colombian road cyclist
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Carlos Alberto Contreras (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
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Carlos Humberto Cabrera
Carlos Humberto Cabrera Polo (born November 28, 1973 in Neiva, Huila Department, Huila) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.
Career
;1994
:1st in General Classification Vuelta a Chiriqu� ...
(born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
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Carlos Silva (cyclist) (born 1974), Colombian cyclist
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Carlos Sastre (born 1975), Spanish cyclist
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Carlos Alzate (born 1983), Colombian track and road cyclist
Fighters
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Carlos Augusto Filho
Carlos Augusto "Guto" Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Inocente formerly competed for the UFC and Str ...
(born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer
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Carlos Valcárcel (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
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Carlos Varela (wrestler)
Carlos Varela González (born November 26, 1966, in Camagüey) is retired male wrestler from Cuba. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and twice won a gold medal at the Pan American Games
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(born 1966), Cuban wrestler
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Carlos Julian Ortíz
Carlos Julián Ortíz Castillo (born December 4, 1974) is a retired male wrestler from Cuba, who competed in the freestyle competition during his career. He twice won a medal at the Pan American Games for his native country, and competed at the ...
(born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler
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Carlos Motta (judoka)
Carlos Eduardo Santos Motta (February 25, 1955 – October 30, 2018) was a competitive judoka from Brazil, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Nicknamed "Tico" he won the silver medal at th ...
(born 1955), Brazilian judoka
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Carlos Fonseca (boxer)
Carlos Antunes da Fonseca (born October 28, 1955) is a retired boxer from Brazil, who competed in the men's middleweight division (– 75 kg) during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Oly ...
(born 1955), Brazilian boxer
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Carlos Luis Campos
Carlos Luis Campos (born 27 September 1980 in Guco) is a light flyweight boxer from Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northe ...
(born 1980), Venezuelan boxer
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Carly Colón (born 1979), professional wrestler, WWE
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Carlos Condit (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
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Carlos Honorato
Carlos Eduardo Honorato (born 9 November 1974 in São Paulo) is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the middleweight (90 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Holland's ...
(born 1974), Brazilian judoka
Footballers
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Carlos Abad
Carlos Javier Abad-Hernández Trujillo (born 28 June 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Baleares.
Club career
Born in Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Abad graduated from ...
(born 1995), Spanish footballer
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Carlos Bocanegra (born 1979), American soccer player
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Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 1995), Brazilian football forward
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Carlos Chaínho
Carlos Narciso Chaínho (born 10 July 1974 in Luanda, Portuguese Angola) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
After having played for modest clubs in the Lisbon area while growing up, Chaínho start ...
(born 1974), Portuguese footballer
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Carlos Diogo (born 1983), Uruguayan footballer
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Carlos Edwards (born 1978), Trinidadian footballer
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Carlos Fernandes (footballer, born 1978)
Carlos Miguel Brandão Fernandes (born 5 May 1978) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left-back.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 272 games and 13 goals over 15 seasons, mainly in representation of Farense and Braga (three years ...
, Portuguese football defender
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Carlos Fernandes (footballer, born 1979), Portuguese football goalkeeper
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Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1984)
Carlos Osvaldo Fernández Maldonando (born 1 November 1984) is a Peruvian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Carlos Fernández started his senior career with Alianza Lima, making his Torneo Descentralizado debut in 200 ...
, Peruvian footballer
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Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer
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Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1975)
Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez (born September 18, 1975 in Quinindé) is a retired football forward from Ecuador, who earned one cap for the Ecuador national team during his career. His only appearance came on 14 October 1998 when Ecuador los ...
, Ecuadorian footballer
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Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1995), Ecuadorian footballer
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Carlos Guirland (born 1968), Paraguayan football midfielder
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Carlos Isaac (footballer) (born 1988), Spanish footballer
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Carlos Martins (footballer) (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
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Carlos Muñoz Cobo (born 1961), Spanish footballer, known as "Carlos"
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Carlos Muñoz (Chilean footballer)
Carlos Andrés Muñoz Rojas (, born 21 April 1989) is a Chilean footballer that plays for Santiago Wanderers as a striker.
Club career
In 2006, Muñoz was promoted to first–team of Santiago Wanderers, a club he had been a part of since he wa ...
(born 1989), Chilean footballer
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Carlos Muñoz (Ecuadorian footballer)
Carlos Antonio Muñoz Martínez (13 November 1964 – 26 December 1993) was an Ecuadorian football forward, who was nicknamed "Frentón".
Club career
Born in Machala, Muñoz started his career at Everest and played for Olmedo, Audaz Octubrin ...
(1967–1993), Ecuadorian footballer
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Carlos Muñoz (Mexican footballer)
Carlos Eduardo Muñoz Remolina (born 8 September 1959), popularly nicknamed "El Internacional" (The International), “El Pierna Fuerte” (The Strong Leg), “El Tigre Mayor” (The Chief Tiger), and “Carlitos", is a Mexican former profession ...
(born 1959), Mexican footballer
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Carlos Ochoa (born 1978), Mexican footballer
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Carlos Queiroz (born 1953), Portuguese football manager
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Carlos Santos de Jesus
Carlos Santos de Jesus (born 25 February 1985 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian professional footballer. He gained Croatian nationality in October 2007.
Club career
São Paulo
Carlos came through the youth ranks of São Paulo and signed a s ...
(born 1985), Brazilian football defender
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Carlos Pérez Salvachúa
Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (born 30 April 1973) is a Spanish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager, currently in charge of CD Tudelano.
Managerial career
A UEFA Pro Licence holder, Salvachúa began his career wit ...
(born 1973), Spanish football manager
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Carlos Soca
Carlos Favier Soca (born 24 January 1969) is a former Uruguayan footballer.
Club career
Soca played for Argentinos Juniors and Racing Club de Avellaneda in the Primera División de Argentina. He also played for Juventude in the 1999 Copa d ...
(born 1969), Uruguayan footballer
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Carlos Tevez
Carlos Alberto Tevez (; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. A quick, tenacious, powerful, hard-working and dynamic forward in his prime, Tevez was capable of playing as a striker, as a wing ...
(born 1984), Argentine footballer
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Carlos Valderrama (born 1961), Colombian footballer player known as ''El Pibe''
Gymnasts
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Carlos Yulo (born 2000), Filipino artistic gymnast
Runners
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Carlos Moreno (athlete)
Carlos Bernardo Moreno Lira (born October 28, 1967) is a retired track and field sprinter from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV ...
(born 1967), Chilean track and field sprinter
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Carlos Patrício
Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Patrício (born 9 October 1964) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1993 edition of the Vienna Marathon. He represented his native country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He ...
(born 1964), Portuguese long-distance runner
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Carlos Retiz
Carlos Retiz (born November 5, 1968) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...
(born 1968), Mexican long-distance runner
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Carlos Tarazona
Carlos Emilio Tarazona (born August 14, 1965) is a retired male long-distance runner from Venezuela. He competed for his native South American country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Tarazona set his personal best in the men ...
(born 1966), Venezuelan long-distance runner
Swimmers
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Carlos Berrocal
Carlos Berrocal (born May 18, 1957) is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Two years later Berrocal won the bronze medal in th ...
(born 1957), Puerto Rican swimmer
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Carlos Ventosa
Carlos Ventosa Delmas (born March 4, 1971) is a former backstroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the Men's Medley Relay at the 1993 FINA Shor ...
(born 1971), Spanish backstroke swimmer
Volleyball players
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Carlos Weber (born 1966), Argentine volleyball player
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Carlos Carreño
Carlos Luís Carreño Cejudo (born 19 April 1973) is a Spanish volleyball player who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, s ...
(born 1973), Spanish volleyball player
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Carlos Teixeira
Carlos Miguel Jesus Teixeira (born March 11, 1976) is a volleyball player from Portugal, who plays as a libero for the Men's National Team. He became ''Best Digger'' at the second 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Espinho, where Portuga ...
(born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
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Carlos Tejeda (born 1980), Venezuelan volleyball player
Other people
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Carlos Acosta (born 1973), Cuban ballet dancer
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Carlos Agassi (born 1979), Filipino actor, rap artist, host, and model.
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Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (born 1954), Prime Minister of Mozambique
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Carlos Anwandter (1801–1889), German political exile who emigrated to Chile
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Carlos Arroyo (architect), Spanish architect
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Carlos Arruza (1920–1966), Mexican bullfighter
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Carlos Camacho
Carlos Garcia Camacho (November 16, 1924 – December 6, 1979) was an American (U.S. citizen) politician and dentist. Camacho was a former Republican Senator in the Guam Legislature. Camacho served as the last appointed Governor of Guam from 1969 ...
(1924–1979), first elected governor of Guam
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Carlos Cardoen
Carlos Remigio Cardoen Cornejo (born 1 May 1942, Santa Cruz, Chile) is a Chilean arms dealer, metallurgical engineer, weapons scientist and agricultural businessman.
Cardoen rose to prominence amidst the United States arms embargo against Chil ...
(born 1942), Chilean metallurgical engineer
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Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), American author
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Carlos Cheppi
Carlos Alberto Cheppi (born 1955) is an Argentine politician who served as Argentina's ambassador to Venezuela.
Cheppi graduated in agronomy from the National University of Mar del Plata in 1981 and joined the National Agricultural Technology Ins ...
(born 1955), Argentine diplomat
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Carlos Cisneros (born 1951), New Mexico state senator
* Carlos Danger, 2013, alias used by New York City Mayoral candidate
Anthony Weiner for sexting
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Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945), Filipino businessman
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Carlos Escudé (1948–2021), Argentine academic and writer
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Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012), Mexican writer
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Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971), eighth Filipino president and poet
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Carlos Ghosn (born 1954), former chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
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Carlos Gustavo Moreira
Carlos Gustavo Tamm de Araújo Moreira (born 8 February 1973) is a Brazilian mathematician working on dynamical systems, ergodic theory, number theory and combinatorics. Moreira is currently a researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pu ...
, Brazilian mathematician
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Carlos Gutierrez (born 1953), Cuban American, 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Kellogg Company
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Carlos Howard
Carlos Howard (1738 - ?) was an Irish-born military officer who served as Governor of West Florida (in Pensacola), between 1792 and 1793. Prior to that appointment, he served as secretary and general administrative assistant to the East Florida G ...
, Governor of West Florida between 1792 and 93
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Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), Brazilian leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare
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Carlos Menchaca (born 1980), American politician, New York City Mayoral candidate
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Brother Carlos Oliveira
Carlos Oliveira is a Christian exorcist and a deliverance minister. He was born again in July 1989, after accepting Jesus Christ as his personal savior. He is the founder of one of the largest deliverance ministries in North America. He was b ...
(born 1989), Christian exorcist, and deliverance minister
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Carlos Pérez de Bricio
Carlos Pérez de Bricio (1927 – 16 July 2022) was a Spanish businessman and politician who was the minister of industry from 1975 to 1977.
Biography
Pérez de Bricio was born in Madrid in 1927. He was the official of the Special Technical Cust ...
(born 1927), Spanish businessman and politician
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Carlos P. Romulo (1898–1985), Filipino politician who was formerly a president of the UN General Assembly
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Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born 1948), President of Mexico from 1988–1994
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Carlos Simpson
Carlos Tschudi Simpson (born 30 June 1962) is an American mathematician, specializing in algebraic geometry.
Simpson received his Ph.D. in 1987 from Harvard University, where he was supervised by Wilfried Schmid; his thesis was titled ''Systems of ...
(born 1962), American mathematician
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Carlos Slim (born 1940; full name Carlos Slim Helú), Mexican businessman
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Carlos Slim Domit (born 1967), Mexican businessman and son of Carlos Slim Helú
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Carlos Solchaga (born 1944), Spanish politician and businessman
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Carlos the Jackal
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (; born 12 October 1949), also known as Carlos the Jackal ( es, link=no, Carlos el Chacal) or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan convicted of terrorist crimes, and currently serving a life sentence in France for the 1975 murder ...
, the nom de guerre of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (born 1949), a Venezuelan assassin and terrorist serving a life sentence for murder in France
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Carlos Urbizo
Carlos Urbizo Solís (born 22 November 1943) is a Honduran politician and businessman. He was a candidate to the Vice-Presidency for the National Party.
Life
Urbizo was born on 22 November 1943 in La Ceiba. He attended St Johns College de Bel ...
, Honduran politician and economist
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Carlos Isagani Zarate (born 1967), Filipino politician
Multiple people
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Carlos Imperial (disambiguation)
Carlos Imperial may refer to:
*Carlos R. Imperial (1930–2010), Filipino politician
*Carlos Eduardo Imperial
Carlos Eduardo da Corte Imperial (, November 24, 1935 – November 4, 1992), better known as Carlos Imperial, was a Brazilian acto ...
Fictional characters
* Carlos, a character in the video game
Saints Row 2
* Carlos, a henchman to
Le Chiffre in the 2006
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 19 ...
film ''
Casino Royale''
* Carlos, a
meerkat in the 2005 to 2008 Animal Planet televisio. series ''Meerkat Manor''
* Carlos, a character from the ''
Subway Surfers''
* Carlos, Cecil's husband from ''
Welcome to Nightvale''
*Carlos, a protagonist from the video game
Zero Time Dilemma
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Carlos De Vil
List of characters appearing in Disney's ''Descendants'' franchise.
Introduced in ''Descendants'' film series Introduced in ''Descendants'' Descendants
*Mal (played by Dove Cameron) is the daughter of Maleficent ('' Sleeping Beauty'') and Hade ...
, son of Cruella in ''
Descendants''
* Carlos Casagrande, one of the main characters of the Nickelodeon animated television series
The Casagrandes
* Carlos Lopez, a character in the ''Transformers''
Unicron Trilogy
Launched in 1984, the Transformers toyline by Takara and Hasbro was promoted through both a comic book by Marvel Comics and an animated series produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions with Toei Animation. Although the comic outlived t ...
, voiced by Matt Hill
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Carlos Miyamoto
is a 1993 in video gaming, 1993 side-scrolling beat 'em up video game released by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (known as the Super Famicom in Japan). It is the direct sequel to the 1989 in video gaming, 1989 arcade game, co ...
, one of the player characters in the SNES game, ''Final Fight 2''
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Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the television series ''Third Watch''
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Carlos Oliveira (Resident Evil), one of the two protagonists in ''Resident Evil 3: Nemesis''
* Carlos Rivera, a boxer from the manga and anime series ''
Ashita no Joe''
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Carlos Solis, a character from ''Desperate Housewives''
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Carlos Vallerte
This is a list of characters from the Power Rangers universe – including Rangers, villains and supporting characters. Minor characters (including Monsters, foot soldiers, cross-over characters, and spin-off characters) may not be listed.
A
* A ...
, the character in two of the Power Rangers series
* Carlos Molina, a character in Netflix's
Julie and the Phantoms.
* Don Carlos, the main character of
Schiller's eponymous play and the
Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libre ...
inspired by it, based on a fictional retelling of the
Spanish infante's life.
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Carles (name)
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Carlo (name) Carlo is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name and a surname. As an Italian name it is a form of Charles. As a Spanish name it is a short form of Carlos. Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name
*Carlo Agostoni (19 ...
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Carlitos
Carlitos is a Spanish or Portuguese nickname (usually a diminutive for Carlos). It may refer to:
Persons
* Carlitos (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2001), former Brazilian football striker
* Carlitos (footballer, born 1976), full name Carlos Dom ...
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Carlon Carlon is a given name and surname. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Given name
*Carlon Blackman (born 1965), Barbadian sprinter
*Carlon Brown (born 1989), American basketball player
*Carlon Colker (born 1965), America ...
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Carlos Alberto
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José Carlos (disambiguation) José Carlos is a Portuguese/Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include:
*José Carlos Amaral Vieira, Brazilian composer and pianist
*José Carlos Araújo Nunes, Portuguese footballer
*José Carlos (footballer, born 1941), Portuguese ...
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Carlos Antonio (disambiguation) Carlos Antonio (or António) is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Carlos Antonio may refer to:
Sport
* Carlos Aguiar (born Carlos Antonio Aguiar Burgos), Uruguayan former footballer
* Carlos Ascues (born Carlos Antonio Ascues Ávila), P ...
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Karlos (name) Karlos is a Basque masculine given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following
Given name
* Karlos Arguiñano (born 1948), Spanish (Basque) chef
*Karlos Balderas, nickname of Carlos Balderas (born 1996), American boxer
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Spanish masculine given names