Carls is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Carl Carls (1880–1958), a German chess master
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Rolf Carls
Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls (29 May 1885 – 24 April 1945) was a high-ranking German admiral and deputy to Kriegsmarine commander-in-chief Erich Raeder during much of World War II.
Carls served as ''Flottenchef'' (Fleet commander (Kriegsmarine ...
(1885–1945), a Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine during World War II
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Stephen Carls, chair of the history department at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee
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