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* Charleston Rambo, American gridiron football player *

Charleston Hughes Charleston Hughes (born December 14, 1983) is an American professional football defensive end. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as a street free agent in 2008 and won two Grey Cup championships over his ten-year tenure with the club (in 20 ...

(born 1983), American gridiron football player

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* Allan Charleston (1934–2015), Australian water polo player *

Anne Charleston Anne Charleston (born 30 December 1942) is an Australian-born former actress prominent in television, radio and theatre, notable for her career locally and in the United Kingdom in both England and Ireland. She began her career on the stage in ...

(born 1942), Australian-born actress * Aub Charleston (1901–1985), Australian rules footballer * Bennie Charleston (1907–1988), American Negro league baseball player * Craig Charleston (born 1970), Scottish football referee * David Charleston (1848–1934), Cornish-born Australian politician *

Elizabeth Charleston Elizabeth Charleston was a San Francisco native who painted impressionist flower and landscape paintings. Charleston began painting at the age of 50, while recovering from an automobile accident. Life and work Elizabeth Charleston was born in ...

(1819–1997), American painter * Fernando Charleston Hernández (born 1976), Mexican politician *

Jeff Charleston Jeffrey David Charleston (born January 19, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Idaho State University. Charleston ...

(born 1983), American gridiron football player *

Mary Charleston Mary Charleston is an Australian choreographer, film and television actress. She guest starred on several television films and series during the 1970s and early 1980s, best remembered as playing '' Linda Golman'' in the cult soap opera ''Prison ...

, Australian choreographer and actress *

Oscar Charleston Oscar McKinley Charleston (October 14, 1896 – October 5, 1954) was an American center fielder, first baseman and manager in Negro league baseball and the Cuban League. Over his 43-year baseball career, Charleston played or managed with more th ...

(1896–1954), American Negro league baseball player * Peter Charleston (born 1930), Australian rules footballer * Porter Charleston (1904–1986), American Negro league player * Reagan Charleston (born 1988), American jewelry designer, lawyer and reality television personality *

Red Charleston Red Charleston was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams ...

, American Negro league player *

Rondi Charleston Rondi Charleston is a jazz vocalist and songwriter (in collaboration with Lynne Arriale). She is also an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning television journalist and investigative reporter for ''Primetime''. Early life Charleston was born in Chicago ...

, American jazz vocalist and songwriter *

Steven Charleston Steven Charleston (born February 15, 1949) is a retired American Episcopal bishop and academic. He was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska from 1991 to 1996, and dean of Episcopal Divinity School, from 1999 to 2008. Early life and educat ...

(born 1949), American bishop and academic

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