Charly is an English unisex

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

and nickname that is a diminutive form of

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...

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* Charly Antolini (born 1937), Swiss jazz drummer *

Charly Bouvy Charly Bouvy (2 December 1942 – 31 March 2003) was a Belgian bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics. He also competed in the hockey tournaments at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. ...

(1942 – 2003), Belgian bobsledder *

Charly Dutournier Charly Dutournier (born 15 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Angoulême. He began his career in the youth team at hometown club Bordeaux before joining Tours in 2011. Playing career Dutournier started his c ...

(born 1994), French football player *

Charly Gaul Charly Gaul Sporting Cyclist, UK, undated cutting (8 December 1932 – 6 December 2005)Charly Grosskost (1944 – 2004), French cyclist *

Charly Loubet Charly Loubet (26 January 1946 – 30 January 2023) was a French footballer who played as a striker. In 1962, he became the youngest professional football player in France by signing with AS Cannes. After that, he played all his career in Franc ...

, (born 1945), French football player * Charly Luske (born 1978), Dutch singer, actor, television presenter and voice actor *

Charly Martin Charly Martin (born March 20, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at West Texas A&M. Charly also played for the Carolina Panth ...

(born 1984), American gridiron football player * Charly Moussono (born 1984), Cameroonian football player *

Charly Mottet Charly Mottet (born 16 December 1962 in Valence, Drôme) is a French former professional cyclist (1983 to 1994). He was one of the best French road cyclists of his era. His daughter, Eva Mottet, was also a road racing cyclist. She competed as a ...

(born 1962), French cyclist *

Charly Ollier Charly Ollier (born February 18, 1985) is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for ÉDS Montluçon. He played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot, making a substitu ...

(born 1985), French football player * Charly Runciman (born 1993), Australian rugby player * Charly Suarez (born 1988), Filipino boxer

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Charly Alberti Carlos Alberto Ficicchia Gigliotti (born March 27, 1963), known by his stage name Charly Alberti, is an Argentine rock musician, best known as the drummer of the influential Argentine rock band Soda Stereo. Because of this, he is considered one ...

stagename of Carlos Alberto Ficicchia Gigliotti (born 1963), Argentine musician * Charly B, stage name of Charles Blanvillain (born 1981), French singer-songwriter *

Charly Bérard Charly Bérard (born 27 September 1955) is a French former professional racing cyclist. He rode in seven editions of the Tour de France and one edition of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1980 :8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;1985 :1st Stag ...

(born 1955), French cyclist * Charly Black, stagename of Desmond Méndez (born 1980), Jamaican singer *

Charly Charrier Charly Charrier (born 27 May 1986) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Roche VF. Career On 27 April 2012, he scored his first goal in Ligue 2 with Guingamp in a 1–0 win over CS Sedan Ardennes. During the last 5 games of th ...

(born 1986), French football player *

Charly Chiarelli Calogero (Charly) Chiarelli (born October 2, 1948) is a Canadian writer, storyteller, actor and musician. Born in Racalmuto, Sicily, Chiarelli grew up in the industrial north end of Hamilton, Ontario. He has a Master's degree in Social Work ...

nickname of Calogero Chiarelli (born 1948), Canadian writer, storyteller, actor and musician * Charly Coombes, nickname of John Charles Coombes (born 1980 ), American-born English singer/songwriter, musician and filmmaker *

Charly Dörfel Gert "Charly" Dörfel (born 18 September 1939) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker or winger. Playing career Dörfel won the 1960 West German championship and spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga after its in ...

, nickname of Gert Dörfel (born 1939), German football player *

Charly Flores Juan Carlos "Charly" Flores (born July 30, 1997) is an American soccer player. Career Charly Flores joined Houston Dynamo's academy in 2013, and signed with Houston's United Soccer League affiliate club Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Rio Grande V ...

, nickname Juan Carlos Flores (born 1997), American football player *

Charly Galosi Carlos "Charly" Javier Galosi (born June 1, 1975) is an Argentine ski mountaineer and mountain climber Galosi was born and lives in San Carlos de Bariloche. He studied at National University of Comahue. Selected results * 2005: 2nd, South Amer ...

nickname of Carlos Javier Galosi (born 1975), Argentine ski mountaineer and mountain climber *

Charly García Charly García (born Carlos Alberto García, October 23, 1951) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He formed and headlined two of the most popular bands in Argentina's rock history: Sui Generis in the 1970s and Se ...

(born Carlos Alberto García, 1951), Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and record producer * Charly Hertig nickname of Charles Hertig (1939 – 2012), Swiss football player and manager *

Charly Höllering Charles H. "Charly" Höllering (born Karl-Heinz Höllering, 19 April 1944, Asch, Sudetenland (now Aš, Czech Republic) – 25 May 2009, Stuttgart) was a German jazz musician, notable for playing the clarinet and tenor saxophone, and graphic designer ...

, nickname of Charles H. Höllering (born Karl-Heinz Höllering, 1944 – 2009), German jazz musician *

Charly Hübner Carsten Johannes Marcus Hübner (born 4 December 1972 in Neustrelitz) is a German actor. He appeared in more than eighty films since 2003, including ''Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt'' (in 2017) and The Good Neighbour (''Unter Nac ...

nickname of Carsten Johannes Marcus Hübner (born 1972), German actor *

Charly Konstantinidis Charalambos Konstantinidis (born 25 June 1985, in Charleroi) is a Belgian football player of Greek descent, he currently plays for RJS Heppignies-Lambusart-Fleurus. Career Konstantinidis began his career 1990 with RES Couvin-Mariembourg, before ...

nickname of Charalambos Konstantinidis (born 1985), Belgian football player * Charly Manson ring name of Jesús Luna Pozos (born 1975), Mexican luchador * Mini Charly Manson ring name of Arturo Santos Hernández (born 1987), Mexican Luchador and bodybuilder * Charly McClain, stage name of Charlotte Denise McClain (born 1956), American singer * Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1969) nickname of Charles Musonda (born 1969), Zambian footballer * Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1996) nickname of Charles Musonda (born 1996), Belgian footballer *

Charly "Carlos" Palmer Charly "Carlos" Palmer (currently known as Charly Palmer) (born June 29, 1960) is an American fine artist. Palmer was born in Fayette, Alabama, and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and receivi ...

(born 1960), American artist * Charly Wegelius, nickname of Charles Wegelius (born 1978), Finnish-born British cyclist

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