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unisex given name and nickname, often a short form (

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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 ...

. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: * Charlie Chas Balun (1948-2009), American writer and film critic *

Chas Betts Charles Edward Betts (born March 8, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Chad Gable. He is a four-time tag team champion in ...

(born 1986), American Olympic athlete and professional wrestler *

Chaz Bono Chaz Salvatore Bono (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child on their television show, ''The Sonny ...

(born 1969), American writer, musician and actor * Charles

Chas Brownlow Charles "Chas" Brownlow (25 July 1861 – 23 January 1924) was an Australian rules football administrator in the Victorian Football League (VFL), known for his forty-year association with the Geelong Football Club. The Brownlow Medal is named i ...

(1861-1924), Australian rules football administrator and player * Bryan Chas Chandler (1938-1996), English musician, record producer and manager, original bassist of The Animals * Charles Chas Fennell (1902-1970), Australian rugby league player *

Chas Gerretsen Chas Gerretsen (born 22 July 1943 in Groningen, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born war photographer, photojournalist and film advertising photographer. His photographs of armed conflicts, Hollywood films and Celebrity Portraits have been published i ...

(born 1943), Dutch war photographer and photojournalist *

Chas Gessner Chas Gessner (born August 17, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2003 to begin his NFL career and earned a Super Bowl ring in his first year as a member of t ...

(born 1981), American former National Football League player *

Chas Cronk Chas Cronk is an English musician, best known as the bass player and acoustic guitarist for the Strawbs from 1973 to 1980 and again from 2004 to the present. Chas also toured and recorded with Steve Hackett and Rick Wakeman in the 1980s and Cr ...

, English rock singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist for the Strawbs * Charles

Chas Guldemond Charles 'Chas' Guldemond (born April 22, 1987) is an American snowboarder. Personal life Originally from Laconia, New Hampshire, Guldemond now resides in Truckee, California. Career Guldemond competes on the TTR World Tour. In the 2007/2008 S ...

(born 1987), American snowboarder * Charles Chas Hodges (1943–2018), English musician and singer, half of the duo Chas & Dave * Charles Chaz Jankel (born 1955), English singer, songwriter, arranger, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer *

Chas Licciardello Charles John "Chas" Licciardello (born 10 May 1977) is an Australian comedian and member of satirical team The Chaser. He's currently the co-host, with John Barron, of ''Planet America'' on ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC TV. Licciardello has a ...

(born 1977), Australian comedian and member of The Chaser * Chas McCormick (born 1995), American baseball player * Charles

Chas McDevitt Charles James McDevitt (born 4 December 1934) is a Scottish musician, one of the leading lights of the skiffle genre which was highly influential and popular in the United Kingdom in the mid-to-late 1950s. Biography McDevitt was born in Eaglesh ...

(born 1934), British skiffle musician * Charles

Chas Messenger Charles William Messenger (January–March 1914 – 26 July 2008) was a British cyclist, a former Milk Race organiser and British road team manager. Messenger was born in London. He began cycling in the King's Cross area, and despite being a ...

(1914-2008), British cyclist, organiser and road team manager * Charles

Chas Mortimer Charles 'Chas' Mortimer (born 14 April 1949) is an English former professional motorcycle short-circuit road racer and race-school instructor. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world championships from 1969 to 1979. He remain ...

(born 1949), British former motorcycle road racer * Chas Newby (born 1941), briefly bassist with The Beatles following the departure of Stuart Sutcliffe * Chas Skelly (born 1985), American mixed martial artist *

Chas Vincent Chas V. Vincent (born July 24, 1977) is a Republican State Senator in the Montana Legislature from District 1 representing Libby, Montana. He is a graduate of the University of Montana The University of Montana (UM) is a public research uni ...

(born 1977), American politician

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