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, often for

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 ...

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Chick Autry (first baseman) William Askew Autry (January 2, 1885 – January 16, 1976) was a utility first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in and for the Cincinnati Reds (1907) and Boston Doves (1909). Listed at 5' 11", 168 lb., Autry batted ...

(1885–1976), Major League Baseball player *

Chick Autry (catcher) Martin Gordon Autry (March 5, 1903 – January 26, 1950) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the New York Yankees (1924), Cleveland Indians (1926–28) and Chicago White Sox (1929–30). Listed at , 18 ...

(1903–1950), American Major League Baseball player *

Jimmy Childress Ruston High School is a four-year public high school located in the Lincoln Parish School District of Ruston, Louisiana, United States. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1300 students with 85 faculty members; the mascot is the Bear ...

(1932–2015), American football coach *

Chick Cray Stanley James Cray (29 May 1921 – 10 October 2008) was an English cricketer. Cray was a right-handed batsman and known to fellow players as Chick. He was born in Stratford, Essex. Cray made his first-class debut for Essex against Worces ...

(1921–2008), English cricketer *

Chick Davies Lloyd Garrison "Chick" Davies (March 6, 1892 – September 5, 1973) was a professional baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1914–1915) and the New York Giants (1925–1926) as a pitcher and outfielder. He led the National ...

(1892–1973), American baseball player *

Charles Doak Charles Glenn "Chick" Doak (October 7, 1884 – April 21, 1956) coached baseball at North Carolina State University from 1924 to 1939 where he accumulated 145 wins, 131 losses, 6 ties. Doak also played in the minor leagues and coached several coll ...

(1884–1956), American college baseball player and head coach *

Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans Jr. (July 18, 1890 – November 6, 1979) was an American amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans, who won the 1910 Western Open, became the first amateur to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, ...

Jr. (1890–1979), American amateur golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame *

Chick Evans (coach) George G. "Chick" Evans (June 18, 1901 – November 23, 1976) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1929 to 1954, co ...

(1901–1976), American college football, basketball, and baseball coach *

Chick Fewster Wilson Lloyd "Chick" Fewster (November 10, 1896 – April 16, 1945) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1917 and 1927 for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Cle ...

(1895–1945), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Chick Fraser Charles Carrolton Fraser (August 26, 1873 – May 8, 1940) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched for numerous teams between 1896 and 1909. He ranks second all time among major-league pitchers in the category of hit batsmen, ...

(1873–1940), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Chick Fullis Charles Philip "Chick" Fullis (February 27, 1904 – March 28, 1946) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants (1928–32), Philadelphia Phillies (1933–34) and St ...

(1904–1946), Major League Baseball player *

Chick Fulmer Charles John "Chick" Fulmer (February 13, 1851 – February 15, 1940) was a Major League Baseball player who played shortstop from to . He played for the Rockford Forest Citys, New York Mutuals, Philadelphia White Stockings, Louisville Grays, Buf ...

(1851–1940), Major League Baseball player *

Chick Gandil Charles Arnold "Chick" Gandil (January 19, 1888 – December 13, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox of the American League. He is best known as the ringle ...

(1888–1970), Major League Baseball player, ringleader of the players involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal * Chick Galloway (1896–1969), Major League Baseball player *

Chick Hafey Charles James "Chick" Hafey (February 12, 1903 – July 2, 1973) was an American player in Major League Baseball (MLB). Playing for the St. Louis Cardinals (1924–1931) and Cincinnati Reds (1932–1935, 1937), Hafey was a strong line-drive hit ...

(1903–1973), Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player *

Chick Halbert Charles Pinkney "Chick" Halbert IV (February 27, 1919 – March 4, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'9" center from West Texas A&M University, Halbert played five seasons (1946–1951) in the Basketball Association o ...

(1919–2013), American basketball player *

Chick Harbert Melvin R. "Chick" Harbert (February 20, 1915 – September 1, 1992) was an American professional golfer. Harbert won seven times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1954 PGA Championship, then a match play event. A three-time ...

(1915–1992), American PGA Tour golfer *

Chick Hearn Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid ...

(1916–2002), American sportscaster *

Chick Henderson (rugby union) John Hamilton "Chick" Henderson (9 February 1930 – 21 November 2006) was a South African rugby union footballer and commentator. A native of Johannesburg, Henderson was educated at Michaelhouse, the University of the Witwatersrand and t ...

(1930–2006), South African rugby union footballer and commentator *

Chick Jagade Harry Charles Jagade (December 9, 1926 – November 1968) was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Baltimore ...

(1926–1968), American National Football League player * Chick Jenkins (c. 1882–?), Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer * Chick King (1930–2012), Major League Baseball player * Chick Lang (1905–1947), Canadian Hall-of-Fame jockey *

Chick Lathers Charles Ten Eyck "Chick" Lathers (October 22, 1888 – July 26, 1971) was an American baseball player. With a .383 batting average, he was the third baseman and the leading hitter on the 1909 Michigan Wolverines baseball team that finished with a ...

(1888–1971), American baseball player *

Chick Maggioli Achille Fred "Chick" Maggioli (May 17, 1922 – December 20, 2012) was an American football defensive back and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts. He also played in the All-America Footbal ...

(1922–2012), American National Football League player *

Chick Meehan John Francis "Chick" Meehan (September 5, 1893 – November 9, 1972) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University (1920–1924), New York University (1925–1931), and Manhattan Colleg ...

(1893–1972), American college football player and coach *

Chick Reiser Joseph Francis "Chick" Reiser (December 17, 1914 – July 29, 1996) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Reiser played college basketball for the NYU Violets and the Pratt Cannoneers. He played professionally in several leag ...

(1914–1996), American National Basketball Association player and coach * Chick Robitaille (1879–1947), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Chick Shorten Charles Henry "Chick" Shorten (April 19, 1892 – October 23, 1965) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as an outfielder for 18 years from 1911 to 1928, including eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Bosto ...

(1892–1965), Major League Baseball player *

Chick Stahl Charles Sylvester "Chick" Stahl (January 10, 1873 – March 28, 1907) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who was among the most feared and consistent hitters in his time. Stahl was an active major-league player when he committed ...

(1873–1907), Major League Baseball player *

Chick Tolson Charles Julius "Chick" Tolson (May 3, 1895 – April 16, 1965) was a professional baseball player who played first base in the Major Leagues over parts of five seasons from 1925–1930, for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. In 144 games ...

(1895–1965), Major League Baseball player * Chick Young (born 1951), Scottish football journalist *

Chick Zamick Victor Zamick (16 August 1926 – 8 October 2007), better known as Chick Zamick, was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach best known for his success as a player at the Nottingham Panthers. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fam ...

(1926–2007), Canadian hockey player and coach

Arts and entertainment

Arthur Everett Austin Jr. Arthur Everett "Chick" Austin Jr. (December 18, 1900 – March 29, 1957) was the director of the Wadsworth Atheneum from 1927 through 1944. Austin persisted in the introduction of then-modern theater and modern design and especially contemporane ...

(1900–1957), American art museum director *

Chick Bullock Charles (Chick) Bullock (September 16, 18981900 U.S. Federal Census, Township #5, Silver Bow, Montana, enumeration district 90, page 5. Bullock's birth date is confirmed by his entries in the Social Security Death Index and the California Death ...

(1898–1981), American vocalist *

Chick Chandler Fehmer Christy "Chick" Chandler (January 18, 1905 – September 30, 1988) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 130 films from 1925 through the mid-1950s. Chandler was known for his starring role as Toubo Smith in ...

(1905–1988), American actor *

Chick Churchill Michael George "Chick" Churchill (born 2 January 1946) is an English keyboard player of the late 1960s to 1970s blues rock band Ten Years After. Career Churchill began playing the piano at the age of six and studied classical music until he was ...

(born 1946), keyboard player of the British rock band Ten Years After *

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and " ...

(1941–2021), American jazz pianist *

Chick Henderson (singer) Chick Henderson (22 November 1912 – 24 June 1944) was an England, English singer who achieved popularity and acclaim as a prolific recording artist and performer of the British dance band era in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Chick Hende ...

(1912–1944), English singer * Chick Morrison (1878–1924), American silent film actor *

Chick Strand Mildred "Chick" Strand (December 3, 1931 – July 11, 2009) was an American experimental filmmaker, "a pioneer in blending avant-garde techniques with documentary".Diana Burgess Fuller, Daniela Salvioni, ''Art/Women/California 1950-2000: Paralle ...

(1931–2009), American experimental filmmaker *

Chick Webb William Henry "Chick" Webb (February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939) was an American jazz and swing music drummer and band leader. Early life Webb was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to William H. and Marie Webb. The year of his birth is disputed. ...

(1905–1939), jazz drummer and band leader *

Chick Willis Robert Lee "Chick" Willis (September 24, 1934 – December 7, 2013) was an American blues singer and guitarist, who performed and recorded from the 1950s to the 2000s. Biography He was born in Cabaniss, Monroe County, Georgia, the cousin of Chu ...

(1934–2013), American blues singer and guitarist

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*Charles Thomas Chick Parsons, Jr. (1902–1988), American World War II naval officer and businessman *Frank

Chick Tricker Frank "Chick" Tricker (died April 13, 1913) was an early New York gangster who, as a member of the Eastman Gang, served as one of its last leaders alongside Jack Sirocco. A longtime member of the Eastmans, Tricker made a name for himself as a Bo ...

(died 1913), New York gangster in the 1910s

Fictional characters

*the title character of the Franco-Belgian Western comic series ''

Chick Bill ''Chick Bill'' is a Belgian humorous Western comic book series created by Tibet. It was first published in 1953 in the magazine ''Chez Nous Junior'', and its Dutch language counterpart '' Ons Volkske'', and began serial publication on October 1 ...

'' *the title character of the radio program ''

Chick Carter, Boy Detective ''Chick Carter, Boy Detective'' is a 15-minute American old-time radio juvenile crime drama. It was carried on the Mutual Broadcasting System weekday afternoons from July 5, 1943 to July 6, 1945. Premise Chickering "Chick" Carter was the adopted ...

'', which was adapted into the 1946 film serial ''

Chick Carter, Detective ''Chick Carter, Detective'' is a 1946 Columbia film serial. Columbia could not afford the rights to produce a Nick Carter serial so they made ''Chick Carter, Detective'' about his son instead. This was based on the radio series ''Chick Carter, Bo ...

'', played by Lyle Talbot *

Chick Hicks '' Cars'' is a media franchise including the 2006 film '' Cars'', the 2011 film ''Cars 2'', the 2017 film '' Cars 3'', the 2013 film ''Planes'' and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. Characters in the fictional universe include: Piston ...

, from the animated film ''

Cars A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as t ...

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