Charles Taylor

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Charlie and Chuck are common familiar or shortened forms for Charles.

Contents 1 Political figures 2 Sportspeople 3 Others

Charles Taylor may refer to:

[edit] Political figures

• Charles G. Taylor (born 1948), a former president of Liberia.
• Charles John Taylor, New Zealand politician of the 1850s
• Charles H. Taylor (born 1941), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
• Charles Taylor (Texas) (1805–1865), signer of Texas Declaration of Independence [1]
• Charles Taylor (UK politician) (1910–1989), British politician and MP for Eastbourne
• Charles Keith Taylor, Canadian politician

[edit] Sportspeople

• C. I. Taylor (1875-1922), co-founder of the Negro National League
• Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), basketball player and shoe salesman
  • Chuck Taylor All-Stars, the shoe line named after the salesman
• Charles Taylor (football), member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
• Charles Asampong Taylor, Ghanaian football player
• Charles "Bud" Taylor (1903–1962), former American boxer

[edit] Others

• Chuck Taylor (shooting), worldwide known shooting instructor, Vietnam Veteran and founder of the American Small Arms Association [2]
• Charlie Taylor (1868–1956), Wright Brothers' mechanic
  • Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award named for the above person.
• Charles Taylor (philosopher) (born 1931), Canadian
• Charles Taylor (physicist) (1922–2002), well known British physicist and lecturer
• Charles H. Taylor (publisher), publisher of the Boston Globe
• Charles H. Taylor (lyricist), wrote lyrics and musicals early in the 20th Century[3]
• Charles Taylor (musician), Jazz trumpter with Frank Sinatra and others
• Charles Frederick Taylor (1840–1863), Gettysburg soldier [4]
• Charles Taylor (soldier) (died 1899), Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient [5]
• Charles Taylor (film critic), film critic for salon.com
• Chuck Taylor, a recurring news anchor character on Chappelle's Show
• Lieutenant Charles Carroll Taylor, United States Navy, leader of ill-fated Flight 19.
• Chuck Taylor a nick name for rapper, The Game.
• Chuck Taylor another lesser known rapper who appeared on Warren G's In the Mid-Nite Hour album.