Carlos
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| Pronunciation | IPA: /ˈkarlos/ |
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | man, army, warrior |
| Region of Origin | Germanic |
| Origin | Iberian |
| Related names | Charles |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Carlos |
Carlos is an Iberian name, the Portuguese and Spanish equivalent of Charles.
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[edit] Royalty
- Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), second to last king of Portugal
- Carlos V (1500–1558), Holy Roman Emperor.
- Don Carlos of Spain (1545–1568), son of King Philip II.
- Infante Carlos of Spain (1788–1855), first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain
[edit] People in media
- Carlos Watson (television host) (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman
- Carlos Mencia (born 1967), host of Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central
- Carlos (DJ) (born 1966), British disc jockey
- Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Carlos Irwin Estévez (Charlie Sheen) (* 1965), US-american actor
- Carlos Ray „Chuck“ Norris (* 1940), US-american actor and martial artist
- Carlos Velazquez (born 1988), grandson of Manuel Velazquez
[edit] People in music
- Carlos Marin (born 1968), Spanish baritone and member of the operatic pop musical quartet Il Divo
- Wendy Carlos (born 1939), electronic music pioneer
- Carlos Santana (born 1947), musician, leader of the band Santana
- Carlos Gardel (1887–1935), prominent figure in the history of tango music
- Carlos (singer) (1943–2008), French singer and entertainer
- Carlos Montoya ((1903-1993), prominent Flamenco guitarist
[edit] People in sport
- Carlos Arroyo (born 1979), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Carlos Edwards (born 1978), Trinidad and Tobago football (soccer) player
- Carlos Boozer (born 1981), NBA basketball player
- Carlos Beltran (born 1977), baseball player, five-tool center fielder for the New York Mets
- Carlos Carreño (born 1973), Spanish volleyball player
- Carly Colon (born 1979), professional wrestler, WWE
- Carlos Luis Campos (born 1980), Venezuelan boxer
- Carlos Delfino, (born 1982), Argentine NBA basketball player
- Carlos Delgado (born 1972), baseball player, first baseman for the New York Mets
- Carlos Fernandes (goalkeeper), (born 1979) Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Carlos Fernandes (football defender) (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
- Carlos Honorato (born 1974), Brazilian judoka
- Carlos Lee (born 1976), Panamanian left fielder for the Houston Astros
- Carlos Moyà (born 1976), Spanish tennis player
- Carlos Nieto (born 1976), rugby union player
- Carlos Patrício (born 1964), Portuguese long-distance runner
- Roberto Carlos (footballer) (born 1973), Brazilian football (soccer) player
- Carlos Spencer (born 1975), New Zealand rugby player
- Carlos Tévez (born 1984), Argentine football (soccer) player
- Carlos Valderrama (baseball player) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
- Carlos Valderrama (footballer) (born 1961), Colombian football (soccer) player known as El Pibe
- Carlos Valcarcel (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
- Carlos Zambrano (born 1981), baseball player, starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
[edit] Other people
- Carlos Anwandter (1801–1889), German immigrant to Chile
- Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), American author
- Carlos Fuentes (born 1928), Mexican writer
- Carlos Hathcock (1942–1999), American sniper
- Carlos Slim Helú (born 1940), Mexican businessman and one of the richest people in the world
- Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare
- Carlos the Jackal (born 1949), a.k.a. Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Venezuelan-born assassin
[edit] Fictional Carlos
- Carlos (The Magic School Bus), a character from The Magic School Bus series of children's books and movies.
- Carlos Solis, a character from Desperate Housewives
- the name of Reggie Mantle of Archie comics in its Spanish version
- Carlos Miyamoto, one of the player characters in the SNES game, Final Fight 2
- Carlos Vallertes, the character in two of the Power Rangers series
- Carlos Nieto (Third Watch character), a paramedic in the TV series Third Watch
- Carlos, a henchmen to Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale; see List of James Bond henchmen in Casino Royale
[edit] Geography
- Carlos Township, Minnesota
- Carlos, West Virginia
- Carlos (crater), a lunar crater
[edit] Other
- Carlos (guitar), a Korean brand of guitar
- Carlos, a meerkat in the television series Meerkat Manor
- Carlos Almeida, a Graphic Design Student, Milton Keynes
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