Carlos (given name)
| Carlos |
| Pronunciation |
Spanish: [ˈkarlos] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Old High German |
| Meaning |
"Strong and Manly Warrior" |
| Region of origin |
Germanic |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Charles, Carlo |
Carlos is a masculine given name. It is a Portuguese and Spanish form of Charles.[1] It may refer to:
Royalty
People in media
- Carlos (DJ) (born in Swindon, Wiltshire), UK Radio Presenter
- Carlos Caridad-Montero (born 1967), Venezuelan film director
- Carlos Irwin Estévez (Charlie Sheen, born 1965), US-American actor
- Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Carlos Mencia (born 1967), comedian, host of Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central
- Carlos Ray Norris (Chuck Norris, born 1940), US-American actor and martial artist
- Carlos Velasquez (born 1988), grandson of Manuel Velazquez
- Carlos Watson (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman
- Carlos Castro (1945–2011), Portuguese journalist & murder victim
People in music
- Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer, conductor, and educator
- Carlos Alomar (born 1951), American guitarist, composer and arranger
- Carlos Gardel (1887–1935), prominent figure in the history of tango music
- Carlos Montoya (1903–1993), prominent flamenco guitarist
- Carlos Santana (born 1947), Mexican musician, leader of the band Santana
- Carlos Vives (born 1961), Colombian singer
- Carlos Pena, Jr. (born 1989) American singer, dancer and actor
- Carlos Cavazo Guitarist in Quiet Riot
People in sport
Baseball players
Basketball players
Cyclists
Fighters
- Carlos Valcarcel (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
- Carlos Varela (wrestler) (born 1966), Cuban wrestler
- Carlos Julian Ortíz (born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler
- Carlos Motta (born 1955), Brazilian judoka
- Carlos Fonseca (boxer) (born 1955), Brazilian boxer
- Carlos Luis Campos (born 1980), Venezuelan boxer
- Carly Colón (born 1979), professional wrestler, WWE
- Carlos Condit (born 1984), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Carlos Honorato (born 1974), Brazilian judoka
- Carlos Antonio Muñoz Cobo (born 1961), Spanish football (soccer) player, known as "Carlos"
- Carlos Valderrama (footballer) (born 1961), Colombian football (soccer) player known as El Pibe
- Carlos Guirland (born 1968), Paraguayan football (soccer) midfielder
- Carlos Soca (born 1969), Uruguayan football (soccer) player
- Carlos Chaínho (born 1974)
- Carlos Grueso (born 1975), Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
- Carlos Edwards (born 1978), Trinidad and Tobago football (soccer) player
- Carlos Fernandes (football defender) (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
- Carlos Bocanegra (born 1979), American football (soccer) player
- Carlos Fernandes (goalkeeper), (born 1979) Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Carlos Jorge Neto Martins (born 1982)
- Carlos Diogo (born 1983)
- Carlos Tévez (born 1984), Argentine football (soccer) player
Runners
Swimmers
Volleyball players
See also
Other people
- Carlos Anwandter (1801–1889), German political exile who emigrated to Chile
- Carlos Arroyo (architect), Spanish architect
- Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), American author
- Carlos Fuentes (born 1928), Mexican writer
- Carlos Gutierrez (born 1953), Cuban American, 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Kellogg Company.
- Carlos Slim Helú (born 1940), Mexican businessman
- Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare
- Carlos the Jackal, the nom de guerre of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (born 1949), a Venezuelan assassin and terrorist serving a life sentence for murder in France
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