Charles Taylor

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

Charles Taylor may refer to:

Political figures

• Charles Taylor (Liberia) (born 1948), former warlord and former President of Liberia
• Charles "Chuckie" Taylor, Jr., nickname for Charles McArthur Emmanuel, his son
• Charles John Taylor (1826 - 1897), New Zealand politician of the 1850s
• Charles Taylor (UK politician) (1910–1989), British politician and MP for Eastbourne
• Charles H. Taylor (born 1941), former U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
• Charles Keith Taylor, Canadian politician

Scholars and artists

• Charles Taylor (scholar) (1840–1908), British Hebrew scholar
• Charles Taylor (philosopher) (born 1931), Canadian philosopher and social theorist
• Charles P. B. Taylor (1935–1997), Canadian journalist, author and horsebreeder
• Charles Taylor (physicist) (1922–2002), British physicist and lecturer
• Charles H. Taylor (lyricist) (1859–1907), British lyricist
• Charles V. Taylor (linguist) (unknown–2009), Australian linguist

Sports people

• C. I. Taylor (1875–1922), co-founder of the Negro National League
• Charles Taylor (cricketer)
• Charles Taylor (rugby player), Wales rugby international player
• Charles Asampong Taylor, Ghanaian football player
• Charles "Bud" Taylor (1903–1962), former American boxer
• Rick Taylor (American football), Charles F. "Rick" Taylor, (born 1940), American college football coach and athletic director
• Charley Taylor, English professional football player
• Charlie Taylor (footballer born 1993), English professional football player
• Charlie Taylor (footballer), English footballer
• Chuck Taylor (baseball) (Charles Gilbert Taylor) baseball player
• Chuck Taylor (American football), member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), basketball player and shoe salesman
• Chuck Taylor (wrestler), American independent professional wrestler based in the CHIKARA promotion in Pennsylvania

Journalism

• Charles H. Taylor (publisher), publisher of the Boston Globe
• Chuck Taylor (writer and editor)
• Chuck Taylor (journalist)

Fictional Characters

• Chuck Taylor, a recurring news anchor character on Chappelle's Show

Others

• Charles Taylor (Medal of Honor), US Cavalry soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Charles Carroll Taylor, United States Navy Lieutenant, leader of ill-fated Flight 19
• Charles Edward Taylor (1868–1956), Wright Brothers' mechanic, (built the first aircraft engine)
  • Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award, named for the above person
• Chuck Taylor, rapper who appeared on Warren G's In the Mid-Nite Hour album
• Charles Taylor (actor), American actor best known for the role of "David Dalton" in the Code of Vengeance television series
• Chuck Taylor All-Stars, the shoe line named after the salesman