Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor may refer to:

Political figures

• Charles John Taylor (1826–1897), New Zealand politician of the 1850s
• Charles Taylor (MP for Eastbourne) (1910–1989), British politician and MP for Eastbourne
• Charles Taylor (MP for Totnes)
• Charles Keith Taylor (born 1931), Canadian politician
• Charles H. Taylor (born 1941), former U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
• Charles Simeon Taylor (1851-1913), American politician
• Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) (born 1948), former warlord and former President of Liberia
• Charles "Chuckie" Taylor, Jr., nickname for Charles McArther Emmanuel, his son
• Charles Wiley Taylor (1786-1865), Connecticut politician

Scholars and artists

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

Athletes

• Charles Taylor (cricketer) (1816–1869), English cricketer
• Charles Taylor (rugby player) (1863–1915), Wales rugby international player
• C. I. Taylor (1875–1922), co-founder of the Negro National League
• Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1960), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne, Carlton and St Kilda
• Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1953), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
• Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), American basketball player and shoe salesman
• Bud Taylor (Charles Bernard Taylor, 1903–1962), American boxer
• Chuck Taylor (American football) (1920–1994), member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Rick Taylor (American football) (Charles F. Taylor, born 1941), American college football coach and athletic director
• Charley Taylor (born 1941), American professional football player
• Chuck Taylor (baseball) (Charles Gilbert Taylor, born 1942), American baseball player
• Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1966), English former cricketer
• Charles Asampong Taylor (born 1981), Ghanaian football player
• Charlie Taylor (footballer born 1985), English footballer
• Chuck Taylor (wrestler) (born 1986), American independent professional wrestler who works independent promotions all over the world
• Charlie Taylor (footballer born 1993), English professional football player

Journalism

• Charles H. Taylor (publisher) (1846–1921), publisher of the Boston Globe
• Chuck Taylor (journalist) (born 1957), American journalist
• Chuck Taylor (writer and editor) (born 1962), American music journalist

Characters

• Chuck Taylor, a recurring news anchor character on Chappelle's Show in 2003–2006

Others

• Charles Taylor (calico printer and dyer) (died 1816), English businessman, pioneer of textiles bleaching with chlorine
• Charles Taylor (engraver) (1756–1823), English engraver
• Charles S. Taylor, signatory of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836
• Charles Taylor (Medal of Honor) (1840–1899), US Cavalry soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Charlie Taylor (mechanic) (1868–1956), Wright Brothers' mechanic, built the first aircraft engine
  • Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award, named for the above person
• Charles L. Taylor, American industrialist and friend of Andrew Carnegie
• Charles F. Taylor (1916–1997), American engineer and inventor of one-wheeled vehicles
• Charles Carroll Taylor (1917–1945), American pilot, leader of ill-fated Flight 19
• Charles Taylor, Jr. (born 1943), American author
• Charles Taylor (priest) (born 1953), English priest, Dean of Peterborough since 2007
• Charles Taylor (actor), American actor
• Chuck Taylor, American rapper on Warren G's 2005 album In the Mid-Nite Hour