Carlos (given name)

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Carlos is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Royalty

• Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), second to last King of Portugal
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558), Holy Roman Emperor (Karl V) and King of Spain (Carlos I)
• Carlos II of Spain, last Habsburg King in Spain
• Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545–1568), son of King Philip II
• Carlos III (1716-1788), King of Spain from 10 August 1759 to 14 December 1788
• Carlos IV (1748-1819), King of Spain from 14 December 1788, until his abdication on 19 March 1808
• Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain

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 Watson (journalist) (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman
• Carlos Castro (journalist) (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
• Carlos Ponce (born 1972), Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and television personality
• Carlos Ward (born 1940), jazz alto saxophonist and flautist
• Carlos Dengler (born 1974), American actor, bassist, and founding member of the band Interpol

People in sport

• Carlos Garay (born 1972), American football player
• Carlos Hendricks (born 1983), American football player
• Carlos Huertas (born 1991) Colombian racing driver
• Carlos James (American football) (born 1972), American football player
• Carlos Moyá (born 1976), Spanish tennis player
• Carlos Muñoz (racing driver) (born 1992), Colombian racing driver
• Carlos Nieto (born 1976), Italian-Argentine rugby union player
• Carlos Sainz (born 1962), Spanish World Rally Championship driver, 1990 and 1992 champion.

Baseball players

• Carlos Almanzar, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos Beltrán (born 1977), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos Bernier, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos Carrasco (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Casimiro, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Castillo (baseball), American baseball player
• Carlos Corporán, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos Crawford, American baseball player
• Carlos Delgado (born 1972), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos Diaz (catcher), American baseball player
• Carlos Diaz (pitcher), American baseball player
• Carlos Febles, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Fisher, American baseball player
• Carlos García (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos González (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Guevara, American baseball player
• Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Hernández (catcher), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Hernández (infielder), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Hernández (pitcher), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Lee(born 1976), Panamanian baseball player
• Carlos Lezcano, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos López (baseball), Mexican baseball player
• Carlos Maldonado (catcher), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Maldonado (pitcher), Panamanian baseball player
• Carlos Marmol, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Martínez (infielder), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1982), Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991), Dominican baseball player
• Carlos May (born 1948), American baseball player
• Carlos Méndez (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Mendoza (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Monasterios, Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Moore, American baseball player
• Carlos Muñiz, American baseball player
• Carlos Pascual, Cuban baseball player
• Carlos Paula, Cuban baseball player
• Carlos Peguero, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Peña, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Pérez (baseball), Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Ponce (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos Pulido, Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Quentin, American baseball player
• Carlos Quintana (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Reyes (baseball), American baseball player
• Carlos Rivera (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos Rodríguez (baseball), Mexican baseball player
• Carlos Rosa, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Ruiz (baseball) (born 1979), Panamanian baseball player
• Carlos Santana (baseball), Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Silva, Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Torres (pitcher), American baseball player
• Carlos Triunfel, Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Valderrama (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
• Carlos Valdez (baseball), Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Velázquez (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Carlos Villanueva (baseball), Dominican baseball player
• Carlos Zambrano (born 1981), American baseball player

Basketball players

• Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
• Carlos Arroyo (born 1979), Puerto Rican basketball player
• Carlos Delfino, (born 1982), Argentine NBA basketball player
• Carlos Boozer, (born 1981), American NBA basketball player

Cyclists

• Carlos Jaramillo (born 1961), Colombian road cyclist
• Carlos Alberto Contreras (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
• Carlos Humberto Cabrera (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
• Carlos Silva (cyclist) (born 1974), Colombian cyclist
• Carlos Sastre (born 1975), Spanish cyclist
• Carlos Alzate (born 1983), Colombian track and road cyclist

Fighters

• Carlos Augusto Filho (born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer
• Carlos Valcarcel (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
• Carlos Varela (wrestler) (born 1966), Cuban wrestler
• Carlos Julian Ortíz (born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler
• Carlos Motta (judoka) (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 artist
• Carlos Honorato (born 1974), Brazilian judoka

Footballers

• Carlos Abad (born 1995), Spanish footballer
• Carlos 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 Armando Gruezo Quiñónez (born 1975), Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
• Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda (born 1995), 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 Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 1995), Brazilian football (soccer) forward
• Carlos Martins (footballer) (born 1982)
• Carlos Diogo (born 1983)
• Carlos Tevez (born 1984), Argentine football (soccer) player
• Carlos Ochoa (born 1978), Mexican footballer, most known for winning street fighter tournament
• Carlos Queiroz (born 1953), Portuguese football manager

Runners

• Carlos Moreno (athlete) (born 1967), Chilean track and field sprinter
• Carlos Patrício (born 1964), Portuguese long-distance runner
• Carlos Retiz (born 1968), Mexican long-distance runner
• Carlos Tarazona (born 1966), Venezuelan long-distance runner

Swimmers

• Carlos Berrocal (born 1957), Puerto Rican swimmer
• Carlos Ventosa (born 1971), Spanish backstroke swimmer

Volleyball players

• Carlos Weber (born 1966), Argentine volleyball player
• Carlos Carreño (born 1973), Spanish volleyball player
• Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
• Carlos Tejeda (born 1980), Venezuelan volleyball player

Other people

• Carlos Acosta (born 1973), Cuban ballet dancer
• Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (born 1954), Prime Minister of Mozambique
• Carlos Anwandter (1801–1889), German political exile who emigrated to Chile
• Carlos Arroyo (architect), Spanish architect
• Carlos Arruza (1920–1966), prominent Mexican bullfighter
• Carlos Camacho (1924–1979), the first elected governor of Guam
• Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), American author
• Carlos Cheppi (born 1955), Argentine diplomat
• Carlos Cisneros (born 1951), New Mexico state senator
• Carlos Danger, 2013, alias used by New York City Mayoral Candidate Anthony Weiner for sexting
• Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012), Mexican writer
• Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971), eighth Filipino president and poet
• Carlos Gustavo Moreira, Brazilian mathematician
• 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 Howard, Governor of West Florida between 1792 and 93
• Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare
• Carlos P. Romulo, (1898–1985), Filipino politician who was formerly a president of the UN General Assembly
• Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born 1948), President of Mexico from 1988-1994
• Carlos Slim (born 1940; full name Carlos Slim Helú), Mexican businessman
• Carlos Slim Domit (born 1967), Mexican businessman and son of Carlos Slim Helú
• 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
• Carlos Urbizo, Honduran politician and economist

Multiple people

• Carlos Imperial (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

• Carlos (The Magic School Bus), a character from The Magic School Bus series of children's books and movies
• Carlos, a henchman to Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale; see List of James Bond henchmen in Casino Royale
• Carlos Miyamoto, one of the player characters in the SNES game, Final Fight 2
• Carlos Nieto (Third Watch character), a paramedic in the TV series Third Watch
• Carlos Olivera, one of the two protagonists in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
• Carlos Solis, a character from Desperate Housewives
• Carlos Vallerte, the character in two of the Power Rangers series
• Carlos, a meerkat in the 2005 to 2008 Animal Planet TV series Meerkat Manor
• Carlos De Vil, son of Cruella in Descendants
• Carlos, Cecil's boyfriend from Welcome to Nightvale
• Carlos, a character from the TV series Barney and Friends

See also

• Carlitos
• Carlos Alberto
• José Carlos (disambiguation)