Browse Historical People

Discover ancestors and historical figures in our database of 133,342 people with archival photographs and biographical details.

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133,342 people found

Charles B. Washington

1923–1986 journalist

Charles B. Woram

1845–1897 executive officer New York City

Charles Backus

1831–1883 actor, blackface minstrel performer

Charles Badger

Rear Admiral

Charles Baguet

1831–1909 botanist Leuven

Charles Bain

Dr.

Charles Baker

1805–1875 missionary Packington

Charles Baker

1809–1891 military personnel Georgetown

Charles Ballay

b. 1970 otolaryngologist New Orleans

Charles Balsan

1838–1912 industrialist, politician former 4th arrondissement of Paris

Charles Baret

1861–1934 impresario, theatre manager, theatrical producer Nantes

Charles Barette

1874–1947 association football referee City of Brussels

Charles Barkley

b. 1963 actor, announcer, author, basketball player, journalist, spokesperson, sports analyst Leeds

Charles Barrett

Charles Barrie

1840–1921 Dundee

Charles Barrois

1851–1939 geologist, mineralogist, paleontologist, petrologist, university teacher Lille

Charles Barron

b. 1840 actor

Charles Barstow Wright

1822–1898 financier Bradford County

Charles Barth

Mrs.

Charles Bartlett

Rep.

Charles Barwig

1837–1912 businessperson, politician Grand Duchy of Hesse

Charles Baudelaire

1821–1867 art critic, critic, draftsperson, essayist, literary critic, poet, translator, writer Paris

Charles Baxter

1809–1879 painter London

Charles Baxter Newell

b. 1839 politician

Charles Bayliss

1850–1897 photographer Hadleigh

Charles Beale

1843–1912 Edgbaston

Charles Beaulieux

1872–1957 librarian, romanist Vicq-sur-Nahon

Charles Beaumont Phipps

1801–1866 military officer Mulgrave Castle

Charles Beecher

1815–1900 composer, hymnwriter, meteorological observer, politician, writer Litchfield

Charles Belknap

Lieutenant

Charles Belknap, Jr.

1880–1954

Charles Bell Birch

1832–1893 sculptor Brixton

Charles Bellet

1880–1964 lawyer, politician Toulouse

Charles Bendire

1836–1897 ornithologist, zoologist Bad König

Charles Benedict

Representative

Charles Benedict Calvert

Hon.

Charles Benedict Calvert

1808–1864 politician Riversdale

Charles Benjamin Dudley

1842–1909 chemist Oxford

Charles Benjamin Frothingham

b. 1858 politician

Charles Benjamin Norton

1825–1891 archivist, historian, publisher Hartford

Charles Benjamin Ullmo

1882–1957 Officer of the French Navy 1st arrondissement of Lyon

Charles Bennett Lawes

1843–1911 rower, sculptor Teignmouth

Charles Benoist

1861–1936 diplomat, journalist, politician, professor Courseulles-sur-Mer

Charles Bentor

Lieutenant

Charles Beresford

Admiral

Charles Bernard Cockett

1888–1965

Charles Bernhard Heyd

1842–1929 grocer, politician

Charles Bernhardt

Charles Bertier

1860–1924 painter Grenoble

Charles Bethune

1802–1884 naval officer Ealing