Austrian Chancellors and Presidents: 1 chancellor
(chancellor) Carl Vaugoin   1930  
Danish Prime Ministers: 7 prime ministers
Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ   1856-1857  
Carl Edvard Rotwitt   1859-1860  
Carl Christian Hall   1857-1859; 1860-1863  
Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg (middle name Carl)   1870-1874  
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (middle name Carl)   1909  
Carl Theodor Zahle   1909-1910; 1913-1920  
Otto Liebe (a.k.a. Carl)   1920  
Emmy Award Winners: 1 actor
(actor) Carl Betz   1969   Judd for the Defense  
Fictional Characters from Television: 2 characters
Carl Winslow   1986; 1989   Perfect Strangers; Family Matters  
Carl Elias   2011   Person of Interest  
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers: 1 president
(president) Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim   1944-1946  
German Chancellors and Presidents: 2 chancellors
(chancellor) Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (middle name Carl)   1894-1900  
(chancellor) Wilhelm Cuno (middle name Carl)   1922-1923  
Hall-of-Famers: 2 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football
(baseball) Carl Hubbell   1947  
(baseball) Carl Yastrzemski   1989  
(football) Carl Eller   2004  
(basketball) Carl Braun   2019  
Most Valuable Players: 2 winners
Carl Hubbell   1933; 1936   baseball  
Carl Yastrzemski   1967   baseball  
Nobel Prize Winners: 2 medicine, 2 peace, 2 physics, 1 chemistry, 1 literature
(literature) Carl Spitteler   1919  
(chemistry) Carl Bosch   1931  
(peace) Carl von Ossietzky   1935  
(physics) Carl David Anderson   1936  
(medicine) Henrik Dam (middle name Carl)   1943  
(medicine) Carl Ferdinand Cori   1947  
(peace) Dag Hammarskjöld (middle name Carl)   1961  
(physics) Carl Wieman   2001  
Norwegian Kings and Queens: 4 kings
King Karl I (a.k.a. Carl)   1449-1450  
King Karl II (a.k.a. Carl)   1814-1818  
King Karl III Johan (a.k.a. Carl)   1818-1844  
King Karl IV (a.k.a. Carl)   1859-1872  
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries: 1 activist
(activist) Carl von Ossietzky   1889-1938  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 9 actors, 1 actor/comedian
Jean Hersholt (middle name Carl)   1886-1956  
William Demarest (a.k.a. Carl)   1892-1983  
Louis Calhern (a.k.a. Carl)   1895-1956  
Carl Betz   1921-1978  
Carl Reiner   1922-2020  
Karlheinz Böhm (a.k.a. Carl)   1928-2014  
Max von Sydow (a.k.a. Carl)   1929-2020  
Carl Weathers   1948-2024  
Carl Lumbly   1951-  
Sean Pertwee (middle name Carl)   1964-  
Notable Artists: 1 artist, 1 cartoonist, 1 painter, 1 photographer
Peter Carl Fabergé   1846-1920  
Carl Larsson   1853-1919  
Carl Van Vechten   1880-1964  
Carl Barks   1901-2000  
Notable Athletes: 2 soccer, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 tennis, 1 track
(basketball) Carl Braun   1927-2010  
(baseball) Carl Yastrzemski   1939-  
(track) Carl Lewis   1961-  
(tennis) Mike Bryan (middle name Carl)   1978-  
(soccer) Carl Medjani   1985-  
(soccer) Oscar Hiljemark (middle name Carl)   1992-  
Notable Businesspeople: 1 businessperson
Carl Benz   1844-1929  
Notable Filmmakers: 2 directors
Carl Theodor Dreyer   1889-1968  
Carl Reiner   1922-2020  
Notable Journalists: 1 journalist
(journalist) Carl Bernstein   1944-  
Notable Military Figures: 1 commander
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim   1867-1951  
Notable Musicians: 4 composers, 1 musician, 1 singer
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach   1714-1788  
Carl Maria von Weber   1786-1826  
Carl Czerny   1791-1857  
Carl Orff   1895-1982  
Carl Perkins   1932-1998  
Carl Douglas   1942-  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 2 psychologists, 1 geographer, 1 linguist, 1 mathematician
Carl Friedrich Gauss   1777-1855  
Carl Ritter   1779-1859  
Karl Verner (a.k.a. Carl)   1846-1896  
Carl Jung   1875-1961  
Carl Rogers   1902-1987  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 1 politician, 1 statesperson
Carl Adolph von Plessen   1678-1758  
Adolf Köster (middle name Carl)   1883-1930  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 3 physicists, 2 chemists, 1 astronomer, 1 biologist, 1 inventor, 1 physician
Carl Linnaeus   1707-1778  
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   1742-1786  
Carl Friedrich Gauss   1777-1855  
Adolf Kussmaul (a.k.a. Carl)   1822-1902  
Carl Benz   1844-1929  
Carl Bosch   1874-1940  
Carl David Anderson   1905-1991  
Carl Sagan   1934-1996  
Carl Wieman   1951-  
Notable Writers: 1 author, 1 author/poet, 1 poet
Carl Spitteler   1845-1924  
Carl Sandburg   1878-1967  
Carl Van Vechten   1880-1964  
Olympic Medalists: 8 gold, 8 silver, 4 bronze, 2 silver/gold, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(gold) Carl Schuhmann   1896   artistic gymnastics; wrestling  
(bronze) Carl Albert Andersen   1900   pole vault  
(gold) Josef Ternström (a.k.a. Carl)   1912   cross country team  
(bronze/silver) Carl Johan Lind   1920   56 lb weight throw; hammer throw  
(silver) Carl Johnson   1920   long jump  
(silver) Gustaf Wejnarth (a.k.a. Carl)   1924   4x400 m relay  
(gold) Carl Shy   1936   basketball  
(gold) Carl Knowles   1936   basketball  
(silver) Luz Long (a.k.a. Carl)   1936   long jump  
(gold) Carl Cain   1956   basketball  
(silver) Carl Kaufmann   1960   400 m; 4x400 m relay  
(silver/gold) Carl Joseph Robie III   1964; 1968   swimming - 200 m butterfly  
(bronze) Sture Andersson (a.k.a. Carl)   1980   ice hockey  
(gold) Chris Cavanaugh (middle name Carl)   1984   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay  
(silver/gold) Carl Lewis   1984; 1988; 1992; 1996   100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay; long jump  
(silver) Dwayne Norris (a.k.a. Carl)   1994   ice hockey  
(bronze) Carl Oliver Jr.   2000   4x400 m relay  
(silver/bronze) John Godina (middle name Carl)   1996; 2000   shot put  
(gold) Jason Gardener (middle name Carl)   2004   4x100 m relay  
(silver) Trent Oeltjen (middle name Carl)   2004   baseball  
(bronze) Carl Verheijen   2006   speed skating  
(gold) Carl Hester   2012   equestrian  
(bronze/gold) Mike Bryan (middle name Carl)   2008; 2012   tennis  
(silver) Loui Eriksson (a.k.a. Carl)   2014   ice hockey  
(gold/silver) Marcus Hellner (a.k.a. Carl)   2010; 2014   cross-country skiing  
(silver) Carl Hagelin   2014   ice hockey  
Other Leaders: 1 general secretary
General Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld (middle name Carl)   1953-1961   United Nations  
Other Royalty: 11 princes, 1 grand duke
Carl of Prussia   1801-1883   Prussia  
Oscar of Sweden (middle name Carl)   1859-1888   Sweden  
Carl of Sweden   1861-1951   Sweden  
Wilhelm of Sweden (a.k.a. Carl)   1884-1965   Sweden  
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (middle name Carl)   1890-1905   Luxembourg  
Carl of Sweden   1911-1937   Sweden  
Bertil of Sweden (middle name Carl)   1912-1997   Sweden  
Carl Johan of Sweden   1916-1946   Sweden  
Carl Philip of Sweden   1979-   Sweden  
Henrik of Monpezat (middle name Carl)   2009-2023   Denmark  
Oscar of Sweden (middle name Carl)   2016-   Sweden  
Gabriel of Sweden (middle name Carl)   2017-   Sweden  
Pulitzer Award Winners: 1 literature
(literature) Carl Sandburg   1919; 1940; 1951   Cornhuskers; Abraham Lincoln: The War Years; Complete Poems  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 3 musicians
Carl Gardner   1987   The Coasters  
Carl Perkins   1987     
Carl Wilson   1988   The Beach Boys  
Swedish Kings and Queens: 9 kings
King Karl II (or VIII) (a.k.a. Carl)   1448-1457; 1464-1465; 1467-1470  
King Karl IX (a.k.a. Carl)   1604-1611  
King Karl X Gustav (a.k.a. Carl)   1654-1660  
King Karl XI (a.k.a. Carl)   1660-1697  
King Karl XII (a.k.a. Carl)   1697-1718  
King Karl XIII (a.k.a. Carl)   1809-1818  
King Karl XIV Johan (a.k.a. Carl)   1818-1844  
King Karl XV (a.k.a. Carl)   1859-1872  
King Carl XVI Gustaf   1973-  
Swedish Prime Ministers: 4 prime ministers
Carl Johan Thyselius   1883-1884  
Carl Swartz   1917  
Carl Gustaf Ekman   1926-1928; 1930-1932  
Carl Bildt   1991-1994  
Tolkien's Characters: 1 character
Carl Cotton   (m)