Namesakes
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:
5 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
King Haakon VII (middle name Carl) 1905-1957
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, 3 silver/gold, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/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 200 m; 4x100 m relay; 100 m; 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
(silver/gold) 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:
12 princes, 3 archdukes, 1 grand duke
Carl of Prussia 1801-1883 Prussia
Karl Ludwig of Austria (a.k.a. Carl) 1833-1896 Austria-Hungary
Oscar of Sweden (middle name Carl) 1859-1888 Sweden
Carl of Sweden 1861-1951 Sweden
Franz Ferdinand of Austria (middle name Carl) 1863-1914 Austria-Hungary
Otto Franz Joseph of Austria (middle name Carl) 1865-1906 Austria-Hungary
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
Christian of Denmark (middle name Carl) 1942-1971 Denmark
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)