Namesakes
Adolf Köster
(middle name Carl) (m) 1883-1930 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Adolf Kussmaul
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1822-1902
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(middle name Carl) (m) 1817-1905
Other Royalty 1890-1905 Luxembourg (grand duke)
Bertil of Sweden
(middle name Carl) (m) 1912-1997
Other Royalty 1912-1997 Sweden (prince)
Carl of Prussia
(m) 1801-1883
Other Royalty 1801-1883 Prussia (prince)
Carl of Sweden
(m) 1861-1951
Other Royalty 1861-1951 Sweden (prince)
Carl of Sweden
(m) 1911-2003
Other Royalty 1911-1937 Sweden (prince)
Carl Johan of Sweden
(m) 1916-2012
Other Royalty 1916-1946 Sweden (prince)
Carl XVI Gustaf
(m) 1946-
Swedish Kings and Queens 1973-
Carl Philip of Sweden
(m) 1979-
Other Royalty 1979- Sweden (prince)
Carl Albert Andersen
(m) 1876-1951
Olympic Medalists 1900 pole vault (bronze)
Carl David Anderson
(m) 1905-1991
Nobel Prize Winners 1936 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ
(m) 1812-1893
Danish Prime Ministers 1856-1857
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
(m) 1714-1788
Notable Musicians
Carl Barks
(m) 1901-2000
Notable Artists
Carl Benz
(m) 1844-1929
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carl Bernstein
(m) 1944-
Notable Journalists
Carl Betz
(m) 1921-1978
Emmy Award Winners 1969 Judd for the Defense (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Carl Bildt
(m) 1949-
Swedish Prime Ministers 1991-1994
Carl Bosch
(m) 1874-1940
Nobel Prize Winners 1931 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carl Braun
(m) 1927-2010
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Carl Cain
(m) 1934-2024
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (gold)
Carl Ferdinand Cori
(m) 1896-1984
Nobel Prize Winners 1947 (medicine)
Carl Cotton
(m)
Tolkien's Characters
Carl Czerny
(m) 1791-1857
Notable Musicians
Carl Douglas
(m) 1942-
Notable Musicians
Carl Theodor Dreyer
(m) 1889-1968
Notable Filmmakers
Carl Gustaf Ekman
(m) 1872-1945
Swedish Prime Ministers 1926-1928; 1930-1932
Carl Elias
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Person of Interest
Carl Eller
(m) 1942-
Hall-of-Famers 2004 (football)
Carl Gardner
(m) 1928-2011
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987 The Coasters
Carl Friedrich Gauss
(m) 1777-1855
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carl Hagelin
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Carl Christian Hall
(m) 1812-1888
Danish Prime Ministers 1857-1859; 1860-1863
Carl Hester
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 2012 equestrian (gold)
Carl Hubbell
(m) 1903-1988
Hall-of-Famers 1947 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1933; 1936 baseball
Carl Johnson
(m) 1898-1932
Olympic Medalists 1920 long jump (silver)
Carl Jung
(m) 1875-1961
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Carl Kaufmann
(m) 1936-2008
Olympic Medalists 1960 400 m; 4x400 m relay (silver)
Carl Knowles
(m) 1910-1981
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Carl Larsson
(m) 1853-1919
Notable Artists
Carl Lewis
(m) 1961-
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996 4x100 m relay; 100 m; 200 m; long jump (silver/gold)
Carl Johan Lind
(m) 1883-1965
Olympic Medalists 1920 56 lb weight throw; hammer throw (bronze/silver)
Carl Linnaeus
(m) 1707-1778
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carl Lumbly
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
(m) 1867-1951
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1944-1946 (president)
Notable Military Figures
Carl Medjani
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Carl Oliver Jr.
(m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 2000 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Carl Orff
(m) 1895-1982
Notable Musicians
Carl von Ossietzky
(m) 1889-1938
Nobel Prize Winners 1935 (peace)
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Carl Perkins
(m) 1932-1998
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987
Carl Reiner
(m) 1922-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Notable Filmmakers
Carl Ritter
(m) 1779-1859
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Carl Joseph Robie III
(m) 1945-2011
Olympic Medalists 1964; 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly (silver/gold)
Carl Rogers
(m) 1902-1987
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Carl Edvard Rotwitt
(m) 1812-1860
Danish Prime Ministers 1859-1860
Carl Sagan
(m) 1934-1996
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carl Sandburg
(m) 1878-1967
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1919; 1940; 1951 Cornhuskers; Abraham Lincoln: The War Years; Complete Poems
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
(m) 1742-1786
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carl Schuhmann
(m) 1869-1946
Olympic Medalists 1896 artistic gymnastics; wrestling (gold)
Carl Shy
(m) 1908-1991
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Carl Spitteler
(m) 1845-1924
Nobel Prize Winners 1919 (literature)
Notable Writers
Carl Swartz
(m) 1858-1926
Swedish Prime Ministers 1917
Carl Johan Thyselius
(m) 1811-1891
Swedish Prime Ministers 1883-1884
Carl Van Vechten
(m) 1880-1964
Notable Artists
Notable Writers
Carl Vaugoin
(m) 1873-1949
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 1930 (chancellor)
Carl Verheijen
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2006 speed skating (bronze)
Carl Adolph von Plessen
(m) 1678-1758
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Carl Maria von Weber
(m) 1786-1826
Notable Musicians
Carl Weathers
(m) 1948-2024
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Carl Wieman
(m) 1951-
Nobel Prize Winners 2001 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Carl Wilson
(m) 1946-1998
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988 The Beach Boys
Carl Winslow
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1986; 1989 Perfect Strangers; Family Matters
Carl Yastrzemski
(m) 1939-
Hall-of-Famers 1989 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1967 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Carl Theodor Zahle
(m) 1866-1946
Danish Prime Ministers 1909-1910; 1913-1920
Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
(middle name Carl) (m) 1819-1901
German Chancellors and Presidents 1894-1900 (chancellor)
Chris Cavanaugh
(middle name Carl) (m) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Christian of Denmark
(middle name Carl) (m) 1942-2013
Other Royalty 1942-1971 Denmark (prince)
Dag Hammarskjöld
(middle name Carl) (m) 1905-1961
Nobel Prize Winners 1961 (peace)
Other Leaders 1953-1961 United Nations (general secretary)
Dwayne Norris
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 1994 ice hockey (silver)
Flemming of Denmark
(middle name Carl) (m) 1922-2002
Other Royalty 1922-1949 Denmark (prince)
Franz Ferdinand of Austria
(middle name Carl) (m) 1863-1914
Other Royalty 1863-1914 Austria-Hungary (archduke)
Gabriel of Sweden
(middle name Carl) (m) 2017-
Other Royalty 2017- Sweden (prince)
Georg of Denmark
(middle name Carl) (m) 1920-1986
Other Royalty 1920-1986 Denmark (prince)
Gustaf Wejnarth
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1902-1990
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x400 m relay (silver)
Haakon VII
(middle name Carl) (m) 1872-1957
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1905-1957
Henrik of Monpezat
(middle name Carl) (m) 2009-
Other Royalty 2009-2023 Denmark (prince)
Henrik Dam
(middle name Carl) (m) 1895-1976
Nobel Prize Winners 1943 (medicine)
Jason Gardener
(middle name Carl) (m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2004 4x100 m relay (gold)
Jean Hersholt
(middle name Carl) (m) 1886-1956
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Godina
(middle name Carl) (m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 shot put (silver/bronze)
Josef Ternström
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1888-1953
Olympic Medalists 1912 cross country team (gold)
Karl I
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1409-1470
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1449-1450
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl II (or VIII)) 1448-1457; 1464-1465; 1467-1470
Karl IX
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1550-1611
Swedish Kings and Queens 1604-1611
Karl X Gustav
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1622-1660
Swedish Kings and Queens 1654-1660
Karl XI
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1655-1697
Swedish Kings and Queens 1660-1697
Karl XII
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1682-1718
Swedish Kings and Queens 1697-1718
Karl II
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1748-1818
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1814-1818
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XIII) 1809-1818
Karl III Johan
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1763-1844
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1818-1844
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XIV Johan) 1818-1844
Karl IV
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1826-1872
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1859-1872
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XV) 1859-1872
Karl Ludwig of Austria
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1833-1896
Other Royalty 1833-1896 Austria-Hungary (archduke)
Karl Verner
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1846-1896
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Karlheinz Böhm
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1928-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Loui Eriksson
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Louis Calhern
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1895-1956
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg
(middle name Carl) (m) 1815-1892
Danish Prime Ministers 1870-1874
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
(middle name Carl) (m) 1839-1912
Danish Prime Ministers 1909
Luz Long
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1913-1943
Olympic Medalists 1936 long jump (silver)
Marcus Hellner
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 cross-country skiing (gold/silver)
Max von Sydow
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1929-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mike Bryan
(middle name Carl) (m) 1978-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 tennis (bronze/gold)
Oluf of Denmark
(middle name Carl) (m) 1923-1990
Other Royalty 1923-1948 Denmark (prince)
Oscar of Sweden
(middle name Carl) (m) 1859-1953
Other Royalty 1859-1888 Sweden (prince)
Oscar of Sweden
(middle name Carl) (m) 2016-
Other Royalty 2016- Sweden (prince)
Oscar Hiljemark
(middle name Carl) (m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Otto Franz Joseph of Austria
(middle name Carl) (m) 1865-1906
Other Royalty 1865-1906 Austria-Hungary (archduke)
Otto Liebe
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1860-1929
Danish Prime Ministers 1920
Peter Carl Fabergé
(m) 1846-1920
Notable Artists
Sean Pertwee
(middle name Carl) (m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sture Andersson
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1949-
Olympic Medalists 1980 ice hockey (bronze)
Trent Oeltjen
(middle name Carl) (m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Wilhelm of Sweden
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1884-1965
Other Royalty 1884-1965 Sweden (prince)
Wilhelm Cuno
(middle name Carl) (m) 1876-1933
German Chancellors and Presidents 1922-1923 (chancellor)
William Demarest
(a.k.a. Carl) (m) 1892-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)