Carlos (given name)
Template:Sister project Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the Maltese, Portuguese and Spanish variant of the English name Charles, from the North Germanic Carl.
RoyaltyEdit
- 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
- Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king of the Calusa people of Florida
- Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930–2010), Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain
- Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma (born 1970), Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain
- Prince Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren de Bourbon de Parme (born 1997), son of Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
- Carlos, Prince of Piacenza (born 2016), son of Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
People in mediaEdit
- Carlos Alazraqui (born 1962), American stand-up comedian and actor
- Carlos Bernard (born 1962), American actor
- Carlos Braithwaite, African-American actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series You Can't Do That on Television
- Carlos Bustamante, Canadian television personality; former YTV host from 2002-2018 and current reporter of Entertainment Tonight Canada since 2017
- Carlos (DJ) (born in Swindon, Wiltshire), UK Radio Presenter
- Carlos Caridad-Montero (born 1967), Venezuelan film director
- Carlos Castro (journalist) (1945–2011), Portuguese journalist & murder victim
- Carlos Irwin Estévez (Charlie Sheen, born 1965), 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), American actor and martial artist
- Carlos Pesquera, (born 1956), Puerto Rican civil engineer
- Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian director
- Carlos Watson (journalist) (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman
People in musicEdit
- Carlos Alomar (born 1951), American guitarist, composer and arranger
- Carlos do Carmo (1939–2021), Portuguese fado singer
- Carlos Cavazo, guitarist in Quiet Riot
- Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer, conductor, and educator
- Carlos Dengler (born 1974), American actor, bassist, and founding member of the band Interpol
- Carlos Gardel (1890–1935), prominent figure in the history of tango music
- Carlos Montoya (1903–1993), prominent flamenco guitarist
- Carlos PenaVega (born 1989), American singer, dancer and actor
- Carlos Ponce (born 1972), Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and television personality
- Carlos Rivera (born 1986), Mexican actor and singer
- Carlos Santana (born 1947), Mexican musician, leader of the band Santana
- Carlos Vives (born 1961), Colombian singer
- Carlos Ward (born 1940), jazz alto saxophonist and flautist
People in sportEdit
- Carlos Alcaraz (born 2003), Spanish tennis player
- Carlos Basham Jr. (born 1997), American football player
- Carlos Davis (American football) (born 1996), American football player
- Carlos Garay (born 1972), American football player
- Carlos Henderson (born 1994), American football player
- Carlos Hendricks (born 1983), American football player
- Carlos Huertas (born 1991) Colombian racing driver
- Carlos Hyde (born 1990) American football player
- Carlos James (American football) (born 1972), American football player
- Carlos Joseph (1980–2021), American football player
- Carlos Menem Jr. (1968–1995), Argentine rally driver
- 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.
- Carlos Sainz Jr. (born 1994), Formula 1 driver for Scuderia Ferrari
- Carlos Washington Jr. (born 1998), American football player
- Carlos Watkins (born 1993), American football player
Baseball playersEdit
- 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 Correa, 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 Estévez (baseball), Dominican 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, born 1980), Venezuelan baseball player
- Carlos Hernández (pitcher, born 1997), 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 (outfielder), Venezuelan baseball player
- Carlos Monasterios, Venezuelan baseball player
- Carlos Moore, American baseball player
- Carlos Muñiz, American baseball player
- Carlos Pascual (baseball), 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 Pérez (catcher, born 1996), Venezuelan 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 Rodón, American baseball player
- Carlos Rodríguez (infielder), Mexican baseball player
- Carlos Rosa, Dominican baseball player
- Carlos Ruiz (baseball) (born 1979), Panamanian baseball player
- Carlos Santana (baseball), Dominican baseball player
- Carlos Silva (baseball), 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
- Carlos Guenard (born 2005), Guatemalan baseball player
Basketball playersEdit
- Carlos Almeida (born 1976), 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
CyclistsEdit
- 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
FightersEdit
- Carlos Augusto Filho (born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- Carlos Valcárcel (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
- Carlos Varela (wrestler) (born 1966), Cuban wrestler
- Carlos Julian Ortíz (born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler
- Carlos Motta (judoka) (1955–2018), 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
FootballersEdit
- Carlos Abad (born 1995), Spanish footballer
- Carlos Baleba (born 2004), Cameroonian footballer
- Carlos Bocanegra (born 1979), American soccer player
- Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 1995), Brazilian football forward
- Carlos Chaínho (born 1974), Portuguese footballer
- Carlos Diogo (born 1983), Uruguayan footballer
- Carlos Edwards (born 1978), Trinidadian footballer
- Carlos Fernandes (footballer, born 1978), Portuguese football defender
- Carlos Fernandes (footballer, born 1979), Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1984), Peruvian footballer
- Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer
- Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1975), Ecuadorian footballer
- Carlos Gruezo (footballer, born 1995), Ecuadorian footballer
- Carlos Guirland (born 1968), Paraguayan football midfielder
- Carlos Isaac (footballer) (born 1988), Spanish footballer
- Carlos Martins (footballer) (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
- Carlos Muñoz Cobo (born 1961), Spanish footballer, known as "Carlos"
- Carlos Muñoz (Chilean footballer) (born 1989), Chilean footballer
- Carlos Muñoz (Ecuadorian footballer) (1967–1993), Ecuadorian footballer
- Carlos Muñoz (Mexican footballer) (born 1959), Mexican footballer
- Carlos Ochoa (born 1978), Mexican footballer
- Carlos Queiroz (born 1953), Portuguese football manager
- Carlos Santos de Jesus (born 1985), Brazilian football defender
- Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (born 1973), Spanish football manager
- Carlos Soca (born 1969), Uruguayan footballer
- Carlos Tevez (born 1984), Argentine footballer
- Carlos Valderrama (born 1961), Colombian football player known as El Pibe
GymnastsEdit
- Carlos del Ser (born 2003), Spanish trampolinist
- Carlos Yulo (born 2000), Filipino artistic gymnast
RunnersEdit
- 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
SwimmersEdit
- Carlos Berrocal (born 1957), Puerto Rican swimmer
- Carlos Ventosa (born 1971), Spanish backstroke swimmer
Volleyball playersEdit
- 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 peopleEdit
- Carlos Acosta (born 1973), Cuban ballet dancer
- Carlos Agassi (born 1979), Filipino actor, rap artist, host, and model
- Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (born 1954), Prime Minister of Mozambique
- Carlos Arango Vélez, (1897–1974), Colombian politician
- Carlos Julio Villar Aleman (born 1946), Cuban artist
- Carlos Anwandter (1801–1889), German political exile who immigrated to Chile
- Carlos Arroyo (architect), Spanish architect
- Carlos Arruza (1920–1966), Mexican bullfighter
- Carlos Bunga (born 1976), Portuguese artist
- Carlos Camacho (1924–1979), first elected governor of Guam
- Carlos Cardoen (born 1942), Chilean metallurgical engineer
- Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), American author
- Carlos Cheppi (born 1955), Argentine diplomat
- Carlos Cisneros (1948–2019), New Mexico state senator
- Carlos Cisneros (1962-present), member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
- Carlos Coolidge (1792-1866), governor of the State of Vermont
- Carlos Danger, 2013, alias used by New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner for sexting
- Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945), Filipino businessman
- Carlos Escudé (1948–2021), Argentine academic and writer
- Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012), Mexican writer
- Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971), eighth Filipino president and poet
- Carlos Ghosn (born 1954), former chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
- 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 Hathcock (1942-1999), US Marine Corps sniper
- Carlos Howard, Governor of West Florida between 1792 and 93
- Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), Brazilian leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare
- Carlos Menchaca (born 1980), American politician, New York City Mayoral candidate
- Carlos Pérez de Bricio (1927–2022), Spanish businessman and politician
- 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 Simpson (born 1962), American mathematician
- 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 Solchaga (born 1944), Spanish politician and businessman
- 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
- Carlos Isagani Zarate (born 1967), Filipino politician
Multiple peopleEdit
Fictional charactersEdit
- Carlos, a character in the video game Saints Row 2
- Carlos, a henchman to Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale
- Carlos, a meerkat in the 2005 to 2008 Animal Planet television series Meerkat Manor
- Carlos, a character from the Subway Surfers
- Carlos, Cecil's husband from Welcome to Nightvale
- Carlos, a protagonist from the video game Zero Time Dilemma
- Carlos Bartolome, a character in Kadenang Ginto
- Carlos Benitez, a character in Abot-Kamay na Pangarap
- Carlos Casagrande, one of the main characters of the Nickelodeon animated television series The Casagrandes
- Carlos De Vil, son of Cruella in Descendants
- Carlos F. Fiero, a character from Dirty Linen
- Carlos Lopez, a character in the Transformers Unicron Trilogy, voiced by Matt Hill
- Carlos Miyamoto, one of the player characters in the SNES game, Final Fight 2
- Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the television series Third Watch
- Carlos Oliveira (Resident Evil), one of the two protagonists in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Carlos Rivera, a boxer from the manga and anime series Ashita no Joe
- Carlos Solis, a character from Desperate Housewives
- Carlos Vallerte, the character in two of the Power Rangers series
- Carlos Molina, a character in Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms
- Don Carlos, the main character of Schiller's eponymous play and the Verdi opera inspired by it, based on a fictional retelling of the Spanish infante's life.