Carlos

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Carlos


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pronunciation = IPAEng|ˈkarlos
gender = Male
meaning = man, army, warrior
region = Germanic
origin = Iberian
related names = Charles
wiktionary entry = Carlos
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Carlos is an Iberian name, the Portuguese and Spanish equivalent of Charles.

Royalty

* Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), second to last King of Portugal
* Carlos V (1500–1558), Holy Roman Emperor (Karl V) and King of Spain (Carlos I)
* Carlos II of Spain, last Habsburg King in Spain
* Don Carlos of Spain (1545–1568), son of King Philip II.
* Infante Carlos of Spain (1788–1855), first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain

People in media

* Carlos Watson (television host) (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman
* Carlos Mencia (born 1967), host of "Mind of Mencia" on Comedy Central
* Carlos (DJ) (born 1966), British disc jockey
* Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
* Carlos Irwin Estévez (Charlie Sheen) (born 1965), US-American actor
* Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born 1940), US-American actor and martial artist
* Carlos Velazquez (born 1988), grandson of Manuel Velazquez

People in music

* Carlos (singer) (1943–2008), French singer and entertainer
* Carlos Alomar (born 1951), American guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie
* Carlos Baltazar Canales (born 1983), musician, street atrist
* Carlos Gardel (1887–1935), prominent figure in the history of tango music
* Carlos Marin (born 1968), Spanish baritone and member of the operatic pop musical quartet Il Divo
* Carlos Montoya ((1903-1993), prominent Flamenco guitarist
* Carlos Santana (born 1947), musician, leader of the band Santana
* Wendy Carlos (born 1939), electronic music pioneer
* Carlos Cordeiro (1985), clarinetist

People in sport

* Carlos Arroyo (born 1979), Puerto Rican basketball player
* Carlos Berrocal (born 1957), Puerto Rican swimmer
* Carlos Boozer (born 1981), NBA basketball player
* Carlos Beltran (born 1977), baseball player, five-tool center fielder for the New York Mets
* Carlos Carreño (born 1973), Spanish volleyball player
* Carly Colon (born 1979), professional wrestler, WWE
* Carlos Luis Campos (born 1980), Venezuelan boxer
* Carlos Delfino, (born 1982), Argentine NBA basketball player
* Carlos Delgado (born 1972), baseball player, first baseman for the New York Mets
* Carlos Edwards (born 1978), Trinidad and Tobago football (soccer) player
* Carlos Fernandes (goalkeeper), (born 1979) Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper
* Carlos Fernandes (football defender) (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
* Carlos Fonseca (born 1955), Brazilian boxer
* Carlos Honorato (born 1974), Brazilian judoka
* Carlos Lee (born 1976), Panamanian left fielder for the Houston Astros
* Carlos Motta (born 1955), Brazilian judoka
* Carlos Moyà (born 1976), Spanish tennis player
* Carlos Nieto (born 1976), rugby union player
* Carlos Patrício (born 1964), Portuguese long-distance runner
* Carlos Peinado (born 1954), Uruguayan basketball player
* Roberto Carlos (footballer) (born 1973), Brazilian football (soccer) player
* Carlos Retiz (born 1968), Mexican long-distance runner
* Carlos Sastre (born 1975), Spanish cyclist
* Carlos Scanavino (born 1964), Uruguayan freestyle swimmer
* Carlos Spencer (born 1975), New Zealand rugby player
* Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
* Carlos Tejeda (born 1980), Venezuelan volleyball player
* Carlos Tévez (born 1984), Argentine football (soccer) player
* Carlos Valderrama (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
* Carlos Valderrama (footballer) (born 1961), Colombian football (soccer) player known as "El Pibe"
* Carlos Valcarcel (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
* Carlos Ventosa (born 1971), Spanish backstroke swimmer
* Carlos Weber (born 1966), Argentine volleyball player
* Carlos Zambrano (born 1981), baseball player, starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs

Other people

* Carlos Anwandter (1801–1889), German immigrant to Chile
* Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), American author
* Carlos Fuentes (born 1928), Mexican writer
* Carlos Hathcock (1942–1999), American sniper
* Carlos Slim Helú (born 1940), Mexican businessman and one of the richest people in the world
* Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare
* Carlos Miller, discoverer of kinetin in 1954
* Carlos the Jackal (born 1949), a.k.a. Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Venezuelan-born assassin

Fictional Carlos

*Carlos (The Magic School Bus), a character from "The Magic School Bus" series of children's books and movies.
*Carlos Solis, a character from "Desperate Housewives"
*Carlos, the name of Reggie Mantle of the Spanish version of the Archie comics
*Carlos Miyamoto, one of the player characters in the SNES game, "Final Fight 2"
*Carlos Vallertes, the character in two of the Power Rangers series
*Carlos Nieto (Third Watch character), a paramedic in the TV series "Third Watch"
*Carlos, a henchmen to Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film "Casino Royale"; see List of James Bond henchmen in Casino Royale
*Carlos, a character on the Knots Landing television series
* Carlos Olivera, One of the 2 protagnists in

Other

* Carlos (guitar), a Korean brand of guitar
* Carlos, a meerkat in the television series "Meerkat Manor"
* Carlos Almeida, a Graphic Design Student, Milton Keynes