Carl is the English spelling of the North Germanic male given name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old Norse. It is the first name of many Kings of Sweden including Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a variant of the English Charles, and the Latin Carolus.
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List of people named Carl
Royalty and nobility
Carl Bernadotte (1911–2003), Swedish prince
Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916–2012), Swedish prince
Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946), King of Sweden 1973 to present
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (born 1979), Prince of Sweden
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861–1951), Swedish prince
Most other Swedish and Norwegian royalty so named – see Carl of Sweden – are listed on English Wikipedia as Charles.
Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1936–2022), head of the House of Württemberg from 1975 to 2022
As a family name
Barry Carl (born 1950), American voice actor
Christian Thomsen Carl (1676–1713), Danish navy officer. Middle name also given as Thomasen, Thomesen, or Thomasen.
Fred Carl (politician), American politician
Howie Carl (1938–2005), American basketball player
Jann Carl (born 1960), American television host
Konrad Carl (1930–2026), German trade union leader
Max Carl (born 1950), American songwriter
Renée Carl (1875–1954), French actress
Steve Carl (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
As a stage name
Carl Carl, stage name of Karl Andreas Bernbrunn (1787–1854), Polish-born actor and theatre director
Margarethe Carl, stage name of Margarethe Bernbrunn (1788–1861), German soprano and actress
Carl Wayne, stage name of Colin David Tooley (1943–2004), British singer and musician best known as a member of the Move
Fictional characters
Carl Brutananadilewski, a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Carl Carlson, a character from The Simpsons
Carl Clover, a playable character in the Blazblue fighting game series
Carl Conrad Coreander, a character in The Neverending Story
Carl Denham, a character from the 1933 film King Kong and its 2005 remake
Carl Elias, a recurring antagonist from the science fiction drama Person of Interest
Carl Fredricksen, a character from Disney-Pixar's 2009 film Up
Carl Gould, a minor character in the Arthur television show
Carl Grimes, a notoriously elusive character from the comic/TV series The Walking Dead
Carl Hamilton, a Swedish secret agent of novels by Jan Guillou
Carl Hanratty, FBI agent in the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can
Carl Johnson, a character in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Carl Kolchak, a character from Kolchak: The Night Stalker'
Carl Wheezer, a character from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
Carl Winslow, a character from the TV series Family Matters
Derived surnames
There are several derivations of the surname Carl, most of them originating as "son of Carl":
Carlsen
Carlson
Carlsson
Carlton
Karlsen
Karlson
Karlsson
Karl (surname)
