Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor most often refers to:

• Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) (born 1948), warlord and president of Liberia
• Charles Taylor (philosopher) (born 1931), Canadian philosopher and social theorist

Charles, Charlie, or Chuck Taylor may also refer to:

Journalists

• Charles H. Taylor (publisher) (1846–1921), American newspaper publisher and politician
• Charles P. B. Taylor (1935–1997), Canadian journalist, author, and horsebreeder
• Chuck Taylor (journalist, born 1957), American journalist
• Chuck Taylor (music journalist) (born 1962), American music journalist

Military personnel

• Charles Taylor (cavalryman) (1840–1899), American cavalryman during the American Indian Wars
• Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) (born 1948), warlord and president of Liberia
• Charles Carroll Taylor (1917–1945), American naval pilot, leader of ill-fated Flight 19
• Charles Chatworthy Wood Taylor (1792–1856), painter, engineer, mariner, and military officer
• Charles Frederick Taylor (1840–1863), American soldier and Union Army colonel
• Charles Stanfield Taylor (1808–1865), English-born soldier and politician

Musicians and performing artists

• Charles Taylor (actor), American actor
• Charles H. Taylor (lyricist) (1859–1907), British lyricist
• Charles "Rip" Taylor (1935–2019), American actor and comedian
• Charles W. Taylor (1800–1874), American actor and dramatist
• Chuck Taylor (rapper) or the Game (born 1979), American rapper

Politicians

• Charles Taylor (Australian politician) (1861–1944), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
• Charles Taylor (Conservative politician) (1910–1989), English politician and MP for Eastbourne
• Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) (born 1948), warlord and president of Liberia
• Charles Taylor (MP for Totnes) (1693–1766), English politician
• Charles Taylor (North Carolina politician) (born 1941), former US congressman from North Carolina
• Charles E. Taylor (politician), member of the Montana State Senate
• Charles H. Taylor (Michigan politician) (1813–1889), American politician who served as the Michigan Secretary of State
• Charles H. Taylor (publisher) (1846–1921), American newspaper publisher and politician
• Charles John Taylor (1826–1897), New Zealand politician
• Charles Keith Taylor (born 1931), Canadian politician
• Charles McArther Emmanuel or Chuckie Taylor (born 1978), Liberian paramilitary leader, son of Liberian president Charles Taylor
• Charles Simeon Taylor (1851–1913), Wisconsin politician
• Charles Wiley Taylor (1786–1865), Connecticut politician

Scholars

• Charles Taylor (Hebraist) (1840–1908), English Hebraist
• Charles Taylor (philosopher) (born 1931), Canadian philosopher and social theorist
• Charles Taylor (physicist) (1922–2002), British physicist
• Charles E. Taylor (engineer) (1924–2017), American engineer
• Charles Richard Taylor (1939–1995), American biologist
• Charles V. Taylor (1918–2009), Australian linguist
• Charles Vincent Taylor (1885–1946), American biologist

Sportspeople

American football players and coaches

• Charles F. Taylor or Rick Taylor (born 1941), American college football coach and athletic director
• Charley Taylor (1941–2022), American professional football wide receiver
• Charlie Taylor (American football) (1920–1977), American professional football lineman
• Chuck Taylor (American football) (1920–1994), American college football player, coach, and administrator

Association football players

• Charles Asampong Taylor (born 1981), Ghanaian football player
• Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1985), English footballer
• Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1993), English footballer

Cricketers

• Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1816) (1816–1869), English cricketer
• Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1881) (1881–1960), English cricketer
• Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1966), English former cricketer
• Charlie Taylor (cricketer) (1918–2000), Barbadian cricketer

Other sportspeople

• Charles Taylor (rugby union) (1863–1915), Welsh rugby union international player
• Charles "Bud" Taylor (1903–1962), American boxer
• Charles Isham Taylor (1875–1922), American baseball player and manager and co-founder of the Negro National League
• Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1960), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne, Carlton, and St Kilda
• Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1953), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
• Charlie Taylor (rugby league) (1921–2013), English rugby league footballer
• Chuck Taylor (baseball) (1942–2018), American baseball player
• Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), American basketball player and shoe salesman
• Chuck Taylor (wrestler) (born 1986), American professional wrestler

Others

• Charles Taylor (calico printer and dyer) (died 1816), English businessman, pioneer of textiles bleaching with chlorine
• Charles Taylor (engraver) (1756–1823), English engraver
• Charles Taylor (inventor), inventor of an ice cream freezer and founder of Taylor Company
• Charlie Taylor (mechanic) (1868–1956), American mechanic for the Wright brothers, built the first aircraft engine
• Charles Taylor (priest) (1953–2024), English Anglican priest
• Charles Taylor Jr. (born 1943), American author
• Charles L. Taylor (1857–1922), American industrialist and friend of Andrew Carnegie
• Charles William Gray Taylor (1879–1950), Scottish Presbyterian minister

See also

• Charles Benjamin Tayler (1797–1875), English Anglican priest and writer
• Myron Charles Taylor (1874–1959), American industrialist and diplomat