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Famous First Names Beginning with the Letter - C

This category is for famous people who have first names which begin with the letter C. The names include - Charles - Christina - Christopher - Clarence - Clive.

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Here is a random selection of famous first names beginning with C.

Christopher Marlowe

(1564 - 93), English dramatist and poet. He wrote a number of plays including "Tamburlaine" and "Doctor Faustus".

Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle

(1890 - 1970), French general and statesman. An opponent of the Vichy regime led by Petain, he fled to Britain in 1940, where he led the Free French forces. In 1958 he became the first president of the Fifth Republic.

Charles Robert Darwin

(1809 - 82), English naturalist. He sailed on HMS Beagle as a naturalist to South America and the Pacific (1831-36) where his studies among the rich animal and plant life of the area formed the basis for his revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection 'The Origin of Species'.

Charles Laughton

(1899 - 1962), English-born American stage and movie actor, producer and director. He made many movies including "The Private Life of Henry VIII", "Mutiny on the Bounty", "Jamaica Inn" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".

Christina Georgina Rossetti

(1830 - 94), English poet. She is noted for her religious and childrens poems. Her poems include "Goblin Market" and "Remember".