Names beginning with C

• Christine KangalooPolitician from Trinidad and Tobago

  b. December 1, 1961
• Christine LagardePresident of the European Central Bank

  being archived
• Christine de PizanFrench poet and author (1364 – c. 1430)

  d. 1430
• Christoph JentzschHistorical figure

  April 13, 1599 – April 25, 1648
• Christophe Joseph Marie DabiréFormer Prime Minister of Burkina Faso

  b. August 27, 1948
• Christophe MirmandFrench official

  b. July 22, 1961
• Christopher ColumbusGenoese navigator whose Atlantic crossings joined two worlds

  1450 – May 19, 1506
• Christopher GiancarloHistorical figure
• Christopher LeeEnglish actor and singer (1922–2015)

  May 27, 1922 – June 7, 2015
• Christopher LoeakMarshallese politician, president of the Marshall Islands (2012–2016)

  November 11, 1952 – August 8, 2025
• Christopher LuxonPrime Minister of New Zealand since 2023

  being archived
• Christopher MarloweEnglish dramatist, poet and translator (1564–1593)

  February 6, 1564 – May 30, 1593
• Christopher NolanEnglish-American filmmaker (born 1970)

  b. July 30, 1970
• Christopher ReeveAmerican actor (1952–2004)

  September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004
• Christopher WrenEnglish architect (1632–1723)

  October 20, 1632 – March 8, 1723
• Chuck BerryAmerican musician (1926–2017)

  October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017
• Chuck YeagerAmerican World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to fly faster than sound (1923–2020)

  February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020
• ChulalongkornKing of Siam (1853-1910)

  September 20, 1853 – October 23, 1910
• Chun WangCo-founder of F2Pool and private astronaut
• Chung Ju-yungSouth Korean businessman (1915–2001)

  being archived
• Chuni GoswamiIndian footballer and cricketer (1938-2020)

  January 15, 1938 – April 30, 2020
• Chérif SyBurkinabé politician

  b. May 17, 1960
• CiceroRoman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)

  106 BCE – 43 BCE
• Cillian MurphyIrish actor (born 1976)

  being archived
• CimabueItalian artist (1240–1302)

  1240 – 1302
• CincinnatusTwo time Roman dictator

  519 BCE – c. 430 BCE
• Cindy CrawfordAmerican model

  being archived
• Claire FoyBritish actress

  being archived
• Clara BartonAmerican Civil War nurse (1821–1912)

  December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912
• Clara SchumannGerman musician and composer (1819–1896)

  September 13, 1819 – May 20, 1896
• Clare of AssisiHistorical figure
• Clarice LispectorUkrainian-Brazilian writer, poet, and journalist (1920–1977)

  December 10, 1920 – December 9, 1977
• Clark GableAmerican actor (1901–1960)

  February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960
• Claude DebussyFrench classical composer (1862–1918)

  August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918
• Claude JosephFormer Acting President of Haiti
• Claude Levi-StraussFrench anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

  November 28, 1908 – October 30, 2009
• Claude MonetFrench painter (1840–1926)

  November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926
• Claude ShannonAmerican mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001)

  April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001
• Claudia SheinbaumPresident of Mexico since 2024

  being archived
• Claudio MonteverdiItalian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567–1643)

  May 15, 1567 – November 29, 1643
• ClaudiusMayor of the Palace of Burgundy from 607 to 610

  10 BCE – October 13, 1954 CE
• Claudius Ptolemy2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer

  100 CE – 170 CE
• Claus von StauffenbergGerman aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944)

  November 15, 1907 – July 21, 1944
• Clayton KershawAmerican professional baseball player (born 1988)

  being archived
• CleisthenesLate 6th century Athenian politician and reformer

  565 BCE – 492 BCE
• Clement AttleePrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967)

  January 3, 1883 – October 8, 1967
• Clement of AlexandriaChristian theologian (c.150 – c.215)

  150 CE – 215 CE
• Clement of OhridHistorical figure
• Cleopas DlaminiPrime Minister of Eswatini

  b. 1952
• CleopatraLast pharaoh of Egypt, diplomat and strategist of the ancient world

  69 BCE – 30 BCE
• Clint EastwoodAmerican actor and film director (born 1930)

  b. May 31, 1930
• ClotildeSaint and second wife of the Frankish king Clovis I

  474 CE – June 3, 545 CE
• Clovis IFirst king of the Franks (c. 466-511)

  466 CE – November 27, 511 CE
• Clyde TombaughAmerican astronomer (1906–1997)

  February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997
• Clément MouambaCongolese politician (1943–2021)

  being archived
• Cnut the Great11th-century King of Denmark, Norway, and England

  994 CE – November 12, 1035
• Coco ChanelFrench fashion designer (1883–1971)

  August 19, 1883 – January 10, 1971
• Coco GauffUS American tennis player (born 2004)

  being archived
• Cola di RienzoItalian politician

  1313 – October 8, 1354
• Colin HuangChinese entrepreneur

  being archived
• Colin LeMahieuHistorical figure
• Colin PowellAmerican general and diplomat (1937–2021)

  April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021
• Collis Potter HuntingtonAmerican businessman (1821-1900)

  being archived
• Colonel Harland SandersAmerican entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded KFC

  being archived
• Colonel Muhammad KhanHistorical figure
• Columba6th‑century Gaelic Irish missionary monk, Christian saint, pioneer of Celtic Christianity in Scotland and “Apostle of the Picts”

  December 7, 521 CE – June 9, 597 CE
• ColumbanusIrish missionary and saint (540-615)

  540 CE – November 23, 615 CE
• ComeniusHistorical figure
• Commodus17th Roman Emperor (180–192)

  August 31, 161 CE – December 31, 192 CE
• Comtessa de DiaFemale troubadour (fl. c. 1175 or c. 1212)

  1140 – 1212
• Conan GrayAmerican singer-songwriter

  b. December 5, 1998
• Condoleezza RiceAmerican diplomat and political scientist (born 1954)

  being archived
• ConfuciusChinese philosopher whose ethics shaped East Asian civilization for 2,500 years

  552 BCE – 479 BCE
• Connor McDavidCanadian ice hockey player

  being archived
• Conor McGregorIrish boxer and mixed martial arts fighter

  being archived
• Conrad HiltonAmerican hotelier and member of the Hilton family

  being archived
• Conrad II, Holy Roman EmperorHistorical figure
• Conrad III of GermanyHohenstaufen dynasty king (r. 1138–1152)

  1093 – February 15, 1152
• ConradinDuke of Swabia, King of Jerusalem and King of Sicily (1252–1268)

  March 25, 1252 – October 29, 1268
• Constance of SicilyQueen of Aragon and titular Queen of Sicily

  1248 – April 9, 1302
• Constantin BrancusiRomanian sculptor, photographer and painter (1876-1960)

  February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957
• Constantine P. CavafyHistorical figure
• Constantine XI PalaiologosLast Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453

  February 8, 1404 – May 29, 1453
• Constantine the AfricanHistorical figure
• Constantine the GreatRoman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)

  February 27, 272 CE – May 22, 337 CE
• Corazon AquinoPresident of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992

  January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009
• Coretta Scott KingAmerican author, activist, and civil rights leader; wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006
• Cornel WestAmerican philosopher, political activist and writer (born 1953)

  being archived
• Cornelia SorabjiIndian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from Bombay University, first woman to study law at Oxford University; first Indian national to study at a British university (1866-1954)

  November 15, 1866 – July 6, 1954
• Cornelius VanderbiltAmerican businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)

  May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877
• Cornelius Vanderbilt IIUnited States businessman (1843–1899)

  being archived
• Cosimo de MediciDuke of Florence (1519-1574)

  June 12, 1519 – April 21, 1574
• Count CavourHistorical figure
• Cowasji JehangirBritish-Indian Baronet

  February 16, 1879 – October 17, 1962
• Craig Steven WrightAustralian computer scientist and businessman

  b. October 23, 1970
• Craig VenterAmerican biotechnologist and businessman (1946–2026)

  October 14, 1946 – April 29, 2026
• Crazy HorseOglala Sioux chief (1840–1877)

  December 4, 1849 – September 5, 1877
• Crin AntonescuRomanian politician

  being archived
• Cristiano RonaldoPortuguese forward, all-time top scorer in men's international football

  b. February 5, 1985
• Cristina Fernández de KirchnerPresident of Argentina from 2007 to 2015

  b. February 19, 1953
• Cristóbal BalenciagaSpanish fashion designer (1895-1972)

  being archived
• CroesusKing of Lydia

  b. 596 BCE
• CtesibiusGreek inventor and mathematician

  284 BCE – 221 BCE
• CuauhtemocHistorical figure
• Curtis MayfieldAmerican singer-songwriter (1942–1999)

  June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999
• Cut Nyak DhienIndonesian guerrilla leader against the Dutch (1850–1908)

  1850 – November 6, 1908
• Cuthbert7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monk, hermit and saint (635–687)

  635 CE – March 20, 687 CE
• CyaxaresThe third and greatest king of the Medes (625–585 BC)

  c. 700 BCE – 584 BCE
• CynewulfAnglo Saxon poet

  c. 900 CE – c. 900 CE
• Cynthia LummisAmerican politician (born 1954)

  b. September 10, 1954
• CyprianBishop of Lebus and Wrocław (died 1207)

  c. 1150 – October 25, 1207
• Cyril RamaphosaPresident of South Africa since 2018

  being archived
• Cyril of AlexandriaPatriarchate of Alexandria from 412 to 444

  376 CE – June 27, 444 CE
• Cyrus MistryIndian businessman (1968–2022)

  being archived
• Cyrus the GreatFounder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)

  600 BCE – 530 BCE
• Cédric VillaniFrench mathematician and politician

  being archived
• Cătălin PredoiuRomanian politician

  being archived