Charles is a given name that can refer to:
- Charles Demengeot, French Wizard
- Charles Epanel, Muggle who lived in Little Hangleton
- Charles Dickens, the Muggle author of David Copperfield
- Charles Dana Gibson, an American No-Maj illustrator
- Charles Edwards, No-Maj who had an office inside the Woolworth Building in New York in 1926
- Charles Machin, a Slytherin student at Hogwarts in the 1990s
- Charles Pikal, Muggle who lived in Little Hangleton
- Charles Rookwood, Professor of Transfiguration
- Charles Weasley, dragonologist and Ronald Weasley's older brother
Behind the scenes[]
Real-world individuals with the given name Charles include:
- Charles Hughes, the actor who portrayed a young Peter Pettigrew in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Charles Janasz, actor who plays Amos Diggory and Albus Dumbledore in the San Francisco Curran Theatre production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Charles Stewart, waiter in the film inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Charles Thorogood, actor