Chuck
Chuck (/tʃʌk/) is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to:
People
[edit source]Arts and entertainment
[edit source]- Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet
- Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer
- Chuck Berry (1926–2017), American rock and roll musician
- Chuck Billy (born 1962), American thrash metal singer
- Chuck Brown (1936–2012), American guitarist and singer
- Chuck Close (1940–2021), American painter and photographer
- Chuck Comeau (born 1979), Canadian drummer
- Chuck Connors (1921–1992), American athlete and actor
- Chuck D (born 1960), stage name of Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, American rapper
- Chuck Garric, rock bassist of Alice Cooper
- Charlton Heston, "Chuck", (1923–2008), American actor and political activist
- Chuck Holmes (entrepreneur) (1945–2000), American entrepreneur and philanthropist, founded Falcon Studios
- Chuck Jackson (1937–2023), American R&B singer
- Chuck Jackson (musician) (born 1953), Canadian musician
- Chuck Jones (1912–2002), American animator, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films
- Chuck Leavell (born 1952), American pianist and keyboardist
- Chuck Lorre (born 1952), American television writer, director, producer, composer, and production manager
- Chuck Mangione (1940–2025), American flugelhorn player and composer
- Chuck Negron (1942–2026), American singer-songwriter
- Chuck Norris (1940–2026), American martial artist, author, actor and media personality
- Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962), American novelist and freelance journalist
- Chuck Patton, African-American comics artist and animator
- Chuck Schuldiner (1967–2001), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- Chuck Traynor (1937–2002), American pornographer
- Charles F. Walker, American historian
- Chuck Wayne (1923–1997), American jazz guitarist
- Chuck Willis (1928–58), American blues singer and songwriter
- Chuck Woolery (1941–2024), American actor, singer and game show host
Sports
[edit source]- Chuck Arnason (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
- Chuck Austin, American former professional wrestler
- Chuck Aoki (born 1991), American wheelchair rugby player
- Chuck Bennett (1907–1973), American football player and coach
- Chuck Carney (1900–1984), American football and basketball player
- Chuck Clark (born 1995), American football player
- Chuck Clements (born 1973), American football player
- Chuck Cooper (basketball) (1926–1984), American basketball player
- Chuck Detwiler (born 1947), American football player
- Chuck Dressen (1898–1966), an American third baseman, manager and coach in professional baseball
- Chuck Drulis (1918–1972), American football player and coach
- Chuck Ealey (born 1950), American Canadian football player
- Chuck Fusina (born 1957), American college and professional football player
- Chuck Gelatka (1914–2001), American football player
- Chuck Hulse (1927–2020), American racing driver
- Chuck Hutchison (born 1948), American football player
- Chuck Jackson (baseball) (born 1963), American baseball player
- Chuck James (born 1981), American baseball player
- Chuck Knoblauch (born 1968), American baseball player
- Chuck Lanza (born 1964), American football player
- Chuck Lefley (1950-2026), Canadian ice hockey player
- Chuck Liddell (born 1969), American mixed martial artist and former UFC champion
- Chuck Long (born 1963), American football coach
- Chuck Mambo, English professional wrestler
- Chuck McKinley (1941–1986), American men's amateur tennis player
- Chuck Melton (born 1982), American wheelchair rugby player
- Chuck Noll (1932–2014), American football coach
- Chuck Osborne (American football) (1973–2012), American football player
- Chuck Palumbo (born 1971), American retired professional wrestler
- Chuck Rayner (1920–2002), Canadian hockey player
- Chuck Taylor (American football), American football player and coach
- Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), American basketball player and shoe salesman/evangelist
- Chuck Taylor (baseball) (1942–2018), American baseball pitcher and player
- Chuck Weatherspoon (born 1968), American football player
- Chuck Wepner (born 1939), American heavyweight boxer
- Chuck Williams (American football) (1934–2020), coach
- Chuck Williams (basketball) (born 1946), American point guard
Politics
[edit source]- Chuck Cadman (1948–2005), Canadian politician and Member of Parliament (MP)
- Chuck Fager (born 1942), American activist, author, editor, publisher, and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends
- Chuck Fowler (born 1939), American politician
- Chuck Graham (1965–2020), American politician
- Chuck Grassley (born 1933), senior United States senator from Iowa, serving since 1981
- Chuck Hagel (born 1946), United States Secretary of Defense, February 27, 2013 to February 13, 2015
- Chuck Rosenberg, American attorney
- Chuck Schumer (born 1950), politician, and senior United States senator from New York, serving since 1999
- Chuck Townsend, American politician
Other
[edit source]- Chuck Hull (born 1939), inventor of 3D printing
- Chuck Patton, American comics artist and animator
- Chuck Testa (born 1956), American taxidermist
- Chuck Williams (author) (1915–2015), American cookbook writer, founder of Williams-Sonoma
- Chuck Yeager (1923–2020), brigadier general in the United States Air Force and record-setting test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier
Fictional characters
[edit source]- Chargin' Chuck, a character in the video game Super Mario World
- Chuck Cranston, a character from the 1984 musical drama film Footloose
- Chuck, a character in the 1985 American adventure comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
- Chuck Chicken, the titular character of the Malaysian animated series of the same name
- Chuck Anderson, a character in the 2023 British comic book limited series Nemesis Reloaded
- Chuck Armstrong, a dark blue anthropomorphic car in the Pixar animated film Cars
- Chuck Billy (Chuck Billy 'n' Folks), a character from Monica's Gang and Chuck Billy 'n' Folks
- Chuck E. Cheese, an anthropomorphic restaurant mascot
- Chuck Bartowski, the main character of the American television show Chuck (TV series)
- Chuck (Pokémon), a character in the Pokémon universe
- Chuck, a character from Kodomo no Jikan, a Japanese manga series
- Chuck, a character from Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, a Japanese anime television series
- Chuck, an anthropomorphic dump truck in the preschool TV series The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
- Chuck (Stargate), a character from the Stargate television series
- Charlotte "Chuck" Charles, a character from the television series Pushing Daisies
- Chuck Bass, a character from the television series Gossip Girl
- Chuck, a male, triangular-shaped yellow canary in the Angry Birds games
- Chuck Chambers, a character from iCarly
- Chuck Cunningham, a character from the sitcom Happy Days
- Chuck De Nomolos, a character in the 1991 American science fiction comedy film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
- Chuck Greene, protagonist of Dead Rising 2
- Charles "Chuck" Krantz, a character in the 2024 American science fiction drama movie The Life of Chuck
- Chuck Levine, one of the two main characters in the 2007 American buddy comedy movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
- Chuck McCoy, a character from Austin & Ally
- Chuck McGill, a character from the American television series Better Call Saul
- Chuck Miller, a character in the American teen romantic comedy 1987 movie Can't Buy Me Love
- Chuck Pearson, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie She's Out of Control
- Chuck Saunders, a character in the 2015 American comedy-drama movie The Diary of a Teenage Girl
- Chuck Rhoades, a character from the American television series Billions
- Chuck, a fictional character from the animated series Wylde Pak
- Chuck Rock, the playable character from the self titled video game
- Not Chuck, a character referred to as 'Chuck' by Lightning McQueen in Cars
- Polly Chuck, a character in the anime television series Fables of the Green Forest
See also
[edit source]- All pages with titles containing Chuck
- Chucky (name)
- Chucky (disambiguation)
- Chuckles (disambiguation)
- Charlie (disambiguation)
- Charley (disambiguation)
- Charles (disambiguation)
- Chuckii Booker
- Chuckey Charles
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