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Chuck (/tʃʌk/) is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to:

People

Arts and entertainment

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

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

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

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

Chuck Chicken, the titular character of the Malaysian animated series of the same name
Chuck Billy (Chuck Billy 'n' Folks), Monica's Gang and Chuck Billy 'n' Folks
Chuck E. Cheese, an anthropomorphic restaurant mascot
Chuck Bartowski, on the American TV show Chuck
Chuck (Pokémon), in the Pokémon universe
Chuck (Stargate), from the Stargate TV series
Charlotte "Chuck" Charles, from the TV series Pushing Daisies
Chuck Bass, from the television series Gossip Girl
Chuck Chambers, a character from iCarly
Chuck McGill, from the American TV series Better Call Saul
Chuck Rock, from the eponymous video game
Not Chuck, referred to as 'Chuck' by Lightning McQueen in Cars

People

Arts and entertainment

Sports

Politics

Other

Fictional characters

See also