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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.


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

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 Stewart Rolls

(1877-1910), English motor car manufacturer and aviator. In 1906 together with Henry Royce he formed the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing company.

Christopher Marlowe

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

Clarence Seward Darrow

(1857-1938), an American attorney. He was an opponent of capital punishment.

Charles Babbage

(1792 - 1871), English mathematician. His primitive 'calculating machines' are regarded as the forerunners of the modern computer.