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Arts and entertainment

* Charles Jameson Grant (), American editorial cartoonist * Charles L. Grant (1942–2006), American novelist * Charles Grant (actor) (born 1957), American actor * Charles Grant (dancer), a featured dancer at the
Eleo Pomare Dance Company Eleo Pomare (20 October 1937 – 8 August 2008) was a Colombian-American modern dance choreographer. Known for his politically-charged productions depicting the Black experience, his work had a major influence on contemporary dance, especially Bla ...
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Charles Grant (game designer) Charles Grant (died 1979) was a Scottish game author who helped popularize the hobby of tabletop wargaming. He is best known as the author of ''The War Game''. Grant was born in Scotland, and served in the Royal Air Force in World War II. Late ...
(died 1979), Scottish game author


Military

* Charles Grant (Royal Navy officer) (1770–1824), Royal Navy Commodore * Charles James William Grant (1861–1932), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * Charles Grant (British Army officer) (1877–1950), British Army General


Politics

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Charles Grant (British East India Company) Charles Grant (Teàrlach Grannd in Scottish Gaelic; 16 April 1746 – 31 October 1823) was a British politician influential in Indian and domestic affairs who, motivated by his evangelical Christianity, championed the causes of social reform and C ...
(1746–1823), British politician *
Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg PC FRS (26 October 1778 – 23 April 1866) was a Scottish politician and colonial administrator who served as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Background and education Grant was born in Kidderpor ...
(1778–1866), Scottish politician *
Charles Henry Grant Charles Henry Grant (9 November 1831 – 30 September 1901) was an engineer and politician in the Colony of Tasmania. He was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1892 until his death. Grant was born in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshi ...
(1831–1901), engineer and politician in colonial Tasmania (Australia) *
Charles Grant (Australian politician) Charles William Grant (25 April 1878 – 14 December 1943) was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at Hutchins School before becoming a merchant and later a magistrate. In 1922 he was elected to the Tasmania ...
(1878–1943), Australian Senator


Fictional Characters

* Charles Grant, fictional character ''
Fantastic Voyage ''Fantastic Voyage'' is a 1966 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby. The film is about a submarine crew who are shrunk to micros ...
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Others

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Charles William Grant, 5th Baron de Longueuil Charles William Grant was born in 1782. He was the son of Captain David Alexander Grant and Marie-Charles-Joseph Le Moyne, Baronne de Longueuil. He served during the War of 1812 as Lieutenant Colonel of the Boucherville militia battalion and as a ...
(1782–1848) *
Charles Colmore Grant, 7th Baron de Longueuil Charles Colmore Grant, 7th Baron de Longueuil was the son of Charles James Irwin Grant, 6th Baron de Longueuil and Harriet Cregoe-Colmore. He was born on 13 April 1844 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. In 1878, he married Mary Wayne, daughte ...
(1844–1898) *
Charlie Grant Charles Grant Jr. (August 31, 1874 – July 9, 1932) was an American second baseman in Negro league baseball. During his 20-year career, he played for some of the best teams in the Negro leagues. Grant nearly crossed the baseball color lin ...
(1874–1932), American baseball player, also known as "Charlie Tokohama" *
Charlie Grant (activist) Charles Grant (22 October 1902 - 28 May 1980) was a Canadian salesman and human rights activist. He left home early to travel and eventually became a diamond broker in Vienna. In 1938 he was arrested by the Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Na ...
(1902–1980), Canadian human rights activist *
Charles Grant (bishop) Charles Alexander Grant (25 October 1906 – 24 April 1989) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Northampton from 1967 to 1982. Born in Cambridge on 25 October 1906, he was received into the Catholic Chur ...
(1906–1989), English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * Charles Grant (American football) (born 1978), American football player


Other uses

* ''Charles Grant'' (1810 EIC ship), built at Bombay for the British East India Company


See also

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