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Karl Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria ...

. People with this given name include; *

Karla Álvarez Karla Álvarez (; 15 October 1972 – 15 November 2013) was a Mexican actress best known for her roles including '' Maria Mercedes'' and '' Alma Rebelde'' and as a contestant for Big Brother VIP in 2003. Her last TV appearance was ''Qué Bonito ...

(1972–2013), Mexican actress *

Karla Aponte Karla Victoria Aponte Colón (born 1998) is a Puerto Rican footballer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2017 on August 9, 2017 at La Concha Renaissance Hotel in Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico, she re ...

(born 1998), Puerto Rican model * Karla Avelar (born 1978), Salvadoran activist * Karla Barrera (born 1984), Puerto Rican windsurfer *

Karla Bernard Karla Bernard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.Karla Bigham Karla Bigham ( ; born March 9, 1979) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 54. She is also a former Washington County Commissioner and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She is a ...

(born 1979), Minnesota politician *

Karla Black Karla Black (born 1972) is a Scottish sculptor who creates abstract three-dimensional artworks that explore the physicality of materials as a way of understanding and communicating the world around us. In 2011, Black was nominated for the Turne ...

, Scottish sculptor *

Karla Boddy Karla Boddy (born 26 September 1985) is a British professional racing cyclist who rides for Drops Cycling Team. See also * List of 2016 UCI Women's Teams and riders Listed below are the UCI Women's Teams that compete in 2016 women's road cyc ...

(born 1985), British racing cyclist *

Karla Bonoff Karla may refer to: People * Karla (name), a feminine given name * Petras Karla (1937–1969), Soviet Olympic rower Places * Karla, Kose Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Karla, Rae Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Kärl ...

(born 1951), American singer-songwriter *

Karla van der Boon Karla Irene van der Boon (born 9 October 1968 in Zaandam, North Holland) is a retired water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who after her marriage became known as Karla Plugge. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1991, and ...

(born 1968), Dutch water polo goalkeeper *

Karla Borger Karla Borger (born 22 November 1988 in Heppenheim) is a German beach volleyball player. She won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her teammate Britta Büthe. In 2014 they won the German Championship. At the 2016 Summer O ...

(born 1988), German beach volleyball player * Karla Borovská (born 1932), Czech speed skater *

Karla Burns Karla Burns (December 24, 1954 – June 4, 2021) was an American mezzo-soprano and actress who performed nationally and internationally in opera houses, theatres, and on television. Her first major success was as Queenie in the Houston Grand Ope ...

(1954–2021), American mezzo-soprano and actress * Karla Cabello (born 1997), Cuban-American singer-songwriter * Karla Cardoso (born 1981), Brazilian judoka *

Karla Carrillo Karla may refer to: People * Karla (name), a feminine given name * Petras Karla (1937–1969), Soviet Olympic rower Places * Karla, Kose Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Karla, Rae Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Kärl ...

(born 1988), Mexican beauty pageant * Karla Conga (born 1994), Peruvian footballer *

Karla Conway Karla Conway (born July 5, 1946 in Pasadena, California) was the name used by the American model and artist Karla Jo Musacchia for her appearance as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1966 issue. She now uses the name ...

(born 1946), American model * Karla Cossío (born 1985), Mexican actress *

Karla Costa Karla Cristina Martins da Costa (born September 25, 1978) is a Brazilian women's basketball player. She competed internationally for Brazil at the 2004, 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is from Brasília Brasília (; ) is ...

(born 1978), Brazilian basketball player *

Karla Crome Karla Patsy Crome (born 22 June 1988) is a British actress and writer, best known for her work on Sky Atlantic's '' Hit & Miss'', playing series regular Jess on E4's ''Misfits'', and appearances in a number of other television series and film ...

(born 1988), English actress *

Karla Cubias Karla Cubias (born May 23, 1983 in Santa Ana) is a Salvadoran singer and Semi-Final 2 of the fourth season of the television program Latin American Idol ''Latin American Idol'' was the Hispanic American edition of the popular British franchi ...

(born 1983), Salvadoran singer *

Karla Cuevas Karla Cuevas is Honduras's Minister of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Decentralization. References Living people Government ministers of Honduras Year of birth missing (living people) Female justice ministers Women government min ...

, Honduran justice minister *

Karla DeVito Karla DeVito (born May 29, 1953) is an American singer and actress. Early life and education DeVito was born in suburban Chicago in Mokena, Illinois. She attended Willow Crest Grade School in Mokena and Lincoln-Way High School in New Lenox. Sh ...

(born 1953), American singer *

Karla Drenner Karla Lea Drenner (born September 10, 1961) is an American academic and politician from Georgia. A Democrat, she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 85th district in Avondale Estates, DeKalb County. Dre ...

(born 1961), American academic and politician in Georgia *

Karla Echenique Karla Miguelina Echenique (born May 16, 1986 in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played as a setter for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, but did not qualify f ...

(born 1986), Dominican Republic volleyball player *

Karla Erbová Karla Erbová (born ''Fremrová''; pseudonym: K. Papežová) (born 1933 in Plzeň) is a contemporary Czech poet, prose writer, and journalist. Many of her writings are historical or mythological in subject matter, often including works on Ancient ...

(born 1933), Czech writer *

Karla Estrada Carla Elago Ford (born November 21, 1974), better known as Karla Estrada, is a Filipino actress and singer. Films and television series in which she starred in ''Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita?'' and ''Maricris Sioson: Japayuki''. She starred as su ...

(born 1974), Filipina actress and singer *

Karla Fernández Karla Fernandez Beaumont (born ) was a Venezuelan female weightlifter, competing in the 53 kg category and representing Venezuela at international competitions. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, offici ...

(born 1977), Venezuelan weightlifter * Karla Frister ( fl. 1958–62), German coxswain * Karla González Cruz (born 1976), Mexican politician *

Karla Gower Karla K. Gower (born 1957) is an American public relations professor, focusing in journalism and media and strategic communication, currently the Behringer Distinguished Professor in the Advertising and Public Relations at University of Alabama ...

(born 1957), American public relations professor *

Karla Grant Karla Grant is an Australian presenter, producer and journalist for the Special Broadcasting Service, SBS's national Indigenous current affairs program ''Living Black'', focusing on issues concerning Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal and Torres ...

, Australian presenter, producer and journalist *

Karla M. Gray Karla Marie Gray (1947 – 2017) was an American attorney and judge who served as the chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court; she was the first woman to serve as Chief Justice and to be elected to the Montana Supreme Court. Background Gray w ...

(1947–2017), American judge, first woman to serve as a state Chief Justice * Karla Gutöhrlein née Knospe (born 1910), German dancer and film actress *

Karla Hart Karla Hart is a writer, film-maker, dancer, actress and director and has been the event co-ordinator for Wardarnji Festival 2011- 2015, is currently the Drive time presenter for Noongar Radio which broadcasts in Perth Perth is the capi ...

, Australian Noongar movie director and presenter *

Karla Henry Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry (; born May 23, 1986) is a Filipino-Canadian beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Earth 2008, becoming the first Philippine delegate and the first in the Asian region to win that title. Early life Henry was ...

(born 1986), Filipino-Canadian beauty pageant * Karla Höcker (1901–1992), German writer and musician *

Karla F.C. Holloway Karla Francesca Holloway (née Clapp; September 29, 1949) is an American academic. She is James B. Duke Professor of English & Professor of Law at Duke University, and holds appointments in the Duke University School of Law as well as the univer ...

(born 1949), American legal scholar *

Karla Homolka Karla Leanne Homolka (born May 4, 1970), also known as Karla Leanne Teale, Leanne Teale, and Leanne Bordelais, is a Canadian serial killer who acted as an accomplice to her husband, Paul Bernardo, taking active part in the actual rapes and murde ...

(born 1970), Canadian serial killer *

Karla Huston Karla Huston is an American poet in Appleton, Wisconsin. She was the Poet Laureate of Wisconsin, serving a two-year term from 2017 to 2018. Huston is the author of eleven chapbooks of poems, the latest ''Grief Bone'', (Five Oaks Press), and a fu ...

(born 1949), American poet *

Karla Jay Karla Jay (born February 22, 1947) is a distinguished professor emerita at Pace University, where she taught English and directed the women's and gender studies program between 1974 and 2009. A pioneer in the field of lesbian and gay studies, s ...

(born 1947), American feminist and gender studies academic * Karla Jiménez (born 1982), Mexican beauty pageant * Karla Karch-Gailus (born 1964), Canadian basketball player * Karla Kienzl (born 1922), Austrian luger *

Karla Kirkegaard Karla Kirkegaard (born 1954) is the Violetta L. Horton Research Professor of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She was the chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology from 2006 to 2010. She is an elected member of ...

(born 1954), American geneticist and microbiologist * Karla Klarić (born 1994), Croatian volleyball player * Karla Kuskin (1932–2009), American children's author, poet, and illustrator *

Karla LaVey Karla Maritza LaVey (born July 31, 1952) is the daughter and eldest child of Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey. She is an American radio host, former high priestess of her father's organization and founder and administrator of the First Satani ...

(born 1952), American radio host, former High Priestess of the Church of Satan *

Karla Linke Karla Linke (also Carla; born 29 June 1960) is a retired German swimmer who won the 200 m breastroke event at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships, breaking the world record twice in the process. The following year, she collected two meda ...

(born 1960), East German breaststroke swimmer * Karla López (born 1977), Swedish Green Party politician *

Karla MacFarlane Karla Michelle MacFarlane (born 1969) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral d ...

(born 1969), Canadian (Nova Scotia) politician *

Karla Martínez Karla Martínez (born May 11, 1976Martínez shines on Univision's morning show ...

(born 1976), Mexican TV Show Host * Karla Mayer (1918–?), German Nazi death camp guard * Karla Monroig (born 1979), Puerto Rican actress, model and television host * Karla Moreno (born 1988), Guatemalan weightlifter * Karla Moskowitz (born ca. 1942), American justice *

Karla Cheatham Mosley Karla Cheatham Mosley (born August 27, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She starred on the Emmy-nominated children's show '' Hi-5''; she has starred in numerous plays and also had minor roles in several other TV shows and films. She reg ...

(born 1981), American actress and singer *

Karla Nelsen Karla Nelsen (born December 9, 1965) is a former amateur female bodybuilding, female bodybuilder (fbb) from the United States. Nelsen grew up in Pine City, Minnesota. That is where she became involved in the fledgling sport of female bodybuilding, ...

(born 1965), American bodybuilder * Karla Nieto (born 1995), Mexican footballer *

Karla Ortiz Karla Beatriz Ortiz Oyola (born October 20, 1991 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian volleyball player who plays as Outside Hitter for the Peru national team. Playing volleyball, Ortiz has represented her country at the 2013 Bolivarian Games, the 2011 ...

(born 1991), Bolivian volleyball player *

Karla Peijs Karla Maria Henriëtte Peijs (born 1 September 1944) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the ...

(born 1944), Dutch politician, minister of Transport and Waterworks *

Karla Peniche Karla Isabel Peniche Hernández (born April 17, 1988) is a Mexican TV actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus 2015 in Saint Martin. Karla is an actress in Televisa and graduated of CEA. She has been acti ...

(born 1988), Mexican model *

Karla Poewe Karla Poewe (born 1941) is an anthropologist and historian. She is the author of ten academic books and fifty peer reviewed articles in international journals. Currently Poewe is Professor Emeritus in Anthropology at the University of Calgary, C ...

(born 1941), German-born American anthropologist and historian * Karla Pollmann (born 1963), German classical scholar *

Karla Pretorius Karla Pretorius (née Mostert; born 12 March 1990) is a South African netball player, currently playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning and the South Africa SPAR Proteas Netball. She plays in the positions of Goal Defence (GD) and Wing Defence ...

(born 1990), South African netball player *

Karla Quinn Karla Quinn (born 15 September 1988 in Rasharkin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is a British single skating, figure skater. She has been crowned as British Junior Ice Skating Champion 2008 British Figure Skating Championships, British junior ...

(born 1988), British figure skater *

Karla Reuter Karla Reuter (born 14 June 1984) is an Australian retired soccer player, who played for Queensland Sting and for Brisbane Roar in the Australian W-League. Honours With Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian profe ...

(born 1984), Australian soccer player *

Karla Roffeis Karla Roffeis (later Mügge, born 4 July 1958 in Crivitz, Bezirk Schwerin) is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on ...

(born 1958), German volleyball player * Karla Rothstein (born 1966), American architect * Karla Rubilar (born 1977), Chilean politician * Karla Satchell, American microbiologist * Karla Schmidt (born 1974), German writer and editor * Karla Schramm (1891–1980), American film actress *

Karla Rosa da Silva Karla Rosa da Silva (born 12 November 1984 in Osasco, São Paulo (state), São Paulo) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the pole vault. She competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics without reaching the final. She is a multiple r ...

(born 1984), Brazilian pole vaulter * Karla Šitić (born 1992), Croatian distance swimmer *

Karla Šlechtová Karla Šlechtová (born 22 May 1977) is a Czech politician and economist who served as Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed f ...

(born 1977), Czech politician and economist *

Karla Souza Karla Susana Olivares Souza (born December 11, 1985) is a Mexican actress known for her roles as Laurel Castillo on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC legal drama series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' and Marina Hayworth on the ABC sitcom ' ...

(born 1985), Mexican actress *

Karla Stephens-Tolstoy Karla Stephens-Tolstoy (born December 30, 1969) is the co-founder and CEO of Stand Up Speak Up Apparel and the former CEO of Vodafone Czech Republic (formerly Oskar Mobil a.s.). Early life Stephens was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her father, Anto ...

(born 1969), Canadian businesswoman * Karla Suárez (born 1969), Cuban writer * Karla Tamburrelli, American actress and television producer *

Karla Tritten Karla Tritten (born April 17, 1978) is a Canadian Paralympic Games, Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and physical education teacher at the Balwin Junior High School, a department of Victoria School of the Arts. , she resides in Sturgeon Co ...

(born 1978), Canadian wheelchair basketball player *

Karla Faye Tucker Karla Faye Tucker (November 18, 1959 – February 3, 1998) was an American woman sentenced to death for killing two people with a pickaxe during a burglary. She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since Velma Barfield in 1984 ...

(1959–1998), the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1984 * Karla Urrutia (born 1994), Mexican squash player * Karla Villalobos (born 1986), Costa Rican footballer *

Karla Villarreal Benassini Karla Daniella Villarreal Benassini (born 20 February 1975) is a Mexican politician from the New Alliance Party (Mexico), New Alliance Party. From 2009 to 2012 she served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the F ...

(born 1975), Mexican politician *

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (born 1989) is an Ecuadorian-American writer and the author of ''The Undocumented Americans'' (2020). She has written about her experiences as an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador to the United States. In October 202 ...

(born 1989), Ecuadorian-American writer * Karla Vreš (born 1999), Croatian basketball player *

Karla Wheelock Karla Susana Wheelock Aguayo, or simply Karla Wheelock (born 14 April 1968) is a Mexicans, Mexican mountaineer, writer, and lecturer. Shortly after Elsa Ávila became the first Latin American woman to ascend Mount Everest on 5 May 1999, Wheelock ...

(born 1968), Mexican mountaineer, writer, and lecturer *

Karla Jessen Williamson Karla Jessen Williamson (born 1954 in Appamiut, Maniitsoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark) is an assistant professor of educational foundations at the University of Saskatchewan. Formerly, she was the executive director of the Arctic Institute of ...

(born 1954), Greenlandic epistemologist and Director of the Arctic Institute of North America * Karla Woisnitza (born 1952), German artist *

Karla Zadnik Karla Zadnik is an American optometrist. She is the dean of the Ohio State University College of Optometry. Biography An internationally recognized leader in optometric research and education, Dr. Karla Zadnik became The Ohio State University Co ...

, American optometrist

Fictional characters

* Karla, a character in Jacqueline Susann's novel '' Once Is Not Enough'' * Karla, a fictional male Soviet Intelligence officer in several novels by John le Carré * Karla, a fictional swordmaster from the tactical role-playing game ''Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade'' *

Karla Bentham This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the award-winning BBC television series '' Waterloo Road''. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. It also has a high turnov ...

, a character in the BBC series ''Waterloo Road'' * Karla-Heinrike Langer, a fictional character from ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...

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Karla Sofen Dr. Karla Sofen (also known as Moonstone, Meteorite, and Ms. Marvel) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in '' Captain America'' (vol. 1) #192, created by writer Marv Wolfman an ...

, Marvel Comics supervillain known as ''Moonstone'' * Karla the Zebra, a fictional zebra on ''

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies ''Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies'' is an animated educational wildlife children's television series. The live action footage comes from the BBC Natural History Unit archives, as well as the National Geographic Society. The series originally aired o ...