Kārlis or Karlis is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Kārlis Aperāts The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarde ...

(1892–1944), Latvian Standartenführer in the Waffen SS during World War II *

Kārlis Ašmanis Kārlis Ašmanis (6 December 1898 – 29 November 1962) was a Latvian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of ...

(1898–1962), Latvian footballer * Kārlis Balodis (1864–1931), Latvian economist, financist, statistician and demographist * Kārlis Baumanis (1835–1905), better known as Baumaņu Kārlis, a Latvian composer * Kārlis Bētiņš (1867–1943), Latvian chess master and composer of studies *

Kārlis Bone Kārlis Eduards Bone (19 February 1899 – 13 November 1941) was a Latvian footballer. He played four matches for the Latvia national football team between 1920 and 1924 and competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

(1899–1941), Latvian footballer * Kārlis Būmeisters (born Riga), Latvian musician and politician * Karlis Ezergailis, Australian Motorcycle speedway rider *

Kārlis Gailītis Kārlis Gailītis (3 March 1936 – Sabile, 22 November 1992) was a Latvian Lutheran archbishop. He was the archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia, from 1989 to 1992, when he died in a car accident. Life and career Gailītis was ...

(1936–1992), Latvian Lutheran archbishop *

Kārlis Goppers Kārlis Goppers (russian: Карл Иванович Гоппер; April 2, 1876 – March 25, 1941) was a Russian and Latvian military officer, veteran of World War I and the Russian Civil War and the founder and President of Latvijas Skautu un ...

(1876–1941), Latvian military officer and the founder and President of Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija *

Hugo Kārlis Grotuss Hugo Kārlis Grotuss (17 January 1884 in Jaunpils parish "Dočkos" – 16 January 1951 in Dillingen) was a Latvian painter, classified as a Realist. His paintings and drawings include some of the best known and most popular works in Latvia ...

(1884–1951), Latvian painter, classified as a Realist *

Kārlis Irbītis Kārlis Irbītis (October 14, 1904, in Limbaži municipality, Lāde parish, Governorate of Livonia – October 13, 1997, in Saint-Laurent (borough), Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada) was a Latvian aeroplane designer. His greatest successes, for the ...

(1904–1997), Latvian aeroplane designer *

Kārlis Johansons Karl Johansson (January 16, 1890 in Cēsis, Latvia, as Kārlis Johansons in his native Latvian; Russian: Карл Вольдемарович Иогансон, ''Karl Voldemarovich Ioganson;'' German: ''Karl Ioganson'' – October 18, 1929 in Mos ...

(1890–1929), Latvian-Soviet avant-garde artist * Kārlis Lācis (born 1977), Latvian composer *

Kārlis Leiškalns Kārlis Leiškalns (born August 10, 1951) is a Latvian politician born in Jūrmala. He is a Deputy of the Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who a ...

(born 1951), Latvian politician * Kārlis Lejnieks (born 1988), retired Latvian tennis player currently pursuing interest in coaching *

Kārlis Kepke Kārlis Kepke ( – after 1951) was a Latvian cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics for the Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling ...

(1890–????), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor *

Kārlis Klāsens Kārlis or Karlis is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kārlis Aperāts (1892–1944), Latvian Standartenführer in the Waffen SS during World War II * Kārlis Ašmanis (1898–1962), Latvian footballer *Kārlis Balodis (1864 ...

(1895–1973), Latvian sailor and Olympic competitor *

Kārlis Klāsups Kārlis Klāsups (July 1, 1922, Zaļenieki parish – August 1, 1991, Riga) was a Latvian chess master who won Latvian Chess Championship in 1959. Chess career Kārlis Klāsups participated in the Latvian Chess Championship finals 12 times. ...

(1922–1991), Latvian chess master *

Kārlis Kļava Kārlis Kļava (9 March 1907 – 1941) was a Latvian military officer and sports shooter. He placed 23rd in the 25 m rapid fire pistol event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Next year he won that event at the 1937 World Championships, becoming ...

(1907–1941), Latvian sports shooter and Olympic competitor *

Kārlis Lasmanis Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis (born 8 April 1994) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team. He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, sinking the game-winning two-pointer that won Latvia the gold medal. With 76 points ...

(born 1994), Latvian basketball player and Olympic competitor *

Kārlis Lobe Kārlis Lobe (26 March 1895 – 9 July 1985) was a Latvian officer in the Imperial Russian Army, Latvian Army and the Latvian Legion, recipient of the Order of the Three Stars. Biography Kārlis Lobe was born in "Janēni" homestead in Jaunpie ...

(1895–1985), Latvian Nazi collaborator and high-ranking Waffen-SS officer *

Kārlis Mīlenbahs Kārlis Mīlenbahs (his surname was formerly also written as Mühlenbach, Mühlenbachs, Mǖlenbachs or Mīlenbachs) (18 January 1853 in Courland – 27 March 1916 in Võru, Estonia) was the first native speaker of Latvian to devote his career t ...

(1853–1916), the first native speaker of Latvian to devote his career to linguistics *

Kārlis Mūsiņš Between 1925 and 1945, the German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) grew from eight members to over a quarter of a million ''Waffen-SS'' and over a million ''Allgemeine-SS'' members. Other members included the ''SS-Totenkopfverbände'' (SS-TV), which ran t ...

(1919–1955), Latvian Untersturmführer in the Waffen-SS during WWII *

Kārlis Muižnieks Kārlis Muižnieks (born March 17, 1964 in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former basketball player and currently is the head coach of Prometey Kamianske of the UA SuperLeague. Career in basketball Muižnieks had solid career as player, ...

(born 1964), former basketball player, head coach of Barons LMT * Karlis Osis (1917–1997), Latvian-born American parapsychologist * Karlis Ozols (1912–2001), Latvian-Australian chess player *

Kārlis Padegs Kārlis Padegs (8 October 1911 – 19 April 1940) was a Latvian artist. He studied under Latvian painter Vilhelms Purvītis at the Latvia Art Academy. His best-known work is '' Madonna with Machine Gun'', which belongs to the Latvian National ...

(1911–1940), Latvian artist *

Kārlis Paegle Kārlis Paegle (4 October 1911 – 23 December 1997) was a Latvian ice hockey player. He played for Rīgas RFK, HK ASK Rīga, Dinamo Riga, and Rīgas Sporta klubs during his career. Paegle also played for the Latvia national team at the 1936 ...

(1911–1997), Latvian ice hockey player *

Kārlis Prauls Kārlis Prauls (May 2, 1895 – January 30, 1941) was a Latvian general, and from 1930 to 1940 a commander in the Aizsargi home guard. Biography Prauls was born in Lielstraupe parish in Vidzeme.

(1895–1941), Latvian general, from 1930 to 1940 was a commander of Aizsargi organization *

Kārlis Sensbergs Kārlis or Karlis is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kārlis Aperāts (1892–1944), Latvian Standartenführer in the Waffen SS during World War II * Kārlis Ašmanis (1898–1962), Latvian footballer *Kārlis Balodis (1864 ...

, Waffen-Unterscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II * Kārlis Skalbe (1879–1945), Latvian writer, poet, and activist *

Kārlis Skrastiņš Kārlis Skrastiņš (July 9, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Latvian professional ice hockey player. Skrastiņš was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League in 1998 as a defenceman and spent twelve years in the leag ...

(born 1974), Latvian ice hockey player * Kārlis Smilga (born 1975), Latvian curler * Kārlis Šteins (1911–1983), Latvian and Soviet astronomer *

Kārlis Tīls Kārlis Tīls (1906-196?) was a Latvian international football (soccer), football defender and football manager, one of the most legendary footballers in the history of Liepāja. Biography At the age of 17 Tīls was one of the footballers who ...

(1906–196?), Latvian international football defender and football manager * Kārlis Ulmanis (1877–1942), prominent Latvian politician in pre-World War II Latvia *

Kārlis Vērdiņš Kārlis Vērdiņš (born July 28, 1979 in Riga) is a Latvian poet. Biography Vērdiņš grew up in Jelgava. He studied for his B.A. and M.A. in Cultural Theory at the Latvian Academy of Culture. In 2009 he received his Ph.D. in Philology fro ...

(born 1979), Latvian poet *

Kārlis Vilciņš Kārlis Vilciņš (1 November 1892 – 7 May 1972) was a Latvian wrestler. He competed in the Greco-Roman middleweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the ...

(1892–1972), Latvian wrestler and Olympic competitor * Kārlis Zāle (1888–1942), Latvian sculptor * Kārlis Zariņš (1879–1963), Latvian diplomat * Kārlis Zariņš (1889–1978), Latvian writer *

Kārlis Zilpaušs Kārlis Zilpaušs (2 May 1918 – 27 December 1944) was a Latvian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Latvian national ice hockey team. At the age of 17, he played in the Latvian Championship for ASK Riga, and he appeared in the ...

(1918–1944), Latvian ice hockey player * Kārlis Zirnis (born 1977), Latvian ice hockey player

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