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

Kārlis Aperāts The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross () 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 awarded for a wide range of reasons and across ...

(1892–1944), Latvian Standartenführer in the Waffen SS during World War II * Kārlis Ašmanis (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 Kārlis Bētiņš (; 27 October 1867, Bērzmuiža – 28 March 1943, Riga) was a Latvian chess master and composer of studies. He tied for 3rd-5th place at Riga 1899 (the 1st Baltic Congress, his brother Roberts Bētiņš won), took 3rd place at ...

(1867–1943), Latvian chess master and composer of studies * Kārlis Bone (1899–1941), Latvian footballer * Kārlis Būmeisters (born Riga), Latvian musician and politician *Karlis Ezergailis, Australian Motorcycle speedway rider * Kārlis Gailītis (1936–1992), Latvian Lutheran archbishop * Kārlis Goppers (1876–1941), Latvian military officer and the founder and President of Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija * Hugo Kārlis Grotuss (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 (1890–1929), Latvian-Soviet avant-garde artist *

Kārlis Lācis Kārlis Lācis (born September 21, 1977) is a Latvian contemporary composer. Along with the scores for theatre productions, movies, and musical arrangements, a large part of his work is dedicated to vocal and choral music, symphonic, and instrum ...

(born 1977), Latvian composer * Kārlis Leiškalns (born 1951), Latvian politician * Kārlis Lejnieks (born 1988), retired Latvian tennis player currently pursuing interest in coaching * Kārlis Kepke (1890–????), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor * Kārlis Klāsens (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. H ...

(1922–1991), Latvian chess master * Kārlis Kļava (1907–1941), Latvian sports shooter and Olympic competitor * Kārlis Lasmanis (born 1994), Latvian basketball player and Olympic competitor * Kārlis Lobe (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, Russian Empire – 27 March 1916 in Võru, Livonia, Russian Empire) was the first native speaker o ...

(1853–1916), the first native speaker of Latvian to devote his career to linguistics * Kārlis Mūsiņš (1919–1955), Latvian Untersturmführer in the Waffen-SS during WWII * Kārlis Muižnieks (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 (1911–1940), Latvian artist * Kārlis Paegle (1911–1997), Latvian ice hockey player * Kārlis Prauls (1895–1941), Latvian general, from 1930 to 1940 was a commander of Aizsargi organization * Kārlis Sensbergs, Waffen-Unterscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II *

Kārlis Skalbe Kārlis Skalbe ( – April 14, 1945) was a Latvian writer, poet, and activist. He is best known for his 72 fairy tales which are really written for adults. He has been called the 'King of Fairytales', and his words, ''Tēvzemei un Brīvībai'' ( ...

(1879–1945), Latvian writer, poet, and activist * Kārlis Skrastiņš (born 1974), Latvian ice hockey player * Kārlis Smilga (born 1975), Latvian curler *

Kārlis Šteins Kārlis Šteins (October 13, 1911 – April 4, 1983) was a Latvian and Soviet Union, Soviet astronomer and populariser of this science. Biography Šteins was born on October 13, 1911 in Kazan, Russian Empire. In 1925 he finished the Riga 2nd Seco ...

(1911–1983), Latvian and Soviet astronomer * Kārlis Tīls (1906–196?), Latvian international football defender and football manager *

Kārlis Ulmanis Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis (; 4 September 1877 – 20 September 1942) was a Latvian politician and a dictator. He was one of the most prominent Latvian politicians of pre-World War II Latvia during the Interwar period of independence from N ...

(1877–1942), prominent Latvian politician in pre-World War II Latvia * Kārlis Vērdiņš (born 1979), Latvian poet * Kārlis Vilciņš (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 (1918–1944), Latvian ice hockey player * Kārlis Zirnis (born 1977), Latvian ice hockey player

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