Charles Chapman

Charles Chapman may refer to:

Elected officials

• Charles Chapman (Connecticut) (1799–1869), American political figure; Whig, later Democrat, who represented 1st congressional district from 1851 to 1853
• Charles Chapman (mayor) (1853–1944), American publisher and philanthropist who served as first mayor of California city of Fullerton, following its 1904 incorporation
• Charles Henry Chapman (New Zealand) (1876–1957), Labour Party MP who represented Wellington North from 1928 to 1946 and Wellington Central from 1946 to 1954

Sports competitors

• Charles Chapman (cricketer) (1806–1892), English amateur wicket-keeper who played first class from 1825 to 1831; mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club
• Charles Chapman (basketball) (1911–2002), Canadian player who, as member of national team, won silver medal at 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin; best known as Chuck Chapman

Others

• Charles Frederic Chapman (1881–1976), American magazine editor and author of Chapman Piloting
• Charles Henry Chapman (illustrator) (1879–1972), English cartoonist with style familiar in Boy's Story Papers such as The Magnet character Billy Bunter; best known as C. H. Chapman
• Charles Henry Chapman (Alpha Phi Alpha co-founder) (1885–1934), American educator who, while student at Cornell in 1906, co-founded first African-American intercollegiate fraternity
• Charles Chapman (aviator) (1887–1917), English flying ace during World War I who was credited with seven victories; died of battlefront injuries
• Charles "Youngblood" Chapman (born 1965), American bounty hunter familiar as personality on reality TV program Dog the Bounty Hunter; also known as Tim Chapman
• Charles "C.C." Chapman (born 1975), American Internet media figure known for hosting music-focused podcasts as well as speaking and writing about podsafe music and related topics
• Charles Chapman (British Army officer) (died 1795), English soldier who went on to become Commander-in Chief, India

See also

• Chapman (name)
• Charles Chapman Grafton (1830–1912), American Episcopal prelate who served as second Bishop of Diocese of Fond du Lac; founding member of Society of St. John the Evangelist
• Charles Henry Chapman Woollven (born 1897), English flying ace during World War I who was credited with five victories; held rank of captain and was awarded Military Cross
• Charles Chapman Mortimer (born 1922), English writer whose novel Father Goose won 1951 James Tait Black Award for fiction; best known as Chapman Mortimer