Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: C

Selected Biographies A to Z

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• Louis C.K., comedian, actor
• C-3P0, fictional character
• James Caan, actor, director
• George Cadbury, manufacturer, social reformer
• Camila Cabello, pop musician
• Sid Caesar, comedian, actor
• John Cage, composer
• Nicolas Cage, actor
• James Cagney, actor
• Dean Cain, actor
• Herman Cain, business personality, political figure
• James M. Cain, writer
• Michael Caine, actor
• Alexander Calder, artist
• Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico, political leader
• Zoe Caldwell, actor
• California Chrome, racehorse
• Robert Calvi, banker, financier
• Caressa Cameron, beauty contestant
• David Cameron, member of Parliament
• James Cameron, filmmaker
• Julia Margaret Cameron, photographer
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. senator from Colorado
• Billy Campbell, actor
• Bruce Campbell, actor
• Glen Campbell, country musician, actor
• Kim Campbell, politician
• Louise Campbell, actor
• Malcolm Campbell, auto racer
• Naomi Campbell, model
• Neve Campbell, actor
• Jane Campion, filmmaker
• John Candy, actor, comedian
• Milton Caniff, cartoonist
• Cantinflas, comedian, actor
• Dyan Cannon, actor
• Jerry Cantrell, guitarist, songwriter
• Al Capone, gangster
• Truman Capote, writer
• Al Capp, cartoonist
• Frank Capra, filmmaker
• Jennifer Capriati, tennis player
• Linda Cardellini, actor
• Danny Carey, drummer
• Drew Carey, comedian
• Henry Charles Carey, economist, publisher
• Mariah Carey, singer
• Peter Carey, writer
• Eric Carle, writer, illustrator
• George Carlin, comedian
• King Juan Carlos, King of Spain
• Wendy Carlos, composer, musician
• Magnus Carlsen, chess player
• Margaret Carlson, political commentator
• Andrew Carnegie, industrialist, philanthropist
• Art Carney, actor
• Leslie Caron, dancer, actor
• Princess Caroline of Monaco, royalty
• John Carpenter, director, producer
• Mary Chapin Carpenter, singer, songwriter
• Scott Carpenter, astronaut, oceanographer
• Archie Carr, Biologist, conservationist, and father of turtle research
• Marjorie Harris Carr, Conservationist
• David Carradine, actor
• Keith Carradine, actor, singer
• John Le Carré, writer
• Tia Carrere, actor
• Jim Carrey, actor, comedian
• Willis Haviland Carrier , air conditioning pioneer
• Diahann Carroll, singer, actor
• Lewis Carroll, writer, mathematician
• Johnny Carson, talk show host
• Julia Carson, politician
• Rachel Carson, biologist, writer
• Violet Carson, actor
• Richard D'Oyly Carte, theatrical impresario
• Aaron Carter, singer
• Angel Carter, model
• Asa Earl Carter, writer, fraud
• Betty Carter, jazz and blues singer
• Chris Carter, television writer, director
• Helena Bonham Carter, actor
• Howard Carter, archaeologist
• Nick Carter, drummer
• Rosalynn Smith Carter, First Lady
• Rubin Carter, boxer
• Henri Cartier-Bresson, Photographer
• Barbara Cartland, writer
• David Caruso, actor
• Carvaggio, artist
• Raymond Carver, writer
• Ted Casablanca, gossip columnist, TV personality
• Steve Case, business personality
• Adriana Caselotti, voice actor
• Johnny Cash, country musician, country singer, songwriter
• June Carter Cash, country musician, songwriter
• Bonnie Cashin, fashion designer
• Andrea Casiraghi, royalty
• Charlotte Casiraghi, royalty
• Neal Cassady, writer
• John Cassavetes, director, actor, screenwriter
• Butch Cassidy, outlaw
• Joanna Cassidy, actor
• Laetitia Casta, model
• Isabella of Castile, royalty
• Keisha Castle-Hughes, actor
• Fidel Castro, political Leader
• Phoebe Cates, actor
• Frederick Catherwood, English artist and explorer
• Peter Cattaneo, director
• Dick Cavett, talk-show host, entertainer
• Jim Caviezel, actor
• Benjamin J. Cayetano, governor of Hawaii
• Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian statesman and president
• Cecilia, Saint, Roman martyr
• Cedric The Entertainer, actor, comedian
• John Cena, pro wrestler
• 50 Cent, rapper
• Michael Cera, actor
• Cerberus, mythical monster
• Miguel de Cervantes, writer
• Clyde Vernon Cessna, airplane manufacturer
• Michael Chabon, writer
• Saint Chad, saint
• Lincoln Chafee, political figure
• Alice in Chains, rock group
• Sarah Chalke, actor
• Richard Chamberlain, actor
• Jackie Chan , actor, director
• John Chancellor, journalist, television news anchor
• Justin Chancellor, bass player
• Raymond Chandler, writer
• J.C. Chandor, filmmaker
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, astrophysicist
• Coco Chanel, fashion designer
• Lon Chaney, actor
• Lon Chaney, Jr., actor
• Lan Samantha Chang, writer
• Ming E. Chang, business leader, rear admiral (retired)
• Franklin Chang-Dí¬az, astronaut, scientist
• Stockard Channing, actor
• Carol Channing, singer, actor
• Elaine Chao, political figure, political relative
• Stephen Chao, movie producer, TV executive
• Wu Chao, emperor
• Harry Chapin, singer, songwriter
• Saul Chaplin, composer, songwriter, arranger
• Sir Charles Chaplin, filmmaker, actor
• Mark David Chapman, assassin
• Tracy Chapman, folk-rock singer, songwriter
• Dave Chappelle, comedian, actor
• Emmett W. Chappelle, biochemist
• Cyd Charisse, dancer, actor
• King Charles II, royalty
• Charles, Prince of Wales, Heir to the Throne of Great Britain
• Ray Charles, pop musician
• Charlotte, Princess of Cambridge, royalty
• Chevy Chase, actor, comedian
• Salmon P. Chase, political figure, jurist
• Jessica Chastain, actor
• Linda Chavez-Thompson, Labor leader
• Kalpana Chawla, astronaut
• Paddy Chayefsky, writer
• Don Cheadle, actor
• Doc Cheatham, musician
• Checkers, dog
• Anton Chekhov, writer
• Pavel Chekov, fictional character
• Edison Chen, actor, singer
• Joan Chen, actor, director
• Joyce Chen, chef
• Tei Fu Chen, skin care entrepreneur
• Dick Cheney, political figure
• Cher, actor, singer
• Kenny Chesney, country singer, songwriter
• Joey Chestnut, speed eater
• Jack Chick, cartoonist
• Michael Chiklis, actor
• Destiny's Child, pop musicians
• Julia Child, chef, TV personality
• George William Childs, publisher, philanthropist
• Ham the Chimp, astronaut
• Nim Chimpsky, sign-Language chimp
• Chingy, rapper
• Jacques Chirac, political figure
• Jesse Chisholm, founder of the Chisholm Trail
• Melanie Chisholm, singer
• Shirley Chisholm, political figure
• Margaret Cho, actor, comedian
• David Chokachi, actor
• Lisa Cholodenko, filmmaker
• Noam Chomsky, writer, linguist, political figure
• Frederic Chopin, composer, pianist
• Kate Chopin, writer
• Deepak Chopra, writer, motivational speaker
• Auguste Pierre Chouteau, fur trader
• Jean Pierre Chouteau , fur trader
• Pierre Chouteau, fur trader
• René Auguste Chouteau, trader
• Jean Chretien, political Leader
• Erika Christensen, actor
• Hayden Christensen, actor
• Helena Christensen, model
• Agatha Christie, writer
• Chris Christie, political figure
• Gwendoline Christie, actor
• Julie Christie, actor
• Christo, artist
• Matt Christopher, writer
• James Chu, computer entrepreneur
• Julie Chu, hockey player
• Steven Chu, physicist
• John Chuang, entrepreneur
• Chuck D, musician
• Alexa Chung, TV personality, model
• Connie Chung, TV news reporter
• Charlotte Church, singer
• Eric Church, country singer
• Thomas Haden Church, actor
• Chyna, pro wrestler
• Ciara, singer
• Cibo Matto, rock band
• Daniella Cicarelli, model, TV personality
• Funny Cide, racehorse
• Michael Cimino, director, screenwriter, producer
• Joseph Cinqué, slave leader
• Henry Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Clinton Administration
• Sandra Cisneros, Author
• Liz Claiborne, fashion designer, business executive
• Tom Clancy, writer
• Gordon Clapp, actor
• Eric Clapton, rock musician, guitarist
• Francine Clary Clark , art collector
• Robert Sterling Clark, art collector
• Dick Clark, TV personality, TV producer, game show Host
• Mary Higgins Clark, novelist
• Petula Clark, singer, actor
• Wesley K. Clark, soldier, political figure
• Arthur C. Clarke, writer
• Emilia Clarke, actor
• Melinda Clarke, actor
• Shirley Clarke, filmmaker
• Kelly Clarkson, pop musician, talent show contestant
• The Clash, rock band
• Aurelie Claudel, model
• Santa Claus, holiday figure, toy deliverer
• James Clavell, screenwriter, director, producer
• Henry Clay, politician
• Jill Clayburgh, actor
• Les Claypool, musician
• Adam Clayton, bassist
• Beverly Cleary, writer
• Eldridge Cleaver, activist, writer
• John Cleese, actor, writer
• Nick Clegg, political figure
• Roger Clemens, baseball player
• Edith Brown Clement, jurist
• Roberto Clemente, baseball player
• Clarence Clemons, musician
• Miss Cleo, psychic
• Frances Cleveland, First Lady
• Van Cliburn, pianist
• Eleanor Clift, journalist, political commentator
• Montgomery Clift, actor
• Elke Clijsters, tennis player
• Kim Clijsters, tennis player
• Patsy Cline, country singer
• Chelsea Clinton, political relative
• George Clinton, musician
• Hillary Rodham Clinton, political figure
• Amal Clooney, lawyer, human rights activist
• George Clooney, actor
• Nick Clooney, TV personality, columnist
• Rosemary Clooney, singer, actor
• Glenn Close, actor
• Inspector Clouseau, fictional character
• Daniel Clowes, cartoonist
• Martha Coakley, politician
• Ronald H. Coase, economist
• Kurt Cobain, rock musician, guitarist
• Jewel Plummer Cobb, biologist, physiologist
• Alan Cober, illustrator
• James Coburn, actor
• Imogene Coca, actor, comedienne
• Jacqueline Cochran, pilot
• Johnnie Cochran, Lawyer
• Ethan Coen, screenwriter, producer
• Joel Coen, screenwriter, director
• Amanda Coetzer, tennis player
• William Sloane Coffin, clergyman, activist
• George Michael Cohan, songwriter, producer, performer
• Leonard Cohen, composer, singer
• Sasha Cohen, figure skater
• Arthur Cohn, producer
• Claudette Colbert, actor
• Stephen Colbert, comedian, TV personality
• Coldplay, rock band
• Nat King Cole, singer, composer
• Natalie Cole,
• Paula Cole, singer
• Rebecca Cole, physician
• Bessie Coleman, aviator
• Dabney Coleman, actor
• Gary Coleman, actor
• Ornette Coleman, jazz musician, composer
• Zendaya Coleman, actor, singer
• Chris Colfer, actor
• Billy Collins, poet
• Edward Knight Collins, shipowner
• Eileen Collins, astronaut
• Gail Collins, newspaper columnist, writer
• Jason Collins, basketball player
• Joan Collins, actor, writer
• Michael Collins, astronaut
• Suzanne Collins, writer
• Thomas LeRoy Collins, former governor of Florida
• Carlo Collodi, writer
• Samuel Colt, inventor, entrepreneur
• John Coltrane, saxophonist, bandleader, jazz musician
• Chris Columbus, screenwriter, director
• Claudette Colvin, activist
• Shawn Colvin, folk singer
• Comanche, horse
• Nadia Comaneci, gymnast
• Ray Combs, game show host
• Sean Combs, pop musician, actor, business personality
• Alex Comfort, writer, sex advisor
• Common, rapper, actor
• Perry Como, singer
• The Coen Brothers, filmmakers
• Gary Condit, political figure
• Darva Conger, TV personality
• Jennifer Connelly, actor
• Sir Sean Connery, actor
• Harry Connick, Jr., jazz musician, actor
• Harry Sayles Conover, modeling agency founder
• Lauren Conrad, actor
• Robert Conrad, actor
• Pat Conroy, fiction and nonfiction writer
• Bill Conti, composer
• Tim Conway, comedian, actor
• John Conyers, politician
• Jackie Coogan, actor
• James Cook, explorer, navigator
• Rachael Leigh Cook, actor
• Robin Cook, writer, physician
• Alistair Cooke, journalist, broadcaster
• Grace Coolidge, First Lady
• Coolio, rap artist
• Alice Cooper, musician
• Anderson Cooper, TV newscaster
• Bradley Cooper, actor
• D.B. Cooper, outlaw, missing person
• Gary Cooper, actor
• Gordon Cooper, astronaut
• James Fenimore Cooper, writer
• Peter Cooper, engineer, manufacturer, philanthropist
• Aaron Copland, composer, pianist
• David Copperfield, magician
• Francis Ford Coppola, filmmaker, movie producer
• Sofia Coppola, filmmaker
• Thomas "Boston" Corbett, soldier
• James Corden, comedian, television personality
• Billy Corgan , musician
• Roger Corman, filmmaker
• Don Cornelius, TV personality
• Dr. Cornelius, fictional character
• Chief Cornstalk, Shawnee Indian chief
• Wrong Way Corrigan, aviator
• Gregory Corso, poet and social critic
• Hernan Cortes, explorer
• Bill Cosby, actor, comedian
• Miranda Cosgrove, actor
• Costa-Gavras, director
• Elvis Costello, singer, songwriter
• Lou Costello, comedian, actor
• Kevin Costner, actor, filmmaker
• Katie Couric, media personality
• Marion Cotillard, actor
• Natalie Coughlin, swimmer
• Margaret Smith Court, tennis player, clergywoman
• Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanographer
• Simon Cowell, TV personality, music producer
• Courteney Cox-Arquette, actor
• Harvey Cox, theologian
• Laverne Cox, actor
• Nikki Cox, actor
• Peter Coyote, actor
• Daniel Craig, actor
• Larry Craig, U.S. Senator, political scandal figure
• Yvonne Craig, actor
• Donald Cram, chemist
• The Cranberries, rock band
• Bob Crane, actor
• Hart Crane, poet
• Thomas Cranmer, religious figure
• Bryan Cranston, actor
• Judge Crater, missing person, jurist
• Wes Craven, filmmaker
• Cindy Crawford, model
• Joan Crawford, actor
• Creed, alternative rock band
• Richard Crenna, actor
• Anne Clay Crenshaw, advocate of women's voting rights
• Michael Crichton, writer, filmmaker
• Francis Crick, scientist
• Peter Criss, drummer/vocalist
• Betty Crocker, corporate icon
• Davy Crockett, explorer, political figure
• Croesus, royalty, military leader
• Lara Croft, fictional adventurer
• James Cromwell, actor
• William Nelson Cromwell, lawyer
• Walter Cronkite, TV newscaster
• Hume Cronyn, actor, filmmaker, theater director
• Bing Crosby, singer, actor
• David Crosby, rock musician
• Mary Crosby, actor
• David Crosthwait, Jr., engineer, inventor
• Scatman Crothers, actor
• Lindsay Crouse, actor
• Sheryl Crow, singer, songwriter
• Cameron Crowe, director, screenwriter
• Russell Crowe, actor
• Aleister Crowley, writer
• Counting Crows, rock band
• Billy Crudup, actor
• Tom Cruise, actor
• R. Crumb, cartoonist
• Penelope Cruz, actor
• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator
• Nancy Cruzan, medical patient
• Jon Cryer, actor
• Billy Crystal, actor, comedian
• Alfonso Cuarón, filmmaker
• Mark Cuban, owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks
• Ice Cube, rapper, actor, filmmaker
• Paul Cuffe, ship captain, merchant, and abolitionist
• George Cukor, director
• Macaulay Culkin, actor
• Bill Cullen, game show host
• Benedict Cumberbatch, actor
• Merce Cunningham, avant-garde dancer, choreographer
• Michael Cunningham, writer
• Kaley Cuoco, actor
• Marie Curie, scientist
• Pierre Curie, scientist
• Nathaniel Currier, lithographer, publisher
• James Ives, artist, publisher
• Ann Curry, TV personality, journalist
• Adam Curry, TV personality, internet celebrity
• Tim Curry, actor, singer
• Jane Curtin, comedienne, actor
• Catie Curtis, singer, songwriter
• Jamie Lee Curtis, actor
• Tony Curtis, actor
• Joan Cusack, comic actor
• John Cusack, actor
• John Perkins Cushing, merchant, philanthropist
• David Cushman, inventor
• George Armstrong Custer, soldier
• Elisha Cuthbert, actor
• Trace Cyrus, rock musician

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