Charles Burlingame Waite was a United States lawyer, jurist and author.

Charles Burney was an English music historian, composer and musician. He was the father of the writers Frances Burney and Sarah Burney, of the explorer James Burney, and of Charles Burney, a classicist and book donor to the British Museum. He was a close friend and supporter of Joseph Haydn.

Charles Burr Todd was an American historian.

Charles Caldwell Dobie was a writer and historian in San Francisco. His novel The Blood Red Dawn was adapted into the movie The Inner Chamber in 1921. His stories were published in magazines and included in anthologies. He also received honors for his work. He wrote several novels. His work featured his hometown, San Francisco. The Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley has a collection of his papers.

Charles Caleb Colton was an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities.

Charles Callahan Perkins was an art critic, author, organizer of cultural activities, and an influential friend of design and of music in Boston.

Charles-Alfred Canivet was a 19th-century French poet, journalist, novelist, and storyteller.

Charles Capper was an American historian known for his work on Transcendentalism and his biographies of Margaret Fuller.

Charles Carleton Coffin was an American journalist, war correspondent, author and politician.

Charles Carroll Everett was an American divine and philosopher.