| Houston Stewart Chamberlain | English author of books on po… | 1855–1927 |
| Joseph Chamberlain | British businessman, politici… | 1836–1914 |
| Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | Union Army general and Medal … | 1828–1914 |
| Neville Chamberlain | Former Prime Minister of the … | 1869–1940 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | basketball player | 1936–1999 |
| Edward Chamberlayne | English writer | 1616–1703 |
| Ralph Vary Chamberlin | American biologist (1879-1967) | 1879–1967 |
| Shaun Chamberlin | | |
| Aidan Chambers | British children's writer | 1934 |
| Mortimer Chambers | American historian | 1927 |
| Oswald Chambers | British missionary | 1874–1917 |
| Robert W. Chambers | American artist, novelist, sh… | 1865–1933 |
| Veronica Chambers | writer | 1970 |
| Whittaker Chambers | Defected Communist spy | 1901–1961 |
| Saxby Chambliss | American politician | 1943 |
| Nicolas Chamfort | French writer | 1741–1794 |
| Kátya Chamma | Brazilian singer and writer | 1961 |
| James A. Champy | American businessman | 1942 |
| Anson Chan | Hong Kong politician | 1940 |
| Gemma Chan | British actress | 1982 |
| Jackie Chan | Hong Kong actor and martial a… | 1954 |
| Lien Chan | former Chairman of the Kuomin… | 1936 |
| Margaret Chan | Director-General of the World… | 1947 |
| Sonia Chan | Macanese politician | 1964 |
| Chanakya | Ancient Indian statesman and … | -375–-283 BC |
| Karen Chance | American writer | |
| John Chancellor | American journalist | 1927–1996 |
| Dhyan Chand | Indian field hockey player | 1905–1979 |
| Chandidas | | |
| Elizabeth Chandler | writer | 1954 |
| Raymond Chandler | Novelist, screenwriter | 1888–1959 |
| Steve Chandler | | |
| Wilson Chandler | American basketball player | 1987 |
| Ami Chandra | Fijian politician | 1900–1954 |
| Bipan Chandra | Indian historian | 1928–2014 |
| Lokesh Chandra | Indian historian | 1927 |
| Satish Chandra | an Indian historian | 1922–2017 |
| Vikram Chandra | Indian writer | 1961 |
| Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar | physicist | 1910–1995 |
| Coco Chanel | French fashion designer | 1883–1971 |
| François-Eudes Chanfrault | Composer and musician | 1974–2016 |
| Eileen Chang | Chinese writer and screenwrit… | 1920–1995 |
| Gordon G. Chang | American lawyer | 1951 |
| Ha-Joon Chang | Economist | 1963 |
| Iris Chang | American historian | 1968–2004 |
| Jung Chang | writer from China | 1952 |
| Katharine Chang | Taiwanese diplomat | 1953 |
| Sarah Chang | violinist | 1980 |
| William Ellery Channing | United States Unitarian clerg… | 1780–1842 |
| William Henry Channing | American Unitarian clergyman,… | 1810–1884 |
| Prayut Chan-o-cha | Thai military officer, junta … | 1954 |
| Keshia Chante | Canadian actor and musician | 1988 |
| Elaine Chao | 18th and current United State… | 1953 |
| Manu Chao | French Spanish singer, guitar… | 1961 |
| Zhang Chao | writer | 1650–1707 |
| Dan Chaon | American writer | 1964 |
| Edwin Hubbell Chapin | American priest | 1814–1880 |
| Harry Chapin | American musician | 1942–1981 |
| Charlie Chaplin | British comic actor and filmm… | 1889–1977 |
| Geraldine Chaplin | British actress | 1944 |
| Ralph Chaplin | American writer, artist and l… | 1887–1961 |
| Gary Chapman | | |
| George Chapman | English dramatist, poet, and … | 1559–1634 |
| Graham Chapman | English comedian, writer and … | 1941–1989 |
| John Jay Chapman | American author | 1862–1933 |
| Maria Weston Chapman | American abolitionist | 1806–1885 |
| Mark Chapman | American assassin | 1955 |
| Steven Curtis Chapman | American Christian music sing… | 1962 |
| Tracy Chapman | American singer-songwriter | 1964 |
| Hester Chapone | British writer | 1727–1801 |
| Greg Chappell | Australian cricketer | 1948 |
| Dave Chappelle | American comedian | 1973 |
| René Char | 20th-century French poet | 1907–1988 |
| Charb | French caricaturist and journ… | 1967–2015 |
| Pierre Teilhard De Chardin | French philosopher and Jesuit… | 1881–1955 |
| Mona Charen | political writer | 1957 |
| Yeghishe Charents | Armenian poet | 1897–1937 |
| Erwin Chargaff | Ukrinian-born biochemist who … | 1905–2002 |
| David Chariandy | Canadian writer | 1969 |
| Charlemagne | King of the Franks, King of I… | 748–814 |
| Ray Charles | American musician | 1930–2004 |
| Dov Charney | Canadian-born U.S. based fash… | 1969 |
| Georges Charpak | ukrainian-born french physici… | 1924–2010 |
| Pierre Charron | French theologian and philoso… | 1541–1603 |
| Charvaka | An unorthodox school of Hindu… | |
| Chevy Chase | American comedian, writer, an… | 1943 |
| James Hadley Chase | writer from England | 1906–1985 |
| Loretta Chase | American writer | 1949 |
| Mary Chase | American writer | 1907–1981 |
| Mary Ellen Chase | Educator, scholar, novelist | 1887–1973 |
| Salmon P. Chase | Chief Justice of the United S… | 1808–1873 |
| Steve Chase | American activist | |
| Stuart Chase | American economist | 1888–1985 |
| Jessica Chastain | American actress | 1977 |
| Allen Chastanet | Saint Lucian businessman and … | 1960 |
| François-René de Chateaubriand | French writer, politician, di… | 1768–1848 |
| William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham | British politician | 1708–1778 |
| Murray Chatlain | Roman Catholic archbishop | 1963 |
| Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee | Indian politician | 1895–1971 |
| Upamanyu Chatterjee | Indian writer | 1959 |
