Notable inmates

Charles Eugène Bedaux (10 October 1886 – 18 February 1944) was a French-American millionaire who made his fortune developing and implementing the work measurement aspect of scientific management, notably the Bedaux System.

Charles Berty (8 September 1911 – 18 April 1944) was a French racing cyclist.

Charles Arthur Salvador (born Michael Gordon Peterson; 6 December 1952; formerly known as Charles Ali Ahmed), better known by his professional name of Charles Bronson, is an English criminal notorious for his violent life both between and during multiple prison sentences.

Captain Charles Clerke RN (22 August 1741 – 22 August 1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration (including three circumnavigations), three with Captain James Cook.

Charles Wendell Colson (October 16, 1931 – April 21, 2012), generally referred to as Chuck Colson, was an American attorney and political advisor who served as Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1970.

Charles Delestraint (also called Vidal) (March 12, 1879 — April 19, 1945) was a French general, hero of the French Resistance and the first commander of the Armée secrète during World War II.

Charles Emil Ruthenberg (July 9, 1882 – March 1, 1927) was an American Marxist politician who was the founder and first head of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).

Charles Lucas Edmond Kindel Sidi Foussard (c. 1882 – 1974; also spelled Foussart, Fossard) was a French Australian man who spent most of his life confined in the J Ward mental asylum in Ararat, Victoria, after murdering an elderly man and stealing his boots.

Charles Gimpel (5 August 1913 Vaucresson – 26 January 1973 Cretingham, Suffolk) was an Anglo-French art dealer, gallerist, and photographer.

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Charles Hall (1740–1825) was a British physician, social critic and Ricardian socialist who published The Effects of Civilization on the People in European States in 1805, condemning capitalism for its inability to provide for the poor.

Charles Hindelang (March 29, 1810 – February 15, 1839) was a French-born military man who fought for the independence of Lower Canada (present-day Quebec).

Charles William Frederick Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow MC (7 April 1912 – 7 April 1987) was a British peer and businessman.

Charles-Victor Hugo (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl viktɔʁ yɡo]; 4 November 1826 – 13 March 1871) was a French journalist and photographer.

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Charles Kushner (born May 16, 1954) is an American real-estate developer, diplomat, felon and disbarred attorney serving since 2025 as the United States ambassador to France and Monaco.

Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal, cult leader, and musician who was the founder of the Manson Family.

Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt VC, ED (10 November 1908 – 12 July 2000) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

Charles Chi-tat Ng (born Ng Chi-tat) (Chinese: 吳志達; born 24 December 1960) is a Hong Kong-born convicted serial killer who committed numerous crimes in the United States.

Charles Ponzi (; Italian: [ˈpontsi]; born Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi; 3 March 1882 – 18 January 1949) was an Italian charlatan and con artist who operated in the United States and Canada.