Chuck

Chuck
	Chuck Berry in 1957
Pronunciation	/tʃʌk/ ⓘ
Gender	Male
Origin
Region of origin	US
Other names
Related names	Charles, Chucky, Chuckie, Carlo, Carlos, Carlton

Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles, It may have been inspired by the Middle English word chukken. It may refer to:

People with the given name

Arts and entertainment

Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet
Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer
Chuck Berry (1926–2017), American rock and roll musician
Chuck Billy (born 1962), American thrash metal singer
Chuck Brown (1936–2012), American guitarist and singer
Chuck Close (1940–2021), American painter and photographer
Chuck Comeau (born 1979), Canadian drummer
Chuck Connors (1921–1992), American athlete and actor
Chuck D (born 1960), stage name of Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, American rapper
Chuck Garric, rock bassist of Alice Cooper
Charlton Heston, "Chuck", (1923–2008), American actor and political activist
Chuck Holmes (entrepreneur) (1945–2000), American entrepreneur and philanthropist, founded Falcon Studios
Chuck Jackson (1937–2023), American R&B singer
Chuck Jackson (musician) (born 1953), Canadian musician
Chuck Jones (1912–2002), American animator, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films
Chuck Leavell (born 1952), American pianist and keyboardist
Chuck Lorre (born 1952), American television writer, director, producer, composer, and production manager
Chuck Mangione (1940–2025), American flugelhorn player and composer
Chuck Negron (1942–2026), American singer-songwriter
Chuck Norris (1940–2026), American martial artist, author, actor and media personality
Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962), American novelist and freelance journalist
Chuck Patton, African-American comics artist and animator
Chuck Schuldiner (1967–2001), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Chuck Traynor (1937–2002), American pornographer
Charles F. Walker, American historian
Chuck E. Weiss (1945–2021), American songwriter and vocalist
Chuck Wayne (1923–1997), American jazz guitarist
Chuck Willis (1928–58), American blues singer and songwriter
Chuck Woolery (1941–2024), American actor, singer and game show host
Chuck Wicks (born 1979), American singer-songwriter
Chuck Wendig (born 1976), American writer
Chuck Wright (born 1959), American bassist
Chuck Zito (born 1953), American actor
Chuck Zink(1925–2006), American actor

Sports

Chuck Arnason (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
Chuck Austin, American former professional wrestler
Chuck Aoki (born 1991), American wheelchair rugby player
Chuck Bennett (1907–1973), American football player and coach
Chuck Carney (1900–1984), American football and basketball player
Chuck Clark (born 1995), American football player
Chuck Clements (born 1973), American football player
Chuck Cooper (basketball) (1926–1984), American basketball player
Chuck Detwiler (born 1947), American football player
Chuck Dressen (1898–1966), an American third baseman, manager and coach in professional baseball
Chuck Drulis (1918–1972), American football player and coach
Chuck Eisenmann (1918–2010), American baseball player
Chuck Ealey (born 1950), American Canadian football player
Chuck Erbe (born 1944), American volleyball coach
Chuck Fusina (born 1957), American college and professional football player
Chuck Gelatka (1914–2001), American football player
Chuck Hulse (1927–2020), American racing driver
Chuck Hutchison (born 1948), American football player
Chuck Jackson (baseball) (born 1963), American baseball player
Chuck James (born 1981), American baseball player
Chuck Knoblauch (born 1968), American baseball player
Chuck Lanza (born 1964), American football player
Chuck Lefley (1950–2026), Canadian ice hockey player
Chuck Liddell (born 1969), American mixed martial artist and former UFC champion
Chuck Long (born 1963), American football coach
Chuck Mambo, English professional wrestler
Chuck McKinley (1941–1986), American men's amateur tennis player
Chuck Meekins (1933–1996), American racing driver
Chuck Melton (born 1982), American wheelchair rugby player
Chuck Noll (1932–2014), American football coach
Chuck Osborne (American football) (1973–2012), American football player
Chuck Palumbo (born 1971), American retired professional wrestler
Chuck Quilter (1926–2014), American football player
Chuck Rayner (1920–2002), Canadian hockey player
Chuck Taylor (American football), American football player and coach
Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), American basketball player and shoe salesman/evangelist
Chuck Taylor (baseball) (1942–2018), American baseball pitcher and player
Chuck Wahl (born 1950), American racing driver
Chuck Weatherspoon (born 1968), American football player
Chuck Wepner (born 1939), American heavyweight boxer
Chuck Williams (American football) (1934–2020), coach
Chuck Williams (basketball) (born 1946), American point guard
Chuck Zapiec (born 1949), American football player

Politics

Chuck Cadman (1948–2005), Canadian politician and Member of Parliament (MP)
Chuck Eaton (born 1969), American politician
Chuck Edwards (born 1960), American politician
Chuck Fager (born 1942), American activist, author, editor, publisher, and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends
Chuck Fowler (born 1939), American politician
Chuck Graham (1965–2020), American politician
Chuck Grassley (born 1933), senior United States senator from Iowa, serving since 1981
Chuck Hagel (born 1946), United States Secretary of Defense, February 27, 2013 to February 13, 2015
Chuck Quackenbush (born 1954), American politician
Chuck Rosenberg, American attorney
Chuck Schumer (born 1950), politician, and senior United States senator from New York, serving since 1999
Chuck Townsend, American politician
Chuck Wright (politician) (1919–2016), American politician

Other

Chuck Easttom (born 1968), American computer scientist
Chuck Hull (born 1939), inventor of 3D printing
Chuck Patton, American comics artist and animator
Chuck Testa (born 1956), American taxidermist
Chuck Wein (1939–2008), American promoter and filmmaker
Chuck Williams (author) (1915–2015), American cookbook writer, founder of Williams-Sonoma
Chuck Wilson (pilot) (born 1953), American pilot
Chuck Yeager (1923–2020), brigadier general in the United States Air Force and record-setting test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier

Fictional characters

Chuck (Stargate), from the Stargate TV series
Chuck Chicken, the titular character of the Malaysian animated series of the same name
Chuck Billy (Chuck Billy 'n' Folks), Monica's Gang and Chuck Billy 'n' Folks
Chuck Bartowski, on the American TV show Chuck
Chuck Bass, from the television series Gossip Girl
Chuck Chambers, a character from iCarly
Charlotte "Chuck" Charles, from the TV series Pushing Daisies
Chuck E. Cheese, an anthropomorphic restaurant mascot
Chuck McGill, from the American TV series Better Call Saul
Chuck Rock, from the eponymous video game

Origin
Chuck Berry in 1957
Pronunciation	/tʃʌk/ ^ⓘ
Gender	Male
Region of origin	US
Other names
Related names	Charles, Chucky, Chuckie, Carlo, Carlos, Carlton

Chuck

People with the given name

Arts and entertainment

Sports

Politics

Other

Fictional characters

See also