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First name Karl
September 27, 2026

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

Initials KM #5 The Communist Manifesto

Karl Urban

New Zealand actor

Initials KU #2 Mortal Kombat II

Karl Dönitz

German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)

Initials KD #8

Karl Malone

American basketball player

Initials KM #15

Karl I of Austria

Last monarch of Austria-Hungary (r. 1916–1918)

Initials KA #8

Karl Bushby

British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe

Initials KB #16

Karl von Habsburg

Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Initials KH #21

Karl Ravech

sportscaster

Initials KR #21

Karl Glusman

American actor (born 1988)

Initials KG #9 The Running Man

#10

Karl Darlow

Wales association football player (born 1990)

Initials KD #18

#11

Karl Pilkington

English television personality | social commentator | actor | author and former radio producer

Initials KP #21

#12

Karl Lagerfeld

German fashion designer (1933–2019)

Initials KL #14

#13

Karl Cook

American equestrian

Initials KC #38

#14

Karl Malden

American actor (1912–2009)

Initials KM #49

#15

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato | Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

Initials KP #33

#16

Karl Stefanovic

Australian television presenter and journalist (born 1974)

Initials KS #102

#17

Karl Hermann Frank

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Nazi Germany politician (1898-1946)

Initials KF #24

#18

Karl Ove Knausgård

Norwegian author

Initials KK #114

#19

Karl Liebknecht

German socialist and a co-founder of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany

Initials KL #48

#20

Karl Hanke

German general and last Reichsführer-SS

Initials KH #78

#21

Karl Rove

American political consultant and policy advisor

Initials KR #65

#22

Karl Wolff

SS general

Initials KW #79

#23

Karl Swenson

American actor

Initials KS #159

#24

Karl Howman

British actor

Initials KH #96

#25

Karl Kautsky

Czech-Austrian philosopher | journalist | and Marxist theoretician

Initials KK #167

#26

Karl Hyde

musician

Initials KH #102

#27

Karl Barth

Swiss Protestant theologian

Initials KB #130

#28

Karl Jaspers

German psychiatrist and philosopher

Initials KJ #64

#29

Karl Fritzsch

SS officer

Initials KF #40

#30

Karl Davies

actor

Initials KD #81

#31

Karl May

German writer

Initials KM #164

#32

Karl Johnson

Welsh actor

Initials KJ #75

#33

Karl Jenkins

Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944)

Initials KJ #80

#34

Karl Jacobs

American Twitch streamer and YouTuber (born 1998)

Initials KJ #81

#35

Karl Mozart

Austrian pianist

Initials KM #178

#36

Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern

German noble

Initials KH #124

#37

Karl Brandt

German Nazi physician

Initials KB #148

#38

Karl Otfried Müller

German classical scholar

Initials KM #189

#39

Karl Geary

American actor

Initials KG #91

#40

Karl Yune

American actor

Initials KY #28

#41

Karl Wallenda

German stunt performer (1905-1978)

Initials KW #101

#42

Karl Robinson

English association football player and manager

Initials KR #99

#43

Karl Polanyi

economist | philosopher and historian

Initials KP #92

#44

Karl Radek

Marxist leader

Initials KR #105

#45

Karl Wallinger

Welsh pop and rock musician | songwriter and producer

Initials KW #114

#46

Karl Toko Ekambi

Cameroonian association football player

Initials KE #26

#47

Karl Amson Joel

German businessman (1889-1982)

Initials KJ #97

#48

Karl Patterson Schmidt

American herpetologist (1890–1957)

#49

Karl Dean

American mayor

Initials KD #111

#50

Karl Albrecht

German entrepreneur

Initials KA #118

#51

Karl Denke

Serial killer and organist from germany

Initials KD #113

#52

Karl Schwarzschild

German astronomer

#53

Karl Gebhardt

Nazi doctor and war criminal

Initials KG #111

#54

Karl Anderson

American professional wrestler

Initials KA #131

#55

Karl Renner

first President of Austria

Initials KR #116

#56

Karl Lueger

Austrian politician

Initials KL #93

#57

Karl Plagge

German military officer

Initials KP #107

#58

Karl Gotch

professional wrestler

Initials KG #119

#59

Karl Pearson

English mathematician and biometrician

Initials KP #115

#60

Karl Barry Sharpless

American chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941)

#61

Karl Haushofer

German general

Initials KH #191

#62

Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

German jurist | writer and pioneer of LGBT human rights

Initials KU #14

#63

Karl Silberbauer

Austrian SS Officer

#64

Karl Weierstraß

German mathematician

Initials KW #142

#65

Karl Landsteiner

Austrian biologist | physicist and Nobel Prize laureate

Initials KL #107

#66

Karl Smesko

American college basketball coach

#67

Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg

Czech nobleman

#68

Karl Bartos

former member of Kraftwerk

Initials KB #225

#69

Karl Kani

American fashion designer

#70

Karl Rahner

German Catholic theologian

Initials KR #142

#71

Karl Harris

British motorcycle racer

Initials KH #208

#72

Karl Eberhard Schöngarth

German general

#73

Karl Logan

American musician

Initials KL #126

#74

Karl Willetts

English singer

Initials KW #168

#75

Karl J. Friston

British neuroscientist

Initials KF #89

#76

Karl Nehammer

Austrian politician (1972-)

Initials KN #94

#77

Karl Maria Wiligut

SS general

Initials KW #182

#78

Karl Gustav Jung

German-Swiss Medical Professor

Initials KJ #156

#79

Karl Giese

German archivist and curator (1898-1938)

Initials KG #180

#80

Karl Kraus

Czech playwright and publicist

#81

Karl Theobald

English actor and comedian

Initials KT #151

#82

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Prussian architect | city planner | and painter

#83

Karl Böhm

Austrian conductor

#84

Karl Frenzel

SS officer

Initials KF #107

#85

Karl Drais

german inventor of early form of bicycle and typewriter

Initials KD #195

#86

Karl Koecher

Czechoslovak spy

#87

Karl Jobst

Australian YouTuber and speedrunner

Initials KJ #171

#88

Karl Edward Wagner

American writer

Initials KW #212

#89

Karl Marlantes

Businessman | novelist

#90

Karl Diebitsch

SS officer and German artist

Initials KD #203

#91

Karl Turner

British politician (born 1971)

Initials KT #173

#92

Karl Weinbacher

German manager and war criminal

Initials KW #219

#93

Karl Alvarez

musician

Initials KA #213

#94

Karl Deisseroth

optogeneticist

Initials KD #205

#95

Karl Wittgenstein

Austro-Hungarian steel tycoon (1847–1913)

Initials KW #223

#96

Karl Mecklenburg

American football player

#97

Karl Koch

German hacker (1965-1989)

#98

Karl Mannheim

Hungarian sociologist

#99

Karl Collins

English actor

#100

Karl Ernst

German SA leader

Initials KE #71

#101

Karl Deutsch

Czech political scientist

Initials KD #208

#102

Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria

German ophthalmologist

#103

Karl Markovics

Austrian actor | film director and screenwriter

The Grand Budapest Hotel

#104

Karl Benz

automotive and engine designer and manufacturer

#105

Karl Wilhelm Krause

German SS officer

#106

Karl Rapp

German engineer

Initials KR #237

#107

Karl Otto Paetel

German political journalist

Initials KP #199

#108

Karl Harrer

German journalist and politician

#109

Karl Dunbar

American football player and coach

Initials KD #218

#110

Karl Koller

German general

#111

Karl Sanders

American singer and guitarist

#112

Karl Jatho

German aviation pioneer

Initials KJ #192

#113

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany

#114

Karl van Beethoven

nephew of Ludwig van Beethoven

#115

Karl Michael Vogler

German actor

Initials KV #71

#116

Karl Kreipe

German general

#117

Karl Philipp Moritz

German author | editor and essayist

#118

Karl Gajdusek

American writer

Initials KG #236

#119

Karl Gordon Henize

American astronomer

#120

Karl Korsch

German politician (1886-1961)

#121

Karl von Hegel

German medievalist and historian

#122

Karl von Bülow

German officer in WWI

#123

Karl von Frisch

Austrian biologist

Initials KF #141

#124

Karl Freund

German film director and cinematographer

Initials KF #142

#125

Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

German noble

#126

Karl Wendlinger

Austrian racecar driver

#127

Karl Maka

Hong Kong actor and director

#128

Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch

German Army general

Initials KP #220

#129

Karl Mildenberger

German boxer

#130

Karl Hess

American journalist

#131

Karl Dorrell

American football player and coach

Initials KD #242

#132

Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann

dog breeder

Initials KD #243

#133

Karl Mayr

German officer

Initials KM #164

#134

Karl Joseph

American footballer

Initials KJ #214

#135

Karl Löwith

German philosopher

Initials KL #207

#136

Karl Beattie

British television producer

#137

Karl Strecker

German General and Knight's Cross recipient

#138

Karl E. Weick

Organisational psychologist

#139

Karl Menninger

American psychiatrist

#140

Karl Bebendorf

German track and field athlete

#141

Karl Denson

American musician

#142

Karl Germer

German occultist

#143

Karl Scott

American football coach

#144

Karl von Terzaghi

Austrian geotechnical engineer known as the father of soil mechanics (1883–1963)

#145

Karl Behr

US tennis player

#146

Karl Kroeber

American literary scholar

#147

Karl Philipp von Wrede

German field marshal

#148

Karl Denver

British singer

#149

Karl Fazer

Finnish businessman | and sport shooter

Initials KF #168

#150

Karl Wolf

Canadian musician

#151

Karl Bryullov

Russian painter (1799-1852)

#152

Karl Mack von Leiberich

Austrian general

Initials KL #236

#153

Karl Jäger

SS officer

Initials KJ #242

#154

Karl M. Baer

Deutsch-israelischer Schriftsteller und Zionist

#155

Karl Blossfeldt

German photographer | sculptor and teacher

#156

Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

German prince

#157

Karl Amon

Australian rules footballer

#158

Karl Mueller

American musician

#159

Karl Guthe Jansky

American astronomer

Initials KJ #248

#160

Karl Gero, Duke of Urach

German noble

Initials KU #34

#161

Karl Marthinsen

Norwegian police commander

#162

Karl Buechner

American musician

#163

Karl Henry

English professional footballer

#164

Karl Hass

SS officer and war criminal

#165

Karl H. Pribram

Austrian neuroscientist

#166

Karl Richter

German organist | harpsichordist | and conductor

#167

Karl Loewenstein

German philosopher and political scientist

Initials KL #249

#168

Karl Seitz

President of Austria

#169

Karl Lauterbach

German politician

#170

Karl von Eberstein

German politician

Initials KE #105

#171

Karl August Wittfogel

German-American academic

#172

Karl Brooks

American football defensive tackle

#173

Karl Pojello

Lithuanian professional wrestler and promoter

#174

Karl Ernst von Baer

Russian scientist

#175

Karl August von Hardenberg

Chancellor of Prussia

#176

Karl Richard Lepsius

German archaeologist

#177

Karl Vaino

Soviet and Estonian politician

Initials KV #99

#178

Karl Sack

German judge

#179

Karl Novak

Slovene officer

Initials KN #197

#180

Karl von Müller

German naval officer and politician

#181

Karl Gustaf Westman

Swedish politician

#182

Karl Arnold

politician from Germany

#183

Karl Tremblay

Canadian singer

#184

Karl Agell

American rock musician and singer

#185

Karl Kaufmann

German politician

#186

Karl Rubin

American mathematician

#187

Karl Nesselrode

Russian diplomat

Initials KN #201

#188

Karl Bonhoeffer

German psychiatrist

#189

Karl Wiedergott

actor

#190

Karl Lukas

American actor (1919-1995)

#191

Karl Wilson

American football player

#192

Karl Bodenschatz

German general

#193

Karl Brazil

English session drummer

#194

Karl Rosqvist

Swedish musician

#195

Karl Mauss

German World War II general; dentist

#196

Karl Roy

Filipino singer

#197

Karl Abraham

psychoanalyst

#198

Karl Dane

actor | comedian

#199

Karl Heinrich Emil Becker

German general

#200

Karl Gustav av Sverige

(1782-1783)

First name KarlSeptember 27, 2026

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First name Karl
September 27, 2026