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First name Karl
August 18, 2026

Karl Urban

New Zealand actor

Initials KU #2 Mortal Kombat II

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

Initials KM #6 The Communist Manifesto

Karl Stefanovic

Australian television presenter and journalist (born 1974)

Initials KS #7

Karl Darlow

Wales association football player (born 1990)

Initials KD #7

Karl Dönitz

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

Initials KD #8

Karl Bushby

British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe

Initials KB #15

Karl I of Austria

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

Initials KA #13

Karl Malone

American basketball player

Initials KM #22

Karl Ravech

sportscaster

Initials KR #11

#10

Karl von Habsburg

Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Initials KH #23

#11

Karl Glusman

American actor (born 1988)

Initials KG #20 Civil War

#12

Karl Lagerfeld

German fashion designer (1933–2019)

Initials KL #18

#13

Karl Cook

American equestrian

Initials KC #40

#14

Karl Malden

American actor (1912–2009)

Initials KM #43

#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 #29

#16

Karl Pilkington

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

Initials KP #30

#17

Karl Jacobs

American Twitch streamer and YouTuber (born 1998)

Initials KJ #39

#18

Karl Ove Knausgård

Norwegian author

Initials KK #125

#19

Karl Rove

American political consultant and policy advisor

Initials KR #62

#20

Karl Hermann Frank

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

Initials KF #24

#21

Karl Liebknecht

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

Initials KL #51

#22

Karl Hanke

German general and last Reichsführer-SS

Initials KH #92

#23

Karl Swenson

American actor

Initials KS #136

#24

Karl Howman

British actor

Initials KH #97

#25

Karl Wolff

SS general

Initials KW #72

#26

Karl Kautsky

Czech-Austrian philosopher | journalist | and Marxist theoretician

Initials KK #160

#27

Karl Barth

Swiss Protestant theologian

Initials KB #117

#28

Karl Jenkins

Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944)

Initials KJ #62

#29

Karl May

German writer

Initials KM #157

#30

Karl Hyde

musician

Initials KH #115

#31

Karl Johnson

Welsh actor

Initials KJ #71

#32

Karl Geary

American actor

Initials KG #85

#33

Karl Jaspers

German psychiatrist and philosopher

Initials KJ #76

#34

Karl Amson Joel

German businessman (1889-1982)

Initials KJ #79

#35

Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

German jurist | writer and pioneer of LGBT human rights

Initials KU #9

#36

Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern

German noble

Initials KH #137

#37

Karl Lueger

Austrian politician

Initials KL #80

#38

Karl Turner

British politician (born 1971)

Initials KT #76

#39

Karl Mozart

Austrian pianist

Initials KM #201

#40

Karl Schwarzschild

German astronomer

Initials KS #229

#41

Karl Silberbauer

Austrian SS Officer

Initials KS #243

#42

Karl Otfried Müller

German classical scholar

Initials KM #213

#43

Karl Gotch

professional wrestler

Initials KG #108

#44

Karl Brandt

German Nazi physician

Initials KB #166

#45

Karl Radek

Marxist leader

Initials KR #105

#46

Karl Anderson

American professional wrestler

Initials KA #100

#47

Karl Wallinger

Welsh pop and rock musician | songwriter and producer

Initials KW #117

#48

Karl Wallenda

German stunt performer (1905-1978)

Initials KW #118

#49

Karl Polanyi

economist | philosopher and historian

Initials KP #99

#50

Karl Brazil

English session drummer

Initials KB #175

#51

Karl Gebhardt

Nazi doctor and war criminal

Initials KG #117

#52

Karl Yune

American actor

Initials KY #36

#53

Karl Albrecht

German entrepreneur

Initials KA #108

#54

Karl Davies

actor

Initials KD #118

#55

Karl Loewenstein

German philosopher and political scientist

Initials KL #98

#56

Karl Fritzsch

SS officer

Initials KF #68

#57

Karl Renner

first President of Austria

Initials KR #120

#58

Karl Haushofer

German general

Initials KH #184

#59

Karl Denke

Serial killer and organist from germany

Initials KD #131

#60

Karl Smesko

American college basketball coach

#61

Karl Weierstraß

German mathematician

Initials KW #138

#62

Karl Bartos

former member of Kraftwerk

Initials KB #204

#63

Karl Plagge

German military officer

Initials KP #119

#64

Karl Eberhard Schöngarth

German general

#65

Karl Pearson

English mathematician and biometrician

Initials KP #124

#66

Karl J. Friston

British neuroscientist

Initials KF #80

#67

Karl Robinson

English association football player and manager

Initials KR #144

#68

Karl Willetts

English singer

Initials KW #154

#69

Karl Patterson Schmidt

American herpetologist (1890–1957)

#70

Karl Koecher

Czechoslovak spy

#71

Karl Logan

American musician

Initials KL #134

#72

Karl Rahner

German Catholic theologian

Initials KR #165

#73

Karl Landsteiner

Austrian biologist | physicist and Nobel Prize laureate

Initials KL #136

#74

Karl Kraus

Czech playwright and publicist

#75

Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg

Czech nobleman

#76

Karl Barry Sharpless

American chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941)

#77

Karl Jobst

Australian YouTuber and speedrunner

Initials KJ #139

#78

Karl Theobald

English actor and comedian

Initials KT #127

#79

Karl Nehammer

Austrian politician (1972-)

Initials KN #98

#80

Karl Giese

German archivist and curator (1898-1938)

Initials KG #180

#81

Karl Maria Wiligut

SS general

Initials KW #181

#82

Karl Gustav Jung

German-Swiss Medical Professor

Initials KJ #152

#83

Karl Deutsch

Czech political scientist

Initials KD #189

#84

Karl Frenzel

SS officer

Initials KF #103

#85

Karl Vilips

Australian golfer

Initials KV #57

#86

Karl Marlantes

Businessman | novelist

#87

Karl Drais

german inventor of early form of bicycle and typewriter

Initials KD #194

#88

Karl Wilhelm Krause

German SS officer

#89

Karl Diebitsch

SS officer and German artist

Initials KD #199

#90

Karl Kani

American fashion designer

#91

Karl Weinbacher

German manager and war criminal

Initials KW #205

#92

Karl Toko Ekambi

Cameroonian association football player

Initials KE #69

#93

Karl Collins

English actor

#94

Karl Herrligkoffer

German physician and mountaineer

#95

Karl Ernst

German SA leader

Initials KE #73

#96

Karl Markovics

Austrian actor | film director and screenwriter

The Grand Budapest Hotel

#97

Karl Taro Greenfeld

American writer

Initials KG #219

#98

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Prussian architect | city planner | and painter

#99

Karl Brugmann

German philologist

#100

Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch

German Army general

Initials KP #192

#101

Karl Wittgenstein

Austro-Hungarian steel tycoon (1847–1913)

Initials KW #224

#102

Karl Edward Wagner

American writer

Initials KW #225

#103

Karl Harrer

German journalist and politician

#104

Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria

German ophthalmologist

#105

Karl van Beethoven

nephew of Ludwig van Beethoven

#106

Karl Otto Paetel

German political journalist

Initials KP #205

#107

Karl Freund

German film director and cinematographer

Initials KF #140

#108

Karl Koller

German general

#109

Karl Lauterbach

German politician

Initials KL #193

#110

Karl Benz

automotive and engine designer and manufacturer

#111

Karl Böhm

Austrian conductor

#112

Karl Mannheim

Hungarian sociologist

#113

Karl Marthinsen

Norwegian police commander

#114

Karl Wendlinger

Austrian racecar driver

Initials KW #240

#115

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany

#116

Karl Sanders

American singer and guitarist

#117

Karl Gordon Henize

American astronomer

#118

Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

German prince

Initials KT #211

#119

Karl Korsch

German politician (1886-1961)

#120

Karl Alvarez

musician

#121

Karl E. Weick

Organisational psychologist

Initials KW #249

#122

Karl McCartney

British politician

#123

Karl Beattie

British television producer

#124

Karl Menninger

American psychiatrist

#125

Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

German noble

#126

Karl Denson

American musician

#127

Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann

dog breeder

#128

Karl von Bülow

German officer in WWI

#129

Karl Richard Lepsius

German archaeologist

Initials KL #213

#130

Karl von Frisch

Austrian biologist

Initials KF #162

#131

Karl Agell

American rock musician and singer

#132

Karl Mayr

German officer

Initials KM #157

#133

Karl H. Pribram

Austrian neuroscientist

Initials KP #242

#134

Karl Maka

Hong Kong actor and director

#135

Karl Gajdusek

American writer

#136

Karl Deisseroth

optogeneticist

#137

Karl Kreipe

German general

#138

Karl Mecklenburg

American football player

#139

Karl Germer

German occultist

#140

Karl Wolf

Canadian musician

#141

Karl Pojello

Lithuanian professional wrestler and promoter

Initials KP #250

#142

Karl Hess

American journalist

#143

Karl Joseph

American footballer

Initials KJ #234

#144

Karl Bryullov

Russian painter (1799-1852)

#145

Karl von Hegel

German medievalist and historian

#146

Karl Mueller

American musician

#147

Karl Rubin

American mathematician

#148

Karl Dorrell

American football player and coach

#149

Karl Jäger

SS officer

Initials KJ #238

#150

Karl Löwith

German philosopher

Initials KL #230

#151

Karl M. Baer

Deutsch-israelischer Schriftsteller und Zionist

#152

Karl Buechner

American musician

#153

Karl Ernst von Baer

Russian scientist

#154

Karl Rappan

Austrian footballer

#155

Karl Tremblay

Canadian singer

#156

Karl Dean

American mayor

#157

Karl Ross

German painter (1816-1858)

#158

Karl Rapp

German engineer

#159

Karl Rahm

Nazi concentration camp commandant

#160

Karl von Terzaghi

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

#161

Karl Behr

US tennis player

#162

Karl Strecker

German General and Knight's Cross recipient

#163

Karl Mack von Leiberich

Austrian general

Initials KL #248

#164

Karl Kroeber

American literary scholar

#165

Karl Hass

SS officer and war criminal

#166

Karl Bonhoeffer

German psychiatrist

#167

Karl von Eberstein

German politician

Initials KE #104

#168

Karl Denver

British singer

#169

Karl Michael Vogler

German actor

Initials KV #96

#170

Karl Fazer

Finnish businessman | and sport shooter

Initials KF #190

#171

Karl Kaufmann

German politician

#172

Karl Dargan

American boxer

#173

Karl Koch

German hacker (1965-1989)

#174

Karl Gero, Duke of Urach

German noble

Initials KU #37

#175

Karl Blau

American musician

#176

Karl Taylor Compton

American physicist

#177

Karl Bodenschatz

German general

#178

Karl Roy

Filipino singer

#179

Karl Seitz

President of Austria

#180

Karl Richter

German organist | harpsichordist | and conductor

#181

Karl Mildenberger

German boxer

#182

Karl Harris

British motorcycle racer

#183

Karl Sack

German judge

#184

Karl Philipp von Wrede

German field marshal

#185

Karl Egloff

Ecuadorian-Swiss mountaineer

Initials KE #123

#186

Karl Vaino

Soviet and Estonian politician

Initials KV #103

#187

Karl Dunbar

American football player and coach

#188

Karl Nesselrode

Russian diplomat

Initials KN #204

#189

Karl Goldmark

Hungarian composer

#190

Karl Novak

Slovene officer

Initials KN #206

#191

Karl August Wittfogel

German-American academic

#192

Karl Ferdinand Braun

German inventor and physicist

#193

Karl Mauss

German World War II general; dentist

#194

Karl Decker

German general

#195

Karl Amon

Australian rules footballer

#196

Karl Herzfeld

Austrian-American physicist

#197

Karl Haas

American musicologist

#198

Karl Dane

actor | comedian

#199

Karl Jamshed Khandalavala

Indian Parsi art connoisseur (1904–1995)

#200

Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach

German symbolist artist | founder of naturism

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First name Karl
August 18, 2026