Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to:

People

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 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

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 Ealey (born 1950), American Canadian football player

• 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 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 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 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

Politics

• Chuck Cadman (1948–2005), Canadian politician and Member of Parliament (MP)

• 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 Rosenberg, American attorney

• Chuck Schumer (born 1950), politician, and senior United States senator from New York, serving since 1999

• Chuck Townsend, American politician

Other

• 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 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 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 E. Cheese, an anthropomorphic restaurant mascot

• Chuck Bartowski, on the American TV show Chuck

• Chuck (Pokémon), in the Pokémon universe

• Chuck (Stargate), from the Stargate TV series

• Charlotte "Chuck" Charles, from the TV series Pushing Daisies

• Chuck Bass, from the television series Gossip Girl

• Chuck Chambers, a character from iCarly

• Chuck McGill, from the American TV series Better Call Saul

• Chuck Rock, from the eponymous video game

• Not Chuck, referred to as 'Chuck' by Lightning McQueen in Cars

See also

• Chucky (name)

• Chucky (disambiguation)

• Chuckles (disambiguation)

• Charlie (disambiguation)

• Charley (disambiguation)

• Charles (disambiguation)

• Chuckii Booker

• Chuckey Charles