28 January: Carl Name Day

If your name is Carl, or Karl, today is your name day.

This name comes from Old High German, meaning 'man, husband, freeman'. The name is a variant of the English Charles, and the Latin Carolus. 10 famous people with this name:

1. Karl Marx: German philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. He is best-known for the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto.

2. Carl Linnaeus: Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms.

3. Carl Jung: Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist, founder of analytical psychology.

4. Carl Rogers: American psychologist who was one of the founders of humanistic psychology and was known especially for his person-centered psychotherapy.

5. Karl Lagerfeld: German fashion designer.

6. Carl Orff: German composer and music educator, who composed the cantata Carmina Burana.

7. Carl Sagan (pictured): American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

8. Carl Wilson: American musician and lead guitar player for The Beach Boys.

9. Carl Douglas: Jamaican musician who wrote the disco song Kung Fu Fighting.

10. Carl Benz: German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical, modern automobile and the first car to be put into series production.

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