Gender: Male
Charles St John Wallace Furneaux is a British television producer and documentary maker. He began his career as an assistant producer with the BBC, becoming a commissioning editor at Channel 4 in 1994. Furneaux then went to Talkback Thames in 2003 as Head of Specialist Factual and Documentaries resigning in 2007 to manage his own production company, Kaboom Film & TV.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 30, 2024
On the name Charles Furneaux, Charles means Manly, Strong, Free Man, Full-grown, A Man, Masculine.
The name Charles Furneaux is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Charles is commonly found in United States of America, France, Nigeria, and 95 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Charles is recorded 130,734 times globally, ranking it as the 428th most common name worldwide.
Charles is most prevalent in United States of America, with 39,686 occurrences, making it the 113th most popular name in the country.
In Malta, the name Charles is found among 1 in every 43 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #113 | 1 : 46 |
| France | #177 | 1 : 64 |
| Nigeria | #59 | 1 : 85 |
| South Africa | #87 | 1 : 195 |
| United Kingdom | #282 | 1 : 79 |
| Brazil | #328 | 1 : 223 |
| Canada | #142 | 1 : 112 |
| Ghana | #35 | 1 : 64 |
| Cameroon | #57 | 1 : 171 |
| Malaysia | #654 | 1 : 960 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Charles from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Charles St John Wallace Furneaux is a British television producer and documentary maker. He began his career as an assistant producer with the BBC, becoming a commissioning editor at Channel 4 in 1994. Furneaux then went to Talkback Thames in 2003 as Head of Specialist Factual and Documentaries resigning in 2007 to manage his own production company, Kaboom Film & TV.
Charles Furneaux (1835–1913) was born in Boston and became a drawing instructor in that area. For many years he lived in the town of Melrose, Massachusetts. In 1880, Furneaux moved to Hawaii, where he cultivated the friendship of King Kalakaua and other members of the Hawaiian royal family, from whom he later received several commissions. In the late 1880s,he was commissioned in Honolulu by Alexander Joy Cartwright, widely credited as the "father of baseball" and another dear friend of King Kalakaua, to paint the only oil portrait of his 72-year life. While living in Honolulu he taught at the private schools Punahou and St. Albans. In 1885, he received the order of Chevalier of Kapiolani from King Kalakaua in 'recognition of his services in advancing Hawaiian art'. He died in Hawaii in 1913.
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