Chas (given name)

Chas is an English unisex given name and nickname, often a short form (hypocorism) of Charles. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:

• Charlie Chas Balun (1948–2009), American writer and film critic
• Chas Betts (born 1986), American Olympic athlete and professional wrestler
• Chaz Bono (born 1969), American writer, musician and actor
• Charles Chas Brownlow (1861–1924), Australian rules football administrator and player
• Bryan Chas Chandler (1938–1996), English musician, record producer and manager, original bassist of The Animals
• Charles Chas Fennell (1902–1970), Australian rugby league player
• Chas Gerretsen (born 1943), Dutch war photographer and photojournalist
• Chas Gessner (born 1981), American former National Football League player
• Chas Cronk, English rock singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist for the Strawbs
• Charles Chas Guldemond (born 1987), American snowboarder
• Charles Chas Hodges (1943–2018), English musician and singer, half of the duo Chas & Dave
• Charles Chaz Jankel (born 1955), English singer, songwriter, arranger, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer
• Chas Licciardello (born 1977), Australian comedian and member of The Chaser
• Chas McCormick (born 1995), American baseball player
• Charles Chas McDevitt (born 1934), British skiffle musician
• Charles Chas Messenger (1914–2008), British cyclist, organiser and road team manager
• Charles Chas Mortimer (born 1949), British former motorcycle road racer
• Chas Newby (1941–2023), briefly bassist with The Beatles following the departure of Stuart Sutcliffe
• Chas Smash, stage name of English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cathal Joseph Smyth (born 1959)
• Chas Skelly (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
• Chas Vincent (born 1977), American politician

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Chas
• All pages with titles containing Chas
• Chas (disambiguation)
• Chal (name)
• Char (name)