Charles Cotton (1630–1687) was an English poet.
Charles Cotton may also refer to:
- Sir Charles Cotton, 5th Baronet (1753–1812), British Royal Navy admiral
- Sir Charles Andrew Cotton (1885–1970), New Zealand geologist
- Charlie Cotton, fictional character in British soap opera, EastEnders
- Charles Cotton (footballer) (1878–?), former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper
Famous quotes containing the words charles and/or cotton:
“I’m down here all alone, but as happy as a king—at least, as happy as some kings—at any rate, I should think I’m about as happy as King Charles the First when he was in prison.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)
“It is remarkable with what pure satisfaction the traveler in these woods will reach his camping-ground on the eve of a tempestuous night like this, as if he had got to his inn, and, rolling himself in his blanket, stretch himself on his six-feet-by-two bed of dripping fir twigs, with a thin sheet of cotton for roof, snug as a meadow-mouse in its nest.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)