English Public Officials and Noblemen
- Charles Francis Greville (1749–1809), Member of Parliament for Warwick 1774–90; authority on tropical plant gardening and collector of antiquities, minerals and precious stones
- Charles Greville (1762-1832), Member of Parliament who, in 1795–96, represented the Hampshire constituency of Petersfield
- Charles John Greville (1780–1836), Member of Parliament who represented Warwick and Leamington in 1816–31 and 1832–36
- Charles Greville (diarist) (1794–1865), clerk of the council in ordinary; remembered for posthumously-published diaries; member of noble family; full name: Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville
- Charles Beresford Fulke Greville, 3rd Baron Greville (1871–1952), member of noble family; penultimate bearer of the title, Baron Greville
- Charles Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick (1911–1984), member of noble family; in 1928 also succeeded to titles 7th Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle and 14th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court
- Charles Greville, Lord Brooke (born 1982), member of noble family; heir apparent to the Earldom of Warwick
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