Military
- Charles Aitchison Smith (1871–1940), Indian Army officer and administrator
- Charles Bean Smith, later Sir Charles Euan-Smith (1842–1910), British soldier and diplomat
- Charles Douglass Smith (c. 1761–1855), British army officer and colonial administrator
- Charles Ferguson Smith (1807–1862), Union General of the American Civil War
- Charles Hamilton Smith (1776–1859), British artist, soldier and spy
- Charles H. Smith (Medal of Honor) (1826–1898), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles Henry Smith (Medal of Honor) (1827–1902), American Civil War officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935), Australian aviator in WWI and afterwards
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“The transformation of the impossible into reality is always the mark of a demonic will. The only way to recognize a military genius is by the fact that, during the war, he will mock the rules of warfare and will employ creative improvisation instead of tested methods and he will do so at the right moment.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)
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—William Gibson (b. 1948)