Charles Matthews or Mathews may refer to: * Charles Mathews (1776–1835), English theatre manager and actor * Charles James Mathews (1803–1878), English actor, son of the above * Charles Edward Mathews (1834–1905), English mountaineer * Sir Charles Willie Mathews (1850–1920), English barrister and Director of Public Prosecutions, stepson of the above * Charles Matthews (Pennsylvania politician) (1856–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Charles Matthews (baseball), 19th-century American baseball player * Race Mathews (Charles Race Thorson Mathews, born 1935), Australian politician * Charles Matthews (Texas politician) (born 1939), former member of the Texas Railroad Commission * Charles Matthews (Whitewater), Whitewater controversy defendant * Cha