Charles Cunningham was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Charles Cunningham may also refer to:
- Charles Cunningham (civil servant) (1906–1998), Scottish civil servant
- Charles E. Cunningham (1823–1895), American politician; Union Labor Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States, 1888
- Charles J. Cunningham (born 1932), U.S. Air Force general
- Charles Milton Cunningham (1877–1936), politician, attorney and newspaper publisher in Louisiana
- Charles Orin Cunningham (1872–1942), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
- Charlie Cunningham (born 1948), mountain biker from Fairfax, California
- Charlie Cunningham (footballer) (1890–1942), English footballer
- Charlie Cunningham (jockey) (1849–1906), 19th century Scottish Grand National winning jockey
- Charlie Cunningham (musician), singer-songwriter and guitarist from Bedfordshire, England
- "Chuck Cunningham", a character who appeared in the first two seasons of the sitcom Happy Days