Charles Wilkes yana nufin sunan mutum kuma ba a lissafta shi azaman kalma a cikin ƙamus. Charles Wilkes (1798-1877) wani jami'in sojan ruwa ne na Amurka kuma mai bincike wanda ya shahara wajen jagorantar balaguro na Amurka daga 1838 zuwa 1842, wanda ya binciko yankunan Pacific da Antarctic.
