Chares () is the name of three prominent ancient Greeks:

  • Chares of Athens - a 4th-century BC general;
  • Chares of Mytilene - a historian who lived at the court of Alexander the Great;
  • Chares of Lindos - a sculptor who created the Colossus of Rhodes

A chare may also be:

  • Chare - a dialect term in north-east England for an alleyway

See also

  • Charls