A charlatan is a trickster or con artist.

The term Charlatan may also refer to:

• The Charlatan, a student newspaper at Carleton University in Ontario, Canada
• The Charlatans , an English alternative rock band, active since 1989
• The Charlatans (1995), the fourth album by the English band The Charlatans
• The Charlatans , an influential American psychedelic rock band, from San Francisco in the 1960s

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