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Also Known As Charles James Kirk
Born October 14, 1993 • Arlington Heights • Illinois
Died September 10, 2025 (aged 31) • Orem • Utah
Founder Turning Point USA
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025)
Notable Family Members spouse Erika Kirk

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Charlie Kirk wearing a suit and visitor badge stands in a decorated room with gold accents, looking forward, with blurred people in the foreground.
Charlie Kirk and President Donald Trump stand together on stage, shaking hands, with a Turning Point Action backdrop at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Charlie Kirk in a blue suit debates a student in casual clothes across a wooden table at the Cambridge Union, with audience members and portraits visible in the background.
Erika Kirk, wearing a jeweled gown, stands on stage holding hands with her husband Charlie Kirk, who is in a black tuxedo, with musical equipment and blue drapery in the background.
Charlie Kirk wearing a white t-shirt reading Freedom tossing a red Make America Great Again cap to a crowd gathered around a blue event canopy with text reading The American Comeback Tour and Prove Me Wrong.
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