Charles Grafly (December 3, 1862 - 1929), American sculptor, was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was a pupil of the schools of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and of Henri M Chapu and Jean Dampt, and the École des Beaux Arts, Paris. He received an Honorable Mention in the Paris Salon of 1891 for his "Mauvais Presage," now at the Detroit Museum of Fine Arts , a gold medal at the Paris Exposition, in 1900, and medals at Chicago, 1893, Atlanta, 1895, and Philadelphia (the gold Medal of Honor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts), 1899.

In 1892 he became instructor in sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, also filling the same chair at the Drexel Institute , Philadelphia. He was elected a full member of the National Academy of Design in 1905. His better-known works include:

• "General Reynolds," Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
• "Fountain of Man" (made for the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo)
• "From Generation to Generation"
• "Symbol of Life"
• "Vulture of War," and many portrait busts.