Charles Duke Yonge (30 November 1812 - 30 November 1891) was an English historian, classicist and cricketer. He wrote numerous works of modern history, and translated several classical works. His younger brother was George Edward Yonge. He was educated at Eton College. At age eighteen, he became a foundation scholar at King’s College Cambridge between 1831 and 1833. On 17 May 1834, he attended St. Mary’s Hall, Oxford, a dependency of and later incorporated into Oriel College. He graduated with a first-class honours BA. in Classics in December 1834. In 1874, he acquired his MA. from Keble College. As a cricket player, during the 1836 season for Oxford University, he scored a total of 85 runs in three matches and caught one player out.