- When he was a medical student, had a diving accident, in Massachusetts in July 1972, which injured his spinal cord and left him paralyzed. Later regained the use of the upper part of his body.
- Older brother, Morcel Krauthammer, 59, died from cancer in 2006. They were very close and did everything together, when they were younger.
- Graduated, with a Doctor of Medicine, from Harvard Medical School in 1975 and went on to complete a residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1984, became board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
- His mother, Thea Krauthammer, was from Belgium. His father, Schlum Krauthammer, was a real estate developer.
- Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985.
- Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist and commentator. His weekly column appeared in the Washington Post and is syndicated in more than 200 newspapers.
- Met his wife, Robin, when they were students at Oxford University in England. She was from Australia and worked as a law clerk for the chief justice's office.
- Good friend of George F. Will. They shared a love of baseball.
- Since his uncles were doctors, they were the inspiration for Charles and his brother to attend medical school.
- Hobbies include baseball and chess (which he quit because he was too addicted to it).
- He was a contributing editor to "The Weekly Standard" and "The New Republic".
- His first job was as a sailing instructor, when he was 16-20, at a day-camp.
- Son, Daniel Krauthammer, was born in 1986.
- Fox News contributor.
- Was a speechwriter for Walter Mondale in 1980.
- Raised in Montreal, Canada, where he attended Herzliah High School and McGill University and obtained an honors degree in political science and economics in 1970.
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