Charles Wang was born on 19 August 1944 in Shanghai, China. He was married to Ingrid S. Wang and 'Nancy Li. He died on 21 October 2018 in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, USA.
He financial supported such causes as Smile Train (of which he was co-founder), the World Childhood Foundation, the Plainview Chinese Cultural Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, among others.