Carl Stokes was born on June 21, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was married to Raija Kostadinov and Shirley Edwards. He died on April 3, 1996 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Survived by his wife, three children: Carl Jr, Courdi, and Cordell, from his first marriage, and one child, from second marriage Cynthia, and one stepson, Sasha Kostadinov.