Lieutenant General Sir Charles George Arbuthnot, GCB (19 May 1824 – 14 April 1899) was a British Army officer.

He served in the Royal Artillery in the Crimean War and rose to become a senior officer in British India.

His half-brother, George Bingham Arbuthnot, was an honorary major general and Colonel of the Madras Light Cavalry in India.

According to his entry in the Dictionary of National Biography, "his firmness and justice made him a highly respected administrator".

One son, Alexander George Arbuthnot (died 3 May 1961), served with the Field Artillery, rising to the rank of brigadier general.