Carol (given name)

Carol is a unisex given name in English, although in contemporary usage it is more commonly used for women. It is a variant of the English Charles, the German Carl, and the Latin Carolus. Spelling variations include Carole. People named Carol include:

People

Female

• Carol Alt (born 1960), American model and actress
• Carol Remmer Angle (born 1927), American pediatrician, nephrologist, and toxicologist
• Carol Banawa (born 1981), Filipino singer and actress
• Carol Barnett (1956–2021), American businesswoman and philanthropist
• Carol Joyce Blumberg, American statistician
• Carol Breen (born 1986), Irish footballer and Aussie rules player
• Carol Burnett (born 1933), American comedian and actress
• Carol Channing (1921–2019), American singer, actress and comedian
• Carol Corrado, American economist
• Carol A. Gotway Crawford, American mathematical statistician
• Carol Lynn Curchoe (born 1979), American reproductive biologist
• Carol Dartora (born 1983), Brazilian politician, teacher and activist
• Carol Dempster (1901–1991), American actress
• Carol W. Greider (born 1961), American molecular biologist
• Carol Hall, American politician from Connecticut
• Carol Hall (1936–2018), American composer and lyricist
• Carol K. Hall, American chemical engineer
• Carol Harrison (born 1955), British actress and writer
• Carol Higgins Clark (1956–2023), American mystery writer, daughter of writer Mary Higgins Clark
• Carol Jeffrey (1898–1998), English psychotherapist, writer
• Carol Kane (born 1952), American actress
• Carol Kaye (born 1935), American bass guitarist and session musician
• Carol Kazeem, Pennsylvania State Representative
• Carol Lawrence (born 1932), American actress
• Carol Lewis (born 1963), American track and field long jumper
• Carol Lynley (1942–2019), American actress
• Carol Mann (1941–2018), American golfer
• Carol Mavor, American writer and professor
• Carol Moseley Braun (born 1947), American politician and lawyer, first African-American woman elected to the US Senate
• Carol Phiri, South African politician
• Carol Rabadi, Jordanian pilot
• Carol Rhodes (1959–2018), Scottish painter
• Carol Rubin (1945–2001), American film producer
• Carol M. Swain, American political scientist
• Carol Spradling (born 1950), American professor
• Carol Speed (1945–2022), American actress, author and singer-songwriter
• Carol Thatcher (born 1953), British journalist, author and media personality, daughter of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
• Carol J. Thiele, American microbiologist and cancer researcher
• Carol Tomcala (born 1954), Australian sports shooter
• Carol Twombly (born 1959), American designer
• Carol Vorderman (born 1960), British television presenter
• Carol Wayne (1942–1985), American actress

Male

• Carol I of Romania (1839–1914), King of Romania
• Carol II of Romania (1893–1953), King of Romania
• Carol Ardeleanu (1883–1949), Romanian writer
• Carol Davila (1828–1884), Romanian physician
• Carol Heitz (1923–1995), Romania-born French academic and art historian
• Carol Lambrino (1920–2006), eldest son of Carol II
• Carol-Eduard Novak, paralympic cyclist
• Carol Reed (1906–1976), British film director
• Carol "Cass" Pennant, English writer and former football hooligan
• Caroll Spinney (1933–2019), American puppeteer, cartoonist, author, artist and speaker
• Carol Szathmari (1812–1887), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian painter and photographer
• Carol Vadnais (1945–2014), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Carol William "Cully" Wilson (1892–1962), Canadian ice hockey player

Fictional characters

• Carol, a character in the 1981 American made-for-television movie Fallen Angel
• Carol, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie Adam
• Carol, a character in the 2009 fantasy adventure drama film Where the Wild Things Are
• Carol, a character in the 2012 American independent feature movie California Solo
• Carol, the Pointy-Haired Boss's secretary in the Dilbert comic strip
• Carol Aird (née Ross), a main character in Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt and its film adaptation Carol
• Carol Beer, in the British comedy sketch series Little Britain
• Carol Brady, the mother in the television series The Brady Bunch, played by Florence Henderson
• Carol Burnett, an airline pilot in seasons four and five of the television series 30 Rock, played by Matt Damon
• Carol Danvers, a Marvel Comics superhero, formerly known as Ms. Marvel, currently known as Captain Marvel
• Carol Ferris, character appearing in the DC Comics Universe
• Carol Anne Freeling, main character in all three Poltergeist film series
• Carol Hathaway, in the television series ER
• Carol Jackson, in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Carol Kester, receptionist in The Bob Newhart Show
• Carol Foster-Lambert (née Williams), a character played by Suzanne Somers in the TV sitcom Step by Step
• Carol Peletier, in the comic book and television series The Walking Dead
• Carol Pingrey, a character from Louds
• Carol Post, in the television series Mister Ed
• Caroline Anne "Carol" Seaver, a character in the American television sitcom Growing Pains
• Carol Tea, in the video game Freedom Planet
• Carol Wetherby, a character in the Christmas film Prancer

• Carol Willick, Ross Geller's lesbian ex-wife in NBC sitcom Friends

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Carol
• All pages with titles containing Carol
• Carol (disambiguation)
• Carlo (name)
• Carol-Ann Schindel, former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Carol-Anne Day (born 1986), Canadian voice actress, actress, and musician
• Carol-Lynn Parente, executive producer of Sesame Street
• Carole King, American songwriter and singer
• Carroll O'Connor, American actor
• Caroline (disambiguation), with many variants
• Karol (name)