Carol (given name)

Carol is a unisex given name. It is a European continental spelling of the English Charles, the Germanic Carl, and the Latin Carolus. Can also be a short version of the name Caroline. Spelling variations include Carole. Those named Carol include:

People

Female

• Carol Alt (born 1960), American model and actress
• Carol Remmer Angle (born 1927), American pediatrician, nephrologist, and toxicologist
• Carol Joyce Blumberg, American statistician
• 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 Dempster (1901-1991) American actress
• Carol W. Greider (born 1961), American molecular biologist
• Carol K. Hall, American chemical engineer
• Carol Harrison (born 1955), British actress and writer
• Carol Higgins Clark (born 1956), American mystery writer, daughter of writer Mary Higgins Clark
• Carol Kane (born 1952), American actress
• Carol Kaye (born 1935), American bass guitarist and session musician
• Carol Lawrence (born 1932), American actress
• Carol Lewis (born 1963), American retired track and field long jumper
• Carol Lynley (1942–2019), American actress
• Carol Mann (born 1941), American retired 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 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 Thatcher (born 1953), British journalist, author and media personality, daughter of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
• Carol Tomcala (born 1954), Australian sports shooter
• 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 Lambrino (1920-2006), eldest son of Carol II
• Carol Reed (1906-1976), British film director
• Carol Szathmari (1812-1887), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian painter and photographer
• Carol Vadnais (1945-2014), Canadian National Hockey League player

Fictional characters

• Carol Brady, the mother in the television series The Brady Bunch, played by Florence Henderson
• Carol Danvers, a Marvel Comics superhero, formerly known as Ms. Marvel, currently known as Captain Marvel
• Carol Anne Freeling, main character in all three Poltergeist film series
• Carol Hathaway, in the television series ER
• Carol Kester, receptionist in The Bob Newhart Show
• Carol Peletier, in the comic book and television series The Walking Dead
• Carol Post, in the television series Mister Ed
• Carol Tea, in the video game Freedom Planet
• Carol (Dilbert), the Pointy-Haired Boss's secretary in the Dilbert comic strip
• Carol, a character in the film Where the Wild Things Are

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
• Caroline (disambiguation), with many variants
• Karol (name)