Carlin (name)

Carlin is a unisex given name and surname of Irish origin. As a feminine given name, a secondary origin is as an alternate form of Carla, Carol or Caroline. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Ben Carlin (1912–1981), Australian adventurer and engineer
 * Bob Carlin (born 1953), musician
 * Brian Carlin (born 1950), baseball player
 * Charles Creighton Carlin (1866–1938), politician
 * Clay Carlin (1989–2007), fictional character
 * Daniel Carlin (born 1959), doctor
 * Dan Carlin (born 1965), political commentator
 * Dave Carlin, politician
 * David Carlin (born 1938), politician and sociologist
 * Dermot Carlin, football player
 * Gavin Carlin (born 1985), Irish darts player
 * George Carlin (1937–2008), comedian and social critic
 * John Carlin (disambiguation), multiple people
 * John Carlin (actor) (1929–2017) Scottish actor.
 * John Carlin (artist) (1813–1891), American painter and writer
 * John Carlin (businessman) (born 1955), American entrepreneur, art historian and record producer
 * John Carlin (footballer) (1871–?), English footballer for Liverpool F.C.
 * John Carlin (journalist) (born 1956), journalist and author
 * John Carlin (umpire) (1861–1944), cricketer and test umpire
 * John P. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for Justice National Security Division
 * John W. Carlin (born 1940), governor of Kansas, 1979–1987, and Archivist of the United States, 1995–2005
 * Leo Carlin (born 1937), American football businessman
 * Leo P. Carlin (1908–1999), mayor
 * Luke Carlin (born 1980), baseball player
 * Lynn Carlin (born 1938), actress
 * Martin Carlin (c. 1730 – 1785), cabinetmaker
 * Máiréad Carlin (born 1988), singer
 * Mario Carlin (1915–1984), Italian operatic tenor
 * Mary Carlin Yates (born 1946), civil servant
 * Mike Carlin (born 1958), comic book writer and editor
 * Patrick Carlin (1832–1895), recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Paul N. Carlin, civil servant
 * Phillips Carlin (1894–1971), broadcaster and executive
 * Robert Carlin (1901–1991), union organizer and politician
 * Sean Carlin (born 1967), hammer thrower
 * Spencer Carlin, fictional character
 * Sydney Carlin (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Trevor Carlin, racing team owner
 * Vince Carlin, civil servant
 * Willie Carlin (born 1940), football player
 * William P. Carlin (1829–1903), Army General

Given name

 * Carlin Glynn (born 1940), American actress
 * Carlin Hartman (born 1972), American basketball coach
 * Carlin Hudson (born 1996), American soccer player
 * Carlin Isles (born 1989), American rugby sevens player
 * Carlin Itonga (born 1982), Congolese football player
 * Carlin Meyer (born 1948), American professor
 * Carlin Romano, American literary critic
 * Carlin Craig Woodruff Jr., known as Carlos Morales (actor), Filipino actor and director
 * Carlin Yoder, American politician