Carlyle (name)

Carlyle is a given name and surname. Surname (and place name) is derived from Carlisle. Given name may be an elaboration of Carl. Notable people with the name include the following:

Given name

 * Carlyle Atkinson (1892–1968), English swimmer
 * Carlyle Begay, Diné-American politician
 * Carlyle Blackwell (1884–1955), American silent film actor, director and producer
 * Carlyle Brown, American playwright, performer and the artistic director
 * Carlyle W. Crane (1914–1992), American politician
 * Carlyle Crockwell (1932–2015), Bermudian football referee
 * Carlyle Eubank, American writer and screenwriter
 * Carlyle Glean (1932–2021), Grenadian politician
 * Carlyle Harmon (1905–1997), American inventor
 * Carlyle Harris (1868–1893), American medical student
 * Carlyle Holiday (born 1981), American football player
 * Carlyle Jones (1904–1951), Australian rules footballer
 * Carlyle A. Luer (1922–2019), American botanist
 * Carlyle E. Maw (1903–1987), American politician
 * Carlyle Miller (born 1930), Guyanese cricketer
 * Carlyle Mitchell (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
 * Carlyle Moore Jr. (1909–1977), American actor
 * Carlyle Tapsell (1909–1975), Indian field hockey player
 * Carlyle Thompson (born 1988), Bahamian sprinter
 * Carlyle Witton-Davies (1913–1993), Welsh Anglican priest and scholar

Middle name

 * Robert Carlyle Byrd, fullname of Robert Byrd (1917–2010), American politician
 * Thomas Carlyle Ford, fullname of Tom Ford (born 1961), American fashion designer and filmmaker
 * Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford (1881–1975), Scottish businessperson
 * Paige Carlyle Howard, fullname of Paige Howard (born 1985), American actress
 * John Carlyle Kenley (1892–1965), Australian footballer (Australian rules)
 * Todd Carlyle MacCulloch, fullname of Todd MacCulloch (born 1976), Canadian basketball player
 * David Carlyle Rocastle, fullname of David Rocastle (1967–2001), English professional footballer

Surname

 * Aelred Carlyle (1874–1955), English Benedictine monk
 * Alexander Carlyle (1722–1805), Scottish church leader
 * Buddy Carlyle (born 1977), American baseball player
 * Cleo Carlyle (1902–1967), American baseball player
 * Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801–1866), Scottish writer
 * Joan Carlyle (1931–2021), British soprano
 * John Carlyle (disambiguation), several people
 * Joseph Dacre Carlyle (1759–1804), British orientalist
 * Florence Carlyle (1864–1923), Canadian painter
 * Liz Carlyle (born 1958), American writer
 * Mara Carlyle (born 1970s), British singer-songwriter and arranger
 * Paul Carlyle (born 1967), Northern Irish footballer and manager
 * Randy Carlyle (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * Reuven Carlyle (born 1965), American politician
 * Richard Carlyle (1914–2009), American actor
 * Richard Carlyle (actor, born 1879) (1879–1942), Canadian-born actor
 * Robert Carlyle (born 1961), Scottish actor
 * Roy Carlyle (1900–1956), American baseball player
 * Steve Carlyle (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher
 * Thomas Carlyle (lawyer) (1803–1855), Scottish lawyer and apostle of the Catholic Apostolic Church
 * Walter Carlyle (1938–2007), Scottish footballer
 * Warren Carlyle, English theatre director and choreographer

Fictional characters

 * Boone Carlyle, fictional character on the television series Lost
 * Luke Carlyle, a Marvel Comic Book character
 * Lucy Carlyle, main protagonist of the YA book series Lockwood & Co. by Jonathan Stroud