Caro (surname)

Caro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Abraham ben Raphael Caro, Turkish rabbi
 * Alberto Caro (born 1937), Venezuelan chess master
 * Annibale Caro (1507–1566), Italian poet
 * Anthony Caro (1924–2013), British sculptor
 * Antonio Caro (1950–2021), Colombian conceptual artist
 * David Caro (c.1782–1839), German pedagogue
 * Elme Marie Caro (1826–1887), French philosopher
 * Esperanza Elena Caro (1906–1985), Spanish embroiderer
 * Ezekiel Caro (1844–1915), German rabbi and historian
 * Heinrich Caro (1834–1910), German industrial chemist, first described peroxymonosulfuric acid, or  'Caro's acid' 
 * Horatio Caro (1862–1920), British chess player
 * Isaac ben Joseph Caro (1458–1535), Spanish rabbi
 * Isabelle Caro (1982–2010), French actress
 * Jane Caro (born 1957), Australian commentator, author and academic
 * José María Caro Martínez (1830–1916), Chilean politician, first Mayor of Pichilemu
 * José María Caro Rodríguez (1866–1958), Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Joseph Caro (1488–1575), rabbi, scholar, and author of the Shulchan Aruch
 * Joseph Chayyim Caro (1800–1895), Polish rabbi
 * Julio Caro Baroja, Spanish anthropologist, historian, and linguist
 * Julio de Caro (1899–1980), Argentine tango musician
 * Marc Caro (born 1956), French filmmaker
 * Mike Caro (born 1944), American professional poker player and instructor
 * Niki Caro (born 1966), New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter
 * Nikodem Caro (1871–1935), German industrial chemist, co-inventor of the Frank-Caro process to produce calcium cyanamide
 * Nydia Caro (born 1948), Puerto Rican singer and actress
 * Omari Caro (born 1991), Jamaican–English rugby player
 * Pauline Cassin Caro (1828/34/35 - 1901), French novelist
 * Pio Caro Baroja, Spanish film and television director
 * Rafael Caro Quintero (born 1952), Mexican drug lord
 * Robert Caro (born 1935), American journalist and biographer
 * Steve Martin Caro (1948–2020), American singer