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:

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 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