Karo (name)

Karo is an Armenian given name, a shortened version of the Armenian given name Karapet (Eastern Armenian) / Garabed (Western Armenian). The Western Armenian variant of Karo is Garo.

Given name

 * Karo Ghafadaryan (1907–1976), Soviet Armenian archaeologist, historian, and epigraphist
 * Karo Haghverdian (born 1945), Iranian-Armenian football player
 * Karo Halabyan (1897-1959), Soviet Armenian architect
 * Karo Mkrtchyan (1951–2001), Armenian painter
 * Karo Murat (born 1983), Armenian-German professional boxer
 * Karo Parisyan (born 1982), Armenian-American mixed martial arts fighter
 * Karo Bonas (born 1984), Persian born Legend and Personality
 * Karo Lumis (born 1980), Papua New Guinean cricketer

Surname

 * Aaron Karo (born 1979), American author and comedian
 * Armen Karo (or Garo) (1872–1923), Armenian nationalist politician
 * Ezekiel Karo (1844–1915), German rabbi and historian
 * Georg Karo (1872–1963), German archaeologist
 * Henry Arnold Karo (1903–1986), vice admiral in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
 * Isaac Karo (1458-1535), Spanish rabbi
 * Joseph Karo (1488–1575), also known as Yosef Karo or Caro, Spanish-born rabbi and author of the Shulchan Aruch
 * Paul Karo, Australian actor