List of people with surname Carey

This is a list of people with the surname Carey.

Sports people

 * Alan Carey (canoeist) (born 1968), Irish sprint canoeist
 * Annabelle Carey (born 1989), New Zealand swimmer
 * Ashley Carey (born 1969), Australian field hockey player
 * Beth Carey (born 1990), Australian volleyball player
 * Betty Lowman Carey (1914–2011), Canadian rower
 * Bob Carey (racing driver) (1904–1933), American race car driver
 * Chelsea Carey (born 1984), Canadian curler
 * Dan Carey (curler) (born 1954), Canadian curler
 * Dan Carey (lacrosse) (born 1982), Canadian lacrosse player
 * Denis Carey (athlete) (1872–1947), Irish field & track athlete, born in Limerick
 * Eddie Carey (born 1960), American sprinter
 * Kenneth Carey (1893–1981), American Olympic sailor
 * Lance Carey (born 1945), Canadian field hockey player
 * Michelle Carey (athlete) (born 1981), Irish athlete, born in Dublin
 * Ray Carey (born 1986), Irish sportsman, born in County Cork
 * Ray Carey (swimmer) (born 1973), American competition swimmer
 * Sheila Carey (born 1946), English athlete, maiden name Sheila Janet Taylor
 * Walter Carey (1875–1955), South African rugby union player and Bishop of Bloemfontein

American Football

 * Bob Carey (American football) (1930–1988), American NFL football player
 * Dana Carey (1903–1976), American football player
 * Don Carey (American football official) (born 1947), American NFL official
 * Don Carey (cornerback) (born 1987), American football player
 * Emerson Carey (1906–1983), American football player
 * Joe Carey (American football) (1895–1962), American NFL football player
 * Ka'Deem Carey (born 1992), American footballer for Chicago Bears
 * Mike Carey (American football) (born 1949), American football official
 * Richard Carey (American football) (born 1968), American NFL football player
 * Rod Carey (born 1971), American football player and coach
 * Tim Carey (born 1975), American football player
 * Vernon Carey (born 1981), American footballer for Miami Dolphins

Australian Rules football

 * Bert Carey (1905–1994), Australian rules footballer
 * Bill Carey (footballer) (1905–1973), Australian rules footballer
 * George Carey (footballer) (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
 * Harry Carey (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer
 * Peter Carey (Australian rules footballer) (born 1954), Australian rules player for Glenelg
 * Peter Carey (umpire), Australian rules football umpire
 * Stefan Carey (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
 * Stephen Carey (born 1959), Australian rules footballer
 * Tom Carey (footballer) (1941–2009), Australian rules footballer
 * Wayne Carey (born 1971), Australian rules footballer

Baseball

 * Andy Carey (1931–2011), American baseball player
 * Mary Carey (baseball) (1925–1977), American professional baseball player
 * Max Carey (1890–1976), American center fielder in Major League Baseball
 * P. J. Carey (1953–2012), American baseball player, manager and official
 * Paul Carey (baseball) (born 1968), American baseball player, brother of Jim Carey
 * Roger Carey (1865–1895), American baseball player
 * Scoops Carey (baseball) (1870–1916), American baseball player
 * Tom Carey (second baseman) (1906–1970), American baseball player
 * Tom Carey (shortstop) (1846–1906), American baseball player

Basketball

 * Harvey Carey (born 1979), Filipino-American basketball player
 * Jamie Carey (born 1981), American basketball player
 * Mike Carey (basketball) (born 1958), American basketball coach
 * Vernon Carey Jr. (born 2001), American basketball player and son of Vernon

Cricket

 * Alex Carey (cricketer) (born 1991), Australian cricketer
 * Christopher Carey (born 1973), English cricketer
 * Paul Carey (cricketer) (1920–2009), English cricketer
 * Thomas Carey (cricketer) (1903–1966), American-born Irish cricketer

Football

 * Brian Carey (born 1968), Irish football manager and player, born in Cork
 * Chuck Carey (born 1953), American soccer player
 * Graham Carey (born 1989), Irish footballer
 * Johnny Carey (1919–1995), Irish footballer, born in Dublin, captain of Manchester United and Republic of Ireland
 * Louis Carey (born 1977), English footballer
 * Peter Carey (English footballer) (born 1933), English footballer
 * Shaun Carey (born 1976), English footballer

Gaelic sports

 * Catriona Carey (born 1977), Irish field hockey and camogie player
 * Ciarán Carey (born 1970), Irish hurling star, born in County Limerick
 * D. J. Carey (born 1970), Irish hurling star, born in County Kilkenny
 * Jarlath Carey (1932–2006), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Johnny Carey (Gaelic footballer) (born 1945), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Martin Carey (hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler
 * Sean Carey (Gaelic footballer) (born 1989), Irish sportsman, County Tipperary

Ice Hockey

 * George Carey (ice hockey) (1892–1974), Scottish-Canadian ice hockey right winger
 * Greg Carey (ice hockey) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Jim Carey (ice hockey) (born 1974), American goaltender, born in Massachusetts
 * Matt Carey (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Paul Carey (ice hockey) (born 1988), American ice hockey player

Actors

 * Alycia Debnam-Carey (born 1993), Australian actress
 * Anita Carey (1948–2023), British actress born in Halifax, Yorkshire
 * Clare Carey (born 1967), Rhodesian born actress
 * Denis Carey (actor) (1909–1986), British/Irish actor brother of cinematographer Patrick
 * Drew Carey (born 1958), American actor, comedian and game show host
 * Emily Carey (born 2003), British actress
 * George P. Carey (1852–1909), Australian actor and manager
 * Greg Carey (voice actor), Australian-born voice actor
 * Harry Carey (actor) (1878–1847), American actor, born in New York; classic 'Cowboy' films
 * Harry Carey Jr. (1921–2012), American actor, son of Harry, appeared in 'Westerns'
 * Joyce Carey (1898–1993), stage name of English actress born Joyce Lawrence
 * Leonard Carey (1887–1977), English actor
 * Mary Carey (actress) (born 1980), American pornographic actress
 * Lynn Carey (born 1946), American singer and actress
 * Macdonald Carey (1913–1994), American actor
 * Michele Carey (1942–2018), American television and film actress
 * Olive Carey (1896–1988), American film and television actress
 * Philip Carey (1925–2009), American film actor, born Eugene Joseph Carey
 * Richenda Carey (born 1948), English actress, born in Gloucestershire
 * Ron Carey (actor) (1935–2007), American film and television actor
 * Timothy Carey (1929–1994), American actor

Musicians

 * Bruce Carey (1876–1960), Canadian singer and choral conductor
 * Clive Carey (1883–1968), British singer and composer
 * Dan Carey (record producer) (born 1969), English record producer
 * Danny Carey (born 1961), American drummer of progressive rock band Tool
 * Denis Carey (composer), Irish composer and musician, born in Tipperary
 * Gina Carey, American filmmaker and singer
 * Ian Carey (born 1975), American musician and record producer, born in Maryland
 * Jack Carey (1889–1934), American jazz musician
 * Kyle Carey (born 1988), Celtic Americana musical artist
 * Mariah Carey (born 1969), American singer–songwriter, record producer and actress
 * Mutt Carey (1891–1948), American jazz trumpeter from New Orleans
 * Pat Carey (musician) (born 1960), Canadian blues musician
 * Percy Carey (born 1970), American hip hop artist and comic book writer
 * Rick Carey (singer) (born 1977), Bahamian music producer, singer and musician
 * S. Carey, American folk musician, from Wisconsin
 * Todd Carey, American musician and singer

Politicians

 * Carleton Carey, American politician
 * David M. Carey (1889-1963), American politician
 * de Vic Carey (born 1940), Guernsey politician
 * Donal Carey (born 1937), Irish politician from County Clare
 * Edmond Carey (1883–1943), Irish politician
 * Edward Carey (1832–1908), Canadian gold prospector and politician
 * Hugh Carey (1919–2011), Irish-American politician, New York governor
 * Jon Carey (born 1946), Canadian politician
 * Joseph Carey (Canadian politician) (c. 1829–1910), Canadian surveyor and mayor of Vancouver, B. C.
 * Peter G. Carey (1828–1897), American politician from Pennsylvania
 * William Carey (politician) (1887–1928), Australian politician

Other people

 * Alan C. Carey (born 1962), American military aviation author and historian
 * Alex Carey (writer) (1922–1987), Australian writer and social psychologist
 * Alice Ross Carey (1948–2013), American architect
 * Alvin P. Carey (1916–1944), American soldier and Medal of Honor winner
 * André Isidore Carey (1790–?), French ballet dancer
 * Anne Carey, American media producer
 * Arthur Carey (1822–1844), English-American Episcopal priest
 * Babe Carey, a fictional American soap opera character
 * Benedict Carey (born 1960), American journalist and health writer
 * Bill Carey (songwriter) (1916–2004), American songwriter
 * Bridget Carey (born 1984), American journalist
 * Brycchan Carey (born 1967), British academic and writer
 * Catherine Carey (c. 1524–1569), sister of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
 * Catherine A. Carey (born 1945), Clerk of the New York State Assembly 1975–1984
 * Charles F. Carey Jr. (1915–1945), American soldier and Medal of Honor winner
 * Charles James Carey (1838–1891), Royal Navy officer
 * Chase Carey (born 1954), Irish-American businessperson
 * Chris Carey, British educator
 * Constantine Phipps Carey (1835–1906), British army officer
 * Diane Carey (born 1954), American fiction writer
 * Douglas Carey, Anglican priest
 * Duane G. Carey (born 1957), American astronaut, born in Minnesota
 * Dwayne Carey-Hill, American animation director
 * Edmund Carey (c. 1558–1637), English MP
 * Edward Carey (novelist) (born 1970), English novelist
 * Eleanor Carey (c. 1495 – after 1528), English nun
 * Eleanor Carey (actress) (1852–1915), in Australia and America
 * Elijah John Carey (1876–1916), New Zealand writer, trade unionist and soldier
 * Elizabeth Carey (social activist) (1835–1920), Canadian homemaker and social activist
 * Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley (1576–1635), English courtier and arts patron
 * Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1908–2006), American author, born in New York
 * Frank Reginald Carey (1912–2004), English World War II fighter ace
 * Gabrielle Carey (1959–2023), Australian writer
 * Galen Carey, American evangelical leader
 * George Carey (born 1935), English Anglican priest, Archbishop of Canterbury
 * Sir George Carey (c. 1541–1616), English MP for Canterbury
 * George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon (1547–1603), English soldier and MP for Hertfordshire and Hampshire
 * George Carey (filmmaker) (born 1943), British documentary filmmaker and television journalist
 * George Glas Sandeman Carey (1867–1948), British World War I general
 * George Jackson Carey (1822–1872), British Army officer
 * George R. Carey (1851–1906), American inventor
 * George Saville Carey (1743–1807), entertainer and miscellaneous writer
 * George W. Carey (1845–1924), American physician
 * Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1526–1596), son of William Carey and Mary Boleyn
 * Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover (c. 1580–1666), Royalist Colonel in the English Civil War
 * Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth (1595–1661), English nobleman
 * Henry Carey (writer) (1687–1743), English poet
 * Henry Charles Carey (1793–1879), Irish-American economist, son of Mathew Carey
 * Henry Ernest Carey (1874–1964), British-born Australian public servant
 * Hilary Carey (born 1957), Australian religious historian
 * Hugh Carey (soldier) (1840–1886), Irish born Union soldier and winner of Medal of Honor
 * Ida Harriet Carey (1891–1982), New Zealand artist and teacher
 * Isiah Carey (born 1970), American broadcast journalist
 * Jack Carey (dancer) (1927–2013), American swing dancer
 * Jacqueline Carey (born 1964), American fantasy novelist
 * Jacqueline Carey (novelist born 1954) (born 1954), American novelist
 * Jahleel Brenton Carey (1847–1883), from the Guernsey family, soldier in controversial Zulu War incident
 * James Carey (1845–1883), Irish terrorist leader and Informer, born in Dublin
 * James Carey (Medal of Honor) (1844 or 1847–1913), Irish born U.S. seaman
 * James B. Carey (1911–1973, Irish-American labor union leader
 * James J. Carey (born 1939), United States Navy admiral
 * James L. Carey (1839–1919), American Civil War winner of Medal of Honor
 * James W. Carey (1934–2006), American communications theorist
 * Janet Lee Carey (born 1954), American college professor and writer
 * Jennifer Davis Carey, American government official
 * Joe Carey (born 1975), Irish politician from the County Clare family
 * John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover (1608–1677), English peer
 * John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (died 1617), English peer and politician
 * John Carey (blessed) (died 1594), Irish Catholic martyr, born in Dublin
 * John Carey (Celticist), American scholar specialising in Celtic studies
 * John Carey (classical scholar) (1756–1826), Irish writer and teacher, born in Dublin
 * John Carey (congressman) (1792–1875), American politician, after whom the town in Ohio is named
 * John Carey (courtier) (c. 1491–1552), courtier to King Henry VIII
 * John Carey (critic) (born 1934), British writer and academic
 * John Carey (martyr) (died 1594), Irish Catholic martyr
 * John Carey (Ohio state legislator) (born 1959), Republican legislator
 * John Carey (Wisconsin legislator) (1839–?), Democratic legislator
 * John L. Carey (died 1852), American newspaper editor
 * Archibald Carey Jr. (1908–1981), American lawyer, politician and clergyman
 * Joseph M. Carey (1845–1924), American senator and Governor of Wyoming
 * Joseph W. Carey (1859–1937), Irish artist
 * Josie Carey (1930–2004), stage name of Pennsylvania born Josephine Vicari, children's television presenter
 * Kenneth Carey (bishop) (1908–1979), Anglican bishop
 * Kevin Carey (born 1970), American education writer and analyst
 * Kieran Carey (1933–2007), Irish hurling star, born in County Tipperary
 * Leeanne Carey (born 1959), Australian neuroscientist
 * Maggie Carey (born c. 1975), American director and screenwriter
 * Leslie I. Carey (August 3, 1895 – June 17, 1984), American sound recordist
 * Malachy Carey (1956–1992), Irish activist, Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin, born in County Antrim
 * Marge Carey (c. 1938–2012), English trade unionist
 * Mary Carey, Lady Carey (c. 1609–c. 1680), British author of poems and meditations
 * Mary Virginia Carey (1925–1994), American writer
 * Mary Carey (c. 1499/1500–1543), surname before marriage was Mary Boleyn. Sister of Anne Boleyn
 * Mathew Carey (1760–1839), Irish nationalist and Philadelphia publisher, born in Dublin
 * Maude Carey (1888–1950), Falklands Islands postmaster
 * Michael Carey (priest) (1913–1985), from the Guernsey, Channel Island family, Anglican clergyman
 * Michael Carey (United States Air Force officer) (born 1960), American officer
 * Mike Carey (politician) (born 1971), American politician from Ohio
 * Mike Carey (writer) (born 1959), Liverpool born comic book writer
 * Nessa Carey, English epigenetics author
 * Nuala Carey (born 1977), Irish radio weather presenter
 * Pat Carey (born 1947), Irish politician, born in County Kerry
 * Patrick Carey (cinematographer) (1916–1996), British/Irish film maker
 * Paul Carey (broadcaster) (1928–2016), American radio broadcaster and sports announcer
 * Paul Carey (politician) (1962–2001), American politician, son of Hugh Carey
 * Pelham Carey, English courtier
 * Peter Carey (historian) (born 1948), British historian
 * Peter Carey (novelist) (born 1943), Australian prize-winning novelist
 * Philip J. Carey (1918–1996), American politician and judge
 * Rea Carey (born 1966), American LGBT rights activist
 * Richard Carey (judge) (died 1789), American judge from Virginia
 * Richard Carey (politician) (1929–2013), American politician from Maine
 * Richard Adams Carey (born 1951), American writer
 * Richelle Carey (born 1976), American TV news reporter
 * Rick Carey (born 1963), American competition swimmer
 * Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (c. 1560–1639), son of 1st Baron Hunsdon,
 * Robert Carey (British Army officer) (1821–1883), from the Guernsey, Channel Islands family
 * Robert Carey (died 1587) (c. 1515–1587), English MP
 * Robert Carey (gangster) (1894–1932), American criminal
 * Robert D. Carey (1878–1937), American politician
 * Robert T. Carey, American Whig legislator from Wisconsin
 * Ron Carey (labor leader) (1936–2008), American labor organiser
 * Ron Carey (Minnesota politician), American politician
 * Rosa Nouchette Carey (1840–1909), English children's author, born in London's East End
 * Sabine Carey (born 1974), German political scientist
 * Sam Carey, American Old West outlaw
 * Samuel Warren Carey (1911–2002), Australian geologist
 * Sarah Carey, Irish columnist and broadcaster
 * Sas Carey (born 1945), American film director and author
 * Seamus Carey, American philosopher and academic
 * Susan Carey (born 1942), American psychologist
 * Tanith Carey, British journalist
 * Thomas Carey (Australian politician) (1832 or 1833–1884), Irish emigrant and surveyor
 * Thomas Carey (baritone) (1931–2002), American opera singer
 * Thomas Carey (English politician) (died 1634), English MP, son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth
 * Tony Carey (born 1953), American composer, singer/songwriter
 * Victor Carey (1871–1957), from the Guernsey family, Bailiff of Guernsey during WWII
 * William Carey (Bailiff of Guernsey) (1853–1915), Bailiff of Guernsey
 * William Carey (bishop) (1769–1846), English churchman
 * William Carey (courtier) (c. 1500–1528), from West Country family, married to Mary Boleyn
 * William Carey (missionary) (1761–1834), English Baptist missionary and botanist
 * William D. Carey (1916–1998), American publisher
 * William P. Carey (1930–2012), American philanthropist and businessman, born in Maryland
 * William Paulet Carey (1759–1839), Irish art critic and publicist, born in Dublin
 * William R. Carey (1806–1836), Virginian Captain, killed at the Battle of the Alamo