McCarter

McCarter is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. Notable people with the name include:


 * Andre McCarter (born 1953), American basketball player
 * Billy McCarter (1888–1941), Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL
 * Brooke McCarter (1963–2015), American musician and actor
 * Chris McCarter of Ikon, a band from Melbourne, Australia
 * Gordon McCarter (1931–2002), American football official in the National Football League (NFL)
 * Graeme McCarter (born 1992), international cricketer who represents Ireland
 * Harold McCarter Taylor (1907–1995), New Zealand-born mathematician, physicist and historian of architecture
 * Henry Bainbridge McCarter (1864–1942), American illustrator and painter
 * James W. McCarter (1872–1939), ran for Governor of South Dakota in 1914
 * Janet McCarter Woolley (1906–1996), American bacteriologist
 * Jim McCarter (born 1936), American football fullback and amateur heavyweight boxer
 * Jim McCarter (footballer) (1923–2002), Scottish professional footballer
 * John W. McCarter (born 1938), American business executive and public educator
 * Keith McCarter, Scottish sculptor, with several works on public display
 * Kyle McCarter (born 1962), Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 51st district since February 2009
 * Layla McCarter (born 1979), American professional boxer
 * Lloyd G. McCarter (1917–1956), Private in the United States Army, awarded the Medal of Honor
 * Margaret Hill McCarter (1860–1938), American schoolteacher and novelist
 * P. Kyle McCarter Jr. (born 1945), Old Testament scholar
 * Robert H. McCarter (1859–1941), American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey
 * Roy McCarter, rugby league footballer
 * Steffin McCarter (born 1997), American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump
 * Steve McCarter (born 1947), retired American educator and politician
 * Thomas N. McCarter (1867–1955), American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey
 * William H. McCarter (1898–1959), American academic and college athletics administrator
 * Willie McCarter (1946–2023), retired American basketball player