Carol (given name)
Carol is a unisex given name, although in contemporary Western usage it is more commonly used for females. It is a European continental spelling of the English Charles, the Germanic Carl, and the Latin Carolus, and can also be a short version of the name Caroline. Spelling variations include Carole. Those named Carol include:
People
Female
- Carol Alt (born 1960), American model and actress
- Carol Remmer Angle (born 1927), American pediatrician, nephrologist, and toxicologist
- Carol Joyce Blumberg, American statistician
- Carol Breen (born 1986), Irish footballer and Aussie rules player
- Carol Barnett (1956–2021), US businesswoman and philanthropist
- 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 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 (born 1956), American mystery writer, daughter of writer Mary Higgins Clark
- Carol Kane (born 1952), American actress
- Carol Kaye (born 1935), American bass guitarist and session musician
- Carol Lawrence (born 1932), American actress
- Carol Lewis (born 1963), American track and field long jumper
- Carol Lynley (1942–2019), American actress
- Carol Mann (born 1941), 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 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 Reed (1906–1976), British film director
- 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
Fictional characters
- 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 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 Peletier, in the comic book and television series The Walking Dead
- Carol Post, in the television series Mister Ed
- Carol Tea, in the video game Freedom Planet
- Carol (Dilbert), the Pointy-Haired Boss's secretary in the Dilbert comic strip
- Carol, in the film Where the Wild Things Are
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Carol
- All pages with titles containing Carol
- Carol (disambiguation)
- Carlo (name)
- Carol-Ann Schindel, former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Carol-Anne Day (born 1986), Canadian voice actress, actress, and musician
- Carol-Lynn Parente, executive producer of Sesame Street
- Carole King, American songwriter and singer
- Carroll O'Connor, American actor
- Caroline (disambiguation), with many variants
- Karol (name)
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