Carol (given name) explained
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:
People
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
- Carol Willick, Ross Geller's lesbian ex-wife in NBC sitcom Friends
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