Carol (given name)

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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[]

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