List of people with surname Carpenter

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This is a list of real and fictional people with the surname Carpenter.

  • See Carpenter (surname) for the etymology and related names.
  • See Carpenter (disambiguation) for Carpenter named communities, natural features, and manmade features.
  • See Carpenter House (disambiguation) for houses, homes, shops, homesteads, farmsteads, or other partially named or hyphenated named places with "Carpenter" or a similar meaning name.

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  • A. J. Carpenter (1911-1999), Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard
  • Aaron Carpenter, Canadian rugby player
  • Alan Carpenter, Australian politician
  • Alexander Carpenter, Latinized as Fabricius (fl.1429)
  • Alexandra Carpenter (born 1994), American ice hockey player
  • Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, British naval officer, Vice-Admiral and Victoria Cross recipient
  • Allan Carpenter, American non-fiction writer
  • Allie May "A.M." Carpenter, artist and art educator
  • Almeria Carpenter (1752 – 1809) British courtier and mistress of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
  • Amanda Carpenter, American author and columnist for The Washington Times
  • Angelo Carpenter, American manufacturer and politician
  • Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter, British politician
  • Aurelius O. Carpenter (1836 – 1919), American photographer, writer and abolitionist

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  • Ed Carpenter (artist), artist specializing in large-scale public installations
  • Ed Carpenter (racecar driver), Indy Racing League driver
  • Eddie Carpenter, Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman
  • Edmund Nelson Carpenter, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  • Edmund N. Carpenter, II, law firm president and past president of the Delaware Bar Association
  • Edmund Snow Carpenter, aka "Ted" Carpenter, anthropologist
  • Edward Carpenter, socialist poet, anthologist, and early homosexual activist
  • Edward Carpenter (priest) (1910-1998), Anglican priest and author
  • Edward Childs Carpenter, American author, playwright, and director
  • Edwin Francis Carpenter, American astronomer
  • Elbert L. Carpenter, lumberman who helped organize the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, namesake of Elbert L. Carpenter House
  • Ellie Carpenter (born 2000), Australian footballer
  • Elisabeth Carpenter Satterthwait (born 1856), author
  • Eliza Carpenter (1851–1924), early African-American race horse owner
  • Elizabeth Carpenter, American writer, designer, and game developer
  • Ensley A. Carpenter, doctor for whom the town of Carpenter, Kentucky was named
  • Ernie Carpenter (Fiddle Player) (1907–1997), West Virginia fiddle player

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  • Flavius Josephus Carpenter, Arkansas veteran of the Civil War, steamboat captain, entrepreneur
  • Florence Carpenter Dieudonné, early science fiction and fantasy writer
  • Frances Carpenter (1890–1972), American photographer and author
  • Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 19th century American painter
  • Francis M. Carpenter (1834–1919), New York politician
  • Frank G. Carpenter, 1920s travel guide author
  • Frank M. Carpenter (1902–1994), paleoentomologist & curator of fossil insects at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
  • Franklin R. Carpenter, 19th century American mining engineer
  • French Carpenter (1899–1965), West Virginia fiddle player

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  • Gail Carpenter, a cognitive scientist, neuroscientist, mathematician and adaptive resonance theory pioneer
  • Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter, British entomologist and evolutionary biologist
  • George Carpenter (Salvation Army) (1872–1948), fifth General of The Salvation Army
  • George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter (1657–1732), British soldier, MP and ambassador
  • George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter (died 1749), British politician
  • George Carpenter, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, 3rd Baron Carpenter (1723–1762), British politician
  • George Carpenter, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell (1750–1805)
  • George Carpenter, 3rd Earl of Tyrconnell (1788–1812)
  • George Albert Carpenter (1867–1944), U.S. federal judge, Northern District of Illinois
  • George Herbert Carpenter (1865–1939), British naturalist and entomologist
  • George Moulton Carpenter (1844–1896), U.S federal judge, District of Rhode Island
  • George Rice Carpenter, educator, scholar and author
  • George Washington Carpenter (1802–1860), American mineralogist
  • Gordon Carpenter, American basketball player
  • Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865–1937), American painter
  • Grant Carpenter (1865–1936), American newspaperman, lawyer, and writer

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  • Harlean Carpenter, better known as Jean Harlow, American film actor
  • Harry Carpenter, BBC sports commentator
  • Harry Carpenter (bishop), warden of Keble College, Oxford and 37th Bishop of Oxford
  • Helen Knipe Carpenter, illustrator and writer
  • Henry Bernard Carpenter, Unitarian clergyman and poet
  • Herbert Carpenter, English cricketer
  • Hermon P. Carpenter, early Florida educator
  • Hick Carpenter, American Major League Baseball third baseman
  • Holly Carpenter, Miss Ireland 2011
  • Horace B. Carpenter, American actor, director, and screenwriter
  • Horace Thompson Carpenter, artist and illustrator
  • Humphrey Carpenter, English biographer, author and radio broadcaster

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  • J. D. Carpenter (born 1948), Canadian poet and crime novelist
  • J. L. Carpenter (1839–1919), American politician
  • J. R. Carpenter (born 1972), Canadian artist, writer and performer
  • Jack Carpenter (American football) (1923–2005), American football player
  • Jake Burton Carpenter (1954–2019), owner of Burton Snowboards
  • James Carpenter (American football) (born 1989), American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
  • James Carpenter (architect), American architect, light artist and designer
  • James Carpenter (astronomer) (1840-1899), British astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich
  • James C. Carpenter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania covered bridge builder
  • James Edward Carpenter (1841-1901), American Civil War soldier & officer and noted attorney in Philadelphia.
  • James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter, Jr. (1867-1932), American architect
  • James Henry Carpenter (1846-1898), founder of Carpenter Technology Corporation
  • James Madison Carpenter (1888-1983), Methodist minister, folklorist
  • Jay Hall Carpenter (born 1961), sculptor
  • Jean Anne Carpenter, also known as Jean Carnahan, American politician and writer
  • Jeanne Carpenter, American child actor of the silent era
  • Jeff Carpenter, Native American musician
  • Jennifer Carpenter, American actor
  • Joel Carpenter (1914-1965), American screenwriter
  • John Carpenter (archbishop of Dublin)
  • John Carpenter (game show contestant)
  • John Carpenter (town clerk), town clerk of London in the early 15th century and author of Liber Albus
  • John Carpenter (athlete), American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
  • John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951), American composer
  • John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter, British politician
  • John Delaval Carpenter, 4th Earl of Tyrconnell (1790–1853)
  • John Howard Carpenter (born 1948), American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film music composer
  • John Carpenter Garnier (born Carpenter), English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1873 to 1884
  • John Jo Carpenter, pseudonym of John H. Reese, American author of Western and crime fiction
  • John M. Carpenter, nuclear engineer
  • John Stilley Carpenter, Utah pioneer and LDS Church bishop
  • John W. Carpenter, American agriculturist
  • John Wilson Carpenter III, Lt Gen, USAF (1916–1996)
  • Johnny Carpenter, American actor
  • Joseph Estlin Carpenter (1844–1927) Unitarian minister and pioneer in the study of comparative religion
  • Josh Carpenter, American actor
  • Jot D. Carpenter, American landscape architect
  • Joyce Carpenter, New Zealand diver
  • Juliet Winters Carpenter, translator of modern Japanese literature into English
  • Justin Carpenter, a game developer known for making Harms Way (video game).

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  • Karen Carpenter, singer and musician, half of The Carpenters
  • Kathleen E. Carpenter (1891–1970), British freshwater ecologist
  • Katie Carpenter, American actress, costume designer, and film producer
  • Keion Carpenter (1977–2016), American football defensive back
  • Keith Carpenter, Canadian tennis player
  • Ken Carpenter (athlete) (1913–1984), 1936 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the discus throw
  • Ken Carpenter (American football) (born 1926), American and Canadian football player (1950–1960)
  • Ken Carpenter (cyclist), American track cyclist
  • Ken Carpenter (announcer) (1900–1984), NBC radio announcer
  • Kenneth Carpenter, paleontologist at the Denver Museum of Natural History and author
  • Kent E. Carpenter, professor of biological sciences
  • Kip Carpenter, American speed skater
  • Kyle Carpenter, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in combat in Operation Enduring Freedom

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  • Lant Carpenter, English educator and Unitarian minister
  • Larry Carpenter, American television soap opera director
  • Lea Carpenter, American writer and editor.
  • Lemuel Carpenter, Anglo-American California pioneer
  • Leonard Carpenter, technical writer and author of fantasy and science fiction
  • Leonard Carpenter (rower), American Olympic rower
  • Lester Carpenter, Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
  • Levi D. Carpenter (1802–1856), United States Representative from New York
  • Lew Carpenter, American football running back and coach
  • Lewis C. Carpenter (1836–1908), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
  • Little Carpenter, nickname of Attakullakulla (c. 1708–1777), influential Cherokee leader and the tribe's First Beloved Man from 1761 to c. 1775
  • Liz Carpenter, feminist writer, reporter, and public relations expert
  • Loren Carpenter, computer graphics researcher and developer
  • Louisa d'Andelot Carpenter, du Pont heiress, Jazz Age socialite, and aviator
  • Louis Carpenter (judge), Kansas lawyer, victim of Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas
  • Louis George Carpenter, professor and engineer
  • Louis H. Carpenter, Civil War cavalry trooper, Spanish–American War general, and Medal of Honor winner
  • Lucy Carpenter, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of York and Director of the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory
  • Lyn Carpenter, English netball administrator and former player

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  • R. R. M. Carpenter, American business executive
  • R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr., owner and club president of the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Ralph Emerson Carpenter, Jr., expert on Colonial American design
  • Ramsey Carpenter, Miss Kentucky 2014, competitor for the title of Miss America 2015
  • Randolph Carpenter, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Rene Carpenter (1928–2020), American newspaper columnist and television host
  • Rhys Carpenter, classical art historian and professor at Bryn Mawr College
  • Richard Carpenter (theologian) (1575–1627), English clergyman and theological writer
  • Richard Carpenter (ca. 1700–1750), original owner of the Belvale property in Fairfax County, Virginia
  • Richard Carpenter (architect), British Victorian architect
  • Richard Carpenter (screenwriter), British screenwriter
  • Richard Carpenter (musician), American musician, half of The Carpenters, brother of Karen Carpenter
  • Richard Cromwell Carpenter, British 19th century architect
  • Rita (Carpenter) Jenrette, better known Rita Jenrette American celebrity, actor, television journalist, and real estate executive
  • Robert Carpenter (Ohio politician)
  • Robert C. Carpenter, Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly
  • Robert P. Carpenter, professional cricketer for Cambridge and All-England Eleven
  • Rolla C. Carpenter, American engineer
  • Rollo Carpenter, creator of Jabberwacky AI software
  • Ron Carpenter (defensive back), American football player
  • Ron Carpenter (defensive lineman), American football player
  • Ron Carpenter (designer), British type designer
  • Ruly Carpenter, principal owner and club president of the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Russell Carpenter, American cinematographer
  • Ryan Carpenter, American professional baseball pitcher

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  • Sabrina Carpenter, actress and singer
  • Sam Carpenter (footballer) (born 1987), Australian rules football player
  • Samuel Carpenter (1649–1714), First Treasurer and Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania
  • Scott Carpenter (1925–2013), Mercury program astronaut and aquanaut
  • Scott Carpenter (Water Polo), British water polo player
  • Shawn Carpenter, American Navy veteran
  • Shelt Carpenter (Fiddle Player), West Virginia outdoorsman and fiddle player
  • Simon Carpenter, British entomologist
  • Stanley Jennings Carpenter, US Army colonel and medical entomologist
  • Stephen Carpenter, US musician
  • Stephen Carpenter (writer), US writer, film director, and cinematographer
  • Stephen Cullen Carpenter, British-American journalist
  • Stephen Decatur Carpenter (1818–1862), US Army officer
  • Sue Carpenter, former UK TV presenter
  • Susan Carpenter, American writer and pirate radio personality

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  • Walter Cecil Carpenter (1834–1904), born Walter Cecil Talbot, Royal Navy officer
  • Walter Randolph Carpenter (1877–1954), Australian-Canadian entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist
  • Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. (1888-1976), American corporate executive
  • Warren L. Carpenter (1931–2003), US Air Force flight surgeon
  • Warren William Carpenter, nicknamed Hick Carpenter, (1855–1937) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman
  • Wendi B. Carpenter, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
  • William Carpenter (born 1605 England), of the Rehoboth Carpenter family, a founder and settler of Rehoboth, Massachusetts
  • William Carpenter (Rhode Island colonist), English colonist, settler in Rhode Island in the mid-1630s
  • William Carpenter (Australian politician)
  • William Carpenter (painter), water colours of India
  • William Carpenter, writer
  • William Carpenter (1797-1874), 19th Century English political reformer and writer
  • William Carpenter (1830-1896), proponent of the Flat Earth theory
  • William Benjamin Carpenter (1813–1885), English physiologist and naturalist
  • William Boyd Carpenter (1841-1918), English clergyman
  • William H. Carpenter (1821-1885), U.S. Consul to Foochow, China 1861–1865
  • William Henry Carpenter (philologist) (1853-1936), American philologist
  • William Hookham Carpenter, 19th century Keeper at the British Museum
  • William J. Carpenter (1827-1921), legendary West Virginia outdoorsman
  • William Kenneth Carpenter, known as Ken Carpenter (athlete) (1913–1984), 1936 Summer Olympics gold medal discus winner
  • William L. Carpenter, soldier, naturalist, and geologist
  • William L. Carpenter (Michigan jurist), a jurist who was elected to the Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan in 1894, and member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1902 until 1904
  • William Marbury Carpenter, American physician and natural scientist
  • William Randolph Carpenter, known as Randolph Carpenter (1894–1956), US Congressman
  • William S. Carpenter, Jr., known as Bill Carpenter (born 1937), American football player and US Army lieutenant general
  • William T. Carpenter, psychiatrist researching Schizoaffective disorder
  • William Thomas Carpenter, aka "Will Tom" Carpenter, American "cowman" and author
  • William the Carpenter (fl. 1087–1102), viscount of Melun, French nobleman who participated in the First Crusade
  • Willie C. Carpenter, American actor

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  • Andy Carpenter, the lead character in a series of mystery books by David Rosenfelt (author)
  • Atticus Carpenter, the overriding antagonist in Insurrection (StarCraft)

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  • Bop Carpenter, patriarch of the Carpenter family clan in Jo-Ann Mapson's novel Shadow Ranch

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  • Cassie Carpenter, from EastEnders

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  • Derek Carpenter, in the 2010 television film Mothman

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  • Hannah Carpenter, in EastEnders

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  • Jack Carpenter, main character in a series of books by James Swain
  • Jake Carpenter, main character from Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter by Richard Platt
  • Joe Carpenter, protagonist of the novel Sole Survivor
  • Dr. John Carpenter, the main character played by Elvis Presley in the 1969 musical drama film Change of Habit.
  • Joseph Carpenter, codenamed "Joker", supporting character from the Read or Die series of novels, manga, and anime

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  • Meg Carpenter, a genre fiction ghostwriter, book reviewer, and writing coach in the 2010 novel Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas
  • Michael Carpenter, a major side character in The Dresden Files book series by Jim Butcher

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  • O Be Joyful Carpenter, a Puritan character in the 1997 novel London

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  • Patsy Carpenter, the main character of the 1970 novel Moving On by Larry McMurtry
  • Patsy Carpenter, a character in Terms of Endearment

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  • Sabina Carpenter, widow of a Pinkerton detective in Bill Pronzini's 1890s Western detective short story collection Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services

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  • Zoe Carpenter, in the soap opera Hollyoaks

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