# Carol (given name)

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, Germanic Carl, and Latin Carolus. Spelling variations include Carroll, Caryl, Carole.

## 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 Beaumont, (born 1960), New Zealand unionist and Labour Party politician
* Carol Joyce Blumberg, American statistician
* Carol Moseley Braun (born 1947), American politician and lawyer, first African-American woman elected to the US Senate
* 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 Higgins Clark (1956–2023), American mystery writer, daughter of writer Mary Higgins Clark
* Carol Hirschfeld (born 1964), New Zealand journalist, documentary maker, broadcaster, and media executive
* Carol Dartora (born 1983), Brazilian politician, teacher and activist
* Carol Dempster (1901–1991), American actress
* Carol Folt (born 1951), president of the University of Southern California
* 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 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 Lunetta Cianca (1898–2002) Sicilian-born writer
* Carol Lynley (1942–2019), American actress
* Carol Mafagane, South African politician
* Carol Mann (1941–2018), American golfer
* Carol Marett (born 1944) is a New Zealand cricketer
* Carol Mavor, American writer and professor
* Carol Mutch (born 1953), New Zealand education academic
* Carol Owens (born 1971), New Zealand-based squash player
* Carol Oyler, (born 1947) New Zealand cricketer
* Carol Phiri, South African politician
* Carol Rabadi, Jordanian pilot
* Carol Rhodes (1959–2018), Scottish painter
* Carol Roberts (born 1964), New Zealand footballer
* Carol Rubin (1945–2001), American film producer
* Carol Shand (born 1939), New Zealand, general practitioner and advocate for women's health
* Carol Spradling (born 1950), American professor
* Carol Speed (1945–2022), American actress, author and singer-songwriter
* Carol M. Swain, American political scientist
* 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
* Carol Wham, New Zealand scientist and professor of public health nutrition

### Male

* Carol I of Romania (1839–1914), King of Romania
* Carol II of Romania (1893–1953), King of Romania
* Carol Antonio Altamirano (born 1963), Mexican politician and lawyer
* Carol Ardeleanu (1883–1949), Romanian writer
* Carol Bartha (1923–1976), Romanian footballer
* Carol Bedö (born 1930), Romanian gymnast
* Carol Benesch (1822–1896), Silesian architect
* Carol Burdan (born 1912), Romanian footballer
* Carol Corbu (born 1946), Romanian athlete
* Carol Creiniceanu (1939–2012), Romanian footballer
* Carol Davila (1828–1884), Romanian physician
* Carol Wallenstein de Vella (1795–1858), Croatian-born Romanian painter, art professor, and museographer
* Carol Fellowes, 4th Baron Ailwyn (1896–1988), British peer
* Carol Frech (1896–1959), Romanian striker
* Carol Haidu (1942–2022), Romanian footballer
* Carol Henry (1918–1987), American character actor
* Carol Johnson (1903–2000), British labour politician
* Carol Lambrino (1920–2006), eldest son of Carol II
* Carol Lindroos (1930–2001) Finnish athlete
* Carol Mather (1919–2006), British soldier and politician
* Carol G. Montgomery (1909–1950), American physicist
* Carol-Eduard Novak, paralympic cyclist
* Carol Partoș (1936–2015), Romanian and Swiss chess player
* Carol "Cass" Pennant, English writer and former football hooligan
* Carol Reed (1906–1976), British film director
* Carol Summers (1925–2016), American printmaker
* Carol Schuurman (1934–2009), Dutch footballer
* Carol Scrob (1856–1913), Romanian poet
* Carol Storck (1854–1926), Romanian sculptor
* Carol Szathmari (1812–1887), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian painter and photographer
* Carol Telbisz (1853–1914), Austro-Hungarian politician
* Carol Vadnais (1945–2014), Canadian National Hockey League player
* Carol Vance, American attorney and politician
* Carol Vereș (1926–2017), Romanian rower
* Carol Voges (1925–2001), Dutch illustrator and cartoonist
* Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania (1913–1973), Prince of Albania
* Carol William "Cully" Wilson (1892–1962), Canadian ice hockey player

## Fictional characters

* 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 David, a character on the TV sitcom Soap
* Carol Ferris, a character 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 sitcom The Bob Newhart Show
* Carol Foster-Lambert (née Williams), played by Suzanne Somers in the sitcom Step by Step
* Carol Peletier, in the comic book and television series The Walking Dead
* 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 Willick, Ross Geller's lesbian ex-wife in NBC sitcom Friends