# Carver (surname)

Carver is a surname which came to England after the Norman Conquest. The name came from the Norman French Caruier, which either derived from the Gallo-Roman Carrucarius, or from the Gaulish word Carrum meaning 'wagon' or 'cart'. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bob Carver, American physicist and audio equipment designer
* Caroline Carver (actress) (born 1976), English actress
* Caroline Carver (author) (born 1959), thriller writer
* Catharine Carver (1921–1997), American-British publisher's editor
* Dante Carver (born 1977), American actor
* Doris Carver, American computer scientist
* Frank G. Carver (1928–2017), biblical Greek scholar and translator of the New American Standard Bible
* George Carver (academic) (1888–1949), American professor of English and author
* George Carver (cricketer) (1879–1912), English cricketer
* George Washington Carver (1864–1943), American botanist and inventor
* Jeffrey Carver (born 1949), American science fiction author
* Jesse Carver (1911–2003), English football player and manager
* James Carver, British politician
* John Carver (footballer) (born 1965), English football coach
* John Carver (Mayflower Pilgrim) (c. 1576–1621), first governor of Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts)
* Jonathan Carver (1710–1780), American explorer
* Karl Carver (born 1996), British cricketer
* Lisa Crystal Carver (born 1968), writer and artist
* Lynne Carver (1916-1955), American actress
* Martin Carver (born 1941), English archaeologist
* Mary Carver (1924–2013), American actress
* Michael Carver, Baron Carver (1915–2001), British soldier and Chief of the General Staff
* Randall Carver (born 1946), American actor
* Raymond Carver (1938–1988), American short story writer and poet
* Richard Carver (architect)
* Robert Carver (composer), Scottish composer
* Robert Carver (painter) (c. 1730–1791), Irish painter
* Roy James Carver (1909-1981), American philanthropist and businessman
* Steve Carver (1945–2021), American film director, producer, and photographer
* Thomas Nixon Carver (1865–1961), American economist
* Walter Buckingham Carver (1879–1961), American mathematician and educator

## Fictional characters

* Antimony Carver, the protagonist of the 2005 webcomic Gunnerkrigg Court
* Elliot Carver, the villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
* Ellis Carver, a police officer in HBO drama The Wire
* Holden Carver, character in the comic book series Sleeper
* Jack Carver, protagonist in the first-person shooter game Far Cry
* Jason Carver, the antagonist in Netflix tv series Stranger Things
* Jim Carver, a police officer in long-running British police drama The Bill
* Noah Carver, Blue Ranger of Power Rangers Megaforce & Super Megaforce.
* Paris Carver, wife to the villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
* Rex Carver, British private eye in books by Victor Canning
* Ron Carver, a fictional ADA appearing in Law & Order: Criminal Intent
* Rosie Carver, a character in the James Bond film Live and Let Die
* Rubin Carver, a character from road comedy film Road Trip
* William (Bill) Carver, a character from the video game The Walking Dead: Season Two
* Zeus Carver, a black activist and John McClane's partner in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance