# Carlyle (name)

Carlyle is a given name and surname. Surname (and place name) is derived from Carlisle. Given name may be an elaboration of Carl. Notable people with the name include the following:

## Given name

* Carlyle Atkinson (1892–1968), English swimmer
* Carlyle Begay, Diné-American politician
* Carlyle Blackwell (1884–1955), American silent film actor, director and producer
* Carlyle Brown, American playwright, performer and the artistic director
* Carlyle W. Crane (1914–1992), American politician
* Carlyle Crockwell (1932–2015), Bermudian football referee
* Carlyle Eubank, American writer and screenwriter
* Carlyle Glean (1932–2021), Grenadian politician
* Carlyle Harmon (1905–1997), American inventor
* Carlyle Harris (1868–1893), American medical student
* Carlyle Holiday (born 1981), American football player
* Carlyle Jones (1904–1951), Australian rules footballer
* Carlyle A. Luer (1922–2019), American botanist
* Carlyle E. Maw (1903–1987), American politician
* Carlyle Miller (born 1930), Guyanese cricketer
* Carlyle Mitchell (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
* Carlyle Moore Jr. (1909–1977), American actor
* Carlyle Tapsell (1909–1975), Indian field hockey player
* Carlyle Thompson (born 1988), Bahamian sprinter
* Carlyle Witton-Davies (1913–1993), Welsh Anglican priest and scholar

## Middle name

* Robert Carlyle Byrd, fullname of Robert Byrd (1917–2010), American politician
* Thomas Carlyle Ford, fullname of Tom Ford (born 1961), American fashion designer and filmmaker
* Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford (1881–1975), Scottish businessperson
* Paige Carlyle Howard, fullname of Paige Howard (born 1985), American actress
* John Carlyle Kenley (1892–1965), Australian footballer (Australian rules)
* Todd Carlyle MacCulloch, fullname of Todd MacCulloch (born 1976), Canadian basketball player
* David Carlyle Rocastle, fullname of David Rocastle (1967–2001), English professional footballer

## Surname

* Aelred Carlyle (1874–1955), English Benedictine monk
* Alexander Carlyle (1722–1805), Scottish church leader
* Buddy Carlyle (born 1977), American baseball player
* Cleo Carlyle (1902–1967), American baseball player
* Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801–1866), Scottish writer
* Joan Carlyle (1931–2021), British soprano
* John Carlyle (disambiguation), several people
* Joseph Dacre Carlyle (1759–1804), British orientalist
* Florence Carlyle (1864–1923), Canadian painter
* Liz Carlyle (born 1958), American writer
* Mara Carlyle (born 1970s), British singer-songwriter and arranger
* Paul Carlyle (born 1967), Northern Irish footballer and manager
* Randy Carlyle (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Reuven Carlyle (born 1965), American politician
* Richard Carlyle (1914–2009), American actor
* Richard Carlyle (actor, born 1879) (1879–1942), Canadian-born actor
* Robert Carlyle (born 1961), Scottish actor
* Roy Carlyle (1900–1956), American baseball player
* Steve Carlyle (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher
* Thomas Carlyle (lawyer) (1803–1855), Scottish lawyer and apostle of the Catholic Apostolic Church
* Walter Carlyle (1938–2007), Scottish footballer
* Warren Carlyle, English theatre director and choreographer

## Fictional characters

* Boone Carlyle, fictional character on the television series Lost
* Luke Carlyle, a Marvel Comic Book character
* Lucy Carlyle, main protagonist of the YA book series Lockwood & Co. by Jonathan Stroud