Carol (given name)
See also: Carole (disambiguation) and Carroll (disambiguation)
Carol (also spelled "Coral") is a feminine given name in English. It is also a European continental spelling of the English Charles, the Germanic Carl, and ultimately the Latin Carolus. Those so named include:
Spellings
Below are a few spellings of the name Carol and where they can be found.
- Carol
- Coral (Australia and New Zealand)
- Calor (Japan)
- Calol (Japan)
- Calyria (Vietnam)
- Karol (South Eastern United States)
People
Female
- Carol Alt (born 1960), American model and actress
- Carol Remmer Angle (born 1927), American pediatrician, nephrologist, and toxicologist
- Carol Burnett (born 1933), American comedian and actress
- Carol Channing (born 1921), American singer, actress and comedian
- Carol Dempster (1901-1991) American actress
- Carolyn Carol W. Greider (born 1961), American molecular biologist
- 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 retired track and field long jumper
- Carol Lynley (born 1942), American actress
- Carol Mann (born 1941), American retired golfer
- Carol Denise McNair, youngest victim of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
- Carol Moseley Braun (born 1947), American politician and lawyer, first African-American woman elected to the US Senate
- 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 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
- Carol Szathmari (1812-1887), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian painter and photographer
- Carol Vadnais (1945-2014), Canadian National Hockey League player
Fictional characters
- Carol, the Pointy-Haired Boss's secretary in the Dilbert comic strip
- Carol Danvers, a Marvel Comics superhero, formerly known as Ms. Marvel, currently known as Captain Marvel
- Carol Hathaway, a character in the television series ER
- Carol, the "impulsive" Wild Thing
- Carol Martin, a character in the teleivision series The Brady Bunch
- Carol Anne Freeling, main character in all three Poltergeist film series
- Carol Post, a character in the television series Mister Ed
- Carol Tea, a character in the video game Freedom Planet
- Carol!, a character in the television series Saturday Night Live
- Carol Tracey, a character in the film Cyberbully
- Carol the Angel, the title character in the children's Christmas book, An Angel Named Carol by John L. Hoh, Jr.
See also
- Carol-Ann Schindel, former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Carol-Anne Day (born 1986), Canadian voice actress, actress, and musician
- Carol-Lynn Parente, executive producer of Sesame Street
- Caroline (disambiguation), with many variants
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