Carmichael (surname)

Carmichael is a Scottish surname. It is derived from Carmichael, in Lanarkshire. This place name is composed of two word elements: the British caer ("fort") and the personal name Michael. It is also used as an anglicisation of MacGilleMhicheil. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ailsa Carmichael, Lady Carmichael, Scottish judge
• Al Carmichael (1928–2019), American football player and stunt performer
• Alexander Carmichael, collector and author of Carmina Gadelica
• Alistair Carmichael, Scottish Liberal Democratic politician
• Amy Carmichael, missionary to Tamil Nadu, India
• Angus Carmichael (1925–2013), Scottish footballer
• Archibald Drummond Carmichael (1859–?), industrial chemist in Broken Hill, Australia
• Caitlin Carmichael, American child actress
• Cartwright Carmichael, American basketball player
• Chris Carmichael (cyclist), cycling trainer for Lance Armstrong and others
• Chris Carmichael (musician), American violin, cello player
• Colin Carmichael, Green Party of Ontario candidate for the electoral district of Cambridge
• David Carmichael (railway engineer) Scottish railway engineer
• David Carmichael, American pastry chef
• Dillon Carmichael, American singer
• Dugald Carmichael, Scottish botanist and officer
• Elizabeth Carmichael, English artist active between 1768 and 1820
• Emily Carmichael (novelist), American novelist
• Emily Carmichael (filmmaker), American filmmaker
• Franklin Carmichael, Canadian artist
• Gene Carmichael, American businessman and politician
• George Carmichael, bisop-elect of Glasgow
• Gershom Carmichael, Scottish philosopher
• Greg Carmichael, English guitarist
• Harold Carmichael, played for the American football team, the Philadelphia Eagles
• Henry Carmichael (1846–1924), physician
• Hoagy Carmichael, American singer and songwriter
• Howard Carmichael, New Zealand theoretical physicist (quantum optics)
• Ian Carmichael, British actor
• Jackie Carmichael (born 1990), American basketball player
• James Carmichael (disambiguation), several people
• Jerrod Carmichael, American comedian of The Carmichael Show
• Jesse Carmichael, keyboardist and backing singer of Maroon 5, a rock band from Los Angeles
• Joel Carmichael, historical essayist, editor and translator
• John Carmichael (disambiguation), several people
• Laura Carmichael, English actress, played Lady Edith Crawley in historical drama Downton Abbey
• Leonard Carmichael, American educator, associated with Tufts University
• Lindsey Carmichael, American Paralympian archer
• Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 – 17 March 1935), English composer
• Meldon Carmichael, American politician
• Neil Carmichael (Conservative politician), Conservative MP for Stroud
• Neil Carmichael, Baron Carmichael of Kelvingrove, Glasgow Labour MP (1962–1983)
• Nelson Carmichael, American Olympic freestyle skier
• Otto Carmichael, American journalist
• Peter Carmichael (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ralph Carmichael (1927–2021), American composer and arranger
• Rebekah Carmichael (1766?–1823), British poet
• Richard H. Carmichael (1913–1983), United States Army general
• Ricky Carmichael, professional motocross racer
• Robert Daniel Carmichael, American mathematician
• Robert P. Carmichael, one of the inventors of the Precooled jet engine
• Sandy Carmichael, Scottish rugby player who also played for the British Lions
• Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian/American Black activist
• Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael, a Scottish Liberal politician and colonial administrator
• Videt Carmichael (born 1950), American politician