Carol (given name)
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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, and Carole.
- Carol Alt (born 1960), American model and actress
- Carol Remmer Angle (born 1927), American pediatrician, nephrologist, and toxicologist
- Carol Anstey, Canadian politician
- Carol Banawa (born 1981), Filipino singer and actress
- Carol Jenkins 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 Higgins Clark (1956–2023), American mystery writer, daughter of writer Mary Higgins Clark
- Carol Corrado, American economist
- Carol A. Gotway Crawford, American mathematical statistician
- Carol Lynn Curchoe (born 1979), American reproductive biologist
- 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 (1936–2018), American composer and lyricist
- Carol Hall (politician), 21st century American politician
- Carol K. Hall, 20th-21st century American chemical engineer
- Carol Harrison (born 1955), British actress and writer
- Carol F. Henry (born 1939), American philanthropist
- Carol Henry (photographer) (born 1960), American fine arts photographer
- Carol Hirschfeld (born 1964), New Zealand journalist, documentary maker, broadcaster, and media executive
- Carol Jeffrey (1898–1998), English psychotherapist and writer
- Carol Jenkins (1947–1968), African-American murder victim
- Carol Johnson (disambiguation), various women, one man and a fictional character
- 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 D. Lee (born 1945), American academic and President of the National Academy of Education
- Carol Lewis (born 1963), American 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), New Zealand cricketer
- Carol Mavor, American writer and professor
- Carol Mutch (born 1953), New Zealand education academic
- Carol O'Sullivan, Irish-born translation scholar
- Carol Owens (disambiguation)
- Carol Oyler, (born 1947) New Zealand cricketer
- Carol Quillen, University president
- Carol Phiri, South African politician
- Carol Rabadi, Jordanian pilot
- Carol Rhodes (1959–2018), Scottish painter
- Carol Roberts (footballer) (born 1964), New Zealand footballer
- Carol Roberts (politician) (born 1936), American politician
- Carol R. Roberts (born 1942), American politician
- Carol Rubin (1945–2001), American film producer
- Carol Shand (born 1939), New Zealand doctor and advocate for women's health
- Carol Ruth Silver (born 1938), American lawyer and civil rights activist
- 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
- Carol Zhao (born 1995), Canadian tennis player
