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, 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 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 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 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

• Carol I of Romania (1839–1914), King of Romania
• Carol II of Romania (1893–1953), King of Romania
• Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania (1913–1973), Prince of Albania
• Carol Antonio Altamirano (born 1963), Mexican politician and lawyer
• Carol Ardeleanu (1883–1949), Romanian writer
• Carol Bartha (1923–1976), Romanian footballer
• Carol Bedö (born 1930), Romanian gymnast
• Carol Benesch (1822–1896), Silesian architect
• Carol Burdan (born 1912), Romanian footballer
• Carol Corbu (born 1946), Romanian athlete
• Carol Creiniceanu (1939–2012), Romanian footballer
• Carol Davila (1828–1884), Romanian physician
• Carol Wallenstein de Vella (1795–1858), Croatian-born Romanian painter, art professor, and museographer
• Carol Fellowes, 4th Baron Ailwyn (1896–1988), British peer
• Carol Frech (1896–1959), Romanian striker
• Carol Haidu (1942–2022), Romanian footballer
• Carol Henry (actor) (1918–1987), American actor
• Carol Johnson (British politician) (1903–2000), British politician
• Carol Lambrino (1920–2006), eldest son of Carol II
• Carol Lindroos (1930–2001) Finnish athlete
• Carol Mather (1919–2006), British soldier and politician
• Carol G. Montgomery (1909–1950), American physicist
• Carol Partoș (1936–2015), Romanian and Swiss chess player
• Carol "Cass" Pennant, English writer and former football hooligan
• Carol Reed (1906–1976), British film director
• Carol Summers (1925–2016), American printmaker
• Carol Schuurman (1934–2009), Dutch footballer
• Carol Scrob (1856–1913), Romanian poet
• Carol Storck (1854–1926), Romanian sculptor
• Carol Szathmari (1812–1887), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian painter and photographer
• Carol Telbisz (1853–1914), Austro-Hungarian politician
• Carol Vadnais (1945–2014), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Carol Vance, American attorney and politician
• Carol Vereș (1926–2017), Romanian rower
• Carol Voges (1925–2001), Dutch illustrator and cartoonist
• Cully Wilson (1892–1962), Canadian ice hockey player

• Carol (Dilbert), the Pointy-Haired Boss's secretary in the Dilbert comic strip
• Carol Aird (née Ross), a main character in Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt and its film adaptation Carol
• Carol Beer, in the British comedy sketch series Little Britain
• Carol Brady, the mother in the television series The Brady Bunch, played by Florence Henderson
• Carol Burnett, an airline pilot in seasons four and five of the television series 30 Rock, played by Matt Damon
• Carol Danvers, a Marvel Comics superhero, formerly known as Ms. Marvel, currently known as Captain Marvel
• Carol David, on the American sitcom Soap
• Carol Ferris, a DC Comics character, one of many using the name Star Sapphire, initially a supervillain, later a superhero
• Carol Anne Freeling, main character in all three Poltergeist film series
• Carol Hathaway, in the television series ER
• Carol Holiday, in the video game Deltarune
• Carol Jackson, in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Carol Kester, receptionist in the American sitcom The Bob Newhart Show
• Carol Foster-Lambert (née Williams), in the sitcom Step by Step, played by Suzanne Somers
• Carol Peletier, in the comic book and television series The Walking Dead
• Carol Post, in the television series Mister Ed
• Caroline Anne "Carol" Seaver, in the American television sitcom Growing Pains
• Carol Tea, in the video game Freedom Planet
• Carol Willick, Ross Geller's lesbian ex-wife in NBC sitcom Friends
• Carol Kohl, the main character of the animated television miniseries Carol & the End of the World voiced by Martha Kelly
• Carol Sturka the main character of the television series Pluribus (TV series) played by Rhea Seehorn

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• Carol (disambiguation)
• Carlo (name)
• 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
• Carole, a list of people with the given name or surname
• Caroline (disambiguation), with many variants
• Carroll O'Connor, American actor
• Karol (name)