Chris Carter may refer to:

• Chris Carter (American musician) (born 1959), producer of Mayor of the Sunset Strip and host of Breakfast With The Beatles
• Chris Carter (British musician) (born 1953), founding member of Throbbing Gristle
• Chris Carter or Von Pimpenstein, American record producer and mixer

• Chris Carter (Missouri politician), Missouri state representative
• Chris Carter III (born 1981), Missouri state representative
• Chris Carter (New Zealand politician) (born 1952), New Zealand politician and former cabinet minister

• Chris Carter (defensive back) (born 1974), American football safety
• Chris Carter (linebacker) (born 1989), American football linebacker
• Cris Carter (born 1965), American football Hall of Fame wide receiver
• Chris Carter (wide receiver) (born 1987), American football wide receiver

• Chris Carter (middle-distance runner) (born 1942), British middle-distance runner
• Chris Carter (outfielder) (born 1982), American former baseball right fielder
• Chris Carter (infielder) (born 1986), American baseball first baseman/designated hitter
• Chris Carter (triple jumper) (born 1989), American triple jumper
• Chris Carter (sprinter), winner of the 2011 distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

• Chris Carter (screenwriter) (born 1956), American television screenwriter and producer who created The X-Files
• Chris Carter (actor) (born 1985), Canadian television screenwriter and actor

• Christopher Carter (disambiguation)
• Carter (name)