Carver
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Carver can refer to any of the following:
[edit] People
- Bob Carver, American physicist and audio equipment designer
- George Washington Carver (1864-1943), American botanist and inventor
- Jeffrey Carver (b. 1949), American science fiction author
- Jesse Carver (b. 1911), English football player and club manager
- John Carver (c. 1576-1621), first governor of Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts).
- John Carver (footballer) English football coach
- Jonathan Carver (1710-1780), American explorer
- Lisa Crystal Carver, writer and transgressive artist
- Michael Carver, Baron Carver (1915-2001), British soldier and Chief of the General Staff
- Raymond Carver (1938-1988), American short story writer and poet
- Robert Carver, Scottish composer
- Robert Carver (c.1730-1791), Irish painter
- Robert Carver (b. 1974), British sailing world champion
- Caroline Carver, thriller writer, award winner and adventurer.
- Carver Mead (b. 1934), Professor / U.S. computer scientist
[edit] Fictional characters
- Elliot Carver, villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
- Paris Carver, wife to the villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
- Rosie Carver, character in the James Bond film Live and Let Die
- Holden Carver, character in the comic book series Sleeper
- Rex Carver, British private eye in books by Victor Canning
- The Carver, mysterious serial rapist/killer/attacker from the hit series Nip/Tuck
- Jim Carver, Police officer in long running British police drama The Bill
- Zeus Carver, black activist and John McClane's partner in the third Die Hard film Die Hard with a Vengeance
- Jack Carver, protagonist in the first-person shooter game Far Cry
- Ellis Carver, police officer in HBO drama, The Wire
- Sam Shepherd, African poet in Oowakeho, The African
[edit] Places in the United States
[edit] Other meanings
- For the automobile, see Carver (automobile)
- For the lunar crater, see Carver (crater)
- For the stereo component manufacterer see Bob Carver
- Carving knife
- In the orchestral world, another name for the conductor.