Carter (name)

Carter
Family name
The original Carter Coat of Arms in possession of the family
Meaning	"transports goods by cart"
Region of origin	Ireland,Scotland, England
Footnotes: Frequency Comparisons:[1]

Carter is a family name, and also may be a given name. Carter is of Irish, Scottish and English origin and is an occupational name given to one who transports goods by cart or wagon originally believed to be of Gaelic and Celtic origins and a possible form of the names McCarthy, McArthur, or McCarter. Mc generally means son of.^[2] However it is known to be from the Gaelic word Cairt meaning cart. It is the 44th most common surname in the United States and 56th most common in the United Kingdom.^[1]

People with the surname

A

• Aaron Carter (born 1987), American pop singer
• Ad Carter (1895–1957), American comic strip cartoonist
• Adam Carter (footballer) (born 1994), Australian rules footballer from Western Australia
• Adrian Carter (born 1959), British architect
• Aimee Carter (born 1986), American writer
• Al Carter, (born 1952), American journalist
• Alan Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alan Carter (philosopher) (born 1952), British philosopher
  • Alan Carter (director) (born 1959), an American television director, writer, producer, and editor
  • Alan Carter (motorcyclist) (born 1964), English Grand Prix motorcycle racer
• Albert Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Albert E. Carter (1881–1964), American politician
  • Albert Desbrisay Carter (1892–1919), Canadian World War I ace pilot
  • Albert Carter (footballer) (1898–19??), English association football player of the 1920s
• Alex, Alexander and Alexandra Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alex Carter (Canadian actor) (born 1964), Canadian television and film actor
  • Alex Carter (British actor) (born 1982)
  • Alex Carter (American football), American football cornerback
    • Alexander Carter (1909–2002), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop
      • Alexandra Carter (born 1987), Canadian voice actress
• Ali Carter (born 1979), English professional snooker player
• Ally Carter (born 1974), American author
• Amanda Carter (born 1964), Australian Paralympic basketball player
• Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), publisher of the newspaper Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Amy Carter (born 1967), American youngest child of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn
• Amy Carter (Georgia politician), American politician
• Andre Carter (born 1979), American football defensive end
• Andrew and Andy Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Andrew Carter (composer) (born 1939), English composer
  • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. (born 1969), United States district court judge
    • Andy Carter (athlete) (born 1949), British middle distance runner
    • Andy Carter (baseball) (born 1968), US baseball pitcher
    • Andy Carter (cricketer) (born 1988), English cricketer
• Angela Carter (1940–1992), English novelist and journalist
• Anita Carter (1933–1999), American singer-songwriter
• Ann Carter (1936–2014), American actress
• Anne Hill Carter, (1773–1829), American, mother of Confederate General Robert E. Lee
• Anson Carter (born 1974), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Anthony Carter (American football) (born 1960), wide receiver
• Anthony Carter (born 1975), American basketball player and coach
• A. P. Carter (1891–1960), American country music musician, founder of the Carter Family musical group
• April Carter, British academic and political activist
• Arnold Carter (1918–1989), American baseball player
• Asa Earl Carter (1925–1979), American speechwriter; novelist under the pseudonym Forrest Carter
• Ashley Carter (born 1995), English footballer
• Ashton Carter (born 1954), American physicist, Harvard University professor, and US Secretary of Defense

B

• Ben Carter (born 1939), known as Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, American founder & spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
• Ben Carter (musician) (born 1981), English drummer for Evile
• Ben Carter (actor) (1910–1946), American actor and casting agent
• Benny Carter (1907–2003) American jazz musician
• Betty Carter (1930–1998), American jazz singer
• Bill Carter (born 1966), American writer and documentary director
• Billy Carter (1937–1988), American younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
• Billy Carter (ice hockey) (born 1937), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bo Carter (1893–1964), American blues musician
• Bob Carter (musician) (born 1922), American jazz bassist and arranger
• Bob Carter (cricketer, born 1937), English cricketer for Worcestershire
• Bobby Carter (1939–2015), American politician in Tennessee
• Brandon Carter (born 1942), Australian theoretical physicist noted for work on the properties of black holes
• Brandon Carter (American football), American footballer and wrestler known as TAC
• Brett Carter (politician) (born 1972), American politician
• Brett Carter (rugby league) (born 1989), British rugby league footballer
• Brian Carter (born 1973), American author, speaker and marketer
• Bruce Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bruce Carter (educator) (born 1939), Australian educator
  • Bruce W. Carter (1950–1969), Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Bruce Carter: pseudonym for children's novels of Richard Hough (1922–1999), British writer
  • Bruce Carter (American football) (born 1988), American football linebacker
  • Bruce Carter (businessman) South Australian businessman
• Buddy Carter (born 1957), American Congressman from Georgia
• Bunchy Carter (1942–1969), American activist in the Black Panther Party

C

• Carter (Berkshire cricketer) (fl. 1790s), an English professional cricketer
• Carter (music) (1945–2011), American music executive, producer, and songwriter
• Carter (artist) (born 1970), American artist and film director
• Carl Carter (born 1964), American footballer
• Carlene Carter (born 1955), American country singer-songwriter
• Cecil K. Carter, Jr. (1929–1987), Louisiana businessman and politician
• Charles and Charlie Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Charles Carter (New Zealand politician) (1822–1896), philanthropist, contractor, and politician
  • Charles Henry Carter (1828–1914), English Baptist missionary to Ceylon
  • Charles D. Carter (1868–1929), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
  • Charles W. Carter (1870–1961), Alaskan politician, mayor of Juneau, 1913–1914
  • Charles Joseph Carter (1874–1936), American stage magician
  • Charles B. Carter (1880–1927), American football player, lawyer and politician
  • Charles E. O. Carter (1887–1968), English astrologer and astrological writer
  • Charles Frederick Carter (1919–2002), English economist and university administrator
  • Charles Newell Carter (born 1967), American Democratic politician from North Carolina
    • Charlie Carter (cricketer) (born 1947), English cricketer
    • Charlie Carter (born 1970), Irish hurler
• Chesley William Carter (1902–1994), Canadian Member of Parliament and senator
• Chris Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Chris Carter (politician) (born 1952), New Zealand politician and a member of Cabinet
  • Chris Carter (musician) (born 1953), English electronic musician and founding member of Throbbing Gristle
  • Chris Carter (screenwriter) (born 1957), American screenwriter and producer: The X-Files
  • Chris Carter (producer/disc jockey) (born 1959), American musician (Dramarama) and producer
  • Chris Carter (defensive back) (born 1974), American football safety
  • Chris Carter (left-handed hitter) (born 1982), American Major League Baseball right fielder
  • Chris Carter (actor/screenwriter) (born 1985), Canadian television screenwriter and actor
  • Chris Carter (right-handed hitter) (born 1986), American MLB first baseman/designated hitter
  • Chris Carter (wide receiver) (born 1987), American football wide receiver
  • Chris Carter (linebacker) (born 1989), American football linebacker
  • Chris Carter (triple jumper) (born 1989), American triple jumper
  • Chris Carter (record producer/mixer), American record producer and mixer known as Von Pimpenstein
• Clarence Holbrook Carter (1904–2000), American painter
• Clarence Carter (born 1936), American singer and musician
• Claude Carter (1881–1952), South African cricketer
• Clifford Carter (born 1952), American keyboardist
• Clive Carter, British actor and singer
• Colin Carter, Canadian economist
• Cris Carter (born 1965) American football wide receiver
• Curtis L. Carter (born 19??), American? academic
• Cynthia Carter (born 1959), British academic, writer and feminist

D

• Dale Carter (born 1969) American football cornerback
  • Dan and Daniel Carter (disambiguation)
  • Dan T. Carter, American historian (born c.1946)
  • Dan Carter (politician) (born 1967), politician from Connecticut
  • Dan Carter (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union footballer
    • Daniel Carter (musician) (born 1945), American free jazz saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet player
    • Daniel Carter (LDS composer) (born 1955), composer in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    • Daniel P. Carter (born 1974), British musician and radio dj
• Danielle Carter (actress), Australian actress
• Danielle Carter (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
• Darrell Carter (born 1967), English cricketer
• Darren Carter (rugby league) (born 1972), British rugby league footballer
• Darren Carter (born 1983), English football player
• Darren Carter (comedian), American actor and stand-up comedian
• Daryl Carter (born 1975), American football linebacker
  • Dave Carter (1952–2002), American folk singer and songwriter
  • Dave Carter (actor), British television actor
    • David Carter (industrial designer), CBE (born 1927), British industrial designer and educator
    • David J. Carter (born 1934), politician, clergyman, photographer and author from Alberta, Canada
    • David O. Carter (born 1944), United States District Court judge
    • David Carter (diplomat) (born 1945), retired British diplomat
    • David Carter (politician) (born 1952), New Zealand politician, member of the National Party
    • David Carter (offensive lineman) (born 1953), former American football offensive lineman
    • David Carter (tennis) (born 1956), Australian former tennis player
    • David A. Carter (born 1957), American author and illustrator of pop-up books.
    • David Carter (basketball) (born 1967), head coach of the University of Nevada men's basketball team
    • David Carter (golfer) (born 1972), English golfer
    • David Carter (field hockey) (born 1981), Canadian field hockey player
    • David Carter (defensive lineman) (born 1987), American football defensive lineman
    • David Carter (entrepreneur) (born 1992), British entrepreneur
    • David E. Carter (born 19??), American? author on graphic design, logo design, and corporate branding
• Davy Carter (born 1975), American politician in Arkansas
• Dean Carter (born 1955), American convicted spree-killer
• Deana Carter (born 1966), American singer-songwriter of country music
• Derrick Carter (born 1969), American house producer and DJ
• Derrick Carter (born 1982), Guyanese international footballer
• Desmond Carter (1895–1939), British lyricist
• Desmond Keith Carter (1967–2002), American who was executed in North Carolina for a 1992 murder
• Dexter Carter (born 1967), American football running back
• Dick Carter (1916–1969), American baseball player and manager
• Dixie Carter (1939–2010), American actress
• Dixie Carter (wrestling) (born 1964), American wrestling promoter
• Dominic Carter, American news reporter and political commentator
• Don Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Don Carter (footballer) (1921–2002), English footballer for Bury FC and Blackburn Rovers
  • Don Carter (bowler) (1926–2012), American professional ten-pin bowler
  • Don Carter (businessman) (born 1933), founder and former owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball club
  • Don Carter (ice hockey) (born 1936), Canadian ice hockey player
• Doris Carter (1912–1999), Australian high jumper and discus thrower
• Dorothy Carter (1935–2003), American musician
• Douglas Carter (1908–1988), New Zealand politician
• Douglas F. Carter, Canadian-born Californian politician
• Duane Carter (1913–1993), American racecar driver in the Indianapolis 500
• Dudley C. Carter (1891–1991), Canadian-American woodcarver
• Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil (8th of Possil) OBE Colonel (1911–1990) a Scottish Soldier
• Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born 1982), rapper known as "Lil Wayne"

E

• Edith Carter (fl.1920s and 1930s), English actress and playwright
• Edmund Carter (cricketer) (1785–18??), English cricketer
• Edmund Carter (1845–1923), English cricketer
• Edward Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Edward Carter (Canadian politician), (1822–1883) Canadian Member of Parliament
  • Edward Clark Carter (1878–1954), American? political activist
  • Edward W. Carter (1911–1996), American businessman, philanthropist and art collector
  • Edward A. Carter, Jr. (1916–1963), U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient for actions during World War II
• Edwin Carter (c.1830–1900), American naturalist
• E. Finley Carter, director/president of SRI International from 1956 to 1963
• Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806), English poet, classicist, writer and translator
• Ellen Carter (1762–1815), English artist and illustrator
• Elliott Carter (1908–2012), American classical music composer
• Elmer Carter (1911–2011), American baseball player
• Eric Carter (Canadian football) (born 1969), American Canadian footballer
• Eric Carter (born 1970), American BMX racer
• Ernest Trow Carter (1866–1953), American organist and composer
• Ernest Carter (drummer) (born 19??), American drummer

F

• Finn Carter (born 1960), American actress
• Forrest Carter, pseudonym of Asa Earl Carter
• Frances Ann Tasker Carter (1738–1787), wife of Robert Carter, wealthy Virginia plantation owner
• Francis Carter (priest) (born 1851–1935), British Anglican priest
• Francis John Carter (1869–1949), New Zealand sawmiller
• Frank Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frank Carter (athlete) (1878-19??), British racewalker
  • Frank Carter (murderer) (1881–1927), Irish-born sniper murderer in Omaha, Nebraska
  • Frank Carter (politician) (1910–1988), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
• Fred Carter (disambiguation), several people
  • Fred Carter (convict) (1835–?), convict transported to Western Australia, later became a schoolteacher
  • Fred Carter, Jr. (1933–2010), American musician
  • Fred Carter (artist) (born 1938), American artist
  • Fred Carter (born 1945), former American professional basketball player
    • Frederic Carter (1853–1924), English cricketer
      • Frederick Carter (1819–1900), Canadian lawyer and politician in Newfoundland

G

• Gary Carter (1954–2012), nicknamed "The Kid", American professional baseball player
• Geoff Carter (born 1943), English footballer
• George Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • George Carter (18th century cricketer), English cricketer
  • George Carter (artist) (1737–1795), English painter
  • George Carter I (1777-1846), Virginia Plantation Owner
  • George Carter (cricketer, born 1846) (1846–1915), English cricketer
  • George Carter (rugby union) (1854–1922), New Zealand rugby union player
  • George Lafayette Carter (1857–1936), American entrepreneur
  • George R. Carter (1866–1933), American; Territorial Governor of Hawaii
  • George Carter (footballer, born 1867) (1867–1945), Southampton footballer and coach
  • George Carter (engineer) (1889–1969), aircraft designer at Gloster
  • George Bertram Carter, English architect
  • George Carter (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1981), West Ham United footballer
  • George Carter (Essex cricketer) (1901–1994), English cricketer
  • George Carter (Australian footballer) (1910–1971), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood and Hawthorn
  • George F. Carter (1912–2004), American geographer and anthropologist
  • George Carter (basketball) (born 1944), American basketball player
• Gerald Emmett Carter (1912–2003), Cardinal Archbishop of Toronto
• Gerald Carter (born 1957), American football wide receiver
• Glenn Carter (born 1964), English stage actor and singer–songwriter
• Gloria Carter Spann (1926–1990), motorcyclist and sister of Jimmy Carter
• G. R. Carter (born 1968), American Quarter Horse Jockey
• Granville Carter, (1920-1992) American sculptor. Nicknamed "Dany Carter"
• Graydon Carter (born 1949), Canadian-born American journalist
• Greg Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Greg Carter (American football) (born 1954), American football coach and former baseball player
  • Greg Carter (filmmaker), American filmmaker
  • Greg Carter (theatre director), American theatre director
• G. S. Carter (1910–1988), New Zealand surveyor and road engineer

H

• H. Adams Carter (1914–1995), American linguist, mountaineer and editor of the American Alpine Journal
• Hamish Carter (born 1971), New Zealand triathlete
• Harold Carter (1900–1973), Australian rules footballer from Victoria
• Harry Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harry Carter (smuggler) (1749–1809), smuggling member of the Carters of Prussia Cove
  • Harry Carter (politician) (1874–1952), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • Harry Carter (actor) (1879–1952), American actor
  • Harry Carter (typographer) (1901–1982), English typographer and writer
• Hazel Carter (dates unknown) American who stowed away on a ship to France during WWI to be with her husband
• H. E. Carter (1910–2007), American biochemist
• Helen Carter (1927–1998), American country singer
• Helena Carter (1923–2000), American actress
• Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966), British actress
• Henry Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Henry John Carter (1813–1895), British surgeon who also carried out work in geology and zoology
  • Henry Vandyke Carter (1831–1897), English surgeon and anatomical artist
  • Henry A. P. Carter (1837–1891), American diplomat in the Kingdom of Hawaii
  • Henry H. Carter (1905–2001), American linguistics professor
• Herbert Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Herbert Carter: pseudonym of American author St George Henry Rathborne (1854–1938)
  • Herbert James Carter (1858–1940), English-born Australian schoolmaster and entomologist
  • Herbert Augustine Carter (1874–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Herbert St Maur Carter (1878–1957), Irish-born British military officer, doctor and surgeon
  • Herbert Carter (pilot) (1919–2012), member of the Tuskegee Airmen
• Hodding Carter (1907–1972), American journalist and author
• Hodding Carter III (born 1935), American journalist and politician
• Holly Carter, American media producer
• Howard and Howie Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Howard Carter (archaeologist) (1874–1939), English archaeologist and Egyptologist
  • Howard Carter (Pentecostal pioneer) (1891–1971), American Pentecostal Christian pioneer
  • Howard Carter (basketball) (born 1961), American basketball player
  • Howard Carter (evangelist) (died 1992), New Zealand-US religious leader
    • Howie Carter (1904–1991), American baseball player
• Hugh Carter (1920–1999), American politician

I

• Ian Carter (born 1967), British-born Canadian soccer player

J

• Jack Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jack Carter (actor) (1902–1967), American actor in the early twentieth century
  • Jack Carter (comedian) (born 1923), American comedian, actor and host
  • Jack Carter (politician) (born 1947), American businessman and politician
• James, Jim, or Jimmy Carter (disambiguation)
  • James G. Carter (1795–1849), American politician, "Father of the American Normal School"
  • James Carter (engraver) (1798–1855), English engraver
  • James Carter (judge) (1805–1878), British jurist in Canada
  • James Earl Carter, Sr. (1894–1953), father of former US president Jimmy Carter
  • James Marshall Carter (1904–1979), American jurist
  • James Carter (coach) (1911–2012), American coach
  • James Carter (swimmer) (born 1957), British swimmer
  • James Carter (basketball) (born 1964), Puerto Rican basketball player
  • James Carter (musician) (born 1969), American jazz musician
  • James Earl Carter IV (born 1977), grandson of Jimmy Carter; political researcher
  • James Carter (athlete) (born 1978), American hurdler
• Janette Carter (1923–2006), American musician
• Jared Carter (Latter Day Saints) (1801–1849), American religious leader
• Jared Carter (born 1939), American poet
• Jason Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jason Carter (actor) (born 1960), English actor
  • Jason Carter (politician) (born 1975), state senator of Georgia
  • Jason Carter (gridiron football) (born 1982), American football player
• Jeff Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jeff Carter (photographer) (1928–2010), Australian photographer, filmmaker and author
  • Jeff Carter (pitcher) (born 1964), American baseball player
  • Jeff Carter (bowler) (born 1969), American ten-pin bowler
  • Jeff Carter (born 1985) Canadian ice hockey player
• Jenny Carter (born 1931), Canadian politician, former cabinet minister
• Jerome Carter (athlete) (born 1963), American high jumper, former co-American record holder, 1988
• Jerome Carter (born 1982), American football safety
• Jesse Carter (1873–1943), American associate justice
• Jill P. Carter (born 1964), American politician in Maryland
• Jim and Jimmy Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jim Carter (actor) (born 1948), English
  • Jim Carter (American football) (born 1948), American football player
  • Jim Carter (golfer) (born 1961), American golfer
  • Jim Carter (scientist), amateur physicist whose theories have been the subject of controversy
    • Jimmy Carter (boxer) (1923–1994), world lightweight boxing champion
    • Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr., born 1924), 39th President of the United States
    • Jimmy Carter (footballer) (born 1965), English footballer
• J. J. Carter (1832-1907), American politician
• Joan Carter (born 1943), American businesswoman and philanthropist
• Joanne Carter (born 1980), Australian figure skating Olympian
• Joe Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joe Carter (English footballer) (1899–1977), English football inside-forward
  • Joe Carter (end) (1909–1991), National Football League player, 1933–1945
  • Joe Carter (guitarist) (1927–2001), American blues slide guitarist
  • Joe Carter (born 1960), American professional baseball player
  • Joe Carter (running back) (born 1962), National Football League football player
• John and Johnny Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • John Carter (died 1408), MP for Scarborough
  • John Carter (died 1432), MP for Scarborough
  • John Carter (Roundhead) (1619–1676), English Parliamentary soldier and politician
  • John Carter (Mayor of Portsmouth) (1741–1808), English merchant and mayor
  • John Carter (architect) (1748–1817), English draughtsman and architect
  • John Carter (cricketer) (fl. 1789), English cricketer
  • John Carter (smuggler) (1770–1807), "King of Prussia", smuggler operating out of Prussia Cove, Cornwall
  • John Carter (Royal Navy officer) (1785–1863), Royal Navy officer
  • John Carter (South Carolina politician) (1792–1850), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
  • John Carter (mouth artist) (1815–1850), disabled English artist
  • John C. Carter (1837–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War
  • John J. Carter (1842–1917), Irish officer who fought in the American Civil War
  • John W. Carter (died 1895), partner in Carter's Ink Company in Massachusetts
  • John Coates Carter (1859–1927), English architect
  • John Carter (police officer) (1882–1944), Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police
  • John Franklin Carter (1897–1967), American journalist
  • John Carter (Christadelphian) (1899–1962), editor of The Christadelphian from 1937 to 1962
  • John Carter (author) (1905–1975), English author, book-collector and bookseller
  • John Carter (sound engineer) (1907–1982), American sound engineer
  • John Charles Carter (Charlton Heston), American actor and activist (1923-2008)
  • John Carter (actor) (born 1927), American actor and director
  • John Carter (jazz musician) (1928–1991), American jazz musician
  • John Carter (cricketer, born 1935), former English cricketer
  • John Carter (insurer) (born 1937), chairman of Commercial Union (1994–1998)
  • John Carter (Texas politician) (born 1941), U.S. Representative from Texas
  • John Carter (musician) (born 1942), English singer-songwriter
  • John Carter (endocrinologist) (born 1944), Australian medical academic and endocrinologist
  • John S. Carter (1945–2011), American music executive, producer, and songwriter, often known as Carter
  • John Carter (New Zealand politician) (born 1950), New Zealand politician
  • John Carter (cricketer, born 1963), former English cricketer
  • John Carter (ice hockey) (born 1963), professional ice hockey player
  • John Cain Carter (born 1966), American rancher and environmentalist
  • John Carter, (born 1970), contemporary American artist known as Carter (artist)
    • Johnny Carter (singer) (1934–2009), American singer and member of The Dells and The Flamingos
• Jon Carter (American football) (born 1965), American football defensive lineman
• Jon Carter (born 1970), English DJ and businessman
• Jonathan Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonathan H. Carter (died 1887), North Carolina-born planter, sailor, and gunboat builder
  • Jonathan Carter (athlete) (born 1972), American sprinter
  • Jonathan Carter (American football) (born 1979), American football wide receiver
  • Jonathan Carter (cricketer) (born 1987), Barbadian cricketer
  • Jonathan Carter (politician), American politician in Maine
• Joseph Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–1881), Union general
  • Joseph F. Carter (1842–1922), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Joseph N. Carter (1843–1913), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois
  • Joseph E. Carter (1875–1950), American Medal of Honor recipient
  • Joseph Carter (socialist) (1910–1970), American socialist activist
  • Joseph C. Carter (general) (born 1956), the first African-American National Guard Adjutant General in Massachusetts
• Josiah Carter (1813–1868), American politician in Connecticut
• June Carter (1929–2003), Country singer and wife of Johnny Cash
• Justin Carter (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player

K

• Keith Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Keith Carter (swimmer) (1924–2013), American swimmer
  • Keith Carter (photographer) (born 1948), American photographer, educator, and artist
  • Keith Carter (comedian), English comedian, writer, and actor
• Ken, Kenneth and Kenny Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ken Carter (1938–1983), Canadian stunt driver
  • Ken Carter (born 1959), former American high school basketball coach in Richmond, California
    • Kenneth Carter (accountant) (1906–1968), Canadian chartered accountant
    • Kenneth Carter (born 1933), American politician in Rhode Island
      • Kenny Carter (1961–1986), English speedway driver who shot his wife and himself
• Kent Carter (born 1939), American jazz bassist
• Kerry Carter (born 1980), Trinidadian-born gridiron football fullback
• Kevin Carter (1961–1994), South African photojournalist
• Kevin Carter (American football) (born 1973), American National Football League player
• Kid Carter (dates unknown, fl. 1903-06), American baseball player
• Kim Carter, Canadian public servant
• Kyle Carter (born 1992), American football tight end
• Kym Carter (born 1964), American heptathlete

L

• Lance Carter (musician) (1955–2006), American jazz drummer
• Lance Carter (born 1974), American baseball player
• Landon Carter (1710-1778), Virginia planter
• Larry Carter (born 1965), American baseball player
• Laura Carter (actress) (born 1985), English actress and model
• Laura Carter (musician), American multi-instrumentalist musician
• Lee Carter (born 1958), American judge
• Lee Carter (comics) (contemporary), British concept and comics artist
• Lee Carter better known as Viper (rapper), American rapper
• Les Carter better known as Fruitbat (born 1958), English musician
• Les Carter (disambiguation) (born 1960), English footballer
• Mrs. Leslie Carter (1862–1937), American actress
• Leslie Carter (1986–2012), American pop singer
• Lillian Gordy Carter (1898–1983), known as "Miss Lillian", mother of American President Jimmy Carter
• Lin Carter (1930–1988), American science fiction/fantasy author and editor
• Lorenzo Carter (1767–1814), early American community leader
• Louis Carter (born 1953), American football running back
• Lyle Carter (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey and softball player
• Lynda Carter (born 1951), American actress and singer
• Lynne Carter (c. 1924–1985), American entertainer, actor and female impersonator

M

• Mandy Carter (born 1948), American LGBT activist
• Mark Carter (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
• Mark Carter (rugby) (born 1968), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Martin Carter (1927–1997), Guyanese poet
• Marty Carter (born 1969), American football safety
• Mary Kennedy Carter (1934–2010), American social studies teacher and civil rights activist
• Matt and Matthew Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Matt Carter (politician) (born 1972), General Secretary of the British Labour Party
  • Matt Carter (racing driver) (born 1981), American automobile racer
  • Matt Carter (Canadian football) (born 1986), Canadian football wide receiver
    • Matthew G. Carter (1913–2012), first African-American Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey
    • Matthew Carter (born 1937), British typeface designer
• Maurice Bonham Carter (1880–1960), English Liberal politician, civil servant and cricketer
• Maurice Carter (film designer) (1913–2000), British film production designer
• Maurice Carter (racing driver), Canadian racer
• Maurice Carter (basketball) (born 1976), American former professional basketball player
• Maybelle Carter (1909–1978), American country music musician
• Mel Carter (born 1939), American singer and actor
• Melvin Carter (born c.1950), American serial rapist
  • Michael and Mike Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Michael Carter (politician) (died 1954), Irish Farmers' Party politician for Leitrim Sligo in 1927
  • Michael Carter (actor) (born 1947), Scottish film actor
  • Michael Carter (athlete) (born 1960), American track & field athlete and football player
  • Michael Carter (cyclist) (born 1963), American cyclist
  • Michael Carter (footballer) (born 1980), English football forward
  • Michael Carter (Canadian football) (born 1986), Canadian football defensive back
  • Michael A. Carter (died 2004), American sound engineer
  • Michael Carter (musician), country music guitarist and songwriter
    • Mike Carter (American football) (born 1948), American football player
• Michelle Carter (athlete) (born 1985), American shot putter
• Murray Carter, (born 1931) Australian racing driver

N

• Nathan Carter (actor) (born 1983), Canadian actor
• Nathan Carter (singer) (born 1990), Irish country singer
• Neil Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Neil Carter (musician) (born 1958), rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the British rock band UFO
  • Neil Carter (cricketer) (born 1975), South African cricketer
  • Neil Carter (political scientist), British social scientist at the University of York
• Nell Carter (1948–2003), American singer and actress
• Nelson Victor Carter (1887–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Nicholas or Nick Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nicholas Carter (cricketer) (born 1978), former English cricketer
    • Nick Carter (baseball) (1879–1961), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1908
    • Nick Carter (athlete) (1902–1997), track and field athlete from United States
    • Nick Carter (cyclist) (1924–2003), cyclist from New Zealand, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
    • Nick Carter (tennis) (fl.1942-1953), American tennis player
    • Nick Carter (environmentalist) (died 2000), Zambian environmentalist
    • Nick Carter (British Army officer) (born 1959), British general
    • Nick Carter (footballer) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
    • Nick Carter (born 1978), American rapper professionally known as Murs (rapper)
    • Nick Carter (musician) (born 1980), American pop singer
• Nigel Carter (born 1947), English environmentalist and politician
• Nina Carter (born 1952), British topless model

O

• Oliver Jesse Carter (1911–1976), American Federal judge

P

• Pamela Carter (born 1949), American lawyer; Indiana Attorney General (1993–97)
• Pat and Patrick Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Pat Carter (born 1966), American football tight end
    • Patrick Carter, Baron Carter of Coles (born 1946), chairman of the panel examining the future of NHS pathology
    • Patrick Carter (American football) (born 1985), American football wide receiver
• Paul Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paul Carter (baseball) (1894–1984), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Paul Carter (entrepreneur) (born 1927), entrepreneur and businessman in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Paul Carter (academic) (born 1951), historian, writer, artist and interdisciplinary scholar
  • Paul Carter (artist) (1970–2006), Scottish artist
  • Paul Carter (darts player) (born 1974), English darts player
  • Paul D. Carter (born 1980), Australian teacher and author
  • Paul Carter (rugby league) (born 1992), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Paul Carter (songwriter), songwriter and music producer
• Perry Carter (born 1971), American football defensive back
• Peter Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Peter Carter (academic) (1921–2004), Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford
  • Peter Carter (author) (1929–1999), British children's writer
  • Peter Carter (diplomat) (1956–2014), British Ambassador to Estonia 2007 to 2012
  • Peter Carter (nurse), general secretary and chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing as of 2012
• Phil, Philip and Phillip Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phil Carter (born 1975), American lawyer, writer and military officer
    • Philip Carter (born 1927), British businessman and football executive
      • Phillip Carter (ambassador) (born 1959), U.S. ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
• Pip Carter, English actor

Q

• Quincy Carter (born 1977), American professional football player

R

• Rachel Carter (born c.1976), American theater director
• Raich Carter (1913–1994), English footballer and cricketer
• Ralph Carter (born 1961), American actor
• Ray and Raymond Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ray Carter (born 1951), English footballer
    • Raymond Bonham Carter (1929–2004), British banker
    • Raymond Carter (politician) (born 1935), British Labour Party politician
    • Raymond Carter (convict), American convicted of murder but later released
• Reggie Carter (1957–1999), American baseball player
• Regina Carter (born 1966), American Jazz violinist
• Reginald Carter (1868–1936), British academic
• Reginald Carter (born 1933), English cricket player
• Rich, Richard and Rick Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rich Carter (born 1971), American chemistry professor
    • Richard Carter (MP for Cornwall) (1617–1668), MP for Cornwall
    • Richard Carter (land agent), English land agent and surveyor
    • Richard B. Carter (1877–1949), American ink manufacturer
    • Richard Carter (cricketer) (1891–1969), English cricket player
    • Richard Carter (actor) (born 1953), Australian actor
      • Rick Carter (born 1952), American production designer and art director
• Rob and Robert Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rob Carter (born 1949), American professor of typographer and graphic design
    • Robert Carter I (1663–1732), American plantation owner, early governor of Virginia Colony
    • Robert Carter III (1727–1804), American plantation owner, early abolitionist,founding father of the U.S.
    • Robert Carter (magistrate) (1791–1872), British naval officer and magistrate in colonial Newfoundland
    • Robert Meek Carter (1814–1882), English politician, Member of Parliament for Leeds
    • Robert Carter (editor) (1819–1879), American editor, historian and author
    • Robert Brudenell Carter (1828–1918), British physician and ophthalmic surgeon
    • Robert G. Carter (1845–1936), U.S. Cavalry officer and Medal of Honor recipient
    • Robert Carter (footballer) (1881–1928), English footballer, father of Raich Carter
    • Robert Carter (RAF officer) (1910–2012), British air force officer
    • Robert L. Carter (1917–2012), civil rights activist, NAACP lawyer, and U.S. District Court judge
    • Robert Carter (priest) (1927–2010), American Roman Catholic priest and gay rights activist
    • Robert "Bob" Carter (1929–2013), aka Sammy Terry, Indianapolis horror host television personality
    • Robert M. Carter (1942), British-Australian geologist and climate-change sceptic
    • Robert Carter (cricketer, born 1960), English cricketer for Northamptonshire, and for Canterbury in NZ
    • Robert B. Carter (born 1960), current Executive Vice President and CEO of the FedEx Corporation
• Rod Carter (born 1954), Australian rules football from Victoria
• Rodney Carter (born 1964), American football running back
• Roger Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Roger W. Carter (born 1934), British mathematician and author
  • Roger Carter (darts player) (born 1961), American darts player
• Ron Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ron Carter (businessman) (born 1935), New Zealand businessman
  • Ron Carter (born 1937), American jazz bassist
  • Ron Carter (basketball) (born 1956), American basketball player
  • Ron Carter (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian professional ice hockey right winger
• Ronan Carter (born 1996), English actor
• Rosalynn Carter (born 1927) American First Lady of the United States, wife of Jimmy Carter
• Ross Carter (1914–2002), American footballer
• Roy Carter (born 1948) English principal oboist in LSO for 20 years
• Roy Carter (footballer), English footballer
• Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (1937–2014), American/Canadian boxer wrongfully convicted of murder
• Rubin Carter (American football) (born 1952), American football defensive tackle
• Russell Carter (born 1962), American footballer
• Russell Carter (basketball) (born 1985), American basketball player
• Ruth E. Carter, American costume designer
• Ryan Carter (born 1983), American ice hockey player

S

• Sam, Samantha, Sammy and Samuel Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Carter (musician), English folk musician
  • Sam Carter (rugby) (born 1989), Australian rugby union player
    • Samantha Carter pseudonym of the American novelist Shanna Swendson
      • Sammy Carter (1878–1948), British-born Australian cricketer
        • Samuel P. Carter (1819–1891), United States military officer
        • Samuel John Carter (1835–1892), English artist
        • Samuel Carter (Canadian politician) (1859–1944), Ontario manufacturer and political figure
• Sara Carter (1898–1979), American country music musician
• Sarah Carter (born 1980), Canadian actress
• Scott Carter (New Zealand administrator), New Zealand sports administrator
• Scott Carter (Australia rugby league), Australian rugby league player of the 1980s and 1990s
• Shawn Corey Carter (born 1969), American rapper better known as Jay Z
• Shayne Carter (born 1964), New Zealand rock singer
• Shonie Carter (born 1972), American mixed martial artist
• Shy Carter (born 1984), American songwriter, record producer and singer
• Sol Carter (1908–2006), American baseball pitcher
• Sonny Carter (1947–1991), American physician, astronaut, Naval officer and professional soccer player
• Stacy Carter (born 1970), known as Miss Kitty or The Kat, American professional wrestler
• Stephen, Steve and Steven Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Stephen Carter (architect) (born 1945), American architect
  • Stephen L. Carter (born 1954), American law professor and writer
  • Stephen Carter, Baron Carter of Barnes (born 1964), former Downing Street Chief of Staff
  • Stephen Carter (footballer) (born 1974), Australian rules footballer
    • Steve Carter (playwright) (born 1929), American playwright
    • Steve Carter (Louisiana politician) (born 1943), American politician in Louisiana
    • Steve Carter (footballer, born 1953), English footballer
    • Steve Carter (Indiana politician) (born 1954), Attorney General of Indiana, U.S.
    • Steve Carter (American football) (born 1962), American football player
    • Steve Carter (baseball) (born 1964), American baseball player
    • Steve Carter (rugby league) (born 1970), Australian professional rugby league player
    • Steve Carter (footballer, born 1972), English footballer who played for Scarborough
      • Steven V. Carter (1915–1959), U.S. Representative from Iowa
      • Steven A. Carter (born 1959), American author of non-fiction and humor
      • Steven Carter (novelist), American author of short stories and novels
• Sue Carter (born 1956), Australian politician
• Sydney Carter (1915–2004), English poet and songwriter: "Lord of the Dance"

T

• Terry Carter (born 1928), American actor and filmmaker
• Thomas Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Thomas Carter (minister) (1608–1684), English-born American Puritan minister
  • Thomas Carter (1690–1763) Irish politician
  • Thomas Carter (writer) (died 1867), British Army clerk and military writer
  • Thomas Thellusson Carter (1808-1901), Anglo-Catholic canon and writer
  • Thomas Henry Carter (soldier) (1831–1908), American army officer
  • Thomas Nevile Carter (1851–1879), English footballer
  • Thomas H. Carter (1854–1911), American politician (Montana)
  • Thomas Franklin Carter (1882–1925), American scholar
  • Thomas Carter (Irish politician) (1882–1951) Irish Politician
  • Thomas S. Carter (born 1921), American business man (railways)
  • Thomas Carter (director) (born 1953), American actor and director
  • Thomas Carter, American professional wrestler also known as Reckless Youth
• Tim and Timothy Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tim Lee Carter (1910–1987), member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Tim Carter (musicologist) (born 1954), professor at the University of North Carolina
  • Tim Carter (basketball) (born 1956), American basketball coach for the University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Tim Carter (footballer) (1967–2008), Sunderland goalkeeper and coach
  • Tim Carter (American football) (born 1979), American football wide receiver
    • Timothy J. Carter (1800–1838), United States Representative from Maine
    • Timothy Carter (cricketer) (born 1969), English cricketer
• Toby Carter (1910–1988), New Zealand surveyor and road engineer
• Todd Carter (born 1986), American football placekicker
• Tom Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tom Carter (golfer) (born 1968), American golfer
  • Tom Carter (American football) (born 1972), American football player
  • Tom Carter (rugby union) (born 1983), centre for the New South Wales Waratahs
• Tony Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Carter (footballer), English footballer
• Tony Carter (running back) (born 1972), American football player
• Tony Carter (cornerback) (born 1986), American football player
• Troy Carter (politician) (born 1963), New Orleans politician
• Troy Carter (music industry) (born 1972), American music talent manager
• Tyler Carter (born 1991), American singer-songwriter
• Tyron Carter (born 1985), French singer and rapper
• Tyrone Carter (born 1976), American football defensive back

V

• Valerie Carter (born 1952), American singer-songwriter
• Vednita Carter (21st century), American abolitionist
• Vince Carter (born 1977), American professional basketball player
• Vincent Carter (1891–1972), American congressman from Wyoming
• Virgil Carter (born 1945), American football quarterback
• Virginia Carter (born 1936), Canadian physicist and entertainment executive
• Vivian Carter (1921–1989), American record company executive and radio dj
• Vivien Carter (Contemporary), Australian actress, singer and dancer

W

• Wally Carter (footballer born 1898) (1898–19??), Australian rules footballer from Victoria
• Wally Carter (1909–2001), Australian rules football player and coach from Victoria
• Walter P. Carter (1923–1971), American civil rights activist in Baltimore
• Walter C. Carter (1929–2002), Canadian Member of Parliament
• Walter E. Carter Jr., American Vice Admiral and Naval Flight Officer
• Wil Carter (born 1988), American basketball player
• Wilf and Wilfred Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Wilf Carter (footballer) (1933–2013), English footballer
  • Wilf Carter (musician) (1904–1996), Canadian musician
    • Wilfred Carter (1896–1975), English cricketer and footballer
• William Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • William Carter (martyr) (1548–1584), English printer and martyr
  • William Blount Carter (1792–1848), American politician from Tennessee
  • William Grayson Carter (died 1849), American politician from Kentucky
  • William Carter (Tasmanian politician) (1796–1878), first mayor of Hobart
  • William Carter (ink maker) (died 1895), American founder of what became Carter's Ink Company
  • William Carter (Wisconsin politician) (1833–1905), American politician from Wisconsin
  • Sir William Carter (mayor) (1848–1932), mayor of Windsor, England, 1908–1928
  • William Carter (bishop) (1850–1941), Anglican bishop in Africa
  • William Harding Carter (1851–1925), United States Army major general and Medal of Honor recipient
  • William Carter (Mansfield politician) (1862–1932), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Mansfield, 1918–1922
  • William Henry Carter (1864–1955), United States Representative from Massachusetts
  • William Carter (London politician) (1867–1940), British Member of Parliament for St Pancras South West
  • William Hodding Carter, I (1881–1955), American businessman, Democratic politician, and farmer from Louisiana
  • William Carter (actor) (1902–1952), Australian silent film actor and compampany director
  • William Arnold Carter (1907–1996), American Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1960–1962
  • William Carter (photographer) (born 1934), American photographer
• Willoughby Harcourt Carter (see Carter-Campbell of Possil)
• Winifred Carter (c.1883–1949), English author and playwright

X

• Xavier Carter (born December 1985), American athlete

Y

• Yannick Carter (born 1984), Canadian football linebacker
• Yvonne Carter (1959–2009), British doctor and Dean of Warwick Medical School

People with the given name

First name

• Carter Beauford (born 1957), American drummer and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band
• Carter Braxton (1736–1797), American signer of the Declaration of Independence, representative of Virginia
• Carter Burwell (born 1955), American composer of film soundtracks
• Carter Camper (born 1988), American ice hockey player
• Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950), American historian, author, journalist, founder of Black History Month
• Carter Glass (1858–1946), American politician from Virginia
• Carter Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893), mayor of Chicago 1879–1893; assassinated
• Carter Harrison, Jr. (1860–1953), mayor of Chicago 1897–1915
• Carter Bassett Harrison (c. 1756–1808), American politician from Virginia, brother of U.S. President William Henry Harrison
• Carter Jenkins (born 1991), American actor, starred in Surface
• Carter Stanley (1925–1966), American bluegrass musician; one of The Stanley Brothers

Middle name

• Anne Hill Carter, née Anne Hill Carter Lee
• Daniel Carter Beard, (1850–1941), American illustrator and naturalist, one of the founders of Boy Scouts of America
• Gloria Carter Spann (1926–1990), American, sister of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
• Henry Carter Stuart (1855–1933), American politician, governor of Virginia 1914–1918
• John Carter Cash (born 1970), Son of Johnny Cash, American country music singer. John Carter Cash is also a country music singer
• June Carter Cash (1929–2003), American country music singer, member of the Carter Family, wife of Johnny Cash
• Ruth Carter Stapleton (1929–1983), American Christian evangelist, sister of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
• Lindsay Carter Warren (1889–1976), American politician, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina 1925–1940
• Samuel Carter Hall (1800–1889), English journalist

Fictional people

First Name

• Carter-A259, a Spartan in Halo: Reach
• Lt. Carter Blake, character in the video game Heavy Rain
• Carter Grayson, character in the Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue TV series
• Carter Hall, the Golden Age DC Comics super-hero Hawkman
• Carter Hayes, character in the 1990 film Pacific Heights
• Carter Horton, a character from Final Destination
• Carter Mason, character in the 2009 Disney Channel Movie Princess Protection Program, played by Selena Gomez
• Carter Pewterschmidt, father of Lois Griffin in the TV series Family Guy
• Carter Slade, the real name of the masked western hero the Phantom Rider (originally known as Ghost Rider)

Surname

• Adam Carter, character from the Spooks TV series
• Alan Carter (Space 1999), character in Space: 1999 TV series
• Daisy Carter, character from US soap The Young and the Restless
• Damon Carter, character from the US drama Soul Food
• Daniel Carter (comics), one of three characters with the identity of Supernova in the DC Comics Universe
• David Carter (character), protagonist of the animated TV series Invasion America
• Doug Carter, character from the British soap Hollyoaks
• Edison Carter, character in the science fiction television series Max Headroom
• Heston Carter, character in the British soap Doctors
• Jack Carter, protagonist of the Ted Lewis novel Jack's Return Home (later retitled Get Carter) and its sequels and film adaptations
• Jack Carter (Eureka), sheriff in the 2006 television series Eureka
• Jacob Carter, character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
• John Carter (ER), medical doctor in the American television series ER
• John Carter of Mars, character in the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs
• Johnny Carter (EastEnders), character in EastEnders
• Linda Carter, character in EastEnders
• Lucille Carter, character in the television sitcom Here's Lucy
• Michael Jon Carter, the DC Comics super hero known as Booster Gold
• Mick Carter, character in EastEnders
• Nancy Carter, character in EastEnders
• Nick Carter (literary character), popular fictional detective who first appeared in American dime novels in the 1890s
• Peggy Carter, character in Marvel Comic books
• Randolph Carter, main character of many of H.P. Lovecraft's Dream-Cycle works
• Samantha Carter, character in the sci=fi television series Stargate SG-1, daughter of Jacob Carter
• Sharon Carter, character in Marvel Comic books
• Sheila Carter, character in the US soaps The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
• Shirley Carter, character in EastEnders
• Tina Carter, character in EastEnders
• Zoe Carter, character in the 2006 television series Eureka
• Zsa Zsa Carter, character in EastEnders

Other

• Carter Islands, Canadian Islands in the Territory of Nunavut
• Chick Carter, Detective 1946 Columbia film serial
• David W. Carter High School, public school in Dallas, Texas
• Gerard Carter Community Center, sports venue, Staten Island, New York
• Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California
• USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a US Navy submarine
• Ken Carter (song), second single by Australian rock band Ammonia
• Kevin Carter (song), a 1996 song by the British band Manic Street Preachers about the photojournalist
• The Mary Ellen Carter, a 1979 song written and recorded by Stan Rogers
• S. Carter Records, American record label started by Jay Z
• Simon Carter, menswear retailer based in London

References

External links

• Carter Surname Y-DNA Project