Carlisle is an English habitational surname related to the city of

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexandra Carlisle Alexandra Carlisle (born Alexandra Elizabeth Swift, 15 January 1886 – 21 April 1936) was an English actress and suffragist who settled in the United States. She was also known in the U.S. as Alexandra Carlisle Pfeiffer, adding the name of her t ...

(1886–1936), English actress *

Anthony Carlisle Sir Anthony Carlisle FRCS, FRS (15 February 1768 in Stillington, County Durham, England – 2 November 1840 in London) was an English surgeon. Life He was born in Stillington, County Durham, the third son of Thomas Carlisle and his first wife, ...

(1768–1840), surgeon and discover of electrolysis *

Belinda Carlisle Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female rock bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a sol ...

(born 1958), American singer, of the Go-Go's *

Bob Carlisle Robert Mason Carlisle (born September 29, 1956) is an American Contemporary Christian singer and songwriter. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career where he received a Grammy Award a ...

(born 1956), American Christian singer *

Clarke Carlisle Clarke James Carlisle (born 14 October 1979) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender and was chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. Born in Pr ...

(born 1979), English footballer *

Cliff Carlisle Cliff Carlisle (May 6, 1903 – April 5, 1983) was an American country and blues musician, singer and songwriter. Carlisle was a yodeler and was a pioneer in the use of the Hawaiian steel guitar in country music. He was a brother of country m ...

(1903–1983), American singer * Cooper Carlisle (born 1977), American Football player with the Oakland Raiders *

Elsie Carlisle Elizabeth 'Elsie' Carlisle (28 January 1896 – 5 September 1977) was an English female singer both before and during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, nicknamed "Radio Sweetheart Number One"; according to AllMusic, she was "bey ...

(1896–1977), English singer, popular in the 1920s and 1930s * Geno Carlisle (born 1976), American basketball player *

James Carlisle Sir James Beethoven Carlisle, GCMG (born 5 August 1937) is a dentist and the former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. Selected by Vere Cornwall Bird (the country's first prime minister), his term ended in June 2007, after 16 years in offic ...

(born 1937), former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda *

Jodi Carlisle Jodi Carlisle is an American actress who has appeared in a number of television shows, feature films, video games, television films, and stage plays. Carlisle is perhaps best known as one of the principal voice actors on the Nickelodeon animated T ...

(born 1960), American actress * John Carlisle (disambiguation): **

John Carlisle (actor) John Carlisle (6 September 1935 – 7 December 2011) was an English television and stage actor. Early life Carlisle was born in London and named John Roxburgh Clark. He decided in his early teens that he wanted to become an actor. He star ...

(1935–2011), British television and stage actor **

John Carlisle Kilgo John Carlisle Kilgo (July 22, 1861 – August 11, 1922) served as a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS) from 1910 to 1922. From 1894 to 1910, Kilgo was the president of Trinity College, in Durham, North Carolina, the predecessor ...

(1861–1922), American Methodist bishop **

John Carlisle (British politician) John Russell Carlisle (28 August 1942 – 18 February 2019) was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Luton West constituency and later Luton North constituency in Bedfordshire. Carlisle was Public Affairs Director of the U ...

(1942–2019), Conservative MP **

John Griffin Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834July 31, 1910) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician from Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1877 to 1890, serving as the 31st Speake ...

(1834–1910), late 19th century Democratic Party politician in America *

Kenneth Carlisle Sir Kenneth Melville Carlisle (born 25 March 1941) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Lincoln from 1979 to 1997. Early life Born in Hiraethog, Denbighshire, Wales, he is the son of Kennet ...

(born 1941), British Conservative MP *

Kitty Carlisle Kitty Carlisle Hart (born Catherine Conn; September 3, 1910 – April 17, 2007) was an American stage and screen actress, opera singer, television personality and spokesperson for the arts. She was the leading lady in the Marx Brothers movie '' ...

(1910–2007), American singer, actress and spokeswoman for the arts * Lindsey Carlisle (born 1969), South African field hockey player * Lucas Carlisle (born 1988), English cricketer *

Mark Carlisle Mark Carlisle, Baron Carlisle of Bucklow, QC, DL, PC (7 July 1929 – 14 July 2005) was a British Conservative Party politician and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Runcorn from 1964 to 1983 and then for Warrington South until 1987. Cre ...

(1929–2005), British Conservative Cabinet member and MP *

Mary Carlisle Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films. She starred in more than 60 Holly ...

(1914–2018), American actress and singer *

Mary Jane Goodson Carlisle Mary Jane Goodson Carlisle (, Goodson; August 28, 1835 – August 4, 1905) was a social leader from Kentucky. As the wife of politician John G. Carlisle, who served as speaker of the House, secretary of the Treasury, and as U.S. senator from Kent ...

(1835-1905), Acting First Lady of the United States *

Michael Carlisle Sir John Michael Carlisle (born 16 December 1929) is a British marine engineer. Early life and education Carlisle was born in Sheffield, the son of John Hugh Carlisle and Lilian Amy Smith. He was educated at King Edward VII Schoolphoto, and the ...

(born 1929), British engineer and public servant * Orville Carlisle (1917–1988), American inventor of model rocketry *

Peter Carlisle Peter Benson Carlisle (born October 12, 1952) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 13th Mayor of Honolulu City and County, Honolulu, Hawaii from 2010 to 2013. Prior to serving as interim Mayor following the resignation of forme ...

(born 1952), the Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu, Hawaii * Phyllis Cook Carlisle (1912–1954), Canadian architect *

Rick Carlisle Richard Preston Carlisle ( ; born October 27, 1959) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as head coach of the Detroi ...

(born 1959), American basketball player and coach *

Stuart Carlisle Stuart Vance Carlisle (born 10 May 1972) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played 37 Test matches and 111 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe. He also captained the side briefly, leading them in six Tests and 12 ODIs, and achieving a 2–3 res ...

(born 1972), Zimbabwean cricketer

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