Carolyn is a female

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, a variant of Caroline. Other spellings include Carolin, Karolyn, Carolyne, Carolynn or Carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of

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List of notable people

* Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian politician * Carolyn Bertozzi (born 1966), American chemist and Nobel laureate * Carolyn Bertram (born 1976), Canadian politician * Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966–1999), wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. * Carolyn Beug (1952–2001), American filmmaker * Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born 1964), Canadian politician * Carolyn Brown (choreographer) (born 1927), American dancer, choreographer, and writer * Carolyn Brown (newsreader), English newsreader * Carolyn Cassady (1923–2013), American writer and wife of Neal Cassady * Carolyn Caton, American politician from Missouri * C. J. Cherryh (Carolyn Janice Cherryh; born 1942), American science fiction and fantasy writer * Carolyn Chiechi (born 1943), judge of the United States Tax Court * Carolyn Cooper (born 1959), Jamaican author and literary scholar * Carolyn Davidson, several people * Carolyn Eaton (1964–1982), American murder victim * Carolyn Fe, Filipina singer and actress * Carolyn Forché (born 1950), American poet, editor, translator and human rights advocate * Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988), American singer and songwriter, sister of Aretha Franklin * Carolyn Bartlett Gast, American scientific illustrator * Carolyn Gates, professor of veterinary science * Carolyn Gray, Canadian Playwright * Carolyn Harris (born 1960), British politician * Carolyn Lynnet Harris (1948–1994), American librarian * Carolyn Wilson Harris (1849–1910), American lichenologist * Carolyn Hart (born 1936), American mystery writer * Carolyn Hax (born 1966), American writer and advice columnist * Carolyn Hennesy (born 1962), American actress * Carolyn Price Horton (1909–2001), American bookbinder and conservator * Carolyn Hunt (born 1937), American educator, politician, and First Lady of North Carolina * Carolyn Dawn Johnson (born 1971), Canadian country music singer-songwriter * Carolyn Jones (1930–1983), American actress * Carolyn Jones (politician), Canadian politician * Carolyn Jones-Young (born 1969), American basketball player * Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born 1945), American politician * Carolyn Kizer (1925–2014), Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet * Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda (born 1946), American poet * Carolyn Lawrence (born 1967), American voice actress *

Carolyn Leigh Carolyn Leigh (August 21, 1926 – November 19, 1983) was an American lyricist for Broadway, film, and popular songs. She is best known as the writer with partner Cy Coleman of the pop standards "Witchcraft" and " The Best Is Yet to Come". W ...

(1926–1983), American lyricist * Carolyn Ringer Lepre, American academic administrator * Carolyn Lynch (1946–2015), American philanthropist * Carolyn Mahoney (born 1946), American mathematician * Carolyn Maloney (born 1946), American politician * Carolyn Martin (born 1951), American academic, author and president of Amherst College * Carolyn McCarthy (born 1944), American politician * Carolyn McCormick (born 1959), American actress * Carolyn McCurdie, British-born New Zealand author * Carolyn D. Meadows (born 1938), American activist * Carolyn Merchant (born 1936), American ecofeminist * Carolyn Morris (1925–1996), pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *

Carolyn Omine Carolyn Omine is an American television writer. She has won four Emmy Awards for her writing work on ''The Simpsons''. Writing credits ''The Simpsons'' episodes Omine has written the following episodes: *" Little Big Mom" (2000) *" Treeho ...

(), American television writer and producer * Carolyn Miller Parr (born 1937), judge of the United States Tax Court * Carolyn Parrish (born 1946), Canadian politician * Carolyn Porco (born 1953), American planetary scientist * Carolyn Reidy (1949–2020), president and CEO of the American publishing company Simon & Schuster *

Carolyn See Carolyn See (née Laws; January 13, 1934 – July 13, 2016) was a professor emerita of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of ten books, including the memoir, ''Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America'', ...

(1934–2016), American author and reviewer * Carolyn Seymour (born 1947), English actress * Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929–2021), American astronomer * Carolyn Stewart-Olsen (born 1946), Canadian politician * Carolyn Watkinson (born 1949), English mezzo-soprano singer * Carolyn D. Wright (1949–2016), American poet * Carolyn Yarnell (born 1961), American composer and visual artist

In fiction

* Carolyn Barek, on the television series ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * Carolyn Keene, pseudonym of the authors of the ''Nancy Drew'' and ''The Dana Girls'' mystery stories * Carolyn Stoddard, from the soap opera ''Dark Shadows'' * Princess Carolyn, from the

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Bojack Horseman ''BoJack Horseman'' is an American adult animation, adult animated tragicomedy television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul. Set primarily in ...

'' * Carolyn Trainer, a supervillain from Marvel Comics, also known as Lady Octopus

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