Caron is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *

Adolphe-Philippe Caron Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron, (24 December 1843 – 20 April 1908) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is now best remembered as the Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald and his role during ...

(1843–1908), Canadian lawyer and politician * Alain Caron (born 1955), Canadian jazz bassist * Alain Caron (1938–1986), Canadian ice hockey player * Alcides Sagarra Carón (born 1936), Cuban boxing trainer * Alexis Caron (1764–1827), Canadian lawyer and politician * Alexis Pierre Caron (1899–1966), Canadian politician * Amy Caron (born 1984), American professional skateboarder *

André Caron André Caron (18 December 1944 – 10 January 1997) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. He was a school guidance counsellor in the Jonquière area and became a church deacon in 1988. Caron was born in Jonquière ...

(1944–1997), Canadian politician * André H. Caron, Canadian communication scholar *

Annie Caron Annie Caron (born 6 May 1964) is a Canadian soccer player who played both as a forward and midfielder for the Canada women's national soccer team. She was part of the team at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. International career Caron was one o ...

(born 1964), Canadian footballer *

(born 1941), French Olympic swimmer *

Antoine Caron Antoine Caron (1521–1599) was a French Master craftsman, master glassmaker, illustrator, Northern Mannerist Painting, painter and a product of the School of Fontainebleau. He is one of the few French painters of his time who had a pronounced a ...

(1521–1599), Mannerist painter to the court of the House of Valois * Arthur Caron (1883–1914), French Canadian failed assassin *

Augustin Caron Augustin Caron (September 15, 1778 – September 4, 1862) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1809 and from 1811 to 1814. He was born in S ...

(1778–1862), Canadian farmer and politician *

Augustin Joseph Caron Augustin Joseph Caron (1774–1822) was a lieutenant colonel in the French army during the Bourbon Restoration. He was accused and acquitted of conspiracy in 1820. In 1821 he was again implicated in a conspiracy, this time for attempting to fre ...

(1774-1822), French lieutenant colonel * Aymeric Caron (born 1971), French journalist * Benjamin Caron (born 1976), British film and television director *

Bernard Caron Bernard Caron (born 11 August 1952) is a French professional football manager and former player. He was most recently joint-manager of Régional 2 club FC Villeneuve-sur-Lot. As a player, he was a centre-back. Honours Nancy * Coupe de France ...

(born 1952), French football player and manager *

Blossom Caron Blossom Caron (1905–1999) was a Canadian photographer. Life Blossom Caron was born Brenda Beryl Harding in Montreal, Quebec, in 1905. Her father and her husband, Raymond Caron, were both amateur photographers. She was a member of the Montreal ...

(1905–1999), Canadian photographer * Charles Caron (1768–1853), Canadian farmer * Christine "Kiki" Caron (born 1948), French Olympic swimmer *

Daniel J. Caron Daniel J. Caron (born 1957) was the Librarian and Archivist of Canada from April 25, 2009 until May 15, 2013. He is also a professor, author, fellow and public speaker. Education Caron graduated with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Economic ...

(born 1957), national librarian, Library and Archives Canada *

David D. Caron David D. Caron (28 June 1952 – 20 February 2018) was an American attorney who was the dean of the King's College London School of Law, and an emeritus professor of UC Berkeley School of Law. Caron was a Member of the Iran-United States Cl ...

(1952–2018), American attorney * Delio Caron (1924–2002), Italian rugby league footballer * Djina Caron, Canadian make-up artist * Édouard Caron (1830–1900), Canadian politician * Estelle Caron (1926–2010), Québécois singer and comedian * Eugène-Charles Caron (1834–1903), French baritone *

Firminus Caron Firminus Caron (floruit, fl. 1460–1475) was a Franco-Flemish school, French composer, and likely a singer, of the Renaissance music, Renaissance. He was highly successful as a composer and influential, especially on the development of imitation ( ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1460–1475), French Renaissance composer * Francine Caron (born 1945), French writer and poet *

François Caron François Caron (1600–1673) was a French Huguenot refugee to the Netherlands who served the Dutch East India Company (''Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie'' or VOC) for 30 years, rising from cook's mate to the director-general at Batavia (Ja ...

(1600–1673), French Huguenot refugee to Netherlands, part of Dutch East India Company, director general at Batavia, later director general of French East India Company * François Caron (politician) (1766–1848), representative of Saint-Maurice in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada * François Michel Marie Ignace Caron (born 1937), French Navy officer and historian *

George Caron George Caron (March 4, 1823 – May 14, 1902) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member. He was born in Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada in 1823 and ...

(1823–1902), member of Canadian Parliament * George Robert "Bob" Caron (1919–1995), ''Enola Gay'' tail gunner * Gérard Caron (1938–2020), French designer * Gérard Caron (1916–1986), Canadian pianist *

Germain Caron Germain Caron (March 12, 1910 – February 14, 1966) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a six-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA). Early life He was born on March 12, 1910, in Louiseville, Mauricie and was an attorn ...

(1910–1966), Canadian politician * Gilles Caron (1939–1970), French photographer *

Giuseppe Caron Giuseppe Caron (24 February 1904 – 3 March 1998) was an Italian Christian Democratic Party (CDP) politician who was a Minister in successive governments from the 1950s to the 1970s, and a European Commissioner. He was born in Treviso. Caron ...

(1904–1998), Italian politician *

Glenn Gordon Caron Glenn Gordon Caron (born April 3, 1954), sometimes credited as Glenn Caron, is an American writer, director, and producer, best known for the television series ''Moonlighting'' in the 1980s and ''Medium'' in the 2000s. He lives in Los Angeles, Cal ...

(born 1954), American film and television writer *

Guy Caron Guy Caron (born May 13, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected the mayor of Rimouski, Quebec in the 2021 Quebec municipal elections. He was previously a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2019, and served as the feder ...

(born 1968), Canadian politician *

Hector Caron Hector Caron (August 31, 1862 – April 9, 1937) was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly. Early life He was born on August 31, 1862, in Saint-Léon, Mauricie. Provincial Politics Caron ran ...

(1862–1937), Canadian politician *

Henri Caron Henri Caron (2 July 1924 – 29 April 2002) was a French racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London ...

(1924–2002), French racewalker *

(1906–?), French racing cyclist * Hipólito Boaventura Caron (1862–1892), Brazilian painter * Jacques Joseph Caron (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey coach *

Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron (November 16, 1869 – August 7, 1944) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented City of Ottawa in the House of Commons of Canada from 1907 to 1908 as a Liberal. He was bor ...

(1869–1944), Canadian lawyer *

Jean-Bernard Caron Jean-Bernard Caron is a French and Canadian palaeontologist currently working as a curator of invertebrate palaeontology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Caron is also cross-appointed at the University of Toronto as an associate professor ...

, French Canadian paleontologist *

Jean-Claude Caron Jean-Claude Caron (14 February 1944 – 5 June 2021) was a French actor. He was best known for his role as Borelli in the series '' Navarro''. Biography Caron was born in 1944 and was a student of René Simon and . In 1969, he joined the compan ...

(1944–2021), French actor *

Jean-François Caron Jean-François Caron (born 21 May 1957 in Loos-en-Gohelle, Pas-de-Calais) is a French politician and a member of Europe Écologie–The Greens. He is Mayor of Loos-en-Gohelle since 2001, re-elected in 2008 with 82.09% of the vote by the first r ...

(born 1957), French politician * Jean-Francois Caron (born 1982), Canadian strongman and powerlifter *

Jean-Luc Caron Jean-Luc Caron (born 4 December 1948 in Paris) is a French physician and musicologist. Biography Caron is a doctor of medicine, founding president of the French Association Carl Nielsen, editor of the association's newsletter, author of essays ...

(born 1948), French physician and musicologist * Jocelyn "Jo" Caron, Canadian production sound mixer * Jocelyne Caron (born 1951), Canadian politician * Jordan Julien Caron (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey forward * Joseph Caron (born 1947), former Canadian high commissioner to India, former ambassador to China and Japan * Joseph Caron (1868–1954), Canadian politician * Joseph-Édouard Caron (1866–1930), Canadian politician *

Joseph-Georges Caron Joseph-Georges Caron (December 4, 1896 – January 15, 1956) was a Canadian provincial politician. Born in Maisonneuve (Montreal), Quebec, Caron was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (Fre ...

(1896–1956), Canadian politician * Joseph-Napoléon Caron (1896–1970), Canadian politician and hardware store owner *

Joseph Le Caron Joseph Le Caron, O.M.R., (c. 1586 near Paris – March 29, 1632 in Gisors, France) was one of the four pioneer missionaries of Canada, (together with Father Denis Jamet, Father Jean Dolbeau, and Brother Pacifique du Plessis, all Recollect fri ...

(1586–1632), Franciscan missionary to Canada *

Kevin Caron Kevin Caron (born February 2, 1960, in Stratford, Connecticut) is a sculptor from Phoenix, Arizona. He has created more than 60 private and public commissioned works which are on display across the United States. Among his works are pieces on publ ...

(born 1960), American sculptor *

Leslie Caron Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (; born 1 July 1931) is a French-American actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. She is one ...

(born 1931), French actress and dancer * Louis Caron (born 1942), Canadian journalist * Louis-Bonaventure Caron (1828–1915), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Lucien Caron Lucien Caron (February 10, 1929 – September 29, 2003) was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1970 to 1985, representing the riding of Verdun. He was a city councillor in Verdun, Quebec ( ...

(1929–2003), Canadian politician *

Marc Caron Lieutenant-General (Joseph Henri Paul) Marc Caron, CMM, MSM, CD (born June 1, 1954) is a former Canadian soldier. Caron served as an infantry officer and Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces. Early life Caron was born in Montreal, ...

(born 1954), Canadian military Chief of Staff *

Marc G. Caron Marc G. Caron (July 26, 1946 – April 25, 2022) was a Canadian-born American researcher and James B. Duke Professor of Cell Biology at Duke University. He was one of the top highly cited researchers (h>100) according to webometrics The scien ...

(1946–2022), Canadian-born American neuroscientist and professor *

Marcel Caron Marcel Caron (1890–1961) was a Belgian painter born in Enghien. Biography His father, Alphonse Caron, also a painter, worked at the Gobelins Manufactory, in 1901, as his family returns to Liège and through the connections of his father, me ...

(1890–1961), Belgian painter *

Marie-Josèphe Caron Marie-Josèphe Caron, called in Spanish Doña María Josefa Carrón (baptized 13 January 1725; died 21 December 1784) was a French artist active in Spain. Biography Born in Paris, Caron was one of the five sisters of Pierre Beaumarchais, born to w ...

(1725-1784), French artist *

Max Caron Max Caron (born August 20, 1989) is a former Canadian football linebacker. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the second round of the 2014 CFL Draft The 2014 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 7:00 PM ET on TSN. 65 play ...

(born 1989), Canadian football linebacker * Maxence Caron (born 1976), French philosopher * Michel Caron (1763–1831), Canadian politician * Michel Caron (born 1942), Canadian pop singer * Michel Caron (1929–2001), French opera singer * Nadine Rena Caron (born 1970), Canadian surgeon *

Nia Caron Nia Caron is a Welsh television actress. She is known for playing Anita Pierce in the long running soap ''Pobol y Cwm'' since 1999. Early and personal life Caron grew up in Llwyn y Groes near Tregaron, Ceredigion. She is the daughter of the art ...

, Welsh television actress *

Pascal Caron Pascal Caron (born 1 April 1972) is a Canadian bobsledder. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( ar ...

(born 1972), Canadian Olympic bobsledder * Pierre Caron (1900–1971), French film director * Pierre Caron (1875–1952), French historian and archivist * Pierre Caron (born 1936), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons *

Pierre-Luc Caron Pierre-Luc Caron (born August 26, 1993) is a former professional Canadian football long snapper who played for six seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders and Montreal Alouettes. Early life and education Caron ...

(born 1993), Canadian football player * Raymond Caron (1605–1666), Irish Franciscan *

René-Édouard Caron René-Édouard Caron (21 October 1800 – 13 December 1876) was a Canadian politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada, the son of Augustin Caron, a well-to-do f ...

(1800–1876), Canadian politician *

Robert Caron Robert Caron is a sociologist and former labour leader in the Canadian province of Quebec. He served two terms as president of the Syndicat des professionnels du government du Quebec (SPGQ) and ran for provincial office in 2003 as a candidate of t ...

, Canadian sociologist * Roger Caron (born 1962), American football coach and player * Roger Caron (born 1957), Canadian sport shooter * Roger "Mad Dog" Caron (1938–2012), Canadian bank robber and author * Ronald "Ron" Caron (1929-2012), Canadian NHL executive *

Rose Caron Rose Caron (17 November 1857 – 9 April 1930) was a French operatic soprano.Steane JB. Rose Caron, in ''New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Early life Caron was born on 17 November 1857 at Monnerville an ...

(1857–1930), French operatic soprano *

Sébastien Caron Sébastien Caron (born June 25, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played for the defunct Hamburg Freezers of the then Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing care ...

(born 1980), French-Canadian NHL goaltender * Stéphan Caron (born 1966), French swimmer *

Suzanne Caron Suzanne Caron is a former mayor and councillor of Mount Royal in the city of Montreal. First elected as a councillor in 1999, she was elected borough mayor as a candidate for Gérald Tremblay's Montreal Island Citizens' Union when the Quebec go ...

, Canadian mayor of Mount Royal * Tom Caron (born 1963), American sportscaster *

Vincent Caron Vincent Caron is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.Wayne Maurice Caron (1946–1968), American hospital corpsman killed in Vietnam * Yves Caron (born 1937), Canadian salesperson and politician Given name: *

Caron Bernstein Caron Bernstein (born 16 August 1970) is a South African model, actress and singer. Biography Caron Bernstein was born in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or ...

(born 1970), South African model *

Caron Bowman Caron Bowman is a Black American artist of Afro-Honduran descent. She was born in the City of West Palm Beach, FL. and her parents are from Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. She works in a diverse spectrum of mediums including drawing, public art, p ...

, Afro-Honduran American artist *

Caron Butler James Caron Butler (born March 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During a 14-year career he played for the Miami ...

(born 1980), American basketball player *

Caron Keating Caron Louisa Keating (5 October 1962 – 13 April 2004) was a Northern Irish television presenter. Early life and education Keating was born on 5 October 1962 in Fulham, west London, to an English father with southern Irish roots and a Northern ...

(1962–2004), Northern Irish TV presenter *

Caron Wheeler Caron Melina Wheeler (born 19 January 1963) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. Born and raised in London, she performed in various singing competitions as a teenager and began her recording career as one of the found ...

(born 1963), British R'n'B/soul singer

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