Carothers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. J. Carothers (1931–2007), American playwright and television writer, worked with Walt Disney * Craig Carothers, American singer-songwriter * Dennis Carothers Stanfill, American business executive, Rhodes Scholar and philanthropist * Don Carothers (1934–2008), American football player * Earling Carothers Garrison (Jim) (1921–1992), District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana from 1962 to 1973 * Eleanor Carothers (1882–1957), American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist * Isaac Carothers, former alderman of the 29th ward on the far west side of the City of Chicago *

Robert Carothers Robert Lee Carothers (born September 3, 1942),Robert Lee Carothers. The Complete Marquis Who's Who (R) Biographies, Copyright 2017 Marquis Who's Who Ventures, LLC. a writer and poet, served as chancellor of the Minnesota State University System ...

(born 1942), served as the tenth president of the University of Rhode Island from 1991 to 2009 * Thomas Carothers, international expert on international democracy support, democratization and U.S. foreign policy *

Wallace Carothers Wallace Hume Carothers (; April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who was credited with the invention of nylon. Carothers was a group leader at the DuPont Experimen ...

(1896–1937), American chemist, inventor, the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, credited with the invention of nylon

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