Carrie is a female given name in English speaking countries, usually a pet form of

Caroline Caroline may refer to: People * Caroline (given name), a feminine given name * J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player * Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player Places Antarctica * ...

Carolyn Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of Caroline. Other spellings include Karolyn, Carolyne, Carolynn or Carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles. List of Notable People *Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian pol ...

. Other spellings include Cari, Kari, Karie, Kerry, Carri, Karri, Kerrie, Kerri, Keri, Cerry, and Karrie, as well as various other spellings. Related names may include Carol,

, Carolyne, or Carolynne. It is also a surname.

Given name

* Carrie Acheson (born 1934), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Carrie Akre (born 1966), American musician best known for her work with Seattle underground bands Hammerbox and Goodness * Carrie Ann Inaba (born 1968), American dancer, choreographer, television dance competition judge in ''Dancing with the Stars'', actress, game show host, and singer * Carrie-Anne Moss (born 1967), Canadian actress *

Carrie Barton Carrie Barton (born May 19, 1976) is a former synchronized swimmer from the United States. Barton competed in the women's team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also ...

(born 1976), American synchronized swimmer *

Carrie Bebris Carrie A. Bebris is an American author, journalist and novelist. Career Carrie Bebris worked as a newspaper reporter and English teacher before coming to fantasy publishing. As an editor for TSR, she helped develop the Birthright setting while so ...

, American author, journalist and novelist * Carrie Best (1903–2001), Black Canadian journalist and social activist * Carrie Bethel (1898–1974), Native American basket weaver associated with Yosemite National Park *

Carrie Jacobs-Bond Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is perhaps best remembered for writing t ...

(1862–1946), American singer, pianist, and songwriter * Carrie Bowman (1887–1971), American Broadway actress *

Carrie Borzillo Carrie Borzillo (formerly Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna; born June 20, 1970) is an American music and entertainment journalist and author of three books on aspects of the entertainment industry and of one advice book. Journalist Borzillo has dispensed ...

(born 1970), American music and entertainment journalist and author * Carrie Brown (author) (born 1959), American novelist and professor * Carrie Brown (murder victim) (died 1891), murdered New York prostitute, once suggested as a murder victim of Jack the Ripper * Carrie Brownstein (born 1974), American musician, writer, actress, and comedian *

Carrie Chapman Catt Carrie Chapman Catt (; January 9, 1859 Fowler, p. 3 – March 9, 1947) was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920. Catt ...

(1859–1947), American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920 * Carrie Williams Clifford (1862–1934), American author and activist in the women's rights and civil rights movements * Carrie Coon (born 1981), American actress * Carrie Crowley (born 1964), Irish actress, Gaeilgeoir and former radio and television presenter * Carrie Cunningham (born 1972), American tennis player *

Carrie Cutter Carrie Eliza Cutter (1842–1862) was an American nurse. She was the daughter of surgeon Calvin Cutter. An 1861 graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she helped her father in the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a nurse. She was ...

(1840–1862), American nurse *

Carrie Daniels (basketball) Carrie Lynn Daniels (née Thompson; born November 25, 1972) is an American college basketball coach and the former women's head coach at Austin Peay State University (APSU). Early life and education A native of Scottsburg, Indiana, Carrie Lynn Th ...

, American college basketball coach * Carrie Daumery (1863–1938), Dutch-born American film actress * Carrie Davis (born 1976), British sports TV broadcaster *

Carrie Chase Davis Carrie Chase Davis (13 August 1863 – 22 March 1953) was an American physician and suffragist. After teaching for some years, she graduated with a Medical Degree from Howard University College of Medicine in 1897, with a specialization in Bacter ...

(1863–1953), American physician, suffragist *

Carrie Delahunt Carrie Delahunt (born July 11, 1981 as Carrie Lindner) is a Canadian curler from Bradford, Ontario. Her Bradford, Ontario team of Trisha Bourgeois, Lindsay Osborne, Megan Balsdon won the Ontario junior women's championship in 2001. This qualifi ...

(born 1981), Canadian curler * Carrie Derick (1862–1941), Canadian botanist and geneticist, the first female professor in a Canadian University, and the founder of McGill University's Genetics Department *

Carrie Barefoot Dickerson Carrie Barefoot Dickerson (24 May 1917 – 17 November 2006) was an American activist who led citizen efforts to stop construction of the proposed Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant in Oklahoma. Life Dickerson was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, in 1917 to ...

(1917–2006), American activist who led citizen efforts to stop construction of the proposed Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant in Oklahoma * Carrie Dobro, American actress * Carrie Donovan (1928–2001), American fashion editor *

Carrie Englert Carrie Englert or Carrie Englert Zimmerman (born November 28, 1957) was the United States gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and ...

(born 1957), American gymnastics champion in floor exercise and balance beam and Olympian *

Carrie Everson Carrie Jane Everson (born Rebecca Jane Billings; 27 August 1842–3 November 1914) was an American who invented and patented processes for extracting valuable minerals from ore using froth floatation. ''The Mining Journal'' noted in 1916 that ...

(1842–1914), American metallurgist, inventor and patented processes for extracting metals from ore using the flotation process *

Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the ''Star Wars'' films (1977–1983). She reprised the role in'' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), ''The Last ...

(1956–2016), American actress, writer, producer, and humorist * Carrie Hope Fletcher (born 1992), English singer, songwriter, actress primarily in musical theatre, author and vlogger *

Carrie Genzel Carrie Genzel (born 18 September 1971) is a Canadian actress and film producer.(9 August 2007)"'Flash Gordon' more than space filler" New York Daily News. Retrieved 30 September 2015.Cristina Kinon (15 April 2008)"'More than Flavor of the Month'" ...

(born 1971), Canadian actress, producer and writer * Carrie Graf (born 1967), Australian basketball coach * Carrie Grant (born 1965), British vocal coach, television presenter, and session singer * Carrie Hamilton (1963–2002), American actress, singer, and playwright *

Carrie L. Hoyt Carrie L. Hoyt (1866–1950) was the mayor of Berkeley, California, from January 20 to circa May 1947. She is notable for having been Berkeley's first female mayor. Hoyt was born Carrie Knoles in Petersburg, Illinois, on October 24, 1866. Her fa ...

(1866–1950), American lawyer, politician and the Mayor of Berkeley, California * Carrie Imler, American ballet dancer * Carrie Ingalls (1870–1946), sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the writer of ''Little House'' books * Carrie Ashton Johnson (1863–1949), American editor, author * Carrie Johnson, British political activist, conservationist, and wife of the British prime minister Boris Johnson * Carrie Jones (author), American author in young adult fiction * Carrie Kei Heim (born 1973), American actress, lawyer, and writer * Carrie Keranen, American voice actress, production manager, producer and voice director *

Carrie Lam Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor ( Cheng; ; born 13 May 1957) is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the 4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022. She served as Chief Secretary for Administration between 2012 and 2017 and Se ...

(born 1957), Hong Kong SAR Government administrator and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong * Carrie Lightbound (born 1979), Canadian sprint kayaker *

Carrie Manolakos Carrie Manolakos (pronounced "men-uh-LAH-kiss"; born February 16, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and musical theatre actress. As an actress, she is perhaps best known for her stage work, on Broadway in '' Mamma Mia!'' as Sophie Sheridan ...

, American singer-songwriter and actress *

Carrie M. McLain Carrie Mary McLain (January 26, 1895, in Astoria, New York – 1973 in Palmer, Alaska) was an American writer and teacher known for her histories and memorabilia of Alaska. Biography Caroline “Carrie” Mary Stipek was born in New York on ...

(1895–1973), American writer * Carrie Allen McCray (1913–2008), African-American writer *

Carrie Messner Carrie Messner (born 7 June 1977) is an American long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best for the steeplechase is 9:39.68 minutes, set in 2005. She finished fifteenth at the 2005 World Championships ...

(born 1977), American long-distance runner *

Carrie Judd Montgomery Carrie Frances Judd Montgomery (April 8, 1858 – July 26, 1946) was an American editor, philanthropist, woman preacher, faith healer, evangelist, radical evangelical, and writer. She was influential in the American Divine Healing Movement in the ...

(1858–1946), American editor, philanthropist, woman preacher, faith healer, evangelist, radical evangelical, and writer * Carrie Morgridge (born 1967), American philanthropist and author *

Carrie Nahabedian Carrie Nahabedian (born July 22, 1958) is an American chef best known for her work at the one Michelin star restaurant NAHA in Chicago, Illinois. She has previously worked in a variety of restaurants, and while at NAHA, she won a James Beard Fou ...

(born 1958), American chef * Carrie Nation (1846–1911), American woman who was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition * Carrie Neely (1877/78 –1938), American tennis player * Carrie Newcomer, American singer, songwriter and author *

Carrie Ng Carrie Ng (born 1963) is a Hong Kong actress well known for both Category-III cult and mainstream films. She won Best Actress at the 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival awards for her performance in ''Remains of a Woman'' and Best Supporting Actres ...

(born 1963), Hong Kong actress * Carrie Nye (1936–2006), American stage and film actress *

Carrie Marcus Neiman Carrie Marcus Neiman (May 3, 1883 – March 6, 1953) was an American businesswoman and one of the co-founders of Neiman Marcus, a luxury department store. Early life Carrie Marcus was born in Louisville, Kentucky to German-Jewish immigrants ...

(1883–1953), American businessperson and one of the cofounders of Neiman Marcus, a luxury department store *

Carrie Oeding Carrie Oeding (born 1978) is an American poet. Life She was born and raised in Luverne, in southwestern Minnesota. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University and a PhD in Creative Writing from Ohio University.

(born 1978), American poet *

Carrie Olver Carrie Olver (born 1967) is a Canadian TV personality. Olver is a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She grew up in Toronto, where her father, broadcaster Fergie Olver, worked at CFTO-TV for two decades on Toronto Blue Jays telecasts and also ...

(born 1967), Canadian TV personality * Carrie Prejean (born 1987), American beauty pageant and model * Carrie Preston (born 1967), American actress, producer and director * Carrie Pringle (1859–1930), Austrian-born British soprano singer * Carrie Quigley (born 1970), Australian sport shooter * Carrie Quinlan, British actress, comedy writer and journalist * Carrie Rickey (born 1952), American feminist, art and film critic * Carrie Rodriguez (born 1978), American singer-songwriter *

Carrie Russell Carrie Russell (born 18 October 1990) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter and bobsledder. She competed in the 4x100 metres relay event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, winning a gold medal. She is from the parish of St. Tho ...

(born 1990), Jamaican sprinter *

Carrie Ruud Carrie L. Ruud ( ; born February 22, 1952) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 10 in north-central Minnesota. Early life Ruud was born in St. Cloud, ...

(born 1952), American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate *

Carrie Babcock Sherman Carrie Babcock Sherman (November 16, 1856 – October 6, 1931) was the wife of Vice President James S. Sherman, and thus second lady of the United States from 1909 to 1912. Carrie was the daughter of Lewis Hamilton Babcock, a prominent attorney ...

(1856–1931), wife of U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman * Carrie Savage (born 1980), or Carrie Daniels, American theatre, film, and TV actress, who is mostly known for her work as a voice actress *

Carrie Scott Carrie E. A. Scott, b.1979, is an American/English curator, Gallery Director, TV presenter and art writer living in London. Early life Scott was born in Oxford, England and moved to Old Greenwich, Connecticut. She went to Greenwich High Schoo ...

, American curator, director and art writer *

Carrie Sheinberg Carrie Sheinberg (born November 29, 1972) is an American former alpine skier. Biography Sheinberg, who is Jewish, was born in New York, New York. She lives in Port Washington, New York, where she grew up, and in Park City, Utah. A slalom skier, ...

(born 1972), American alpine skier *

Carrie M. Shoaff Carrie M. Shoaff (, Gifford; April 2, 1849 – March 15, 1939) was an American artist, author, potter, playwright, as well as a correspondent and newspaper reporter. Opening a new field, in which woman's ingenuity and artistic tastes found profit ...

(1849–1939), American artist, author, potter, playwright, correspondent * Carrie Smith (1925–2012), American blues and jazz singer *

Carrie Smith (sailor) Carrie Smith (born 28 January 1995) is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the s ...

(born 1995), Australian sportswoman and competitive sailor * Carrie Snodgress (1945–2004), American actress *

Carrie Snow Carrie Snow (born July 16, 1953) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, author, and host from Merced, California. She is best known for writing for the television series ''Roseanne'', and acting on the show. Snow was also featured in the docume ...

, American stand-up comedian, television comic writer *

Carrie Steinseifer Carolyn Lynne Steinseifer (born February 12, 1968), later known by her married name Carolyn Bates, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. She won gold medals in the Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 met ...

(born 1968), American swimmer and Olympian * Carrie Stevens (born 1969), American model, actress, and entrepreneur *

Carrie G. Stevens Carrie Gertrude Stevens (1882-1970) was an American fly fisher and fly lure tier from Madison and Upper Dam, Maine, and the creator of Rangeley Favorite trout and salmon flies. Self-taught in the art of fly tying, Stevens invented the Grey Ghost St ...

(1882-1970), American fly fisher and fly lure tier * Carrie Tollefson (born 1977), American middle-distance runner *

Carrie Turner (actress) Carrie Turner (1863 – October 12, 1897) was an American actress known for her stage performances in the 1880s and 1890s.(13 October 1897)Actress Carrie Turner Dead ''The New York Times'' Turner was born in Albany, New York, where she graduated ...

(1863-1897), American stage actress *

Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single " Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bil ...

(born 1983), American country music singer, songwriter and actress *

Carrie Clark Ward Carrie Clark Ward (January 9, 1862 – February 6, 1926) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Ward was born in Virginia City, Nevada, in 1862. In 1885 Clark acted in a company at the San Francisco Bush Street Theatre. War ...

(1862–1926), American actress of the silent era *

Carrie Weaver Carrie Weaver is an American author of contemporary romance novels. Biography After Weaver had children, she chose to quit her job as a claims adjuster to stay home with them. While the children napped, she began writing romance novels to ente ...

, American author of contemporary romance novels * Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), American photographer and artist who works with text, fabric, audio, digital images, and installation video *

Carrie Worthley Carrie Worthley (born 10 January 1983) is an Australian netball player. Worthley played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy (2001–2007), and in the inaugural ANZ Championship season in 2008. References2008 Adelai ...

(born 1983), Australian netball player

Surname

Alex Carrie Alex Carrie was a Scottish soccer center forward who played professionally in both Scotland and the USA during the early twentieth century. He was born in Arbroath, Scotland. Carrie began his career with Ardenlea before moving the Arbroath F.C. ...

, Scottish footballer *

Colin Carrie Colin Carrie (born April 11, 1962) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Oshawa in the province of Ontario for the Conservative Party of Canada. Personal life Carrie was ...

(born 1962), Canadian politician and Member of Parliament *

T. J. Carrie Travis J. Carrie (born July 28, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio after playing for De La Salle High School where he was an all-state cor ...

(born 1990), American National Football League player

Fictional characters

*Carrie, a character in the animated series '' The Ridonculous Race'' *

Carrie Black (OITNB) ''Orange Is the New Black'' is an American comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan that airs on Netflix. It is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'', which chronicles her experiences in a ...

, a recurring character in '' Orange Is the New Black'' * Carrie Bradshaw, a lead character of the HBO romantic sitcom ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United St ...

'', as well as the CW series '' The Carrie Diaries'' * Carrie Brady, on the NBC soap opera, ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. The soap, which aired on ...

'' * Carrie Heffernan, on the American sitcom '' The King of Queens'' *

Carrie Kelley Carrie Kelley is a superheroine from Frank Miller's graphic novels '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' (1986) and its sequels '' Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' (2001-2002) and '' The Dark Knight III: The Master Race'' (2015-2017). She be ...

, in Frank Miller's graphic novels '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' and its sequel '' Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' *Carrie Krueger, a character on '' The Amazing World of Gumball'' *Carrie Mark, a key character in the web series Petscop * Carrie Mathison, protagonist of the American political TV shows ''

Homeland A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethn ...

'' *Carrie Murtaugh, a character in the 1987 American buddy cop action movie '' Lethal Weapon'' * Carrie Nicholls, in the ITV soap opera ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffa ...

'' * Carrie Owen, in the Channel 4 soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'' *

Carrie Sharples ''Alice'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from August 31, 1976, to March 19, 1985. The series is based on the 1974 film ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore''. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who move ...

, in the television series ''

Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

'' * Carrie White, title character and protagonist of

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high ...

's novel '' Carrie'' *Carrie Wilson, a character from Netflix's '' Julie and the Phantoms''

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