Carroll (surname)
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- Adam CarrollAdam CarrollAdam Carroll is a Northern Irish racing driver. He currently races in the GP2 Series for Super Nova and in Auto GP for Campos Racing, making his debut with pole position at Donington Park...
(1982–), Northern Irish racing driver - Ahmad CarrollAhmad CarrollAhmad Raheem Carroll is an American football cornerback for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers 25th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft...
(1983–), American professional football player - Aileen CarrollAileen CarrollMargaret Aileen Carroll, PC, MPP is a Canadian politician. She was the federal Minister for International Cooperation in the Paul Martin government, and later Ontario's Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors.- Personal life :Carroll has a Bachelor of Arts from St...
(1944–), Canadian politician from Ontario - Alfred CarrollAlfred CarrollAlfred H. Carroll was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party....
- Andy CarrollAndy CarrollAndrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....
, footballer currently playing for Liverpool FC - Andrew Carroll (ice hockey)Andrew Carroll (ice hockey)Andrew Carroll is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ....
, American professional ice hockey player
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- Beeson CarrollBeeson CarrollBeeson Carroll is an American actor. He made an initial appearance in the role of Donald Penobscot, the first husband of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the TV series M*A*S*H, but was unavailable for the character's second appearance; the role went to former Tarzan and football player Mike...
- Benajah Harvey CarrollBenajah Harvey CarrollBenajah Harvey Carroll, known as B.H. Carroll , was a Baptist pastor, theologian, teacher, and author.-Biography:...
- Bill Carroll (broadcaster) (contemporary), Canadian radio and television personality
- Bill Carroll (musician)Bill Carroll (musician)Bill Carroll is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, bassist and guitarist. He has been a professional musician since the mid-1980s, and has been a member of the groups No Such Thing, Doubting Thomas, and The Real Underground...
, American musician - Bill Carroll (rower)Bill Carroll (rower)William "Bill" James Carroll is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four.-References:...
, New Zealand rower - Billy CarrollBilly CarrollWilliam Allan Carroll is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Centre. He holds the distinction as the only player in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with both the Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders....
- Brian CarrollBrian CarrollBrian Carroll is an American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
(1981–), American soccer player - Brian Patrick Carroll, also known as Buckethead
- Bob Carroll (author)Bob Carroll (author)Robert Nuehardt Carroll, Jr. was an American historian and author.Carroll was best known for his contributions to American football research. He was the founder and executive director of the Professional Football Researchers Association , and edited the group's newsletter, The Coffin Corner until...
- Bob Carroll (singer/actor)Bob Carroll (singer/actor)Bob Carroll was a big band singer and stage, film, and television actor.As a singer, he sang with a number of famous orchestras, including Charlie Barnet, Jimmy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller in the 1940s and Gordon Jenkins in the 1950s. In the 1960s he turned to acting...
- Bob Carroll, Jr., TV writer
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- Charles Carroll (barrister)Charles Carroll (barrister)Charles Carroll was an American lawyer and statesman from Annapolis, Maryland. He was the builder of the Baltimore Colonial home Mount Clare , and a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776 and 1777....
(1723–1783), American statesman from Maryland, delegate to the Continental Congress - Charles Carroll of CarrolltonCharles Carroll of CarrolltonCharles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...
(1737–1832), American politician, delegate to the Continental Congress - Charles H. CarrollCharles H. Carroll*For other men named Charles Carroll, see Charles Carroll.Charles Holker Carroll was an American planter, jurist and statesman from Groveland, New York...
(1794–1865), American politician, representative from New York 1843–1847 - Chuck CarrollChuck CarrollChuck Carroll was an American football player from Washington.He played for Garfield High School and earned 17 varsity letters while there. He would be given the title of Garfield Athlete of the First Half of the Century in 1950...
- Clay CarrollClay CarrollClay Palmer Carroll is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball with a 15-year career from 1964 to 1978. He pitched for the Milwaukee Braves & Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, St...
- Clinton Derricks-CarrollClinton Derricks-CarrollClinton Derricks-Carroll is an American actor and musician. He is the twin brother of Cleavant Derricks, who is also an actor....
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- Daniel CarrollDaniel CarrollDaniel Carroll was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a prominent member of one of the United States' great colonial Catholic families, whose members included his younger brother Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States and...
(1730–1796), American politician from Maryland, signer of the Declaration of Independence - David Carroll (actor)David Carroll (actor)David Carroll , sometimes billed as David James Carroll, was an American actor whose last, and best remembered, role was that of Baron Felix von Gaigern in Grand Hotel: The Musical....
(1950-1992), American actor - David Carroll (musician)David Carroll (musician)David Carroll was a studio arranger, conductor, and musical director....
, arranger, conductor, and musical director - David Carroll, accused of murdering his foster son Marcus FieselMarcus FieselMarcus Fiesel was an American foster care child murder victim. On February 21, 2007 his foster mother Liz Carroll was convicted of murdering him...
- Deborah Carroll
- Desmond CarrollDesmond CarrollDesmond Frederick Carroll was an Anglican priest.He was born and raised in southern Ireland, where he attended Trinity College Dublin. He obtained degrees in English and Social Science. He attended a summer study program at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.He was ordained in 1970,...
, Anglican priest - Diahann Carroll (1935–), American actress and singer
- Dina CarrollDina CarrollDina Carroll is an English singer of Scottish and African American descent who had a string of hits from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.-Early career:...
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- Francis CarrollFrancis CarrollFrancis Patrick Carroll is a retired archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn and a former president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference....
- Frank CarrollFrank CarrollFrancis M. "Frank" Carroll is an American figure skating coach and former competitive skater. He has coached three skaters to win the World Figure Skating Championships: Linda Fratianne, Michelle Kwan, and Evan Lysacek...
(contemporary), American figure skating coach - Fred CarrollFred CarrollFrederick Herbert Carroll was a catcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1884 through 1891, he played with the Columbus Buckeyes and for the Pittsburgh teams Alleghenys , Burghers and Pirates . Carroll batted and threw right-handed...
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- Harry CarrollHarry CarrollHarry Carroll, a famous American songwriter, pianist and composer, was born on November 28, 1892, in Atlantic City, New Jersey and died December 26, 1962, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. He taught himself how to play the piano and began playing in movie houses before he finished grade school...
(1892–1962), American musician and songwriter - Helena CarrollHelena CarrollHelena Carroll is a Scottish film, television and stage actress. She was born and raised in Edinburgh, where she attended Notre Dame High School...
(contemporary), Scottish stage actress - Henry CarrollHenry CarrollHenry Nelson Carroll was a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1986, initially as a New Democrat but subsequently as an independent.Carroll was educated at the University of Manitoba, and practiced as a lawyer after...
(1937–), Canadian politician from Manitoba - Henry Carroll (soccer), 1928 U.S. Olympic soccer player
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- Jack CarrollJack CarrollJack Carroll is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999....
(1942–), Canadian politician from Ontario - Jamey CarrollJamey CarrollJamey Blake Carroll is an American professional baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.Carroll was born in Evansville, Indiana. In 1992, he graduated from Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana. He later attended and graduated from the University of Evansville...
- James Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Jason CarrollJason CarrollJason Frederick Carroll is a national correspondent for CNN.Carroll began his broadcast career at KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas, where he served as a general assignment reporter...
, CNN correspondent - Jason Michael CarrollJason Michael CarrollJason Michael Carroll is an American country music artist. After being discovered at a local talent competition in 2004, Carroll was signed to the Arista Nashville label in 2006, releasing his debut album Waitin' in the Country that year...
, American country music artist - Jean CarrollJean CarrollJean Carroll was an American actress and comedienne during the 1950s and 1960s.Carroll was born as Celine Zeigman on January 7, 1911 in Paris, France She began her career as part of the comedy dance team Carroll and Howe, with her husband, vaudevillian Buddy Howe, who later became her manager...
(1911–2010), American actress and comedienne - Jeff CarrollJeff CarrollJeff Carroll is an American soccer player who last played for Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division.-College:Carroll attended West Springfield High School, and played college soccer for St...
(soccer player) - Jeff Carroll (scientist)Jeff Carroll (scientist)Jeff Carroll is a prominent scientific researcher in the field of Huntington's disease . As a carrier of the abnormal gene that causes HD, he is also a public advocate for families affected by the disease, and co-founder of the HD research news platform HDBuzz...
- Jill CarrollJill CarrollJill Carroll is an American former journalist who was kidnapped and ultimately released in Iraq. Carroll was a reporter for the Christian Science Monitor at the time of her kidnapping...
- Jim CarrollJim CarrollJames Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.-Biography:Carroll was born to a...
(1949–2009), American author and punk musician - Joan CarrollJoan CarrollJoan Carroll was a successful child star in movies between 1938 and 1948.-Biography:Born as Joan Felt, she became an accomplished child actress, scoring personal successes on Broadway in the hit musical Panama Hattie, and the 1940 film, Primrose Path, as Ginger Rogers's younger sister...
(1932–), American actress - Jock CarrollJock CarrollJock Carroll, born in Toronto, , worked as a writer, journalist and photographer for the Canadian media, including the Toronto Telegram....
(1919–1995), Canadian journalist - Joe Barry CarrollJoe Barry CarrollJoe Barry Carroll is a retired American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA.-1974–1976:...
- John Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Jon CarrollJon CarrollJon Carroll is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, beginning in 1982, at that time succeeding Charles McCabe's column. He is featured on the back page of the Datebook on weekdays. Locally, he is best known for his moderate-to-liberal politics and his cat columns.Carroll was born in Los...
- Jonathan CarrollJonathan CarrollJonathan Samuel Carroll is an American author primarily known for novels, which can be characterized as magic realist, slipstream or modern fantasy...
(1949–), American author of fantasy fiction - Joseph CarrollJoseph CarrollLieutenant General Joseph Francis Carroll was the founding director of the Defense Intelligence Agency , and founding director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations .-Youth & Education:...
- Josie CarrollJosie CarrollJosie Carroll is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer and the first woman trainer to win the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada and Canada's most prestigious race....
- Julian CarrollJulian CarrollJulian Morton Carroll is a politician from the US state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he is presently a member of the Kentucky Senate, representing Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, and part of Fayette counties. From 1974 to 1979, he served as the 54th Governor of Kentucky, succeeding Wendell H. Ford, who...
(1931–), American Governor of Kentucky 1974–1979
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- Lara CarrollLara CarrollLara Carroll is an Australian swimmer living in Perth, Australia.She attended Leeming Senior High School in the Suburb of Leeming....
- Lee CarrollLee CarrollLee Carroll is an American channeller, speaker and author.Originally an audio engineer, Carroll claims that he began to channel communication with an entity from a higher dimension called Kryon in 1989...
, American New Age channeller - Leo G. CarrollLeo G. CarrollLeo Gratten Carroll was an English-born actor. He was best known for his roles in several Hitchcock films and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Topper.-Early life:...
(1892–1972), British actor - Lewis CarrollLewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
, pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898) - Liane CarrollLiane CarrollLiane Carroll is an English pianist/vocalist who grew up in a musical family. She has played professionally since she was 15....
- Liz CarrollLiz CarrollLiz Carroll is an Irish-American musician. She was born in Chicago of Irish parents. In 1974 she won the All-Ireland under 18 fiddle championship. The next year she won the All-Ireland Senior Fiddle Championship....
, Canadian fiddler - Louise CarrollLouise CarrollLouise Carroll is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2002. Carroll was the Scottish team’s flag bearer at the 2000 Youth Commonwealth Games.-References:*...
, Scottish field hockey defender
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- Madeleine CarrollMadeleine CarrollEdith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:Carroll was born at 32 Herbert Street in West Bromwich, England. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.A. degree...
(1906–1987), English actress - Mark Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Mary CarrollMary CarrollMary Janet Carroll was an elite netball player for Australia. She played for Australia in the early 60's playing with Norma Plummer, the current head coach for Australia's record breaking team. She is married to Dennis Carroll and has two daughters.-References:...
(20th century), Australian netball player - Matt Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Mella CarrollMella CarrollMella Elizabeth Laurie Carroll was a judge of the High Court in the Republic of Ireland.Mella Carroll was born in Dublin, her parents were Patrick Carroll and Agnes Mary Caulfield...
- Michael Carroll (disambiguation), several people, including those named Mickey or Mike Carroll
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- Nancy CarrollNancy CarrollNancy Carroll was an American actress.-Career:She was christened Ann Veronica Lahiff in New York City. Of Irish parentage, she and her sister once performed a dancing act in a local contest of amateur talent. This led her to a stage career and then to the screen. She began her acting career in...
(1903–1965), American actress - Nyla CarrollNyla CarrollNyla Jane Carroll is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who represented her native country in the women's 10.000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
(born 1965), New Zealand long-distance runner
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- P. J. Carroll, founder of eponymous Irish tobacco company
- Pat Carroll (actress)Pat Carroll (actress)Patricia Ann “Pat” Carroll is an American actress. She performed in numerous stage productions, and portrayed the roles of "Bunny Halper" on CBS's The Danny Thomas Show, Shirley Feeney's mother on ABC's Laverne and Shirley, and is the voice of the villainous Ursula in The Little Mermaid film...
(born 1927), American actress - Pat Carroll (baseball)Pat Carroll (baseball)Patrick Carroll was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Altoona Mountain City and the Philadelphia Keystones, both of the Union Association, in 1884....
(1853-1916), American baseball player - Pat Carroll (basketball)Pat Carroll (basketball)Pat Carroll is an American professional basketball player. He is a shooting guard who is a three-point specialist....
(born 1982), American basketball player - Peter Carroll (disambiguation), several people, including those named Pete Carroll
- Philip J. CarrollPhilip J. CarrollPhilip J. Carroll, Jr. is active in a variety of corporate and government roles.Carroll earned a Bachelor of science in Physics from Loyola University New Orleans in 1958 and a M.S...
(1938–), American businessman and government advisor
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- Rick CarrollRick CarrollRickey Floyd "Rick" Carroll was a program director for influential radio station KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, California, United States, where he introduced the "Rock of the Eighties" format. The format was synonymous with KROQ-FM and eventually developed into the Modern Rock format...
- Ron CarrollRon CarrollRon Carroll is an American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Carroll has worked with many of house's most famous producers, including E-Smoove, Maurice Joshua and Bob Sinclar. He has also produced, usually with partner Spero Pagos, for other...
, also known as "The Minister of Sound" (contemporary), American singer, songwriter and producer - Ronnie CarrollRonnie CarrollRonnie Carroll is a Northern Irish singer and entertainer.-Career:...
(contemporary), British jazz singer and entertainer - Robert L. CarrollRobert L. CarrollRobert Lynn Carroll is a vertebrate paleontologist who specialises in Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians and reptiles.Carroll was an only child and grew up on a farm near Lansing, Michigan...
, an American vertebrate paleontologistVertebrate paleontologyVertebrate paleontology is a large subfield to paleontology seeking to discover the behavior, reproduction and appearance of extinct animals with vertebrae or a notochord, through the study of their fossilized remains... - Robert Todd CarrollRobert Todd CarrollRobert Todd Carroll , Ph.D., is an American writer and academic. Carroll has written several books and skeptical essays but achieved notability by publishing the Skeptic's Dictionary online in 1994.-Early life and education:...
(contemporary), American professor, author, and keeper of the Skeptic's Dictionary website - Rory CarrollRory CarrollRory Carroll is an Irish journalist for The Guardian. Born in Dublin, Carroll is a graduate of Blackrock College, Trinity College and Dublin City University...
- Roy CarrollRoy CarrollRoy Eric Carroll is a Northern Irish footballer who is currently playing for Greek Superleague club OFI Crete. He is a goalkeeper and is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic and Manchester United, where he won the 2004 FA Cup...
, Northern Irish footballer
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- Sean B. CarrollSean B. CarrollSean B. Carroll is a Professor of Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Medical Genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He studies the evolution of cis-regulation in the context of biological development, using Drosophila as a model system...
(contemporary), American biologist and author - Sean M. CarrollSean M. CarrollSean Michael Carroll is a senior research associate in the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He is a theoretical cosmologist specializing in dark energy and general relativity...
, theoretical physicist - Shelley CarrollShelley CarrollShelley Carroll is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. She represents Ward 33 Don Valley East, one of the two Don Valley East municipal wards. She was formerly the Chair of the City's Budget Committee.-Background:...
- Sidney CarrollSidney CarrollSidney Carroll was a film and television screenwriter. Although Carroll wrote most frequently for television, he is perhaps best remembered today for writing the screenplay for The Hustler for which he was nominated for an Academy Award...
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- Thomas Carroll (disambiguation), several people, including those named Tom or Tommy Carroll
- Tonie CarrollTonie CarrollTonie Carroll is retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian and New Zealand international representative utility, he played for the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Trent CarrollTrent CarrollTrent Carroll is an Australian rules footballer. He played as a full back and began his senior football career at Claremont in the WAFL. He is the older brother of former Melbourne defender Nathan Carroll.-Fremantle career:...
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- Warren H. CarrollWarren H. CarrollDr. Warren H. Carroll was a leading Catholic historian and author, and the founder of Christendom College. He received an M. A. and Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. He died on July 17, 2011 at the age of 79.Dr...
(contemporary), American historian, author, and professor - Wes CarrollWes CarrollWes Carroll is one of the pioneering practitioners of vocal percussion in contemporary a cappella music. He is credited as a primary teacher of this art form, primarily through instructional videos and DVDs first created in the late 1990s.He was the founding vocal percussionist for the Boston...
(born 1970), American percussionist - William Carroll (Tennessee politician) (1788–1844), American, Governor of Tennessee 1821–1827 and 1829–1835
- William Henry CarrollWilliam Henry CarrollWilliam Henry Carroll was a wealthy plantation owner, a postmaster, and a General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, American Civil War Confederate general