Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of Caroline (given name), 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 politician *Carolyn Bertozzi (born 1966), American chemist and Nobel laureate *Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966–1999), wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. *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 *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 (disambiguation), Carolyn Davidson, several people *Murder of Carolyn Eaton, Carolyn Eaton, 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 Gray, Canadian Playwright *Carolyn Harris (born 1960), British politician *Carolyn Lynnet Harris (1948–1994), US librarian *Carolyn Wilson Harris (1849–1910), US lichenologist *Carolyn Hart (born 1936), American mystery writer *Carolyn Hax (born 1966), American writer and advice columnist *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 former basketball player *Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born 1945), American politician *Carolyn Kizer (1925–2014), Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet *Carolyn Lawrence (born 1967), American voice actress *Carolyn Leigh (1926–1983), American lyricist *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 Morris (1925–1996), pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *Carolyn Omine (fl. 1990s–2020s), American television writer and producer *Carolyn Miller Parr (born 1937), judge of the United States Tax Court *Carolyn Parrish (born 1946), Canadian former politician *Carolyn Porco (born 1953), American planetary scientist *Carolyn Reidy (1949–2020), president and CEO of the American publishing company Simon & Schuster *Carolyn See (1934–2016), American author and reviewer *Carolyn Seymour (born 1947), English actress *Carolyn Shelby (born 1976), American micronationalist *Carolyn S. Shoemaker (born 1929), American astronomer *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 adult animation series ''Bojack Horseman''

List of Notable People

In fiction

See also