Carlson is a

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meaning "son of Carl". It is used as a

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rarely. There are variations to the spelling. People with the name Carlson or its variant spellings include:

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* A. J. Carlson (1875–1956), Swedish American physiologist *

Amy Carlson Amy Lynn Carlson (born July 7, 1968) is an American actress known for her roles as Linda Reagan in the CBS police procedural '' Blue Bloods,'' as Alex Taylor on the NBC drama ''Third Watch'', and Josie Watts in the NBC daytime soap opera ''Ano ...

(born 1968), American actress *

Arne Carlson Arne Helge Carlson (born September 24, 1934) is an American politician who served as the 37th Governor of Minnesota. A Republican, Carlson's viewpoints are considered to be moderate. He first won election to the governors office in 1990. Carlso ...

(born 1934), Governor of the State of Minnesota * Brad Carlson (born 1950), American drummer (formerly of Cheap Trick) better known as

Bun E. Carlos Brad M. Carlson, better known by the stage name Bun E. Carlos, is the original drummer for American rock band Cheap Trick. He recorded and performed with the band from 1973 to 2010. Carlos was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 ...

* Catherine Carlson, Canadian judge in Manitoba *

Charlie Carlson Charlie Carl Carlson, Jr. (December 31, 1943 – August 30, 2015), was an American author, novelist, actor, and film producer. Known as "Florida's Man in Black", or "Master of the Weird", Carlson specialized in the paranormal, strange events an ...

(born 1943), Author and film producer in Florida *

Chester Carlson Chester Floyd Carlson (February 8, 1906 – September 19, 1968) was an American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney born in Seattle, Washington. Carlson invented electrophotography, the process used by millions of photocopiers worldwide. Ca ...

(1906–1968), American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney *

Christian Thomsen Carl Christian Thomsen Carl, Christian Thomasen Carl, Christian Thomæsen Carl, Christian Thomesen Carl, Christen Thomasen Carl or Christen Thomesen Carl, in German tradition Carlson or Karlson, rarely Carlsen (born 1676 in Assens, Funen - died 29 Marc ...

(1676-1713), also referred to as ''Carlson'', Danish navy officer *

Clifford Carlson Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson (July 4, 1894 – November 1, 1964) was an American basketball coach and football player. He is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as the men's college basketball coach of his alma mater, the University of Pi ...

(1894–1964), American, University of Pittsburgh basketball coach, physician for Carnegie Steel Company * Dan Carlson (born 1970), American baseball player and coach * Daniel Carlson (born 1995), American football player *

David Carlson David Carlson (born 13 March 1952) is an American composer. Early life Carlson studied theory and composition at the Los Angeles High School of the Arts and with Leonard Stein at the California Institute of the Arts. From 1988 to 1992 he was coo ...

(born 1952), American composer *

Doug Carlson Douglas W. Carlson (November 1, 1939 – April 22, 2013) was an American veterinarian, beef farmer, and politician. Born in Sandstone, Minnesota, Carlson served in the United States Air Force. He received his bachelor's degree and veterinary ...

(1939–2013), American politician *

Dylan Carlson (baseball) Dylan James Carlson (born October 23, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2016 MLB draft, Carlson became one of the ...

(born 1998), American baseball player *

Dylan Carlson (musician) Dylan Carlson (born March 12, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and founder of the drone metal/ post-rock group Earth, and the main contributor to his solo project Drcarlsonalbion. Early life and education Carlson was b ...

(born 1968), American, band member of band Earth *

Edward Carlson Edward Carlson (June 4, 1911 – April 3, 1990), was an American hotel and airline executive, and Seattle, Washington civic leader.Emily Carlson (born 1983), American, figure skater, broadcast journalist *

Evans Carlson Evans Fordyce Carlson (February 26, 1896 – May 27, 1947) was a decorated and retired United States Marine Corps general officer who was the legendary leader of "Carlson's Raiders" during World War II. Many credit Carlson with developing the tac ...

(1896–1947), USMC leader in World War II *

Frank Carlson Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to ...

(1893–1987), American politician *

Fritz Carlson Fritz David Carlson (23 July 1888 – 28 November 1952) was a Swedish mathematician. After the death of Torsten Carleman, he headed the Mittag-Leffler Institute. Carlson's contributions to analysis include Carlson's theorem, the Polyá–Car ...

(1888–1952), Swedish mathematician *

George Alfred Carlson George Alfred Carlson (October 23, 1876 – December 6, 1926) was the 20th Governor of Colorado from 1915 to 1917. Biography He was born on October 23, 1876, in Alta, Iowa. Carlson graduated from the University of Colorado in 1902 and earned ...

(1876-1926) American politician, governor of Colorado *

Grace Carlson Grace Holmes Carlson (1906–1992) was an American Marxist politician. Background Grace Holmes Carlson was born on November 13, 1906, in St. Paul, Minnesota and studied in local Catholic schools.

(1906 – 1992), American Marxist politician *

Gretchen Carlson Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. Carlson appeared as the host of numerous television programs, most notably on the Saturday edition of ''The Early Show'' on ...

(born 1966), American television personality and former Miss America * Gustaf Carlson (1894 – 1942), Swedish footballer *

JB Carlson JB Carlson (born February 1974) is an American businessman, social entrepreneur, CEO, and executive director. Carlson founded Carlson Corporation in 1993 ( Indianapolis, IN), JB Carlson Corporation (Indianapolis) Pacesetter Finishing Inc. and C ...

(born 1974), American founder, Chief Executive, CTB, of entities engaged in utilizing B-corps, disruptive technology, two-sided markets. Mr. Carlson's last name is

Patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

because his father's name is Carl. Mr Carlson also serves the United Nations. *

Jeffrey Carlson Jeffrey Carlson (born June 23, 1975) is an American, Broadway, film, television actor and singer, known for his role as the transgender character, Zoe on the long-running daytime soap opera '' All My Children''. Education Carlson was born in L ...

(born 1975), American actor * Joel D. Carlson (born 1960), American businessman and politician * John Carlson (disambiguation) *

Karen Carlson Karen Carlson is an American actress. Life and career Carlson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.W. Carlson. She was educated at C.E. Byrd High School and at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she was ...

(born 1945), American actress *

Kelly Carlson Kelly Lee Carlson (born February 17, 1976) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Kimber Henry in the FX drama series ''Nip/Tuck''. Career Carlson was raised in Bloomington, Minnesota, and attended the Academy o ...

(born 1976), American actress *

Kevin Carlson Kevin D. Carlson (born April 12, 1962) is an American puppeteer, best known for his role of Mr. Potato Head in ''The Mr. Potato Head Show'' and the title character in ''The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth''. Early life Kevin D. Carlson was born a ...

(born 1962), American puppeteer and film special-effects expert *

Kyle Kyle or Kyles may refer to: Places Canada * Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada Ireland * Kyle, County Laois * Kyle, County Wexford Scotland * Kyle, Ayrshire, area of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern-day East Ayrshire and South Ayrshir ...

and Lane Carlson (born 1978), American models *

Len Carlson Len Carlson (September 2, 1937 – January 26, 2006) was a Canadian voice actor who has voiced various characters on many animated television series from the 1960s onward, an occasional live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman dur ...

(1937–2006), Canadian voice actor *

Linda Carlson Linda Carlson (May 12, 1945 – October 26, 2021) was an American actress. Early life Carlson was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 12, 1945, and raised in Minnesota; she was of Swedish descent. She attended the University of Iowa, where she ...

(born 1945), American actress * Lynda Carlson (born 1943), American statistician) *

Margaret Carlson Margaret Carlson is an American journalist, political pundit, and an opinion columnist for Bloomberg News. She is known for being the first female columnist for ''Time'' magazine. She was a regular panelist for CNN's '' Capital Gang'' from 1992 ...

, American journalist *

Margery C. Carlson Margery Claire Carlson (November 21, 1892 – July 5, 1985) was an American botanist and a professor at Northwestern University. After earning a Ph.D. in botany and becoming the first full-time female professor at Northwestern, she went on a numbe ...

(1892–1985), American botanist *

Molly Carlson Molly Carlson (born September 22, 1998) is a Canadian high diver. She is a member of Canada's senior national high diving team and placed second at the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Carlson uploads videos of herself diving on TikTok. ...

(b. 1998), Canadian high diver *

Paul Carlson Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

(1928–1964), American medical missionary *

Paulette Carlson Paulette Tenae Carlson (born October 11, 1952) is an American country singer-songwriter, who rose to fame in the 1980s as the founder and lead vocalist for the country band Highway 101. With Highway 101, she charted four No. 1 hit singles, ...

(born 1952), American singer * Ray Carlson (born 1948), South African rugby union player *

Richard Carlson (actor) Richard Dutoit Carlson (April 29, 1912 – November 25, 1977) was an American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter. Early life Carlson was the son of a Danish-born lawyer in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He majored in drama at the ...

(1912–1977), American * Richard Carlson (author) (1961–2006), American *

Robert James Carlson Robert James Carlson (born June 30, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 2009 to 2020. Carlson previously served as an auxiliary bishop ...

(born 1944), American, Roman Catholic bishop * Robert S. Carlson, American college sports coach * Roy Carl Carlson (1937 – 2011), American politician * Sannie Carlson (born 1970), Danish Eurodance singer better known as

Whigfield Whigfield is an Italian dance act fronted by Danish singer, songwriter and record producer Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), known by her various stage names including Whigfield, Naan, or simply Sannie. She is best known for her 1993 ...

Shawn Carlson Shawn Carlson (born 1960) is an American physicist, science writer, and a STEM educator. Education Carlson graduated from U.C. Berkeley with Bachelor of Science degrees in both Applied Mathematics and Physics in 1981. He graduated from UCLA wit ...

(born 1960), American physicist, science writer, and a STEM educator * Stephanie Carlson, American evolutionary ecologist * Stephen Carlson (born 1996), American football player *

Tom Carlson Tom Carlson (born December 9, 1941) is a politician in the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2007 to 2015. In 2014, he ran in the Nebraska gubernatorial election, but was defeated by Pete Ricketts in the Republica ...

(born 1941), Nebraska politician *

Tucker Carlson Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American television host, conservative political commentator and writer who has hosted the nightly political talk show ''Tucker Carlson Tonight'' on Fox News since 2016. Carlson began h ...

(born 1969), American news pundit *

Veronica Carlson Veronica Carlson (born Veronica Mary Glazier; 18 September 1944 – 27 February 2022) was a British actress who was known for her roles in Hammer horror films. In 2019, she was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid ...

(1944–2022), English model and actress * William H. Carlson (1864–1937), American politician * William S. Carlson (1905 – 1994), explorer of Greenland and former President of four universities

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Carlson Gracie Carlson Gracie (August 13, 1932 – February 1, 2006) was a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A member of the Gracie family, he was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, and nephew to Hélio Gracie, founders of Gracie jiu-jitsu. Carlson Gr ...

(1935 - 2006), Brazilian martial artist *

Carlson Young Carlson Elizabeth Young (born October 29, 1990) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on Disney Channel's ''As the Bell Rings'', the film ''Premature'', Comedy Central's '' Key & Peele'', and as Brooke Maddox in the first two seas ...

(born 1990), American actress *

Christy Carlson Romano Christy Carlson Romano (born March 20, 1984) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Ren Stevens on ''Even Stevens'' and voicing the titular character from '' Kim Possible'', both of which aired on the Disney Channel. Early ...

(born 1984), American actress, dancer, author and singer

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