Carlier is a Francophone surname, shared by several personalities :
one of the protagonists in Joseph Conrad's story An Outpost of Progress
Dominique Carlier (born 1959), footballer and coach
Dr Edmond Carlier FRSE FRES (1861-1940) physiologist and entomologist
Émile Joseph Nestor Carlier (1849-1927), French sculptor
Franz Carlier, a Belgian footballer
Guy Carlier (born 1949), French author and chronicler
Libera Carlier,(1926-2007) a captain, pilot, and writer
Modeste Carlier (1820 - 1878), Belgian painter, lauréat of the Prix de Rome
Pierre Carlier, prefect of the Paris police (1849-51)
René Carlier, 17th century French architect
Rudy Carlier (born 1986), French footballer
Vincent Carlier, a French footballer