Carlton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Bart Carlton, American basketball player and twice All-American (1930 and 1931)Carl Carlton (born 1953), American R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriterDanny Carlton (born 1983), English footballerDoyle E. Carlton (1885–1972), Governor of FloridaJim Carlton (1935–2015), Australian politicianLarry Carlton (born 1948), studio guitarist best known for working with Steely Dan, the Crusaders and Joni Mitchell in the 1970sSteve Carlton (born 1944), professional baseball player (1965–88)Vanessa Carlton (born 1980), pop and rock singer, songwriter and pianistWray Carlton (born 1937), American collegiate football and American Football League playerCarlton Chipashu (born 1999) , zimbabwean artist , song writer and cover artistGiven name:
Carlton B. Ardery, Jr. (died 1965), American test pilotCarlton Barrett (1950–1987), reggae drummer and percussion player; member of Bob Marley and The WailersCarlton W. Barrett (1919–1986), US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipientCarlton Cole (born 1983), English footballerCarlton Cuse (born 1959), American screenwriter and producerCarlton Fairweather (born 1961), English footballerCarlton Fisk (born 1947), professional baseball player (1969, 1971–1993)Carlton Foster, American politicianCarlton Higbie (born 1983), author and for Navy SEALCarlton Johnson (born 1969), American football playerCarlton Jones, police officer referenced in Between the World and MeCarlton Morris (born 1995), English football playerCarlton Palmer (born 1965), English international football playerCarlton Skinner (1913–2004), Governor of GuamFictional characters:
Carlton Banks, from the American television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirCarlton Lassiter, from the American television series PsychCarlton the doorman, on the American television show Rhoda and Carlton Your DoormanJohnny Cage (born John Carlton), from the Mortal Kombat video game seriesCarlton "Carl" Carlson, from the long-running animated television series The Simpsons