Carr is a common surname in northern England, deriving from the Old Norse kjarr, meaning a swamp. Kerr is a Scottish variant, often from the Norse and (particularly on the west coast and Arran) from the Gaelic ciar, meaning "dusky". Carr is also a common surname in Ireland, where it often derives from the nickname, gearr, meaning "short of height". In some cases it is thought to come from the Welsh word cawr, meaning giant.
Adriane Carr (born 1952), Canadian academic, activist, & British Columbia Green Party politician
Alan Carr (born 1976), British stand-up comedian & TV presenter
Alexander Carr-Saunders (1886–1966), British biologist, sociologist and academic
Allan Carr (aka Allan Solomon; 1937–1999), American film producer and manager of actors & musicians
Allen Carr (1934–2006), British author of books on how to quit smoking
Amanda Carr (disambiguation), multiple people
Andrew J Carr (born 1958), British surgeon and Professor of Orthopaedics
Anne Carr (1934–2008), American nun, theologian, and university professor
Antoine Carr (born 1961), American NBA basketball player, power-forward "Big Dog"
Anthony J. Carr FRCN (born 1932), British nurse and clergyman
Archie Carr (1909–1987), American biologist and zoologist, professor, & conservationist
Arthur Carr (1893–1963), English cricketer, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club & English cricket team
Arthur Wesley Carr (The Very Reverend Wesley Carr, KCVO; born 1941), British Anglican divine who was Dean of Westminster 1997–2006
Austin Carr (born 1948), American NBA basketball player, guard
Austin Carr (cricketer) (1898–1946), English cricketer - Worcestershire
Bernard Carr, British professor of mathematics & astronomy at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)
Bill Carr (aka William Arthur Carr; 1909–1966), American track & field sprinter, Olympic champion - 1932 Los Angeles
Bob Carr (disambiguation):
Robert John "Bob" Carr, (born 1947), Premier of New South Wales, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia
Milton Robert "Bob" Carr (born 1943), American lawyer and politician, U.S. Representative from Michigan
Bob Carr (archaeologist) (born 1947), American archaeologist
Robert S. "Bob" Carr (1899–1967), former mayor of Orlando, Florida, namesake of the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Brendan Carr, (born 1980), British actor
Brian Carr (born 1969), Scottish boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
Bunny Carr (born 1927), former Irish TV presenter and public relations consultant
Caleb Carr (born 1955), American novelist & military historian, son of Lucien
Carissa Carr (aka Ethel Stankiewicz), fictional actress in the Marvel Transformers comics
Catharine Carr, pen name of novelist Rosalind Wade
Catherine Carr (1880–1941), American silent-film era screenwriter
Cathy Carr (1936–1988), American pop singer
Catherine Carr (swimmer) (born 1954), American Olympic Swimmer, received two gold medals in 1972 Olympic Games.
Charles Carr (disambiguation), multiple people
Charmian Carr (aka Charmian Farnon; 1942–2016), American actress, Liesl, the eldest Von Trapp daughter in The Sound of Music
Chris Carr (disambiguation):
Chris Carr (born 1967), American dirt-track & road motorcycle racer, and land speed record holder
Chris Dean Carr (born 1974), American NBA, pro-basketball, player
Chris Carr (born 1983), American NFL football player, cornerback & kick-returner
Cletis Carr (born 1959), American singer-songwriter, acoustic guitarist, and record producer
Clyde Carr (1886–1962), New Zealand politician
Colin Carr (born 1957), British cello soloist, chamber musician, recording artist & teacher
Cory Carr (born 1975), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla B.C.
Dabney Carr (1743–1773) Virginia Assemblyman and Brother-in-law to Thomas Jefferson
Dabney Carr (1773–1837), American lawyer, writer and justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Danielle Carr-McGrath (born 1969), Australian national champion pairs ice-skater, Stephan's sister
David Carr (born 1979), American NFL football Quarterback, brother of Derek Carr
David Carr (1956–2015), columnist with the New York Times
David Ronald Carr (born 1974), American drummer for Christian rock band Third Day
David Carr (1933–1959), English, suspected first victim of AIDS in the West from Reddish, Stockport
David M. Carr, Old Testament scholar at Union Theological Seminary, New York City
Derek Carr (born 1991), American NFL football Quarterback, brother of David Carr
Donald Bryce Carr (1926–2016), English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University & England
Douglas Ward Carr (1872–1950), English amateur cricketer
Edward Hallett Carr (1892–1982; aka E. H. Carr), English historian & international relations theorist
Edwin Carr (born 1926), New Zealander composer
Edwin Carr (born 1928), Australian track & field (440) athlete
Elias Carr (1839–1900), Democratic governor of North Carolina 1893–1897
Elizabeth Jordan Carr (born 1981) first U. S. baby born from the in-vitro fertilization procedure, 15th in the world
Emily Carr (1871–1945), Canadian artist & writer
Emma Perry Carr (1880–1972), American spectroscopist and chemical educator
Eric Carr (1950–1991), born Paul Charles Caravello, American musician, drummer for rock band Kiss
Eric Carr (born 1975), American professional Heavyweight boxer
Ernest Carr (1875–1956), member of Australian House of Representatives & New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Eugene A. Carr (1830–1910), American Civil War general.
Francis Carr (District of Maine politician) (1751–1821), American politician, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, father of James Carr
Frank George Griffith Carr (1903–91), director of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England
Frank Osmond Carr (aka F. Osmond Carr; 1858–1916), English composer of musical comedy and comic opera
Gary Carr (politician) (born 1955), politician in Ontario, Canada
Gary Carr (actor) (born 1986), English actor, dancer and musician
Geoff Carr, rugby league administrator and former player
Gerald P. Carr (born 1932) retired U. S. Marine Corps Colonel & former NASA astronaut, commanded longest Skylab mission
G. S. Carr (1837–1914), British mathematician
Hank Earl Carr (died 1998) convicted criminal, on May 19, 1998 killed two Tampa detectives & a Florida State trooper
Harvey A. Carr (1873–1954) American psychologist
Helena Carr (born 1946) Australian businesswoman, commercial printing
Henry Carr (disambiguation):
Henry Carr (born 1942), American athlete, two-time gold medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Henry Carr, (1894–1970), British landscape painter and war artist
Herbert Wildon Carr (1857–1931) British philosopher
Howard Louis "Howie" Carr (born 1952), American broadcaster, award-winning journalist, author, & talk-radio host in New England
Ian Carr (born 1933), Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, & educator
Ian Carr (guitarist) (contemporary), English guitarist from Yorkshire, with Swåp & The Kate Rusby Band
J.L. Carr (aka "Jim" and "James"; 1912–1994), English novelist, publisher, teacher, and eccentric
Jack Carr (disambiguation), multiple people
Jacky Carr (1892–1942), English professional footballer - Middlesbrough, Blackpool, and Hartlepool United
James Carr (Massachusetts politician) (1777–1818), American politician, U. S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, son of Francis Carr
James Carr (musician) (1942–2001), American R&B and soul artist; The Dark End of the Street
James G. Carr (born 1940), chief judge for the U. S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio
Janet Carr (1933–2014), Australian physiotherapist
Jim Carr (born 1951) Canadian businessman and Liberal Party politician in Manitoba
Jim Carr (US) (born 1965), American technologist, lecturer, and writer, advocate for digital literacy
Jimmy Carr (born 1972), English comedian known for his deadpan, satirical humour
Jody Carr B.B.A. (born 1975), Canadian, New Brunswick politician
Joe Carr (1922–2004), Irish amateur golfer
John Carr (architect) (1723–1807), English architect
John Carr (cricketer) (born 1963) English cricket executive, father of D.B. Carr
John Carr (merchant), 16th-century merchant and founder of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School
John Carr (military lawyer), Captain, prosecutor of suspected terrorists imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
John Dickson Carr (1906–1977), American author of detective stories (pen names: Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn)
Joseph Bradford Carr (1828–1895), American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, New York Secretary of State, (1879–1885)
Joseph F. Carr (1879–1939) American pro football pioneer, President of the National Football League 1921–1939
Josh Carr (born 1980) Australian rules footballer, midfielder
Judy Feld Carr, CM, LL.D (born 1939) Canadian musician and humanitarian
Julian Carr (Australian politician) (c. 1824 – 1886), Australian politician, Member of Western Australian Legislative Council from 1868 to 1873
Julian Carr (industrialist) (1845–1924) American industrialist & philanthropist
Lou Busch (pseudonym for Loui Karr) (born 1964), American criminal who confessed to the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, but was later cleared
Kenneth "Kenny" Alan Carr (born 1955), American power-forward NBA basketball player
Kim John Carr (born 1955), Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate representing the state of Victoria
Laurie Carr (born 1965), American model & actress, Playboy's 1986 December "Playmate of the Month"
Leroy Carr (1905–1935), American blues singer, songwriter and pianist
Levert Carr (born 1944), American football player
Lloyd H. Carr (born 1945), American head football coach, University of Michigan, 1995 - 2007
Lucien Carr (1925–2005), American, key figure in the Beat generation, later an editor for United Press International
M. L. Carr (born 1951), American NBA & ABA basketball player, and head coach & GM for the Boston Celtics
Marina Carr (born 1964), Irish playwright
Martin Carr (born 1968), chief songwriter & lead guitarist with the British band, The Boo Radleys
Matthew Carr (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
Maxine Ann Carr (born 1977), English criminal, girlfriend of Ian Huntley (the Soham murderer)
Michael Carr (disambiguation):
Michael Carr (Lib Dem politician) (born 1946), British Liberal Democrat politician
Michael Carr (Labour politician) (1947–1990), British Labour Party politician
Mike Carr (born 1951), American writer and game designer
Milton Robert Carr ("Bob"; born 1943), American lawyer & politician from the state of Michigan, U.S. House of Representatives 1975–1995
Nicholas G. Carr (born 1958), American business writer & speaker
Norm Carr, Australian rugby league footballer
Norman Joseph Carr, MBE (1912–1997), U.K., British conservationist who worked in Central & Southern Africa
Otis T. Carr (1904–1982) American inventor, ufologist & entrepreneur
Paul Carr (born 1979) London-based publisher, journalist & entrepreneur
Paul Carr (1934–2006) American character actor from New Orleans, Louisiana
Paul Henry Carr (1924–1944), U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate Third Class, posthumous Silver Star recipient in World War II
Pearl Lavinia Carr & Edward Victor Johnson (born 1923) popular English husband-&-wife entertainers, 1950s & early 1960s
Percifer Carr (died 1804), British allied Loyalist in Otsego County, New York during American Revolution.
Peter Carr (Virginia politician) (1770–1815), Virginia politician
Philip Carr-Gomm (born 1952), psychotherapist & author
Philippa Carr pseudonym for English author Eleanor Alice Burford-Hibbert (1906–1993)
Ralph Lawrence Carr (1887–1950), Governor of Colorado from 1939 to 1943
Sir Raymond Carr (born 1919), English historian
Leonard Robert Carr, Baron Carr of Hadley, PC (1916–2012), British Conservative politician
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset KG, PC (sometimes spelt Kerr; c. 1587–1645), Scottish politician, favorite of King James I
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Ancram (c. 1578 – 1654), 1st Earl of Ancram, was a Scottish nobleman and writer
Robert Carr (born 1956), American computer programmer, credited as the architect of GO Corporation's PenPoint OS
Roderick Carr (1891–1971), Air Marshal, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC distinguished airman & military leader of New Zealand & India
Rod Carr (born 1968), Australian boxer of the 1980s and '90s
Rosamond Carr (née Halsey; 1912–2006), American humanitarian and author
Roy Carr, English music journalist
Sabin William Carr (1904–1983), American Olympic pole vaulter, gold medal winner - 1928 Amsterdam
Sally Carr, (b 1945) lead singer of 1970s pop group Middle of the Road
Sam Carr (1906–1989), national organizer for the Communist Party of Canada & the Labour-Progressive Party in the 1930s & 1940s
Sam Carr (1926–2009), American blues drummer
Sam Julian Lee Carr (b 1995), Aspiring Professional Esports player
Samuel S. Carr (1837–1908), American pastoral & landscape painter
Shirley G.E. Carr (1929–2010), Canadian union leader, first woman president of Canada's largest labour organization, the Canadian Labour Congress
Snapper Carr (Lucas "Snapper" Carr), fictional supporting character in the DC Universe
Solomon C. Carr (1830-1914), American politician and farmer
Stephen Carr (born 1966), Australian pairs ice skater & coach, Danielle's brother
Stephen Carr (born 1975), English hockey player
Stephen Carr (born 1976), Irish footballer for Birmingham City & the Republic of Ireland
Terry Gene Carr (1937–1987), U.S. science fiction author & editor
Thomas Joseph Carr (1839–1917), Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia, 1886–1917
Tony Carr (born 1950) Director of Youth Development at U.K. football (soccer) club West Ham United FC
Valerie Carr (born 1936), American pop music singer
Vikki Carr (born 1941), American singer in jazz, pop, country, & Spanish
W. B. Carr (Whitmore Blake Carr, 1861–1943), journalist and sportsman in South Australia
William Carr CBE (1883–1966), surgeon, rear-admiral, Australian naval officer
William Carr (biographer) (1862–1925), English biographer and magistrate
William Carr (rower) (1876–1929), American Olympic rower
William C. Carr (born 1946) American university athletic administrator
William Compton Carr (born 1918), former Conservative Party U.K. politician
William Guy Carr (1895–1959; R.D. Commander R.C.N.) Canadian naval officer & author
William Louis Carr, American Medal of Honor recipient
Willie Carr (born 1950), former Scottish football (soccer) player
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