Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Carol Kane 1982 Taxi 
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 hero
Carol Danvers 1977 Ms. Marvel
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Carol Danvers 2019 Captain Marvel
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
4 characters
(character) Carol 1958 Carol
(character) Carol 1959 Oh! Carol
(character) Carol 1975 Carol
(character) Carol Kaye 2010 Carol Kaye
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Carol Seaver 1985 Growing Pains
Carol Brady 1969; 1990 The Brady Bunch; The Bradys
Carol Foster Lambert 1991 Step by Step
Carol Hathaway 1994 ER
Carol Willick 1994 Friends
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Carol Blazejowski 1994
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
3 hurricanes
Hurricane Carol 1953
Hurricane Carol 1954
Hurricane Carol 1965
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) Carol W. Greider 2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors
Ruth Hussey (middle name Carol) 1911-2005
Carol Channing 1921-2019
Arlene Dahl (middle name Carol) 1925-2021
Diahann Carroll (a.k.a. Carol) 1935-2019
Carol Potter 1948-
Carol Kane 1952-
CCH Pounder (a.k.a. Carol) 1952-
Niecy Nash (a.k.a. Carol) 1970-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball
(basketball) Carol Blazejowski 1956-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Carol Reed 1906-1976
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist
Carol W. Greider 1961-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Carol Shields 1935-2003
Joyce Carol Oates 1938-
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold, 1 gold/bronze
(bronze) Jackie LaVine (middle name Carol) 1952 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Carol Menken-Schaudt 1984 basketball
(gold/bronze) Carol Huynh 2008; 2012 wrestling
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Carol Reed 1969 Oliver!
Other Royalty:
2 kings
Carol I of Romania 1881-1914 Romania
Carol II of Romania 1930-1940 Romania
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Carol Shields 1995 The Stone Diaries