Namesakes
Karen Blixen
(f) 1885-1962 
Notable Writers
Karen Morley
(f) 1909-2003
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Karen Harup
(f) 1924-2009
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold/silver)
Karen Black
(f) 1939-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Floella Benjamin
(a.k.a. Karen) (f) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Karen Carpenter
(f) 1950-1983
Notable Musicians
Karen Allen
(f) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Karen Patricia Moe
(f) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 200 m butterfly (gold)
Karen Moras
(f) 1954-
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 400 m freestyle (bronze)
Louise Erdrich
(a.k.a. Karen) (f) 1954-
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 2021 The Night Watchman
Karen Dotrice
(f) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Julie White
(a.k.a. Karen) (f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Karen Karapetyan
(m) 1963-
Other Leaders 2016-2018 Armenia (prime minister)
Karen Josephson
(f) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 synchronized swimming - duet (silver/gold)
Karen Phillips
(f) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 200 m butterfly (silver)
Karen Fonteyne
(f) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 1996 synchronized swimming - team (silver)
Karen Forkel
(f) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 1992 javelin throw (bronze)
Karen Clark
(f) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 1996 synchronized swimming - team (silver)
Ilisaine David
(a.k.a. Karen) (f) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2000 basketball (bronze)
Lil' Mo
(a.k.a. Karen) (f) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Karen David
(f) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Karen Spencer
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Karen Gillan
(f) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Karen Arnold
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1988 The Wonder Years
Karen
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1989 (storm)
Lucy Hale
(a.k.a. Karen) (f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Karen Foster
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Step by Step
Karen Fukuhara
(f) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rachel Green
(a.k.a. Karen) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Friends
Karen
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1995 (storm)
Karen Khachanov
(m) 1996-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Karen Walker
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Will & Grace
Karen Sammler
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Once and Again
Karen
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2001 (hurricane)
Karen Hayes
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 24
Karen McCluskey
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
Karen
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2005 Karen
Karen
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2007 (hurricane)
Karen Darling
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Dirty Sexy Money
Karen
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2013 (storm)
Karen Memery
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2015 Karen Memory
Karen
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2019 (storm)