A •
Albert J. Carpenter (1911–1999), Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard •
Alan Carpenter (born 1957), Australian politician •
Alex Carpenter (born 1994), American ice hockey player •
Alexander Carpenter, Latinized as
Fabricius (
fl.1429) •
Alfred Carpenter (1881–1955), British naval officer, Vice-Admiral and Victoria Cross recipient •
Allan Carpenter (1917–2003), American non-fiction writer •
Allie May "A.M." Carpenter (1887–1978), artist and art educator •
Almeria Carpenter (1752–1809) British courtier and mistress of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh •
Amanda Carpenter (born 1982), American author and columnist for
The Washington Times •
Archibald Boyd-Carpenter (1873–1937), British politician •
Audrey T. Carpenter (PhD 1959), British biographer •
Aurelius O. Carpenter (1836–1919), American photographer, writer and abolitionist
B •
B. Platt Carpenter (1837–1921), Governor of Montana Territory from 1884 to 1885 •
Benajah Carpenter (1748–1776), founding member of the US Army Field Artillery Corps •
Benjamin Carpenter (1725–1804), Revolutionary War Colonel, leader of colonial Vermont constitution and Lt. Governor. •
Benjamin Carpenter (British Army officer) (c. 1713/14–1788), British army officer •
Bill Carpenter (born 1937), American football player and army officer •
Boyden Carpenter (1909–1995), American Hillbilly and Bluegrass musician
C •
Cameron Carpenter (born 1981), American organist •
Candi Carpenter (fl. 2010s), American country music singer-songwriter •
Carleton Carpenter (1926–2022), American movie, TV and stage actor, magician, author, and songwriter •
Catherine "Kate" Carpenter (c. 1730s–1784), Virginia pioneer for whom Kate's Mountain is named •
Cecelia Svinth Carpenter (1924–2010), historian of the Nisqually people •
Chad Carpenter (born c. 1968), American cartoonist •
Charisma Carpenter (born 1970), American actress •
Christina Carpenter (fl. 1329–1332), 14th-century anchoress •
Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (1914–1987), American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and television theme song scorer •
Clarence Ray Carpenter (1905–1975), American primatologist •
Claude E. Carpenter (1904–1976), American set decorator •
Cliff Carpenter (1915–2014), American actor •
Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born 1957), American professional cycle racer and speed skater •
Constance Carpenter (1904–1992), English-born American film and musical theatre actor •
Coy Cornelius Carpenter (1900–1971), physician and dean of the School of Medicine of Wake Forest University •
Cyrus C. Carpenter (1829–1898), Civil War veteran, Republican governor of Iowa, U.S. Representative from Iowa
D •
Dan Carpenter (born 1985), American football placekicker •
Daniel C. Carpenter (1815–1866), early New York police detective •
David Aaron Carpenter, New York violist •
Davis Carpenter (1799–1878), U.S. Representative from New York •
Delphus E. Carpenter (1877–1951), Colorado state senator and water rights lawyer •
Don Carpenter (1931–1995), American writer • Don Carpenter (fl. 1960s), electrical engineer, discoverer of the
plasmasphere •
Donald F. Carpenter (1899–1985), American businessman and government official •
Doug Carpenter (born 1942), hockey coach •
Drew Carpenter (born 1985), American baseball pitcher •
Dudley Newcomb Carpenter (1874–1955), doctor, U.S. Navy officer, writer
E •
Earl Carpenter (born 1970), British actor •
Edward Frederick Carpenter (1910–1998), Anglican priest and author •
Edwin Francis Carpenter (1898–1963), American astronomer • Elbert L. Carpenter (1862–1945), lumberman who helped organize the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, namesake of
Elbert L. Carpenter House •
Ellen Maria Carpenter (1830–1908), American painter •
Ellie Carpenter (born 2000), Australian footballer •
Elisabeth Carpenter Satterthwait (born 1856), author •
Eliza Carpenter (1851–1924), early African-American race horse owner •
Elizabeth Carpenter (born 1953), American writer, designer, and game developer •
Ensley A. Carpenter (c. 1819–before 1910), doctor for whom the town of Carpenter, Kentucky was named •
Ernie Carpenter (1907–1997), West Virginia fiddle player
F •
Fanny Hallock Carpenter (1854–1939), American lawyer and clubwoman •
Flavius Josephus Carpenter (1851–1933), Arkansas veteran of the Civil War, steamboat captain, entrepreneur •
Florence Carpenter Dieudonné (1850–1927), early science fiction and fantasy writer •
Frances Carpenter (1890–1972), American photographer and author •
Francis Bicknell Carpenter (1830–1900), 19th century American painter •
Francis M. Carpenter (1834–1919), New York politician •
Frank G. Carpenter (1855–1924), 1920s travel guide author •
Frank M. Carpenter (1902–1994), paleoentomologist & curator of fossil insects at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology •
Franklin R. Carpenter (1848–1910), 19th century American mining engineer •
French Carpenter (1899–1965), West Virginia fiddle player
G •
Gail Carpenter (born 1948), a cognitive scientist, neuroscientist, mathematician and adaptive resonance theory pioneer •
Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter (1882–1953), British entomologist and evolutionary biologist •
Gordon Carpenter (1919–1988), American basketball player •
Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865–1937), American painter •
Grant Carpenter (1865–1936), American newspaperman, lawyer, and writer • Guy Carpenter (1869–1935), founder of
Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, a global risk and reinsurance specialist
H • Harlean Carpenter, better known as
Jean Harlow (1911–1937), American film actor •
Harriet Frances Carpenter (1868/75 - 1956), American educator and writer •
Harry Carpenter (1925–2010), BBC sports commentator •
Harry Carpenter (bishop) (1901–1993), warden of Keble College, Oxford and 37th Bishop of Oxford •
Helen Knipe Carpenter (1881–1959), illustrator and writer •
Henry Bernard Carpenter (1840–1890), Unitarian clergyman and poet •
Herbert Carpenter (1869–1933), English cricketer •
Hermon P. Carpenter (1877–1958), early Florida educator •
Hick Carpenter (1855–1937), American Major League Baseball third baseman •
Holly Carpenter (born 1991), Miss Ireland 2011 •
Horace B. Carpenter (1875–1945), American actor, director, and screenwriter •
Horace Thompson Carpenter (1857–1947), artist and illustrator •
Humphrey Carpenter (1946–2005), English biographer, author and radio broadcaster
I •
Imogen Carpenter (born Mary Imogene Carpenter; 1912–1993), American musician and actress •
Iris Carpenter (c. 1904–1997), British journalist •
Isaac Carpenter (drummer) (born 1979), American drummer, percussionist, producer, audio engineer and session musician •
Isaac M. Carpenter (1920–1998), American jazz musician and bandleader of the 1940s and 1950s
J •
J. D. Carpenter (born 1948), Canadian poet and crime novelist •
J. L. Carpenter (1839–1919), American politician •
J. R. Carpenter (born 1972), Canadian artist, writer and performer •
Jack Carpenter (American football) (1923–2005), American football player •
Jake Burton Carpenter (1954–2019), owner of Burton Snowboards •
Jay Hall Carpenter (born 1961), sculptor • Jean Anne Carpenter, also known as
Jean Carnahan (born 1933), American politician and writer •
Jeanne Carpenter (1917–1994), American child actor of the silent era •
Jeff Carpenter (fl. 2000s–2010s), Native American musician •
Jennifer Carpenter (fl. 1990s–2020s), American actor •
Joel Carpenter, pseudonym of Arnold Manoff (1914–1965), American screenwriter •
Joseph Estlin Carpenter (1844–1927) Unitarian minister and pioneer in the study of comparative religion •
Jot D. Carpenter (1938–2000), American landscape architect •
Joyce Carpenter (1923−2016), New Zealand diver •
Juliet Winters Carpenter (1948–2026), American translator of modern Japanese literature into English •
Julius Angelo Carpenter (1827–1880), American manufacturer and politician • Justin Carpenter (fl. 2010s), a game developer known for making
Harms Way (video game) K •
Karen Carpenter (1950–1983), singer and musician, half of The Carpenters •
Kathleen E. Carpenter (1891–1970), British freshwater ecologist •
Katie Carpenter (fl. 2010s–2020s), American actress, costume designer, and film producer •
Keion Carpenter (1977–2016), American football defensive back •
Keith Carpenter (born 1941), Canadian tennis player •
Kent E. Carpenter (fl. 1970s–2010s), professor of biological sciences •
Kerry Carpenter (born 1997), American baseball player •
Kip Carpenter (born 1979), American speed skater •
Kyle Carpenter (born 1989), Medal of Honor recipient for actions in combat in Operation Enduring Freedom
L •
Lant Carpenter (1780–1840), English educator and Unitarian minister •
Larry Carpenter (born 1948), American television soap opera director •
Lauren Carpenter, New York violinist, sister of
David Aaron Carpenter •
Lea Carpenter (fl. 2000s–2010s), American writer and editor •
Lemuel Carpenter (c. 1808–1859), Anglo-American California pioneer •
Leonard Carpenter (born 1948), technical writer and author of fantasy and science fiction •
Leonard Carpenter (rower) (1902–1994), American Olympic rower •
Lester Carpenter (born 1970), Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives •
Levi D. Carpenter (1802–1856), United States Representative from New York • Little Carpenter, nickname of
Attakullakulla (c. 1708–1777), influential Cherokee leader and the tribe's First Beloved Man from 1761 to c. 1775 •
Liz Carpenter (1920–2010), feminist writer, reporter, and public relations expert •
Loren Carpenter (1947–2025), American computer graphics researcher and developer •
Louisa d'Andelot Carpenter (1907–1976), du Pont heiress, Jazz Age socialite, and aviator •
Lucy Carpenter (born 1969), Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of York and Director of the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory •
Lyn Carpenter (born 1965), English netball administrator and former player
M •
Mackenzie Carpenter, American musician • Malcolm Scott Carpenter, better known as
Scott Carpenter (1925–2013), astronaut •
Malinda Carpenter (fl. 1990s–2020s),
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, child development psychology researcher •
Margaret Carpenter (born 1950), member of the North Carolina House of Representatives 2001–2002 •
Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793–1872), née Geddes, British artist •
Margaret Seymour Carpenter (1893–1987), novelist •
Marion Carpenter (1920–2002), White House news photographer •
Marion Carpenter Yazdi (1902–1996), Bahá'í writer •
Marnee Carpenter (born 1990), American actress •
Mary Carpenter (1807–1877), English educational and social reformer •
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born 1958), country music singer-songwriter •
Matt Carpenter (baseball) (born 1985), Major League Baseball third baseman •
Matt Carpenter (runner) (born 1964), American trail runner •
Matthew H. Carpenter (1824–1881), 19th century Republican Senator for Wisconsin • Melanie Carpenter (1971–1995), abducted and
murdered Canadian woman •
Melanie Carpenter (politician), American Democratic politician •
Meriva M. Carpenter (1802–1887), American artist •
Merlin Carpenter (born 1967), English artist •
Michael Carpenter (politician) (fl. 1840s–1850s), 19th-century mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania •
Michael Carpenter (tennis) (born 1936), Canadian tennis player •
Michael E. Carpenter (born 1947), American lawyer and politician from Maine •
Moses Carpenter (1854–1889), Native American who died in England
N •
Nathanael Carpenter (1588/9?–1628), English author and geographer •
Nathaniel L. Carpenter (1805–1892), entrepreneur and businessman of antebellum Natchez, Mississippi •
Neil Carpenter (born 1944), Canadian pair skater •
Nicholas Carpenter (fl. 2000s–2010s), film director, son of Scott Carpenter •
Novella Carpenter (fl. 2000s–2010s), writer and gardener, or gardener and writer
P •
Patricia Carpenter (music theorist) (1923–2000), an American professor of music theory at Barnard College and Columbia University •
Patricia Carpenter (psychologist) (fl. 1990s–2000s), professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University •
Paul Carpenter (actor) (1921–1964), Canadian actor and singer •
Paul Carpenter (baseball), minor league baseball player •
Paul B. Carpenter (1928–2002), Californian politician •
Percy Carpenter (1820–1895), British artist •
Peter Carpenter (1891–1971), Welsh pilot •
Peter F. Carpenter (born 1940), American philanthropist •
Philip Herbert Carpenter (1852–1891), 19th Century British naturalist •
Philip Pearsall Carpenter (1819–1877), malacologist •
Philo Carpenter (1805–1886), Chicago's first pharmacist, and an outspoken abolitionist •
Preston Carpenter (1934–2011), American football player
R •
R. R. M. Carpenter (1877–1949), American business executive •
R. R. M. Carpenter Jr. (1915–1990), owner and club president of the Philadelphia Phillies •
Ralph Carpenter (1909–2009), expert on Colonial American design •
Ramsey Carpenter-Bearse (born 1990), Miss Kentucky 2014, competitor for the title of Miss America 2015 •
Randolph Carpenter (1894–1956), U.S. Representative from Kansas •
Rene Carpenter (1928–2020), American newspaper columnist and television host •
Rhys Carpenter (1889–1980), classical art historian and professor at Bryn Mawr College •
Richard Carpenter (musician) (born 1946), singer and musician, half of The Carpenters • Rita (Carpenter) Jenrette (born 1949), better known
Rita Jenrette American celebrity, actor, television journalist, and real estate executive •
Rolla C. Carpenter (1852–1919), American engineer •
Rollo Carpenter (born 1965), creator of Jabberwacky AI software •
Ron Carpenter (defensive back) (born 1970), American football player •
Ron Carpenter (defensive lineman) (born 1948), American football player •
Ron Carpenter (designer) (born 1950), British type designer •
Ruly Carpenter (1940–2021), principal owner and club president of the Philadelphia Phillies •
Russell Carpenter (born 1950), American cinematographer •
Ryan Carpenter (born 1991), American professional ice hockey center •
Ryan Carpenter (baseball) (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher
S •
Sabrina Carpenter (born 1999), American actress and singer •
Sarah Carpenter, British academic •
Scott Carpenter (1925–2013), Mercury program astronaut and aquanaut •
Scott Carpenter (water polo) (born 1988), British water polo player •
Sean Carpenter, New York violinist, brother of
David Aaron Carpenter •
Shawn Carpenter (fl. 2000s), American Navy veteran •
Shelt Carpenter (1862–1937), West Virginia outdoorsman and fiddle player •
Simon Carpenter (fl. 2000s–2010s), British entomologist •
Stanley Jennings Carpenter (1904–1984), US Army colonel and medical entomologist •
Steve Carpenter (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey defenceman •
Steve Carpenter (American football) (born 1958), American football defensive back •
Sue Carpenter (born 1956), former UK TV presenter •
Susan Carpenter (fl. 1990s–2010s), American writer and pirate radio personality
T •
Tariq Carpenter (born 1998), American football player •
Teresa Carpenter (born 1948), Pulitzer-prize-winning American author •
Terry Carpenter (1900–1978), Nebraska politician •
Thelma Carpenter (1922–1997), jazz singer and actress •
Thelma Carpenter (billiards player) (1911–1986), English billiards and snooker player •
Theodore Carpenter (1898–1975), jazz musician •
Tim Carpenter (born 1960), Democrat member of the Wisconsin Senate
V •
Vivian Carpenter (born 1952), accounting academic and business executive
W •
Walker Carpenter (1893–1956), American football tackle for
John Heisman's
Georgia Tech Golden Tornado •
Walter Cecil Carpenter (1834–1904), born Walter Cecil Talbot, Royal Navy officer •
Walter Randolph Carpenter (1877–1954), Australian-Canadian entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist •
Walter S. Carpenter Jr. (1888–1976), American corporate executive •
Warren L. Carpenter (1931–2003), US Air Force flight surgeon • Warren William Carpenter, nicknamed
Hick Carpenter, (1855–1937), American Major League Baseball third baseman •
Wendi B. Carpenter (born 1956), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy •
Whitney Carpenter, American journalist •
Willie C. Carpenter (fl. 1970s–2020s), American actor
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