Carolyn

Carolyn is a female given name, a spelling variant of Caroline. Another spelling is Karolyn. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles.

People named Carolyn include:

• Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian politician
• Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966-1999), wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
• Carolyn Brown (choreographer) (born 1927), American dancer, choreographer, and writer, founding member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company
• Carolyn Cassady (born 1923), American writer associated with the Beat Generation
• Carolyn C. J. Cherryh, American science fiction and fantasy writer
• Carolyn Forché (born 1950), American poet, editor, translator and human rights advocate
• Carolyn Franklin (1944-1988), American singer and songwriter, sister of Aretha Franklin
• Carolyn Hart, American mystery writer
• Carolyn Hax (born 1966), American writer and advice columnist
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson (born 1971), Canadian country music singer-songwriter
• Carolyn Jones (1930-1983), American actress best known for playing Morticia Addams in the television series The Addams Family
• Carolyn Jones (politician), Canadian politician
• Carolyn Jones-Young (born 1969), American former basketball player
• Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born 1945), American politician
• Carolyn Kizer (born 1925), Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet
• Carolyn Leigh (1926-1983), American lyricist best known for co-writing "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet to Come"
• Carolyn B. Maloney (born 1946), American politician
• Carolyn Martin (born 1951), American academic, author and president of Amherst College
• Carolyn McCarthy (born 1944), American politician
• Carolyn McCormick (born 1959), American actress best known for her role as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet in the Law & Order franchise
• Carolyn Morris (1925-1996), pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• Carolyn Omine, American television writer and producer
• Carolyn Parrish (born 1946), Canadian former politician
• Carolyn Porco (born 1953), American planetary scientist
• Carolyn See (born 1934), American author and reviewer
• Carolyn Seymour (born 1947), English actress
• Carolyn S. Shoemaker (born 1929), American astronomer
• Carolyn Watkinson (born 1949), English mezzo-soprano singer of Baroque music
• Carolyn D. Wright (born 1949), American poet

Fictional Carolyns include:

• Carolyn Keene, pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew and The Dana Girls mystery stories
• Carolyn Barek, on the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Carolyn Stoddard, from the soap opera Dark Shadows