Kerim is both a masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include:
Given name:
- Kerim Chatty (born 1973), Swedish man suspected of attempted hijacking of an aircraft in 2002
- Kerim Erim (1894–1952), Turkish mathematician and physicist
- Kerim Frei (born 1993), Turkish-Swiss footballer
- Kerim Kerimov (1917–2003), Azerbaijan rocket scientist
- Kerim Pasha, Ottoman commander
- Kerim Tekin (born 1975), Turkish pop singer
- Kerim Vergazov, Russian pianist
- Kerim Zengin, Turkish footballer
Surname:
- Mahmoud Kerim (1916–1999), squash player from Egypt
- Reşat Kerim (born 1986), Azerbaijani footballer
- Srgjan Kerim, former President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Tijani Ould Kerim (born 1951), Mauritania teacher and diplomat
- Usin Kerim, Romani poet
- Yaya Kerim (born 1991), Chadian football striker
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