Carter
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Carter is a common English name and can be a given name or surname. The name is derived from the occupation carter, a person who carries things in a cart.
Carter may refer to:
[edit] People
[edit] Last name Carter
- See Carter (surname)
[edit] First name Carter
- Carter Beauford (1957— ), American drummer and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band
- Carter Braxton (1736–1797), American signer of the Declaration of Independence, representative of Virginia
- Carter Burwell (1955–) American composer of film soundtracks
- Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950), American historian, author, journalist, founder of Black History Month
- Carter Glass (1858–1946), American politician from Virginia
- Carter Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893), mayor of Chicago 1879–1893; assassinated
- Carter Harrison, Jr. (1860–1953), mayor of Chicago 1897–1915
- Carter Bassett Harrison (c.1756–1808), American politician from Virginia, brother of U.S. President William Henry Harrison
- Carter Stanley (1925–1966), American bluegrass musician; one of The Stanley Brothers
- Carter Lee Scott (1964–1999), American rockabilly musician, most recently of Carter Lee and the Hired Guns
[edit] Middle name Carter
- Anne Hill Carter Lee, a.k.a. Anne Hill Carter
- Daniel Carter Beard, (1850–1941), American illustrator and naturalist, one of the founders of Boy Scouts of America
- Gail Carter Lott, British ornithologist
- Gloria Carter Spann (1926–1990), American, sister of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
- Henry Carter Stuart (1855–1933), American politician, governor of Virginia 1914–1918
- John Carter Abbott (1825–1881), American politician, senator from North Carolina 1868–1871
- June Carter Cash (1929–2003), American country music singer, member of the Carter Family, wife of Johnny Cash
- Ruth Carter Stapleton (1929–1983), American Christian evangelist, sister of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
- Lindsay Carter Warren (1889–1976), American politician, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina 1925–1940
- Samuel Carter Hall (1800–1889), English journalist
- W. Carter Merbreier (1926–), American television host Captain Noah, Philadelphia
[edit] Fictional people
- Carter J. Burke, character in the science-fiction film Aliens, Special Projects Director for Weyland-Yutani
- Carter Hall, the Golden Age DC Comics super-hero Hawkman
- Carter Grayson, character in the Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue TV series
- Carter Haywood character on Spin City
- Dr. John Truman Carter, medical doctor in the American television series ER.
- Edison Carter, character in the science fiction television series Max Headroom.
- Jacob Carter, character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
- John Carter of Mars, character in the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- John Carter, character from the American television series Little House on the Prairie
- Nick Carter, popular fictional detective who first appeared in American dime novels in the 1890s
- Randolph Carter, main character of many of H.P. Lovecraft's Dream-Cycle works
- Samantha Carter, character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, daughter of Jacob Carter, above
- Zebediah J. "Zeb" Carter, main male protagonist in the Robert A. Heinlein novel The Number of the Beast
- Zoe Carter (formerly Alex Carter) the transgendered main character of the webcomic Venus Envy
[edit] Musical groups
- Carter Family, American country music group 1927–1943
- Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, American folk music duo 1999–2001
- Carter USM, British indie band, 1988–1998
[edit] Towns in the USA
- Carter, Montana, in Chouteau County
- Carter, Oklahoma, in Beckham County
- Carter, Wyoming, in Uinta County
- Carter Lake, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County
[edit] Counties in the USA
- Carter County, Kentucky
- Carter County, Missouri
- Carter County, Montana
- Carter County, Oklahoma
- Carter County, Tennessee
[edit] Other
- Amon G. Carter Stadium, open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University
- Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Catholic arts high school located in Toronto, Canada
- Carter & Burgess, American consulting firm in engineering and architecture
- Carter Center, American human rights organization, founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
- Carter Doctrine, foreign policy statement by U.S. President Jimmy Carter
- Carter-Finley Stadium, football stadium on the campus of North Carolina State University
- Carter Hawley Hale Stores, American retailer in Southern California, defunct 1991
- Carter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), a cartoon character
- Get Carter, British crime film, 1971
- Get Carter (2000 movie), 2000 remake of the 1971 film
- "Tha Carter", song
- USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), United States Navy submarine
- USS Carter Hall (LSD-3), United States Navy dock landing ship
- USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), United States Navy dock landing ship
