Carver (surname)

Carver is a surname which came to England after the Norman Conquest. The name came from the Norman French Caruier, which either derived from the Gallo-Roman Carrucarius, or from the Gaulish word Carrum meaning 'wagon' or 'cart'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bob Carver, American physicist and audio equipment designer
• Caroline Carver (actress) (born 1976), English actress
• Caroline Carver (author) (born 1959), thriller writer
• Catharine Carver (1921–1997), American-British publisher's editor
• Dante Carver (born 1977), American actor
• Doris Carver, American computer scientist
• Frank G. Carver (1928–2017), biblical Greek scholar and translator of the New American Standard Bible
• George Carver (academic) (1888–1949), American professor of English and author
• George Carver (cricketer) (1879–1912), English cricketer
• George Washington Carver (1864–1943), American botanist and inventor
• Jeffrey Carver (born 1949), American science fiction author
• Jesse Carver (1911–2003), English football player and manager
• James Carver, British politician
• John Carver (footballer) (born 1965), English football coach
• John Carver (Mayflower Pilgrim) (c. 1576–1621), first governor of Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts)
• Jonathan Carver (1710–1780), American explorer
• Karl Carver (born 1996), British cricketer
• Lisa Crystal Carver (born 1968), writer and artist
• Lynne Carver (1916-1955), American actress
• Martin Carver (born 1941), English archaeologist
• Mary Carver (1924–2013), American actress
• Michael Carver, Baron Carver (1915–2001), British soldier and Chief of the General Staff
• Randall Carver (born 1946), American actor
• Raymond Carver (1938–1988), American short story writer and poet
• Richard Carver (architect)
• Robert Carver (composer), Scottish composer
• Robert Carver (painter) (c. 1730–1791), Irish painter
• Roy James Carver (1909-1981), American philanthropist and businessman
• Steve Carver (1945–2021), American film director, producer, and photographer
• Thomas Nixon Carver (1865–1961), American economist
• Walter Buckingham Carver (1879–1961), American mathematician and educator

Fictional characters

• Antimony Carver, the protagonist of the 2005 webcomic Gunnerkrigg Court
• Elliot Carver, the villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
• Ellis Carver, a police officer in HBO drama The Wire
• Holden Carver, character in the comic book series Sleeper
• Jack Carver, protagonist in the first-person shooter game Far Cry
• Jason Carver, the antagonist in Netflix tv series Stranger Things
• Jim Carver, a police officer in long-running British police drama The Bill
• Noah Carver, Blue Ranger of Power Rangers Megaforce & Super Megaforce.
• Paris Carver, wife to the villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
• Rex Carver, British private eye in books by Victor Canning
• Ron Carver, a fictional ADA appearing in Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Rosie Carver, a character in the James Bond film Live and Let Die
• Rubin Carver, a character from road comedy film Road Trip
• William (Bill) Carver, a character from the video game The Walking Dead: Season Two
• Zeus Carver, a black activist and John McClane's partner in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance