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Carter



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:

People

Last name Carter

* See Carter (surname)

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 Brother
*Carter Lee Scott (1964–1999), American rockabilly musician, most recently of Carter Lee and the Hired Guns.

Middle Name Carter

*Anne Hill Carter Lee, same as 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

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

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

Towns in the USA

*Carter, Chouteau County, Montana
*Carter, Beckham County, Oklahoma
*Carter, Uinta County, Wyoming
*Carter Lake, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Counties in the USA

*Carter County, Kentucky
*Carter County, Missouri
*Carter County, Montana
*Carter County, Oklahoma
*Carter County, Tennessee

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 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



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