Carmichael (surname)
Carmichael is a Scottish surname. It is derived from Carmichael, in Lanarkshire. This place name is composed of two word elements: the British caer and the personal name Michael. It is also used as an anglicisation of MacGilleMhicheil. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ailsa Carmichael, Lady Carmichael, Scottish judge
- Al Carmichael, American football player and stunt performer
- Alexander Carmichael, collector and author of Carmina Gadelica
- Alistair Carmichael, Scottish Liberal Democratic politician
- Amy Carmichael, missionary to Tamil Nadu, India
- Angus Carmichael, Scottish footballer
- Archibald Drummond Carmichael, industrial chemist in Broken Hill, Australia
- Caitlin Carmichael, American child actress
- Cartwright Carmichael, American basketball player
- Chris Carmichael (cyclist), cycling trainer for Lance Armstrong and others
- Chris Carmichael (musician), American violin, cello player
- Colin Carmichael, Green Party of Ontario candidate for the electoral district of Cambridge
- David Carmichael (railway engineer) Scottish railway engineer
- David Carmichael, American pastry chef
- Dillon Carmichael, American singer
- Dugald Carmichael, Scottish botanist and officer
- Elizabeth Carmichael, English artist active between 1768 and 1820
- Emily Carmichael (novelist), American novelist
- Emily Carmichael (filmmaker), American filmmaker
- Franklin Carmichael, Canadian artist
- Gene Carmichael, American businessman and politician
- George Carmichael, bisop-elect of Glasgow
- Gershom Carmichael, Scottish philosopher
- Greg Carmichael, English guitarist
- Harold Carmichael, played for the American football team, the Philadelphia Eagles
- Henry Carmichael, physician
- Hoagy Carmichael, American singer and songwriter
- Howard Carmichael, New Zealand theoretical physicist
- Ian Carmichael, British actor
- Jackie Carmichael, American basketball player
- James Carmichael (disambiguation), several people
- Jerrod Carmichael, American comedian of The Carmichael Show
- Jesse Carmichael, keyboardist and backing singer of Maroon 5, a rock band from Los Angeles
- Joel Carmichael, historical essayist, editor and translator
- John Carmichael (disambiguation), several people
- Laura Carmichael, English actress, played Lady Edith Crawley in historical drama Downton Abbey
- Leonard Carmichael, American educator, associated with Tufts University
- Lindsey Carmichael, American Paralympian archer
- Mary Grant Carmichael, English composer
- Meldon Carmichael, American politician
- Neil Carmichael (Conservative politician), Conservative MP for Stroud
- Neil Carmichael, Baron Carmichael of Kelvingrove, Glasgow Labour MP
- Nelson Carmichael, American Olympic freestyle skier
- Otto Carmichael, American journalist
- Peter Carmichael (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ralph Carmichael, American composer and arranger
- Rebekah Carmichael, British poet
- Richard H. Carmichael, United States Army general
- Ricky Carmichael, professional motocross racer
- Robert Daniel Carmichael, American mathematician
- Robert P. Carmichael, one of the inventors of the Precooled jet engine
- Sandy Carmichael, Scottish rugby player who also played for the British Lions
- Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian/American Black activist
- Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael, a Scottish Liberal politician and colonial administrator
- Videt Carmichael, American politician
Fictional characters
- Abbie Carmichael, ADA from the Law & Order franchise
- Anthony Carmichael, profiterole chef and "Music 2000" contestant who performs the song "The Rapping Song" in Series 2, Episode 1 of Look Around You
- Atlas Jericho "A.J." Carmichael is an Shubunkin goldfish inside a robotic body in the TV series The Umbrella Academy
- Caroline "Pudge" Carmichael, character from Shag: The Movie, played by Annabeth Gish
- Charles Carmichael, alias of Chuck Bartowski on the TV series Chuck
- Chloe Carmichael, character from The Fairly OddParents
- Joseph Carmichael, character from the film The Changeling
- Lori Carmichael, character from Mary Stanton's Unicorns of Balinor book series
- Lucy Carmichael, character from the US sitcom The Lucy Show
- Patricia Carmichael, DCS, Head of AC.3 in Line of Duty, played by Anna Maxwell Martin.
- Ron Carmichael, character from Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files book series
- Sam Carmichael, character from the film franchise Mamma Mia!
- Susie Carmichael, character from the Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats and All Grown Up!
- Zara Carmichael, character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''