Carrington (name)
Carrington and Carington are surnames originating from one of the Carringtons in England, or from the town of Carentan in Normandy, France. It is also rarely a given name.
Surname
Scientists
- Alan Carrington, British chemist
- Benjamin Carrington, British botanist
- Richard Christopher Carrington, British astronomer
Soldiers, politicians, diplomats and jurists
- Charles Carrington (British Army officer), soldier, professor, and biographer of Rudyard Kipling
- Codrington Edmund Carrington, English barrister, 1st Chief Justice of Ceylon and Member of Parliament
- Edward Carrington, American soldier and statesman
- Edwin Carrington, ambassador to and former Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community from Trinidad and Tobago
- George Carrington, British merchant, planter and legislator in the Colony of Virginia
- Harold Carrington, British Army General
- Henry B. Carrington, American Civil War brigadier general, lawyer, professor and author
- James M. Carrington, American politician
- John Carrington (judge), British jurist, Solicitor General of Barbados, Chief Justice of St Lucia and Tobago, Attorney General of British Guiana and Chief Justice of Hong Kong
- John H. Carrington, American politician
- Matthew Carrington, Baron Carrington of Fulham, British politician
- Paul Carrington (judge), Virginia planter, patriot, legislator and appellate judge
- Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, British former politician and Secretary-General of NATO
- Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, British politician
- Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington, British politician
- Walter Carrington, American diplomat and ambassador
- William Carington, British soldier, politician and courtier
Religious figures
- Albert Carrington,, American apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- John F. Carrington, English missionary and expert on drum language
- Philip Carrington, Anglican priest and author, Bishop of Quebec and Metropolitan of Canada
- Vernon Carrington, Jamaican religious leader, founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel branch of the Rastafari movement
Artists and entertainers
- Chuck Carrington, American actor
- Debbie Lee Carrington, American actress and stuntwoman
- Desmond Carrington, British radio personality and actor
- Dora Carrington or simply "Carrington", British artist
- Elaine Sterne Carrington, American screenwriter, playwright, novelist and short story author
- Herbert Carrington, pseudonym of composer Montague Ewing
- Joanna Carrington, British artist
- Leonora Carrington, English-Mexican artist and novelist
- Michael Carrington (voice actor), American comic writer and voice actor
- Nicholas Toms Carrington, English poet
- Rebecca Carrington, British musician and comedian
- Rodney Carrington, American stand-up comic, actor and musician
- Terri Lyne Carrington, American jazz drummer, composer, singer, record producer and entrepreneur
- Raymond C. Carrington American sculptor
Athletes
- Bob Carrington, American basketball player
- Bub Carrington, American basketball player
- Darren Carrington, American football player
- DiJonai Carrington, American basketball player
- Elijah Carrington, English cricketer
- Khadeen Carrington, Trinidadian-American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Lisa Carrington, New Zealand sprint canoeist
- Mark Carrington (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- Mark Carrington (footballer), English footballer
- Paul Carrington (American football), American football player
In media
- Fitzroy Carrington, English-American editor
- Hereward Carrington, British author and investigator of spiritualism
- Michael Carrington (television executive), Australian broadcast executive
- Tom Carrington (illustrator), journalist, political cartoonist and illustrator in colonial Australia
- Jim Carrington,
Other
- Dorothy Carrington, expatriate British writer about and scholar of Corsica
- Edith Carrington, English animal rights activist and writer
- Kelly Carrington, American model
- Matthew Carrington, student killed during a hazing incident, prompting Matt's Law
- Roger Clifford Carrington, classical scholar, archaeologist and teacher.
Pen name
- Charles Carrington, British publisher of erotic literature born Paul Harry Ferdinando
- Tori Carrington, American writing team of romance novels
Fictional characters
- Carrington family, core family of the American soap opera Dynasty
- *Adam Carrington
- *Alexis Carrington
- *Amanda Carrington
- *Ben Carrington
- *Blake Carrington
- *Claudia Carrington
- *Dana Waring Carrington
- *Danny Carrington
- *Fallon Carrington
- *Krystina Carrington
- *Krystle Carrington
- *Leslie Carrington
- *Sammy Jo Carrington
- *Steven Carrington
- *Tom Carrington
- Arthur Carrington, in the 1951 science-fiction movie The Thing From Another World
- Daniel Carrington, in the video game franchise Perfect Dark
- Mayor Carrington, in the 1993 television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Michael Carrington, in the 1982 movie ''Grease 2''
Given name
- Carrington Garland, American actress
- Carrington T. Marshall, American lawyer, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and a judge at the Nuremberg Trials
- Carrington Smedley, politician in the colony of South Australia
- C. B. Williams, British entomologist