Carlton (name)

Carlton is both a surname and a given name, meaning "free peasant settlement" or "from the town of the free men (see Carl)". Notable people with the name include:

Surname

  • Bart Carlton, American basketball player
  • Bronwyn Carlton (born 1962), American comic-book writer and radio DJ
  • Carl Carlton (born 1953), American R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter
  • Danny Carlton (born 1983), English footballer
  • Doyle E. Carlton (1885–1972), Governor of Florida
  • Drew Carlton (born 1995), American baseball player
  • J. Phil Carlton (born 1938), Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
  • Jim Carlton (1935–2015), Australian politician
  • Larry Carlton (born 1948), studio guitarist best known for working with Steely Dan, the Crusaders and Joni Mitchell in the 1970s
  • Steve Carlton (born 1944), professional baseball player (1965–88)
  • Vanessa Carlton (born 1980), pop and rock singer, songwriter and pianist
  • Vassar B. Carlton (1912–2005), Florida Supreme Court Justice
  • Wray Carlton (born 1937), American collegiate football and American Football League player

Given name

Fictional characters

  • Carlton Banks, from the American television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, played by Alfonso Ribeiro and Olly Sholotan
  • Carlton Lassiter, from the American television series Psych
  • Carlton the doorman, on the American television show Rhoda and Carlton Your Doorman
  • Johnny Cage (born John Carlton), from the Mortal Kombat video game series
  • Carlton "Carl" Carlson, from the animated television series The Simpsons

See also

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