List of Famous people with last name Carter

Jesse Allen White is an American professional wrestler and former football player. During his time in WWE's developmental territories, he wrestled as Jake Carter. He is a second generation professional wrestler; his father, Leon White, competed in professional wrestling as Big Van Vader. He is also a former college football player, having played college football for the University of Oklahoma before retiring due to injuries.

James William Charles Carter is an English former footballer. Playing as a winger, Carter featured for Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall, Liverpool, Arsenal, Oxford United and Portsmouth throughout his career. Following his retirement from football, Carter has been heavily involved in the world of property investment. Since 2015 Carter has been a member of the commercial sales team at Millwall.

Ralph David Carter is an American actor and singer best remembered as Michael Evans, the youngest child of Florida and James Evans, Sr., on the CBS sitcom Good Times from 1974–1979. Before joining Good Times, Carter appeared in the Broadway musical Raisin, based on the Lorraine Hansberry drama A Raisin in the Sun; as was noted in the credits during the first season.

Derek Tyler Carter is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer from Habersham County, Georgia. He was the lead vocalist and founding member of American metalcore band Issues. Carter began his musical career performing drums in local bands in Atlanta, Georgia. Following his underground success, he joined metalcore outfit Woe, Is Me, releasing their debut studio album, Number[s], in 2010, in which he left the following year.

Jason James Carter is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Georgia. Carter is a former state senator and was the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia in the 2014 election. He lost to Nathan Deal. Carter's grandfather is former President and Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter.

Duron Christopher Carter is an American professional Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent, having most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Carter was initially a member of the Montreal Alouettes to start his career prior to signing with Saskatchewan on January 25, 2017 as a free agent. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2017 and 2018, having been released in August, playing with the Toronto Argonauts briefly in 2018, signing weeks after being released by the Roughriders before ultimately finding his way to Vancouver to play with the Lions in 2019. He was released by the BC Lions team subsequent to a disappointing 5-13 season under which there were high expectations to succeed in the CFL.

Justin Anthony Carter is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Zadar in the Croatian League and ABA League. He played college basketball for Creighton.

James Edward Carter, is an English film and television actor. He is best known for his role in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) playing Mr Carson, a role that has earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012–2015). He reprised his role in the feature film Downton Abbey (2019).

Sarah Sanguin Carter is a Canadian actress. She is known for her recurring role as Alicia Baker in the superhero series Smallville (2004–2005), Madeleine Poe in Shark (2006-2008), and main role as Maggie in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies (2011–2015).

Kenneth Leonard "Ki-Jana" Carter is a former American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and earned All-American honors. He was the No. 1 draft pick in the 1995 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints, but his career was cut short by an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).