Carrington

Carrington and Carington are surnames originating in Normandy, France, from the town of Carentan, or from one of the Carringtons in England. Notable people with the name include:

Use as a surname

born in Australia

• Michael Carrington (television executive) (born 1961), International broadcast executive

born in New Zealand

• Lisa Carrington (born 1989), sprint canoeist
• Mark Carrington (cricketer) (born 1961), former New Zealand cricketer

born in the United Kingdom

• Alan Carrington (1934–2013), British chemist
• Benjamin Carrington (1827–1893), British botanist
• Charles Carrington (British Army officer) (1897-1990), soldier, professor, and biographer of Rudyard Kipling
• Desmond Carrington (born 1926), British radio personality and actor
• Dora Carrington or simply "Carrington" (1893–1932), British artist
• Elijah Carrington^[1] (1914–1998), English cricketer
• Fitzroy Carrington (1869–1954), English-American editor
• John F. Carrington (1914–1985), missionary and expert on drum language
• Leonora Carrington (1917–2011), English-Mexican artist
• Mark Carrington (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
• Matthew Carrington (UK politician)^[1] (born 1947), former United Kingdom national politician
• Rebecca Carrington^[1] (living), British musician-comedian
• Richard Christopher Carrington (1826–1875), British astronomer

born in the United States

• Albert Carrington, (1813–1889), American apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Bob Carrington (born 1953), American professional basketball player
• Chuck Carrington (born 1968), American actor
• Darren Carrington (born 1966), American professional football player
• Debbie Lee Carrington (born 1959), American actress and stuntswoman
• Edward Carrington (1748–1810), American soldier and statesman
• Henry B. Carrington (1824–1912), American lawyer, professor, author and officer in the United States Army.
• James M. Carrington, Missouri state representative
• John H. Carrington (born 1934), American state politician.
• Matthew Carrington^[2] (1983–2005), student at California State University, Chico, killed during a hazing incident, prompting Matt's Law
• Michael Carrington (voice actor)^[2] (living), American comic writer and voice actor
• Paul Carrington (judge) (1733 – c. 1826), American appellate judge.
• Paul Carrington (American football) (born 1982), American professional football player
• Rodney Carrington (born 1968), American comic musician
• Terri Lyne Carrington (born 1965), American jazz musician
• Raymond C. Carrington (born 1930). American artist/ sculptor, President "The Carrington Foundation For Public Art", teacher, pilot, B.S. degree U.C Berkeley, Forestry, Officer, United States Air Force.

birthplace unknown

• Kelly Carrington (living), American model
• Vernon Carrington (1936–2005), Jamaican religious leader, founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel branch of the Rastafari movement
• Walter Carrington (living), American diplomat

pen names and pseudonyms

• Charles Carrington (1867–1921), 19th century publisher of erotic literature
• Tori Carrington, American writing team of romance novels

fictional characters

• Carrington family (1981–1989), the core family of the American prime time soap opera Dynasty
• Michael Carrington, a British student played by Maxwell Caulfield in the 1982 movie Grease 2
• Daniel Carrington, character in the video game franchise Perfect Dark
• Arthur Carrington, character played by Robert Cornthwaite in the 1951 science-fiction movie The Thing From Another World.

peers of England and Ireland

• Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (1752–1858), British Member of Parliament (MP)
• Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington (1796–1868), British national politician
• Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire (1843–1928), British national politician and aristocrat; Governor of New South Wales
• Sir William Carington (1845–1914), British soldier, politician and courtier
• Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington (1852–1929), British national politician
• Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (born 1919), former British national politician, British government Secretary, and Secretary-General of NATO

Use as a given name

Carrington infrequently appears as a given name.

Examples include:

• Carrington Garland (born 1964), American actress
• Carrington Bonsor Williams (1889–1991), British entomologist
• Edward Carrington Cabell (1816–1896), American politician
• Edward Carrington Venable (1853–1908), American politician
• John Carrington Cox (living), American financial economist and academic

Use as a middle name

• Russell Carrington Wilson, (born 1988), American football player

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