Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Sada Thompson (middle name Carolyn) 1978 Family 
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
2 characters
(character) Carolyn 1971 Carolyn
(character) Carolyn 2010 Carolyn
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Carolyn Barek 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry, 1 medicine
(medicine) Carol W. Greider 2009
(chemistry) Carolyn Bertozzi 2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors
Sada Thompson (middle name Carolyn) 1927-2011
Carolyn Jones 1930-1983
Carolyn McCormick 1959-
Carolyn Hennesy 1962-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist, 1 chemist
Carol W. Greider 1961-
Carolyn Bertozzi 1966-
Notable Writers:
1 author
C. J. Cherryh (a.k.a. Carolyn) 1942-
Olympic Medalists:
4 gold, 1 bronze, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Carolyn Schuler 1960 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Carolyn Wood 1960 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Carrie Steinseifer 1984 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Carolyn Waldo 1984; 1988 synchronized swimming - duet; synchronized swimming - solo
(bronze) Carolyn Jones-Young 1992 basketball
(gold) Valarie Allman (middle name Carolyn) 2020 discus throw
Tony Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Sada Thompson (middle name Carolyn) 1972 Twigs