Carter

A carter is a person who transports a load on a cart that is drawn by a beast of burden.

Carter may refer to:

• Carter (name), a surname

In politics

• Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States
• Ashton Carter (born 1954), American physicist, Harvard University professor, and United States Secretary of Defense
• Gary Carter, Jr., member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, effective 2016

In fiction

• Carter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), cartoon character
• Chick Carter, Detective 1946 Columbia film serial
• John Carter of Mars, protagonist of the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• John Carter (ER), character from the NBC drama ER
• Samantha Carter or Carter, main character in the TV series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis
• Carter Kane, character in The Kane Chronicles
• Zebadiah John Carter, a protagonist of The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein
• Randolph Carter, recurring character in the writings of author H.P. Lovecraft

In literature

• Angela Carter, English novelist
• Carter Brown
• Jackie Carter (1953-2016), African-American writer and editor

In science

• Howard Carter (1874-1939), English archaeologist, discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun

In music

• S. Carter Records, American record label started by Jay Z

Singers

• The Carter Family, traditional American folk music
• Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, English indie rock band
• Dwayne Carter, American rapper Lil Wayne
• Elliott Carter. American composer
• June Carter Cash, American country singer
• John S. Carter, American songwriter and producer better known as Carter
• Nathan Carter, Irish country singer
• Shawn Carter (born 1969), American rapper better known as Jay Z

Songs

• Ken Carter (song), second single by Australian rock band Ammonia
• Kevin Carter (song), a 1996 song by the British band Manic Street Preachers about the photojournalist
• The Mary Ellen Carter, a 1979 song written and recorded by Stan Rogers

In the visual arts

• Carter (born 1970), professional name of American artist and film director, John Carter

In sports

• Ali Carter (born 1979), English snooker player
• Cris Carter (born 1965), American football wide receiver and analyst
• Dixie Carter, professional wrestling promoter, and current president of TNA
• Duron Carter (born 1991), American wide receiver in both American and Canadian football; son of Cris
• Ethan Carter III (born 1983), ring name of American professional wrestler Michael Hutter, currently working in TNA, and formerly known as Derrick Bateman in the WWE
• Jimmy Carter (born 1965), English footballer
• Vince Carter, professional basketball player, currently plays for Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA

Dan Carterprofessioal rugby player

In geography

• Carter Islands, Canadian Islands in the Territory of Nunavut
• Carter County, Kentucky, United States
• Carter County, Missouri, United States
• Carter County, Montana, United States
• Carter County, Oklahoma, United States
• Carter County, Tennessee, United States
• Carter, Forest County, Wisconsin, United States
• Carter, Iron County, Wisconsin, United States
• Carter, Arkansas, United States
• Carter, Mississippi, United States
• Carter, Montana, United States
• Carter, Oklahoma, United States
• Carter, South Dakota, United States
• Carter, Wisconsin, United States
• Carter, Wyoming, United States
• Carters Creek, a river in Tennessee

Other

• Carters Coach Services, a bus operating company in Suffolk, England
• Carting business, the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste, also called cartage
• Carter's, Inc., a clothing manufacturer of primarily baby and children's apparel
• Carter Machinery, a Virginia-based Caterpillar distributor and manufacturer of engine lubricants
• Carter's Foods, a defunct supermarket chain
• Carter (supercomputer), an installation at Purdue University
• Simon Carter, menswear retailer based in London
• David W. Carter High School, public school in Dallas, Texas
• Gerard Carter Community Center, sports venue, Staten Island, New York
• Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California
• USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a US Navy submarine
• Carter, a term used in some places for Teamster

See also

• Agent Carter (disambiguation)
• Carterton (disambiguation)
• Carterville (disambiguation)
• Cartersville
• Cartersburg
• All pages with titles containing Carter