Caro (surname)

Caro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abraham ben Raphael Caro, Turkish rabbi
• Alberto Caro (born 1937), Venezuelan chess master
• Annibale Caro (1507–1566), Italian poet
• Anthony Caro (1924–2013), British sculptor
• Antonio Caro (1950–2021), Colombian conceptual artist
• David Caro (c.1782–1839), German pedagogue
• Elme Marie Caro (1826–1887), French philosopher
• Esperanza Elena Caro (1906–1985), Spanish embroiderer
• Ezekiel Caro (1844–1915), German rabbi and historian
• Heinrich Caro (1834–1910), German industrial chemist
• Horatio Caro (1862–1920), British chess player
• Isaac ben Joseph Caro (1458–1535), Spanish rabbi
• Isabelle Caro (1982–2010), French actress
• Jane Caro (born 1957), Australian commentator, author and academic
• José Caro Sureda (1764–1813), Spanish army officer
• José María Caro Martínez (1830–1916), Chilean politician
• José María Caro Rodríguez (1866–1958), Chilean cardinal
• Joseph Caro (1488–1575), rabbi, scholar
• Joseph Chayyim Caro (1800–1895), Polish rabbi
• Juan Caro Sureda (1775–1826), Spanish army officer
• Julio Caro Baroja (1914–1995), Spanish anthropologist, historian, and linguist
• Julio de Caro (1899–1980), Argentine tango musician
• Marc Caro (born 1956), French filmmaker
• María Pascuala Caro Sureda (1768–1827), Spanish philosopher
• Mike Caro (born 1944), American professional poker player
• Niki Caro (born 1966), New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter
• Nikodem Caro (1871–1935), German industrial chemist
• Nydia Caro (born 1948), Puerto Rican singer and actress
• Omari Caro (born 1991), Jamaican–English rugby player
• Pauline Cassin Caro (1828–1901), French novelist
• Pedro Caro Fontes, 2nd Marquis de La Romana (1717–1775), Spanish army officer
• Pedro Caro Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana (1761–1811), Spanish army officer
• Pio Caro Baroja (1928–2015), Spanish film and television director
• Rafael Caro Quintero (born 1952), Mexican drug lord
• Robert Caro (born 1935), American journalist and biographer
• Steve Martin Caro (1948–2020), American singer
• Ventura Caro (1731–1808), Spanish army officer