Carmichael is a Scottish surname. It is derived from Carmichael, in Lanarkshire. This place name is composed of two word elements: the British caer ("fort") and the personal name Michael. It is also used as an anglicisation of MacGilleMhicheil. Notable people with the surname include:
Ailsa Carmichael, Lady Carmichael, Scottish judge
Al Carmichael (1928–2019), American football player and stunt performer
Alexander Carmichael, collector and author of Carmina Gadelica
Alistair Carmichael, Scottish Liberal Democratic politician
Amy Carmichael, missionary to Tamil Nadu, India
Angus Carmichael (1925–2013), Scottish footballer
Archibald Drummond Carmichael (1859–?), industrial chemist in Broken Hill, Australia
Caitlin Carmichael, American child actress
Cartwright Carmichael, American basketball player
Chris Carmichael (cyclist), cycling trainer for Lance Armstrong and others
Chris Carmichael (musician), American violin, cello player
Colin Carmichael, Green Party of Ontario candidate for the electoral district of Cambridge
David Carmichael (railway engineer) Scottish railway engineer
David Carmichael, American pastry chef
Dillon Carmichael, American singer
Elizabeth Carmichael, English artist active between 1768 and 1820
Emily Carmichael (novelist), American novelist
Emily Carmichael (filmmaker), American filmmaker
Franklin Carmichael, Canadian artist
Gene Carmichael, American businessman and politician
Gershom Carmichael, Scottish philosopher
Greg Carmichael, English guitarist
Harold Carmichael, played for the American football team, the Philadelphia Eagles
Hoagy Carmichael, American singer and songwriter
Howard Carmichael, New Zealand theoretical physicist (quantum optics)
Ian Carmichael, British actor
Jackie Carmichael (born 1990), American basketball player
James Carmichael (disambiguation), several people
Jerrod Carmichael, American comedian of The Carmichael Show
Jesse Carmichael, keyboardist and backing singer of Maroon 5, a rock band from Los Angeles
Joel Carmichael, historical essayist, editor and translator
John Carmichael (disambiguation), several people
Laura Carmichael, English actress, played Lady Edith Crawley in historical drama Downton Abbey
Leonard Carmichael, American educator, associated with Tufts University
Lindsey Carmichael, American Paralympian archer
Meldon Carmichael, American politician
Neil Carmichael (Conservative politician), Conservative MP for Stroud
Neil Carmichael, Baron Carmichael of Kelvingrove, Glasgow Labour MP (1962-1983)
Nelson Carmichael, American Olympic freestyle skier
Peter Carmichael (disambiguation), multiple people
Ralph Carmichael (1927–2021), American composer and arranger
Rebekah Carmichael (1766?–1823), British poet
Richard H. Carmichael (1913-1983), United States Army general
Ricky Carmichael, professional motocross racer
Robert Daniel Carmichael, American mathematician
Robert P. Carmichael, one of the inventors of the Precooled jet engine
Sandy Carmichael, Scottish rugby player who also played for the British Lions
Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian/American Black activist
Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael, a Scottish Liberal politician and colonial administrator
Videt Carmichael (born 1950), American politician
