Carlier is a Francophone surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Edmond Carlier (1861–1940), physiologist and entomologist Jacky Carlier (born 1961), French athlete Joseph Carlier (1849–1927), French sculptor Libera Carlier (1926–2007), captain, pilot, and writer Modeste Carlier (1820–1878), Belgian painter Nicholas Carlier (born 1968), English cricketer Pierre Carlier (born 1915), Swiss basketball player Rudy Carlier (born 1986), French footballer Vincent Carlier (born 1979), French footballer Carlier (chess player), active c. 1800
Fictional Carlier, a protagonist in Joseph Conrad's story "An Outpost of Progress"
See also Carlier Springs