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

Alexander Cary, Master of Falkland (born 1963), son of Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland Alice Cary (1820–1871), American poet Annie Louise Cary (1842–1921), American singer Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount of Falkland (1656–1694), Scottish nobleman Austin Cary (1865–1936), American forester Caitlin Cary (born 1968), American country singer Chad M. Cary, American admiral, director of the NOAA Commissioned Corps Charles P. Cary (1856–1943), American educator Constance Cary Harrison (1843–1920), American writer Diana Serra Cary (1918–2020), American actress Diane Cary, American actress Dick Cary (1916–1994), American jazz musician Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland (1584–1639), English poet, translator, and dramatist Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, born Elizabeth Cabot Cary, (1822–1907), American educator Columba Cary-Elwes (1903–1994), British monk Frank T. Cary (1920–2006), American businessman Glover H. Cary (1885–1936), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky Henry Cary (disambiguation), several people Hetty Cary (1836–1892), known for making the first three battle flags of the Confederacy Howard Cary (1908–1991), founder of Applied Physics Corporation (Cary Instruments) John Cary (disambiguation) Joyce Cary (1888–1957), Irish novelist and artist Liam Cary (born 1947), American Catholic bishop Lott Cary (1780–1828), African-American Baptist minister Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (c. 1610–1643), English politician, soldier, and author Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland (1803–1884), British colonial administrator Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland (born 1935), British Liberal Democrat politician Luther H. Cary (1823–1888), American politician Mary Ann Shadd (1823–1893), Quaker and social reformer, married name Cary Patrick Cary (c. 1623–1657), English poet, son of 1st Viscount Falkland Phillip Cary (born 1958), American Augustine scholar and philosophy professor Phoebe Cary (1824–1871), American poet Pierre Cary (1793–1857), French landowner and politician Reby Cary (1920–2018), American politician and writer Richard Cary (c. 1730–1789), Virginia judge Robert Cary (priest) (c. 1615–1688), English chronologist Robert Webster Cary (1890–1967), U.S. Medal of Honor recipient Sam Carey (disappeared 1903), American fugitive Samuel Fenton Cary (1814–1900), American politician and prohibitionist Tristram Cary (1925–2008), English composer Trumbull Cary (1787–1869), New York politician W. Sterling Cary (1927–2021), American Christian minister

See also List of people with surname Carey, a similar name

Cari (name) Cary family