Carothers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A. J. Carothers (1931–2007), American playwright and television writer, worked with Walt Disney Craig Carothers, American singer-songwriter Dennis Carothers Stanfill, American business executive, Rhodes Scholar and philanthropist Don Carothers (1934–2008), American football player Earling Carothers Garrison (Jim) (1921–1992), District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana from 1962 to 1973 Eleanor Carothers (1882–1957), American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist Isaac Carothers, former alderman of the 29th ward on the far west side of the City of Chicago Robert Carothers (born 1942), served as the tenth president of the University of Rhode Island from 1991 to 2009 Thomas Carothers, international expert on international democracy support, democratization and U.S. foreign policy Wallace Carothers (1896–1937), American chemist, inventor, the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, credited with the invention of nylon
See also Carothers equation gives the degree of polymerization, Xn, for a given fractional monomer conversion, p John Henry Carothers House, property in Franklin, Tennessee, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 Carruthers (disambiguation) Crothers (disambiguation) Crowther Crowthers