Kareem

Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim, Kerim or Karem) (Template:Langx) is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable". It is also one of the Names of God.

Given name

Karim

• Karim Abdel Aziz (born 1975), Egyptian actor
• Karim Abdul-Jabbar (later known as Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar) (born 1974), American football player
• Prince Karim Aga Khan (1936–2025), Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
• Karim Valiyev (born 1961), Azerbaijani General
• Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), Iranian football player
• Karim Azizou (born 1985), Moroccan footballer
• Karim Bagheri (born 1974), Iranian footballer
• Karim Bangoura (1926–1972), Guinean diplomat
• Karim Benounes (born 1984), Algerian footballer
• Karim Benzema (born 1987), French footballer
• Karim Boudiaf (born 1990), Algerian-Qatari footballer
• Karim Dahou (born 1982), Moroccan footballer
• Karim Dembélé (1939–2010), Malian soldier and politician
• Karim Djeballi (born 1983), French footballer
• Karim Haggui (born 1984), Tunisian footballer
• Karim Garcia (born 1975), Mexican baseball player
• Karim Gazzetta (1995–2022), Swiss footballer
• Karim Haddad (born 1962), Lebanese composer
• Karim Keïta (born 1979), Malian politician
• Karim Kerkar (born 1977), Algerian footballer
• Karim Khan Zand (1705–1779), Iranian king
• Karim Kharbouch (born 1984), Moroccan-American rapper whose stage name is French Montana
• Karim Khodapanahi (born 1941), Iranian politician
• Karim Laribi (born 1991), Italian footballer
• Karim Matmour (born 1985), Algerian footballer
• Karim Maroc (born 1958), Algerian footballer
• Karim Massimov (born 1965), Prime Minister of Kazakhstan 2007–2012 and 2014–2016
• Karim Noureldin (born 1967), Swiss artist
• Karim Pakradouni (born 1944), Lebanese-Armenian Christian politician and government minister
• Karim Prince, American actor
• Karim Rashid (born 1960), Egyptian industrial designer
• Karim Saidi (born 1983), Tunisian footballer
• Karim Salman (1965–2020), Iraqi footballer
• Karim Sanjabi (1905–1995), Iranian politician
• Karim Tulaganov (born 1973), Uzbek boxer
• Karim Van Overmeire (born 1964), Belgian politician
• Karim Zeroual (born 1993), British actor
• Karim Ziani (born 1982), Algerian footballer

Kareem

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), American basketball player
• Kareem Al Allaf (born 1998), American tennis player who has played for Syria and the US
• Kareem Amer (born c. 1984), Egyptian blogger
• Kareem Burke (born 1974), American entrepreneur and record executive
• Kareem Campbell (born 1973), American skateboarder
• Kareem Dennis (born 1986), British rapper performing as Lowkey
• Kareem Hunt (born 1995), American football player
• Kareem Jackson (born 1988), American football player
• Kareem Kelly (born 1981), American football player
• Kareem Maddox (born 1989), American basketball player
• Kareem Marcelle (born 1995), Trinidadian politician
• Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), American football player
• Kareem Moses (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer
• Kareem Orr (born 1997), American football player
• Kareem Rahma (born 1986), Egyptian-American comedian
• Kareem Rush (born 1980), American basketball player
• Kareem Serageldin (born 1973), American banking executive convicted of fraud

Surname

Karim

• Aasif Karim (born 1963), Kenyan cricketer
• Afsir Karim (1934–2019), Indian Army general and military scholar
• Bavand Karim (born 1979), Iranian-American filmmaker
• Jawed Karim (born 1979), co-founder of YouTube
• Mahmoud Karim (1916–1999), Egyptian squash player
• Manzoor Ul Karim, Chief National Commissioner of the Bangladesh Scouts and government official
• Mohammed Karim (1896–1972), Egyptian film director
• Mosharraf Karim (born 1971), Bangladeshi actor
• Mona Karim, Lebanese actress
• Musharraf Karim (1946–2020), Bangladeshi writer
• Persis Karim (born 1962), American poet, editor, educator
• Rashid Karim (1925–2011), Bangladeshi novelist
• Saba Karim (born 1967), Indian cricketer
• Sajjad Karim (born 1970), British Member of the European Parliament
• Youssra Karim (born 1997), Moroccan para-athlete

Kareem

• Khalid Kareem (born 1998), American football player
• Yaqub Kareem, Nigerian boxer

Fictional characters

• Karim family in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Kareem Said, a Muslim prisoner in the TV series Oz
• Kareem, played by Rodney Sinclair in the British web series Corner Shop Show
• Karim, in the video game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
• Karim Bouchtat, a recurring character in the Channel 4 series My Mad Fat Diary
• Karim Denz, a heist crew member in the video game Grand Theft Auto V
• Kareem (Marvel Cinematic Universe), in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel

See also

• Karie (name)
• Abdul Karim (disambiguation), Arabic theophoric name
• Karimov, Russianized surname
• Kerimov, Russianized surname