Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim, Kerim or Karem) () 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