Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) () is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim Karim Abdel Aziz, Egyptian actor Karim Abdul-Jabbar (later known as Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar), American football player Prince Karim Aga Khan, Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims Karim Valiyev, Azerbaijani General Karim Ansarifard, Iranian football player Karim Azizou, Moroccan footballer Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer Karim Bangoura, Guinean diplomat Karim Benounes, Algerian footballer Karim Benzema, French footballer Karim Boudiaf, Algerian-Qatari footballer Karim Dahou, Moroccan footballer Karim Djeballi, French footballer Karim Haggui, Tunisian footballer Karim Garcia, baseball player Karim Gazzetta (1995–2022), Swiss footballer Karim Haddad, Lebanese composer Karim Keïta, Malian politician Karim Kerkar, Algerian footballer Karim Khan Zand, Iranian king Karim Kharbouch, Moroccan-American rapper whose stage name is French Montana Karim Khodapanahi, Iranian politician Karim Laribi, Italian footballer Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer Karim Maroc, Algerian footballer Karim Masimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Noureldin, Swiss artist Karim Pakradouni, Lebanese-Armenian Christian politician and government minister Karim Prince, American actor Karim Rashid, Egyptian industrial designer Karim Saab, Venezuelan footballer Karim Saidi, Tunisian footballer Karim Salman, Iraqi footballer Karim Tulaganov, Uzbek boxer Karim Van Overmeire, Belgian politician Karim Zeroual, British actor Karim Ziani, Algerian footballer Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), American basketball player 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 Ennab (born 1987), Jordanian swimmer Kareem Hunt (born 1995), American football player Kareem Jackson (born 1988), American football player Kareem Kelly (born 1981), American football player Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), American football player Kareem Moses (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer Kareem Orr (born 1997), American football player Kareem Rush (born 1980), American basketball player Kareem Serageldin, American banking executive convicted of fraud Surname Karim Aasif Karim, Kenyan cricketer Afsir Karim, Indian Army general and military scholar Bavand Karim, Iranian-American filmmaker Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube Mahmoud Karim, Egyptian squash player Manzoor Ul Karim, Chief National Commissioner of the Bangladesh Scouts and government official Mohammed Karim, Egyptian film director Mosharraf Karim, Bangladeshi actor Mona Karim, Lebanese actress Musharraf Karim, Bangladeshi writer Persis Karim, American poet, editor, educator Rashid Karim, Bangladeshi novelist Saba Karim, Indian cricketer Sajjad Karim, British Member of the European Parliament Kareem