Ken Carpenter may refer to: Ken Carpenter (gridiron football) (1926–2011), American and Canadian football player, 1950–1960 Ken Carpenter (announcer) (1900–1984), NBC radio announcer Ken Carpenter (athlete) (1913–1984), 1936 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the discus throw Ken Carpenter (cyclist) (born 1965), American track cyclist Ken Carpenter (journalist) (born 1956), American journalist and journalism professor Kenneth Carpenter (born 1949), American paleontologist