Carl Edward Vuono (born 18 October 1934) is a retired United States Army general who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1987 to 1991.

Vuono was born on 18 October 1934, in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.

He began his career as a field artillery officer after graduating from the United States Military Academy, in West Point, New York.

Vuono rose through the ranks quickly, serving several times in the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, in which he eventually became its commander in 1986.

He holds an Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration from Shippensburg University.