Wilfred George Carter CBE FRAeS (9 March 1889 – 27 February 1969) was a British engineer, who was the chief designer at Glosters from 1937.

At Gloster Aircraft, Carter was instrumental in the design of two of the most significant biplane fighters for the RAF, the Gauntlet and Gladiator.

While not impressed with the engine itself, when he saw it running he was convinced that it could develop into a suitable powerplant given what they had managed to achieve in the somewhat primitive conditions at Lutterworth.

Along with other pioneering aircraft designers, Carter was honoured in 1997 with the issuance of a special postage stamp in a series called "The Architects of the Air."

Bishop and the de Havilland company's Mosquito on a 37p stamp and Sydney Camm, designer of the Hawker Hunter fighter, featured on the 63p value.

[1]" George Carter's face dramatically forms the clouds overlooking a flight of a Meteor Mk T7 on the 1997 43p stamp.

In March 2022, Gloucester City Homes[2] dedicated to Carter a newly built residential building near the old Gloster aircraft factory.

Carter became CBE in 1947, and lived in Haroldstone House, Cold Slad Lane on Crickley Hill, Gloucester.