Claire or Clair is a given name of

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peaked during the 1970s and 1980s; in 1974 it was the second most popular female first name and in 1984 was still sixth, but by 1997 it had fallen out of the top 100 after several years of sharply declining popularity. The name was traditionally considered male, specifically when spelt ''Clair'';Behind the Name - Clair
/ref> however, it is now commonly used as a female name and is usually spelled ''Claire''.

Women

* Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé (1628-1694) a french noblewoman and the wife of Louis, Grand Condé *

Princess Claire of Belgium Princess Claire of Belgium (born Claire Louise Coombs on 18 January 1974) is a British-Belgian land surveyor. She has been married to Prince Laurent since 2003 and is the sister-in-law of King Philippe of Belgium. Family She is the daughter ...

(born 1974) * Claire Adams (1898–1978), Canadian actress *

Claire Adjiman Claire Sandrine Jacqueline Adjiman is a professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Early life and education Claire Sandrine Jacquelin ...

, French academic * Claire Armitstead, British journalist * Claire Backhouse-Sharpe (born 1958), Canadian badminton player * Claire Baker (born 1971), British politician * Claire Bloom (born 1931), English actress * Claire Boucher (born 1988), Canadian musician * Claire Bouchet (born 1954), French politician *

Claire Buffie Claire Buffie (born May 15, 1986), is an American photographer. As Miss New York 2010, she was the first Miss America contestant to advocate a gay-rights platform at the Miss America 2011 pageant (where she placed in the top 12). Background ...

(born 1986), American photographer * Claire Byrne (born 1975), Irish journalist and television presenter * Claire Calvert (born 1988), English ballet dancer * Claire Chazal (born 1956), French journalist * Claire Coffee (born 1980), American actress * Claire Corlett (born 1999), Canadian actress * Claire Cottrill (born 1998), American musician *

Claire Coutinho Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho (born 8 July 1985) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey since the 2019 general election. She has been serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Fa ...

(born 1985), British politician * Claire Cox (born 1975), British actress * Claire Cunningham (born 1977), Scottish choreographer * Claire Cupples, Canadian microbiologist * Claire Danes (born 1979), American actress * Claire Dodd (1911–1973), American actress * Claire Donahue (born 1989), American swimmer * Claire Emslie (born 1994), Scottish footballer * Claire Etcherelli (born 1934), French novelist *

Claire Fahey Claire Fahey (born 19 June 1991) is a British real tennis player and current real tennis Ladies World Champion. Career Fahey became the youngest world champion for real tennis in 2011 when she was 19. She won again in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, ...

(born 1991), British real tennis player * Claire Finkelstein, American professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *

Claire Forlani Claire Antonia Forlani (born 17 December 1971) is an English actress. She became known in the mid-1990s for her leading role in the film ''Mallrats'', and in the Jean-Michel Basquiat 1996 biopic, ''Basquiat''. In 1998, she achieved wide recog ...

(born 1972), English actress * Claire Fox (born 1960), British journalist, writer and politician * Claire Foy (born 1984), English actress * Claire Guion-Firmin (born 1957), French politician *

Claire Hodgkins Claire Hodgkins (1929– 2011) was a notable American violin virtuoso, a student of Jascha Heifetz, and founder of Jascha Heifetz society. Biography Claire Hodgkins, an internationally known violinist, teacher, chamber musician, and founder ...

(born 1929), American virtuoso violinist * Claire Holt (born 1988), Australian actress *

Claire Hooper Claire Hooper (born 5 September 1976) is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter and writer. Hooper is co-hosting ''The Great Australian Bake Off'' alongside Mel Buttle. She appeared as a team captain on the 2008 revi ...

(born 1976), Australian comedian *

Claire Ighodaro Claire Ighodaro CBE is a British-born Nigerian chartered management accountant. She was the first female president of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and previously the financial director of BT Broadband. Ighodaro is pres ...

, British-born Nigerian chartered management accountant *

Claire IsaBelle Claire IsaBelle is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.Claire Janowski Claire L. Janowski is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 56th district from 2001 to 2017. Education Janowski earned an associate degree in accounting from Manchester Community Coll ...

, American retired politician from

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

Claire Kerrane Claire Kerrane (born 24 April 1992) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon–Galway constituency since the 2020 general election. She is a member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle. She is the part ...

(born 1992), Irish Sinn Féin politician * Claire Lacombe (born 1765), French actress * Claire Lomas (born 1980), British campaigner, fundraiser and former event rider * Claire Lovett (1910 - 2005), Canadian badminton and tennis player * Claire Martin (writer) (1914 - 2014), pseudonym of Canadian author Claire Montreuil * Claire Martin (meteorologist), British-born television weather presenter, now living in Canada * Claire Martin (singer) (born 1967), British jazz singer * Claire McCardell (1905–1958), American fashion designer * Claire McCaskill (born 1953), American politician from

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

* Claire Moore (born 1960), British singer and actress * Claire Moore (born 1956), Australian politician * Claire Julie de Nanteuil (1834-1897), French writer *

Claire O'Petit Clairette Hélène Marceline O'Petit (born 15 October 1949) is a French politician representing La République En Marche! She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 5th constituency of the department of Eu ...

(born 1949), French politician * Claire Rayner (born 1931), English journalist and agony aunt *

Claire Rutter Claire Rutter (born 1972 in South Shields) is an English operatic soprano.Kutsch, Karl-Josef and Riemens, Leo (2004)"Rutter, Claire" ''Großes Sängerlexikon'' (4th edition), Vol. 4, p. 4070. Walter de Gruyter. Biography Claire Rutter studie ...

(born 1976), English soprano * Claire Perry (born 1964), British politician *

Claire Pitollat Claire Pitollat (born 17 September 1979) is a French engineer and politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), her co ...

(born 1979), French politician *

Claire Saffitz Claire Saffitz (born 1986) is an American food writer, chef, and YouTube personality. Until mid-2020, she was a contributing editor at '' Bon Appétit'' magazine and starred in several series on the ''Bon Appétit'' YouTube channel, including ...

(born 1986), pastry chef, Youtube personality, contributing editor to '' Bon Appétit'' * Claire Skinner (born 1965), British actress *

Claire Sterling Claire Sterling (née Neikind; October 21, 1919 – June 17, 1995) was an American author and journalist whose work focused on crime, political assassination, and terrorism. Her theories on Soviet bloc involvement in international terrorism and th ...

(1919–1995), American author and journalist * Claire Sugden (born 1986), British politician * Claire Summers, Welsh news presenter * Claire Tiltman (1977–1993), English murder victim * Claire Vallée (born 1980), French chef * Claire Waldoff (1884–1957), German singer * Claire Wallace (broadcaster) (1900 or 1906–1968), Canadian journalist and broadcaster * Claire Ward (born 1972), British politician * Claire Williams (born 1976), Deputy Team Principal of Williams Formula 1 Team

Fictional characters

* Clair in the ''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

'' universe *Claire in the 2010 video game ''

Professor Layton and the Lost Future ''Professor Layton and the Unwound Future'', known in Europe and Australia as ''Professor Layton and the Lost Future'', is the third game in the first trilogy of the ''Professor Layton'' puzzle game series by Level-5. It was first released in Ja ...

'' * Claire Bennet in the TV series '' Heroes'' * Claire Dearing, protagonist in the movie '' Jurassic World'' * Claire Dunphy in the TV series '' Modern Family'' * Claire Farron, aka

Lightning Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an average ...

, protagonist in the video game ''

Final Fantasy XIII is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and later for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Released in Japan in December 2009 and international in March 2010, it is the ...

'' and its second sequel '' Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII'' * Dr. Claire Finn in the TV series '' The Orville'' *

Claire Fisher The following is a list of descriptions for characters on the HBO television series '' Six Feet Under'', which aired for five seasons, from 2001 through 2005. While the series ends in 2005, the finale (“Everyone's Waiting”) was met with univ ...

in the TV series '' Six Feet Under'' * Claire Foley in the '' Professor Layton'' universe * Claire Fraser, the heroine of the ''Outlander'' novel series and

TV series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed b ...

* Clair Huxtable in the TV series ''

The Cosby Show ''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class Africa ...

'' * Claire Kincaid in the TV series ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering o ...

'' * Claire Kyle in the TV series ''

My Wife and Kids ''My Wife and Kids'' is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001, to May 17, 2005. The series was produced by Touchstone Television. It starred Damon Wayans as Michael Kyle, the patriarch of an African-American family. Wayans and ...

'' *

Claire Littleton Claire Littleton is a fictional character played by Emilie de Ravin on the ABC drama television series '' Lost'', which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the South Pacific. Claire is introduced in the pilot episode as a ...

in the TV series '' Lost'' * Claire Lowell, a character in the American sitcom television series '' Kate & Allie'' * Claire Lyons in the novel series '' The Clique'' *

Claire Novak ''Supernatural'' is an American television drama series created by writer and producer Eric Kripke. It was initially broadcast by The WB network from September 13, 2005, but after the first season, the WB and UPN networks merged to form The CW net ...

in the TV series ''

Supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...

'' * Claire Peacock in the TV series ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...

'' *

Claire Redfield is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. She was introduced as one of two player characters in '' Resident Evil 2'' (1998), alongside Leon S. Kennedy ...

in the video game series ''

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environmen ...

'' *

Claire Riesen ''Dominion'' is an American apocalyptic fantasy television series created by Vaun Wilmott. It is loosely based on the 2010 film '' Legion'', written by Peter Schink and Scott Stewart. In December 2013, Syfy ordered a pilot episode and the serie ...

in the TV series ''

Dominion The term ''Dominion'' is used to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 1926 ...

'' * Claire Setilan, an antagonist in the video game ''

Magna Carta 2 ''MagnaCarta 2'' (마그나카르타 2 ''Mageunakareuta 2'', マグナカルタ2 ''Magunakaruta 2'') is a video game developed by South Korean developer Softmax and published by Bandai Namco Games exclusively for Xbox 360. It is a follow-up to th ...

'' * Claire Standish in the film '' The Breakfast Club'' *

Claire Temple Claire Temple is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a medical doctor primarily affiliated with the superhero Luke Cage and is one of his early love interests. Starting in 2015, a version ...

in the TV series ''

Daredevil Daredevil may refer to: * A stunt performer Arts and media Comics * Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro * Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superher ...

'' * Claire Underwood in the TV series '' House of Cards'' * Claire Wheeler, Greek Council President in the Pixar film '' Monsters University''

Men

Claire Alexander Claire Arthur Alexander or Arthur Claire Alexander (born June 16, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1970s. Playing career After a br ...

(born 1945), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Clair Bee Clair Francis Bee (March 2, 1896 – May 20, 1983) was an American basketball coach who led the team at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York to undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939, as well as two National Invitation Tournament titles in ...

(1896-1983), American basketball coach and sports novelist * Lt. Gen.

Claire Lee Chennault Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the " Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Air Force in World War II. Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fig ...

(1893–1958), American aviator, commander of the

Flying Tigers The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States ...

* Clair George (1930–2011), veteran officer of the

Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...

* Clair Huffaker (1926–1990), American author *

Claire E. Hutchin Jr. Claire Elwood Hutchin Jr. (January 9, 1916 – June 22, 1980) was a highly decorated lieutenant general in the United States Army. He received two Distinguished Service Crosses during the Korean War, and later commanded the 4th Infantry Divisio ...

(1916-1980), United States Army lieutenant general *

Claire Egtvedt Clairmont L. "Claire" Egtvedt (October 18, 1892 – October 19, 1975) was an airplane designer and president and chairman of the Boeing Company. Along with Ed Wells, he is considered to be the father of the Boeing B-17 bomber. Egtvedt was chie ...

(1892–1975), American airplane designer * Claire Frye (1899–1971), American college football player *

Claire Konold Claire B. Konold (born February 13, 1938) is an American former politician. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 ...

(born 1938), American politician * Claire L. Straith (1891–1958), American plastic surgeon * Claire Lawrence (b. 1939), Canadian musician with the band

Chilliwack Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor ...

and music producer * Clair Cameron Patterson (1922–1995), American geochemist, developer of the lead-lead isotopic dating method who calculated the age of the Earth as 4.55 billion years *

Clair Nelson Clair L. Nelson (April 22, 1940 – January 13, 2019) was an American politician, businessman, and educator. Nelson was born in Elk Lake Township, Grant County, Minnesota and graduated from Barrett High School in Barrett, Minnesota. He liv ...

(1940-2019), American politician, farmer, and businessman

Fictional character

* Claire Stanfield in the light novel series ''

Baccano! is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, often told from multiple points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably th ...

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