Claude is a French given name for males originating from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

name Claudius, itself deriving from 'claudicatio' meaning "strong willed". It can also be an uncommon given name for females or a family name.

Men

* Claude, Duke of Aumale (1526–1573) * Claude, Duke of Guise (1496–1550) * Claude de la Colombière (1641–1682), Christian saint *

Claude of Besançon Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher ...

(c. 607–696 or 699), Christian saint, priest, monk, abbot and bishop *"Claude", traditional name in English for Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher *

Claude Akins Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. He was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series '' B.J. and the Bear'', and ...

(1926–1994), American actor *

Claude Barrès Claude Henri Maurice Barrès (22 March 1925 – 26 May 1959) was a French Army officer that in World War II, First Indochina War, Korean War and Algerian War. He was the grandson of author Maurice Barrès and son of journalist Philippe Barrès. ...

(1925–1959), French officer * Claude Beausoleil (1948–2020), Canadian poet and writer * Claude Boissol (1920–2016), French film director and screenwriter * Claude Bouton, Lord of Corbaron *

Claude Chappe Claude Chappe (; 25 December 1763 – 23 January 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France. His system consisted of a series of towers, each within line of sight of ...

(1763-1805), French inventor * Claude Choules (1901–2011), British WWI veteran and last combat veteran from any nation *

Claude Corea Sir George Claude Stanley Corea, KBE (29 January 1894 – 2 September 1962) was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat. Former President of the United Nations Security Council, he had served as the Ceylonese Minister of Labour, Industry and Com ...

(1894-1962), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 1958-1961 *

Claude Crowl Claude Terrell Crowl (26 December 1892 – 25 April 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League. He was a member of the First AIF, and was killed in action during the landing at Anza ...

(1892–1915), a former Australian rules footballer with St Kilda * Claude Dallas (born 1950), self-styled "Mountain Man" and convicted murderer of two U.S. game wardens * Claude Dauphin (1951–2015), French commodities trader *

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...

(1862–1918), French composer * Claude Demetrius (1916–1988), African-American songwriter * Claude Duval, (1643–1670), French-born gentleman highwayman in post-Restoration Britain * Claude François (1939–1978), French musician * Claude Galopin, French automotive engineer * Claude Gillingwater (1870–1939), American actor * Claude Giroux (born 1988), French-Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the

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* Claude Hipps (1927–2017), American football player * Claude Hulbert (1900–1964), British comic actor * Claude Janiak (born 1948), Swiss politician * Claude Julien (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey coach in the National Hockey League *

Claude Kelly Claude Kelly (born December 27, 1980)Shirley Halperin and Bob Love"THR Names Music's 35 Top Hitmakers,"''The Hollywood Reporter'', February 6, 2013. is an American singer, songwriter and music producer. He is a four-time Grammy Award nominee, a ...

, American singer and song writer *

Claude A. Larkin Claude Arthur Larkin (June 21, 1891 – November 2, 1969) was a United States Marine with the rank of lieutenant general. Early life and career Claude A. Larkin was born in Garfield, Washington, on June 21, 1891. Larkin enlisted in the Marine ...

(1891–1969), American Marine general *

Claude Lévi-Strauss Claude Lévi-Strauss (, ; 28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social Anthro ...

(1908–2009), French anthropologist * Claude Louis Berthollet (1748–1822), French chemist * Claude Lemieux (born 1965), retired ice hockey player in the National Hockey League * Claude Makélélé (born 1973), French football manager and former player * Claude McKay (1889-1948), Jamaican writer and poet *

Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (, , ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During ...

(1840–1926), French painter *

Claude F. Morris Claude F. Morris (January 10, 1869 – September 28, 1957) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1935 to 1946. Born in Ralls County, Missouri, Morris received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Columbian University (later George Washingt ...

(1869–1957), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court *

Claude Mutafian Armen (Claude) Z. Moutafian (born 21 July 1942) is a French mathematician and a historian who specializes in Armenian history. Foreign Member of Armenian Academy of Sciences. He is the son of Zareh Mutafian. Biography Born in 1942 in Clamart ...

(1942), French writer, historian and mathematician * Claude Netter (1924–2007), French Olympic champion foil fencer * Claude Nicollier (born 1944), first Swiss astronaut * Claude Patrick (born 1980), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter * Claude Piron (1931–2008), linguist and psychologist * Claude Rains (1889–1967), British-born American actor * Claude Ramsey (1943–2018), American farmer and politician *

Claude Rapin Claude Rapin (born 19??) is an archaeologist and specialist of Central Asia, with special attention to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. He is research director at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and director of the ("Franco ...

(born 19??), archaeologist specialising in Central Asian studies *

Claude C. Robinson Claude Copeland Robinson (December 17, 1881June 27, 1976) was a Canadian ice hockey and sports executive. After winning an intermediate-level championship as captain of the Winnipeg Victorias in 1905, he served as secretary-treasurer and as vi ...

(1881–1976), Canadian ice hockey and sports executive * Claude Rouer (born 1929), French road cyclist * Claude Sandoz (born 1946), Swiss visual artist *

Claude Shannon Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as a "father of information theory". As a 21-year-old master's degree student at the Massachusetts In ...

(1916–2001), American information theorist, mathematician, and electrical engineer *

Claude Sintes Claude Sintes (born 10 June 1953) is a French archaeologist and curator. Biography Born in Bordj El Kiffan in Algeria, after studying medieval archaeology at the université d'Aix en Provence, Sintes was appointed assistant curator at the Mus� ...

(born 1953), French archaeologist and curator * Claude Joseph Vernet (1714–1789), French painter *

Claude Weaver Claude Weaver (March 19, 1867 – May 19, 1954) was an American politician, judge, and U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born in Gainesville, Texas, Weaver was the son of W. T. G. and Nancy Wilkin Fletcher Weaver, and attended the publ ...

(1867–1954), American politician *

Claude Weaver III Claude Weaver III DFC, DFM & Bar (August 18, 1923 – January 28, 1944) was an American pilot who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He was the youngest Allied flying ace of the war and was credited with 12.5 aerial victor ...

(1923–1944), American-Canadian World War II flying ace

Women

Claude de Bectoz Claude de Bectoz (1490–1547) was a French writer and philosopher of the Renaissance. Life Both her mother, Michelette de Salvaing, and father, Jacques de Bactoz, were from well-known families in the Dauphiné. Denys Fauchier taught her to wr ...

(1490–1547), writer, intellectual, abbess and correspondent of

Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin onc ...

* Claude of France (1499–1524), queen consort of King

and Duchess of Brittany * Claude of France (1547–1575), second daughter of King

Henry II of France Henry II (french: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder broth ...

and

Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici ( it, Caterina de' Medici, ; french: Catherine de Médicis, ; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was an Florentine noblewoman born into the Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King ...

* Claude B. Levenson (1938–2010), French journalist and writer * Claude de Vin des Œillets (1637–1687), a mistress of King Louis XIV of France *

Claude Cahun Claude Cahun (, born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob; 25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer. Schwob adopted the pseudonym Claude Cahun in 1914. Cahun is best known as a writer and self-portr ...

(1894–1954), French surrealist photographer, sculptor and writer * Claude Chirac (born 1962), daughter of Jacques Chirac *

Claude Gensac Claude Gensac (1 March 1927 – 27 December 2016) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 70 films and television productions since 1952. Gensac is the oldest nominee to date in the category César Award for Best Supporting Actress, nom ...

(1927–2016), French actress * Claude Jade (1948–2006), French actress *Claude or

Claudia Moatti Claudia Moatti (also known as Claude Moatti; born 19 February 1954) is a French historian specialised in ancient Roman Studies. She is currently professor of Roman history at University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, and Adjunct Professor of C ...

(born 1954), French historian specialising in Roman Studies *

Claude Mérelle Claude Mérelle (born Lise Henriette Marie Laurent; 17 May 1888 – 16 December 1976) was a French stage and film actress who appeared in numerous films during the silent film era of the early 1910s through the late 1920s. Career Claude Mérell ...

(1888–1976), French actress * Claude Nollier (1919–2009), French actress * Claude Pompidou (1912–2007), widow of President Georges Pompidou * Claude Scott-Mitchell, Australian actress

Fictional characters

* Claude, from the anime series ''

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'' * Claude, from the '' Bleach'' franchise *Claude, eponymous dog from the ''Claude'' series of books by Alex T. Smith * Claude, protagonist of the video game '' Grand Theft Auto III'' *Claude, young numbat in the 2007 Australian film '' Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale'' * Claude, from the television series '' Heroes'' *Claude, uncle of Hugo Cabret in the novel '' The Invention of Hugo Cabret'' *Claude, French character in the children's television series '' The Raggy Dolls'' *Claude, from the children's animated series '' Timothy Goes to School'' *Claude, a rabbit villager in the video game series '' Animal Crossing'' *Claude of Valois, from the television series ''

Reign A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Budd ...

'' *Claude Hooper Bukowski, protagonist of the musical '' Hair'' *

Claude Cat Claude Cat is an animated cartoon character in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Brothers. Character biography Claude Cat had his origins in several other cat characters used by animator Chuck Jones ...

, from the ''

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'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon series from Warner Bros. *Claude Faustus, demonic butler from the '' Black Butler'' franchise * Claude Fitzwilliam, title character in the 1967 American romantic comedy film ''

Fitzwilly ''Fitzwilly'' is a 1967 American romantic comedy film directed by Delbert Mann, based on Poyntz Tyler's 1960 novel ''A Garden of Cucumbers'' (the title refers tIsaiah 1:8 and adapted for the screen by Isobel Lennart. Its title refers to the nick ...

'' * Claude Frollo, villain of the

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

novel '' The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' *Claude von Riegan, one of the three main lords from the video games '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' and '' Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes'' *Claude Speed, protagonist of the video game '' Grand Theft Auto 2'' *Claude Sterling, villain from the manga adaptation of the "

Vampire Kisses Vampire Kisses is a series of books written by Ellen Schreiber. ''Vampire Kisses'' is about a 16-year-old girl named Raven Madison who is a goth misfit in her polo-wearing, ordinary, town. When an old abandoned mansion finally gets new residen ...

" book series * Cloud Strife or Claude Strauss, protagonist of '' Final Fantasy VII'' *Claude Wallace, protagonist of the video game ''

Valkyria Chronicles 4 ''Valkyria Chronicles 4'' is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega, with assistance from Media.Vision. It is the fourth main game in the '' Valkyria Chronicles'' series. It was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 in M ...

'' *Claude Wheeler, main character of Willa Cather's '' One of Ours''

References

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Men

Women

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