Cleaves is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Cassius Cleaves (born 2003), English rugby player
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Henry B. Cleaves
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Jessica Cleaves
Jessica Marguerite Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead singer of the Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, and Raw Silk.
Early life
Jessica Cleaves was ...
(1948–2014), American singer-songwriter
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Margaret Cleaves (1848–1917), American physician
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Mateen Cleaves
Mateen Ahmad Cleaves (born September 7, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played parts of six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an All-American college player for Michigan State, where he le ...
(born 1977), American basketball player
See also
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Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves (; 28 June or 22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the Wives of Henry VIII, fourth wife of Henry VIII. Little is known about Anne before 1527, ...
, fourth wife of King Henry VIII
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Cleave (disambiguation)
Cleave may refer to:
*Cleave (surname)
*Cleave (fiber), a controlled break in optical fiber
*RAF Cleave, was an airfield in the north of Cornwall, England, May 1939 - Nov 1945
*The process of protein cleaving as a form of post-translational modifi ...
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