Cleve is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cleve Benedict (born 1935), American retired politician
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Cleve Bryant (1947-2023), American college football quarterback, athletics administrator and former head coach at Ohio University
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Cleve Cartmill
Cleve Cartmill (June 21, 1908 in Platteville, Wisconsin – February 11, 1964 in Orange County, California) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories. He is best remembered for what is sometimes referred to as "the Cle ...
(1908–1964), American science fiction and fantasy writer, best remembered for a short story investigated by the FBI
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Cleve Gray (1918–2004), American abstract expressionist painter
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Cleve Jones (born 1954), American AIDS and LGBT rights activist
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Cleve Loney
Cleve Loney (November 5, 1950 – August 22, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. He was elected to House District 25 which represents part of the Great Fall ...
(1950–2020), American politician
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Cleve Moler (born 1939), American mathematician and computer scientist
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