Cleve or Cleves may refer to:

Places

* The historical

Duchy of Cleves The Duchy of Cleves (; ) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged from the medieval . It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves and the towns of Wesel, Kalkar, Xanten, Emme ...

Kleve Kleve (; traditional ; ; ; ; ; Low Rhenish: ''Kleff'') is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Netherlands, Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and lat ...

, a town in Germany known historically in English as Cleves *

Cleve, South Australia Cleve is a small agriculturally based town on Central Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is 226 km southwest of Port Augusta and 143 km north of Port Lincoln. At the 2006 census, Cleve had a population of 738. The town has its origi ...

, a town *

District Council of Cleve The District Council of Cleve is a local government area on the eastern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district is mostly agricultural in nature, but also encompasses the popular coastal tourist town of Arno Bay. History The District Co ...

, including the town of Cleve * Cleve, a colonial plantation in

King George County, Virginia King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 26,723. Its county seat is the census designated place of King George. The county's largest employer is the U.S. Naval S ...

, United States * "The Cleve", a nickname for

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...

, United States *

Cleves, Iowa Cleves is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Iowa, United States, with a bank, a repair shop, and a grain elevator. Geography Cleves is in the far eastern part of Hardin County. History Cleves was platted in Section 36 about a mile ...

, an unincorporated community, United States *

Cleves, Ohio Cleves is a village in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Ohio River, it is a western suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 3,414 at the 2020 census. Geography Cleves is located between the Great Miami R ...

, a village, United States *

United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg The United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire between 1521 and 1614, formed from the personal union of the duchies of Jülich, Cleves and Berg. The name was resurrected after the Congress of Vienna for ...

, a State of the Holy Roman Empire

People

Cleve (given name) Cleve is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Cleve Benedict (born 1935), American politician * Cleve Bryant (1947–2023), American college football quarterback, athletics administrator and former head coach at Ohio University * ...

Cleve (surname) Cleve, van Cleve and Van Cleve are surnames. Notable people with the surname include: *Astrid Cleve (1875–1968), Swedish biologist, geologist, chemist and researcher, first woman in Sweden to obtain a doctorate in science *Bastian Clevé (bor ...

Schoolboy Cleve Schoolboy Cleve (June 10, 1928 – February 5, 2008), born Cleveland White, was an American blues harmonica player, who worked with Lightnin' Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, and Buddy Guy. He recorded with Lightnin' Slim in the mid-1950s, ...

(1925–2008), American harmonica player

Other uses

Cleve RFC Cleve Rugby Football Club is an English amateur rugby union club founded in 1922 and based in Mangotsfield, Bristol. The club play in the seventh-tier of the English league system; Tribute Western Counties North. They are a member of the Br ...

, an English amateur rugby union club

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People

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