Cleven is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Carol C. Cleven (1928–2015), American politician
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Endre Johannes Cleven Endre Johannes Cleven (May 8, 1874 – July 3, 1916) was a Norwegian-born American Canadians, Canadian who was prominent in the settlement and culture of Norwegian Canadians, Norwegian immigrants in Manitoba, Canada, during the early 20th century.
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(1874–1916), Norwegian-born Canadian classical musician and military officer
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Gale Cleven
Gale Winston "Buck" Cleven (December 27, 1918 – November 17, 2006) was an American pilot who served with the 100th Bomb Group of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
Early life and military service
Gale Cleven was born on D ...
(1918–2006), American World War II pilot and colonel
* Hans-Dieter Cleven, former financial advisor to
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker (; born 22 November 1967) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Becker won 49 c ...
who sued Becker, claiming he was owed $41 million
* Harry Cleven, director and co-screenwriter of
''Angel'' (2016 film)
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Vivienne Cleven
Vivienne Cleven (born 1968) is an Indigenous Australian fiction author of the Kamilaroi people. Her writing includes the novels ''Bitin' Back'' and ''Her Sister's Eye''.
Early life and education
Born in 1968 in Surat, Queensland, Vivienne Clev ...
(born 1968), Indigenous Australian fiction author
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Cleven Goudeau
Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau (c. January 15, 1932 – January 26, 2015) was an art director and cartoonist, credited as originator of the first line of African American contemporary greeting cards. He held the record at one time for the longest card ( ...
(c. 1932–2015), American art director and cartoonist
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Cleven Wanabo
Cleven Wanabo (born 7 October 1976) was a Surinamese footballer playing as a forward for Inter Moengotapoe in the Hoofdklasse. He has also played for the Suriname national team. Career
Wanabo began his career at Royal '95 in Paramaribo, makin ...
(born 1976), Surinamese footballer
See also
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Clevens Loch, Ayrshire
Clevens Loch was a substantial freshwater loch situated in a low-lying area below Clevance Farm and Langholm Farm in Dundonald parish, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
History
The loch was a natural feature, a post-glacial 'Kettle Hole' once of a subst ...
, former loch in South Ayrshire, Scotland
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Kleven (disambiguation)
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Chiavenna
Chiavenna (; ; ; or ; archaic or ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is the centre of the Alpine Valchiavenna region. The historic town is a member of the Cittaslow movement.
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, an Italian ''comune'' known as Claven in the Romansh language and Cläven or Kleven in archaic German
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