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Clare (surname)

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Clare is a surname of English origin. The name is also prevalent among families of Irish origin, and there is a Clare County, Clare Island and River Clare in Ireland which attests to a long historical relationship with those places. The name was likely derived from the titular de Clare first held by Richard fitz Gilbert, a Welsh lord from a Norman family.

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Notable people with the surname Clare

  • Alex Clare (born 1985), English singer-songwriter
  • Alys Clare (real name Elizabeth Harris, born 1944), author of English historical whodunnit novels
  • Anthony Clare (1942–2007), Irish psychiatrist and broadcaster
  • Cassandra Clare (real name Judith Rumelt, born 1973), American author of young adult fiction
  • Craig Clare (born 1984), New Zealand professional rugby union player
  • Daryl Clare (born 1978), Jersey-born Irish professional footballer and manager
  • Diane Clare (1938–2013), English film and television actress
  • Dustin Clare (born 1982), Australian actor
  • George Clare (disambiguation)
  • Horatio Clare (born 1973), author and journalist
  • Ina Clare (1932/1933–2010), British actress
  • James Clare (1857–1930), English-born international rugby union player
  • Jason Clare (born 1972), Australian politician
  • Jillian Clare (born 1992), American actress and singer
  • John Clare (1793–1864), English poet
  • Jonathan Clare (born 1986), English cricketer
  • Kerry and Lindsay Clare, Australian wife and husband architects
  • Leanne Clare, Australian judge
  • Madelyn Clare (1894–1975), American actress
  • Mary Clare (1892–1970), English actress
  • Natalia Clare (1919–2007), American ballet dancer and instructor
  • Octavius Leigh-Clare (1841–1912), English barrister and politician
  • Osbert of Clare (died in or after 1158), English monk
  • Patti Clare (born 1958), English actress
  • Robert Clare (born 1983), English professional football player and manager
  • Roy Clare (born 1950), English Royal Navy admiral and senior civil servant
  • Sidney Clare (1892–1972), American comedian, dancer and composer
  • Thomas Clare (disambiguation)

    • Notable people with the surname de Clare

  • Richard fitz Gilbert (1035–1090), 1st Lord of Clare, known as "Robert de Clare"
  • Walter de Clare (1075–1137), Lord of Nether Gwent
  • Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1100–1148)
  • Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130–1176)
  • Isabel de Clare (1172–1220), 3rd Countess of Pembroke
  • Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (1153–1217)
  • de Clare family, an aristocratic family of Norman and English Nobility in medieval times

    • Fictional characters

  • Angel Clare in Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    • References

    Clare (surname) Wikipedia
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