Clare (given name)

Clare /ˈklɛər/ is a given name, the medieval English form of Clara.^[1] The related name Clair was traditionally considered male,^[2] but Clare and Claire are usually female.

It is very often associated with the Irish County Clare. That name was derived from the Irish word ('Clár') given to a small bridge that crossed the River Fergus near the town of Ennis in what is now County Clare.^[3][4]

• Clare of Assisi (1194–1253), saint, foundress of the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares) and companion of Saint Francis
• Clare of Montefalco (c. 1268–1308), Augustinian Catholic saint, nun and abbess
• Clare of Rimini (c. 1260–c. 1326), beatified Poor Clare nun
• Clare Abbott (artist) (1921–2008), South African artist
• Clare Abbott (equestrian) (born 1986), Irish eventing rider
• Clare Adamson (born 1967), British politician
• Clare Akamanzi (born 1979), Rwandan politician
• Clare Asquith (born 1951), British scholar
• Clare Athfield, New Zealand interior designer
• Clare Atwood (1866–1962), British painter
• Clare Azzopardi (born 1977), Maltese writer
• Clare Bailey (born 1970), British politician
• Clare Balding (born 1971), British sports presenter
• Clare Baldwin, American journalist
• Clare Buckfield (born 1976), English actress
• Clare Colvin, British writer
• Clare Eichner (born 1969), American distance runner
• Clare Gass (1887–1968), Canadian military nurse and social worker
• Clare Grey (born 1965), British chemist
• Clare Grogan (born 1962), British musician
• Clare Hastings, British author, fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer
• Clare Hocking, New Zealand's first occupation therapy professor
• Clare Hunt (born 1999), Australian footballer
• Clare Kummer (1873–1958), American composer, lyricist and playwright
• Clare Lombardelli, British economist
• Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987), American writer, politician and ambassador
• Clare Maguire (born 1987), British singer-songwriter
• Clare Martin (born 1952), Australian politician
• Cläre Mjøen (1874–1963), German-Norwegian translator and women's rights activist
• Clare Moody (born 1965), British politician
• Clare Mulley (born 1969), British author and historian
• Clare Nasir (born 1970), British meteorologist
• Clare Nott (born 1986), Australian wheelchair basketball player
• Clare Nowland (1928–2023), Australian nonagenarian who died after being tasered by police
• Clare Parnell (born 1970), British astrophysicist and applied mathematician
• Clare Polkinghorne (born 1989), Australian footballer
• Clare Potter (1903–1999), American fashion designer
• Clare Short (born 1948), British politician
• Clare Twomey (born 1968), British artist
• Clare Venema, Australian model
• Clare Wheatley (born 1971), British football player and administrator
• Clare Wheeler (born 1998), Australian footballer
• Clare Whitfield (born 1978), English writer

• Clare Hibbs Armstrong (1894–1969), United States Army general
• Clare Berryhill (1925–1996), American politician
• Clare Briggs (1875–1930), American comic strip artist
• Clare Bice (1909–1976), Canadian artist
• Clare Barnes Jr. (1907–1992), American author and art director
• Clare Baker (1885–1947), English cricketer
• Clare Carlson, American politician
• Clare Drake (1928–2018), Canadian retired ice hockey head coach
• Clare Victor Dwiggins (1874–1958), American cartoonist and illustrator
• Clare Exelby (born 1938), Canadian football player
• Clare Fischer (1928–2012), American musician
• Clare Ford (1828–1899), English diplomat
• Clare G. Fenerty (1895–1952), American politician
• Clare Grundman (1913–1996), American composer and arranger
• Clare W. Graves (1914–1986), American professor of psychology
• Clare Hunter (1886–1940), American football and basketball coach
• Clare Hoffman (1875–1967), United States Representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district
• Clare Jacobs (1886–1971), American pole vaulter
• Clare Laking (1899–2005), Canadian veteran of the First World War
• Clare Mapledoram (1903–1983), Canadian politician
• George "Clare" Martin (1922–1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• Clare Magee (1899–1969), American lawyer and politician
• Clare MacKichan (1918–1996), American engineer and automobile designer
• Clare Patterson (1887–1913), American outfielder and baseball
• Clare Purcell (1884–1964), American bishop
• Clare Randolph (1907–1972), American football player
• Clare Raglan (1927–2002), Canadian ice hockey player
• Clare Sewell Read (1826–1905), British agriculturist and politician
• Clare Retan (1888–1931), American lawyer and politician
• Clare Smith (born 1933), Canadian ice hockey player
• Clare H. Timberlake (1907–1982), American diplomat
• Clare Wakshinski (born 1936), Canadian professional hockey player
• Clare Woolwine (1888–1939), American politician
• Clare Westcott (1924–2025), Canadian politician
• Clare Jack Wheeler (1908–1990), American football player
• Clare Wilson (1886–1917), English professional footballer

• Clare, the main character from the manga and anime Claymore
• Clare (Power Rangers), in the series Power Rangers: Mystic Force
• Clare, in the British comic strip Clare in the Community
• Clare Abshire in the novel The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• Clare Arnold in the 1990s television drama Beverly Hills, 90210
• Clare Bleecker in Don Roff's novel Clare at Sixteen, its sequels and a movie adaptation
• Clare Devine in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Clare Devlin in Derry Girls
• Clare Edwards in the Canadian television drama Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Clare Fishburn in Annie Dillard's novel The Living
• Clare Kendry in Nella Larsen's novel Passing
• Clare Quilty, a male character in Lolita

• Clare (surname)
• Clare (disambiguation)
• Clara (given name)
• Claire (given name)
• Sinclair (surname)