'Claude' ("lame" in
Latin) is a relatively common French
given name for
males. It can also be an uncommon given name for
females or a
family name. The name may refer to the following:
Claude as a Male Name
Real-life
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Claude Thomas Bourchier, English lieutenant and recipient of the
Victoria Cross
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Louis-Claude Daquin, French composer
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Claude Debussy, French composer
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Claude Demetrius, African-American songwriter
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Claude Elwood Shannon, American electrical engineer and mathematician
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Claude François, French musician
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Claude Hulbert, British comic actor
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Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter
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Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist
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Claude Lorrain, French artist
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Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist
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Claude Lemieux, Retired
ice hockey player in the
National Hockey League.
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Claude Monet, French painter
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Claude Nicollier, the first Swiss astronaut
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Claude Rains, an English-speaking actor
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Claude Rouer, a French road cyclist
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Claudin de Sermisy, French Renaissance composer
★ St.
Claude de la Colombière, Christian saint
Fictional
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Claude (Grand Theft Auto), fictional ''
Grand Theft Auto'' character
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Claude, a fictional character in the ''
Beyblade'' anime.
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Claude, a fictional character in the ''
Bleach'' franchise.
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Claude Hooper Bukowski, protagonist in ''
Hair''
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Claude C. Kenni, main protagonist of ''Star Ocean: The Second Story''
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Claude (Heroes), character played by
Christopher Eccleston in the show ''
Heroes''
Claude as female name
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Claude Pompidou, wife of President Georges Pompidou
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Claude Jade, french actress
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Claude Gensac, french actress
★ Claude Nollier, french actress
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Claude Sarraute, french journalist
★ Claude Chirac, daughter of Jacques Chirac
Claude as a family name
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Jean Claude, French Protestant theologian
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Albert Claude, Belgian Nobel Prize in Medicine recipient
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Georges Claude, French engineer, chemist and inventor
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Bonivert Claude, Former Bank of Haïti governor.