Blaine is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Blaine Bishop Blaine Elwood Bishop III (born July 24, 1970) is a former professional American football Safety (American football position), safety in the National Football League who played most notably for the Tennessee Titans. He was drafted by the History o ...

(born 1970), American former National Football League safety *

Blaine Boyer Blaine Thomas Boyer (born July 11, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, ...

(born 1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Blaine Calkins Blaine F. Calkins (born December 25, 1968) is a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He has represented the riding of Red Deer—Lacombe in Alberta since 2015, having previously represented its predecessor, Wetas ...

(born 1968), Canadian politician * Blaine Denning (1930–2016), American basketball player * Blaine Earon (born 1927), American retired National Football League lineman *

Blaine Gabbert Blaine Williamson Gabbert (born October 15, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri before leaving early for the 2011 NFL Draft after hi ...

(born 1989), American National Football League quarterback *

L. Blaine Hammond Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. (born January 16, 1952) is a Gulfstream test pilot, a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew on two Space Shuttle missions. Education Hammond was born on January 16, 1952, in Savanna ...

(born 1952), American test pilot and retired astronaut and US Air Force colonel *

Blaine Hardy Blaine Patrick Hardy (born March 14, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers. College career Hardy attended Edmonds-Woodway High School in ...

(born 1987), American baseball player *

Blaine Harrison Blaine Harrison (born Stephen Blaine Harrison on 23 May 1985) is an English musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Mystery Jets. Early life Harrison started playing instruments as a child. He experimente ...

(born 1985), English indie/rock musician * Blaine Higgs (born 1954), Canadian politician *

Blaine Johnson Blaine H. Johnson (May 22, 1962 – August 31, 1996) was a professional drag racer. Blaine, along with his lifelong crew chief and brother, Alan, were competitors in the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster Series, a series which they entered in 1988. J ...

(1962-1996), American drag racer *

Blaine Kruger Blaine Kruger (born August 23, 1985) is a former Canadian football wide receiver who played one season with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Stampeders as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played CIS ...

(born 1985), Canadian Football League wide receiver * Blaine Lacher (born 1970), Canadian retired National Hockey League goalie *

Blaine Larsen Blaine Larsen (born February 2, 1986) is an American country music artist. He was raised in Buckley, Washington. At age fifteen, he recorded his debut album ''In My High School'' on Giantslayer Records, an independent record label. The album w ...

(born 1986), American country music singer and songwriter *

H. Blaine Lawson Herbert Blaine Lawson, Jr. is a mathematician best known for his work in minimal surfaces, calibrated geometry, and algebraic cycles. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Stony Brook University. He received his PhD fro ...

(born 1942), American mathematician *

Blaine Lindgren Harold Blaine Lindgren (June 26, 1939 – October 5, 2019) was an American sprinter who competed mainly in the 110 m hurdles. He won this event at the 1963 Pan American Games, but then was beaten by Hayes Jones by a small margin in several compet ...

(born 1939), American track and field hurdler *

Blaine Luetkemeyer William Blaine Luetkemeyer ( ; born May 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for , a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Luetkemeyer formerly served as a member of the Missouri House of ...

(born 1952), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Blaine (cartoonist) (1937–2012), Canadian editorial cartoonist Blaine MacDonald *

Blaine McCallister Blaine McCallister (born October 17, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. McCallister was born in Fort Stockton, Texas. He attended the University of Houston and was a member ...

(born 1958), American golfer with five PGA Tour wins * Blaine McElmurry (born 1973), American retired National Football League safety *

Blaine Nye Blaine Francis Nye (born March 29, 1946) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Stanford University. Early years Born in Ogden, Utah, Nye played ...

(born 1946), American retired National Football League lineman and businessman *

Blaine Pedersen Blaine Pedersen is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election for the electoral division of Carman. Pederson is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Pede ...

, Canadian politician * M. Blaine Peterson (1906-1985), U.S. Representative from Utah *

Blaine Saipaia Blaine Saipaia (born August 25, 1978) is a former American football offensive lineman. He was originally signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Colorado State. After retiring from ...

(born 1978), American National Football League player * Blaine Schmidt (born 1963), retired Canadian Football League player *

Blaine Scully Blaine Hansen Scully (born February 29, 1988) is an American former rugby union player who played for the U.S. national team as a fullback or wing. Scully was captain of the U.S. national team and previously served as co-captain alongside long ...

(born 1988), American rugby union player *

Blaine Stoughton Blaine A. Stoughton (born March 13, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played twelve professional seasons. Stoughton played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple L ...

(born 1953), Canadian retired National Hockey League player *

Blaine Taylor Blaine Taylor (born January 14, 1958) is a former American college basketball coach most well known for being the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs basketball, Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team from 2001 until 2013. Taylor pla ...

(born 1958), American college basketball player and coach * Blaine Thacker (1941–2020), Canadian politician *

Blaine Thurier Blaine Thurier (born 1967) is a Canadian musician and film producer. He plays synthesizer with the Canadian indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers. His videos for The New Pornographers have been critically well received. Thurier has written ...

(born 1967), Canadian musician and film producer * Blaine Willenborg (born 1960), American former tennis player *

Blaine Wilson Blaine Carew Wilson (born August 3, 1974) is a retired American gymnast. He is a five-time U.S. national champion (1996-2000), a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004), and an Olympic silver medalist in the team competition at the 2004 Olympic G ...

(born 1974), American retired gymnast Fictional characters named Blaine include: * Blaine (Pokémon) (Katsura in the original Japanese version), the name of a gym leader in the Pokémon universe *

Blaine Anderson Blaine Devon Anderson is a fictional character from the American musical comedy-drama television series '' Glee''. Played by Darren Criss, Blaine was introduced in the sixth episode of the second season as the openly gay lead singer of the Dal ...

, in the TV series ''Glee'' *

Blaine the Mono ''The Dark Tower'' is a series of eight novels written by American author Stephen King, which incorporate multiple genres including fantasy, science fantasy, horror and western. Below are ''The Dark Tower'' characters that come into play as the ...

, a psychotic artificial intelligence-controlled monorail locomotive in Stephen King's novels ''The Wastelands'' and ''Wizard and Glass'' * Blaine Edwards, a character portrayed by Damon Wayans in the ''In Living Color'' sketch Men on Film

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