Blane is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Blane Comstock (born 1949), American ice hockey player * Blane De St. Croix, American artist *

Blane Gaison Blane Keith Gaison (born May 13, 1958) is a former professional American football player. He played in the National Football League, with the Atlanta Falcons (1981–1985). As a Defensive back (American football), defensive back, he played at ...

(born 1958), American football player * M. Blane Michael, (1943–2011), American judge *

Blane Morgan Blane Morgan (born 1977) is an American football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at Lamar University, a position he held from 2020 until 2022. Morgan also played college football as a quarterback at the United States Air Force ...

(born 1977), American football coach *

Blane David Nordahl Blane David Nordahl (born April 19, 1962) is an American cat burglar, who was given the nickname "Burglar to the Stars" after his exploits at the homes of individuals such as Ivana Trump, Steven Spielberg, Curt Gowdy and Bruce Springsteen. A high ...

(born 1962), American cat burglar *

Blane Smith Blane Smith (born July 13, 1954) is a former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns and was a member of the Green Bay Packers that season. After his NFL ...

(born 1954), American football player *

Saint Blane Saint Blane (Old Irish ''Bláán'', died 590) was a bishop and confessor in Scotland, born on the Isle of Bute, date unknown; died 590. His feast is kept on 10 August. Late (medieval) Scottish texts relate that his mother was Irish and that Sai ...

, Scottish bishop and confessor * Blane Muise, English musician Fictional characters named Blane include: * Blane McDonnagh, a character portrayed by

Andrew McCarthy Andrew Thomas McCarthy (born November 29, 1962) is an American actor, travel writer, and television director. He is most known as a member of the Brat Pack, with roles in 1980s films such as ''St. Elmo's Fire'', ''Pretty in Pink'', and '' Less ...

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Pretty in Pink ''Pretty in Pink'' is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. A cult classic, it is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. It was directed by Howard Deutch, produc ...

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