Cleave is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Chris Cleave (born 1973), British journalist
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Egbert Cleave
Egbert Cleave (flourished 1870s) was an American author from Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is th ...
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fl.
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...
1870s), American author
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John Cleave
John Cleave (born circa 1790) was a British, London based Chartist leader, a printer and newspaper publisher.
Early career
Born of Irish stock, as a young boy John Cleave went to sea and is first documented for his political activities as lat ...
(born c. 1790), British chartist
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Mary L. Cleave (born 1947), American astronaut and engineer
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Maureen Cleave (1934-2021), British journalist
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Paul Cleave
Paul Cleave (born 10 December 1974) is a crime fiction author from New Zealand.
Life
Paul Cleave is an internationally bestselling author who is currently dividing his time between his home city of Christchurch, New Zealand, where all of his n ...
(born 1974), New Zealand author
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Thomas L. Cleave
Thomas Latimer (Peter) Cleave (1906–1983) was a surgeon captain who researched the Health effect, negative health effects of consuming refined carbohydrate (notably sugar and white flour) which would not have been available during early human ev ...
(1906-1983), British surgeon captain
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