Clements (surname)

Clements is an

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alex Clements, Canadian-Born Trainee Solicitor *

Andrew Clements Andrew Elborn Clements (May 29, 1949 – November 28, 2019) was an American author of children's literature. His debut novel ''Frindle'' won an award determined by the vote of U.S. schoolchildren in about 20 different U.S. states. In June 2015, ...

, author *

Andrew Jackson Clements Andrew Jackson Clements (December 23, 1832 – November 7, 1913) was a surgeon and an American politician as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Clements was born in ...

, politician *

Bill Clements William Perry Clements Jr. (April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Texas between 1979 and 1991. His terms bookended the sole t ...

, politician * Billy Clements, rugby league footballer of the 1920s *

Charlie Clements Charlie Clements (born 5 June 1987) is an English actor known for the role of Bradley Branning in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from January 2006 to February 2010. He has won several soap and magazine awards for his performance. Biography ...

, British actor *

Chuck Clements Chad "Chuck" Clements (born August 29, 1973) is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draf ...

, American football player *

Dave Clements David Clements (born 15 September 1945 in Larne, County Antrim) is a former football player and manager from Northern Ireland. He started his career as a left winger but also played as a defensive midfielder and left full back. During a career ...

, North Irish football player *

Earle C. Clements Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was an American farmer and politician. He represented the Commonwealth of Kentucky in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving ...

, Kentucky politician and governor *

Frederic Clements Frederic Edward Clements (September 16, 1874 – July 26, 1945) was an American plant ecologist and pioneer in the study of plant ecology and vegetation succession. Biography Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he studied botany at the University of Nebra ...

, ecologist *

George Clements George Harold Clements (January 26, 1932 – November 25, 2019) was a Black Catholic priest who, in 1981, became the first Catholic priest in the Chicago area to adopt a child. He was also instrumental in the Black Catholic Movement, which so ...

, American Roman Catholic priest * Harry Clements (footballer), English footballer *

James Clements James Franklin "Jim" Clements (October 31, 1927 – June 9, 2005) was an American ornithologist, author and businessman. He was born in New York, United States. He married Mary Norton and they had two sons. His second marriage, which lasted 14 ...

, ornithologist *

Jeremy Clements Jeremy Wayne Clements (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the son of Tony Clements, owner of Clements Racing Engines. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 51 Chevrole ...

, NASCAR driver *

Joe Clements Joseph Clements is an Australian actor who played Senior Sergeant Allan Steiger in the television soap opera, ''Neighbours'', from 2004 to 2007. Biography Clements had a role as 'Simmo' in 1993 Australian sitcom ''Newlyweds'', and has had guest r ...

, actor * John Clements (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jonathan Clements Jonathan Michael Clements (born 9 July 1971) is a British author and scriptwriter. His non-fiction works include biographies of Confucius, Koxinga and Qin Shi Huang, as well as monthly opinion columns for '' Neo'' magazine. He is also the co-aut ...

, British author *

Kenny Clements Kenneth Henry Clements Note that the url is that of the site's front page; as it is a Flash-based site, a link to the specific page cannot be supplied. (born 9 April 1955 in Middleton, Lancashire) is an English former footballer who played as ...

, English football defender * Kyle Clements, Owner of RatzSportz * Logan Clements, California businessman and politician *

Mark Alwin Clements Mark Alwin Clements (b. 1949) is an Australian botanist and orchidologist. He obtained his doctorate at the Australian National University defending his thesis entitled ''Reproductive Biology in relation to phylogeny of the Orchidaceae, espe ...

, Australian botanist *

Marie Clements Marie Clements (born January 10, 1962) See p. 147. is a Canadian Métis playwright, performer, director, producer and screenwriter. Marie was founding artistic director of urban ink productions, and is currently co-artistic director of red diva pr ...

, Canadian

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

playwright, performer, and director *

Nate Clements Nathan D. Clements (born December 12, 1979) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 21st overall in the 2001 NFL Draft, and a ...

(born 1979), American NFL cornerback *

Nathaniel Clements Nathaniel Clements (1705 – May 1777) was an Irish politician and financial figure, important in the political and financial administration of Ireland in the mid-18th century. Early history Clements was the fifth son of Robert Clements (1664� ...

, Irish politician *

Nick Clements George Nickerson Clements (October 5, 1940 – August 30, 2009) was an American theoretical linguist specializing in phonology. Career Clements was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and educated in New Haven, Paris and London. He received his Ph.D. fr ...

, linguist and phonologist *

Richard Clements (painter) Richard Clements (10 August 1951 – 4 November 1999) was an Australian painter. Life Clements' early childhood years were spent in Tanybryn in the Otway Ranges, near Apollo Bay. The landscape of the area made a lasting impression on him which ...

Richard Clements (journalist) Richard Harry 'Dick' Clements (11 October 1928 – 23 November 2006) was an English journalist and was editor of the left-wing weekly ''Tribune'' from 1961 to 1982. Early life Clements's father, Harry, was an osteopath. His mother, Sonia Edlema ...

Rita Crocker Clements Rita Crocker Clements (October 30, 1931 – January 6, 2018) was an American Republican Party organizer, an activist in historic preservation, and a First Lady of the U.S. state of Texas. Early life She was born in Newton, Kansas, on October ...

, First Lady of Texas; married to Bill Clements *

Robert George Clements Robert George Clements (1880 – 30 May 1947) was a physician and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Clements is suspected of the murder of his fourth wife, who died of morphine poisoning. His first three w ...

, physician and suspected serial killer *

Ron Clements Ronald Francis Clements (born April 25, 1953) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He often collaborates with fellow director John Musker and is best known for writing and directing the Disney films ''The Grea ...

, American animation director * Roy Clements, author *

Sasha Clements Sasha Nicole Clements (born March 13, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Kiki Kincaid on the Teletoon sitcom ''Majority Rules!''. She was cast in the 2005 fantasy ''The Snow Queen'' (2005). and the 2010 television series '' ...

(born 1990), Canadian actress and model * Shane Clements (1958–2001), Australian cricketer * Stan Clements, football player *

Stanley Clements Stanley Clements (born Stanislaw Klimowicz; July 16, 1926 – October 16, 1981) was an American actor and comedian, best known for portraying "Stash" in the East Side Kids film series, and group leader Stanislaus "Duke" Coveleskie in The Bowery ...

, actor * Sylvester G. Clements, American politician *

TC Clements Thomas Gregory Clements Jr. (born March 28, 1969) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 56th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021.Tom Clements (disambiguation), multiple people *

Vassar Clements Vassar Carlton Clements (April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was an American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and ...

(1928–2005), American fiddle player * William L. Clements (1861-1934), collector of historical works and benefactor to the University of Michigan {{surname, Clements English-language surnames