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Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor ...
, itself deriving from 'claudicatio' meaning "strong willed". It can also be an uncommon given name for females or a
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Claude, Duke of Aumale Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Aumale (18 August 1526, Joinville – 3 March 1573, La Rochelle) was the third son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon. He was a prince of Lorraine by birth. Biography As part of the Treaty of Boulo ...
(1526–1573) * Claude, Duke of Guise (1496–1550) *
Claude de la Colombière Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain Claude Lorrain (; born Claude Gellée , called ''le Lorrain'' i ...
(1641–1682), Christian saint * Claude of Besançon (c. 607–696 or 699), Christian saint, priest, monk, abbot and bishop *"Claude", traditional name in English for
Claude Lorrain Claude Lorrain (; born Claude Gellée , called ''le Lorrain'' in French; traditionally just Claude in English; c. 1600 – 23 November 1682) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Baroque era. He spent most of his life in I ...
(c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher *
Claude Akins Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. He was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series '' B.J. and the Bear'', and ...
(1926–1994), American actor * Claude Barrès (1925–1959), French officer * Claude Beausoleil (1948–2020), Canadian poet and writer * Claude Boissol (1920–2016), French film director and screenwriter * Claude Bouton, Lord of Corbaron *
Claude Chappe Claude Chappe (; 25 December 1763 – 23 January 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France. His system consisted of a series of towers, each within line of sight of ...
(1763-1805), French inventor * Claude Choules (1901–2011), British WWI veteran and last combat veteran from any nation * Claude Corea (1894-1962), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 1958-1961 * Claude Crowl (1892–1915), a former Australian rules footballer with St Kilda *
Claude Dallas Claude Lafayette Dallas Jr. (born March 11, 1950) was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of two game wardens in Idaho. On May 16, 1986, he became the 400th fugitive listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List. Biography Born in Winches ...
(born 1950), self-styled "Mountain Man" and convicted murderer of two U.S. game wardens * Claude Dauphin (1951–2015), French commodities trader *
Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...
(1862–1918), French composer * Claude Demetrius (1916–1988), African-American songwriter * Claude Duval, (1643–1670), French-born gentleman highwayman in post-Restoration Britain *
Claude François Claude Antoine Marie François (; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of "Comme d'habitude" (c ...
(1939–1978), French musician * Claude Galopin, French automotive engineer *
Claude Gillingwater Claude Benton Gillingwater (August 2, 1870 – November 1, 1939) was an American stage and screen actor. He first appeared on the stage then in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1939, including the Academy Award-nominated ''A Tale of Two ...
(1870–1939), American actor * Claude Giroux (born 1988), French-Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the
Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wel ...
* Claude Hipps (1927–2017), American football player * Claude Hulbert (1900–1964), British comic actor * Claude Janiak (born 1948), Swiss politician * Claude Julien (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey coach in the National Hockey League * Claude Kelly, American singer and song writer * Claude A. Larkin (1891–1969), American Marine general *
Claude Lévi-Strauss Claude Lévi-Strauss (, ; 28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social Anthro ...
(1908–2009), French anthropologist * Claude Louis Berthollet (1748–1822), French chemist * Claude Lemieux (born 1965), retired ice hockey player in the National Hockey League * Claude Makélélé (born 1973), French football manager and former player *
Claude McKay Festus Claudius "Claude" McKay OJ (September 15, 1890See Wayne F. Cooper, ''Claude McKay, Rebel Sojourner In The Harlem Renaissance (New York, Schocken, 1987) p. 377 n. 19. As Cooper's authoritative biography explains, McKay's family predated ...
(1889-1948), Jamaican writer and poet *
Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (, , ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During ...
(1840–1926), French painter * Claude F. Morris (1869–1957), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court *
Claude Mutafian Armen (Claude) Z. Moutafian (born 21 July 1942) is a French mathematician and a historian who specializes in Armenian history. Foreign Member of Armenian Academy of Sciences. He is the son of Zareh Mutafian. Biography Born in 1942 in Clamart ...
(1942), French writer, historian and mathematician * Claude Netter (1924–2007), French Olympic champion foil fencer *
Claude Nicollier Claude Nicollier (born 2 September 1944 in Vevey, Switzerland) is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight (STS-46) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight (STS-103) was in 1999. He ...
(born 1944), first Swiss astronaut * Claude Patrick (born 1980), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter * Claude Piron (1931–2008), linguist and psychologist * Claude Rains (1889–1967), British-born American actor * Claude Ramsey (1943–2018), American farmer and politician * Claude Rapin (born 19??), archaeologist specialising in Central Asian studies * Claude C. Robinson (1881–1976), Canadian ice hockey and sports executive * Claude Rouer (born 1929), French road cyclist * Claude Sandoz (born 1946), Swiss visual artist *
Claude Shannon Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptography, cryptographer known as a "father of information theory". As a 21-year-old master's degree student at the Massac ...
(1916–2001), American information theorist, mathematician, and electrical engineer * Claude Sintes (born 1953), French archaeologist and curator * Claude Joseph Vernet (1714–1789), French painter * Claude Weaver (1867–1954), American politician * Claude Weaver III (1923–1944), American-Canadian World War II flying ace


Women

* Claude de Bectoz (1490–1547), writer, intellectual, abbess and correspondent of
Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin onc ...
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Claude of France Claude of France (13 October 1499 – 20 July 1524) was Queen of France by marriage to King Francis I. She was also ruling Duchess of Brittany from 1514 until her death in 1524. She was a daughter of King Louis XII of France and his second wif ...
(1499–1524), queen consort of King
Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin onc ...
and Duchess of Brittany * Claude of France (1547–1575), second daughter of King
Henry II of France Henry II (french: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brot ...
and Catherine de' Medici * Claude B. Levenson (1938–2010), French journalist and writer * Claude de Vin des Œillets (1637–1687), a mistress of King Louis XIV of France * Claude Cahun (1894–1954), French surrealist photographer, sculptor and writer * Claude Chirac (born 1962), daughter of Jacques Chirac * Claude Gensac (1927–2016), French actress * Claude Jade (1948–2006), French actress *Claude or Claudia Moatti (born 1954), French historian specialising in Roman Studies * Claude Mérelle (1888–1976), French actress * Claude Nollier (1919–2009), French actress * Claude Pompidou (1912–2007), widow of President Georges Pompidou * Claude Scott-Mitchell, Australian actress


Fictional characters

* Claude, from the anime series '' Beyblade G-Revolution'' * Claude, from the '' Bleach'' franchise *Claude, eponymous dog from the ''Claude'' series of books by Alex T. Smith * Claude, protagonist of the video game ''
Grand Theft Auto III ''Grand Theft Auto III'' is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third main entry in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 1999's '' Grand Theft Auto 2'', and the fifth instalment ...
'' *Claude, young numbat in the 2007 Australian film '' Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale'' * Claude, from the television series '' Heroes'' *Claude, uncle of Hugo Cabret in the novel '' The Invention of Hugo Cabret'' *Claude, French character in the children's television series '' The Raggy Dolls'' *Claude, from the children's animated series '' Timothy Goes to School'' *Claude, a rabbit villager in the video game series ''
Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inh ...
'' *Claude of Valois, from the television series ''
Reign A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism, ...
'' *Claude Hooper Bukowski, protagonist of the musical ''
Hair Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fin ...
'' * Claude Cat, from the ''
Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.< ...
'' and ''
Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 1970s to the ...
'' cartoon series from Warner Bros. *Claude Faustus, demonic butler from the ''
Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old ...
'' franchise * Claude Fitzwilliam, title character in the 1967 American romantic comedy film ''
Fitzwilly ''Fitzwilly'' is a 1967 American romantic comedy film directed by Delbert Mann, based on Poyntz Tyler's 1960 novel ''A Garden of Cucumbers'' (the title refers tIsaiah 1:8 and adapted for the screen by Isobel Lennart. Its title refers to the ni ...
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Claude Frollo ''Monseigneur'' Claude Frollo () is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (known in French as ''Notre-Dame de Paris''). He is the Archdeacon of Notre Dame, as well as an Alchem ...
, villain of the Victor Hugo novel ''
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a 19th-century French literature, French Gothic fiction, Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published ...
'' *Claude von Riegan, one of the three main lords from the video games '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' and '' Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes'' *Claude Speed, protagonist of the video game ''
Grand Theft Auto 2 ''Grand Theft Auto 2'' is an action-adventure game, developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games in October 1999, for Microsoft Windows and the PlayStation, and the Dreamcast and Game Boy Color in 2000. It is the sequel to 1997's ''Gr ...
'' *Claude Sterling, villain from the manga adaptation of the " Vampire Kisses" book series * Cloud Strife or Claude Strauss, protagonist of ''
Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square (video game company), Square for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation console. It is the seventh main installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Published in Japan by Square, it was r ...
'' *Claude Wallace, protagonist of the video game '' Valkyria Chronicles 4'' *Claude Wheeler, main character of Willa Cather's ''
One of Ours ''One of Ours'' is a 1922 novel by Willa Cather that won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native in the first decades of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an i ...
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See also

* Claude (disambiguation)


References

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