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Billy Claiborne Billy Claiborne ( – November 14, 1882) was an American outlaw cowboy, drover, miner, and gunfighter in the American Old West. He killed James Hickey in a confrontation in a saloon, but it was ruled self-defense. He was present at the beginnin ...

(1860–1882), western outlaw *

Lindy Boggs Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs (March 13, 1916 – July 27, 2013) was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Cong ...

(Corinne Claiborne Boggs, 1916–2013), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana; U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican *

Chris Claiborne Christopher Ashon Claiborne (born July 26, 1978) is an American football coach and former player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Claiborne played college football for the University of Southern Cali ...

(born 1978), former American football linebacker *

Craig Claiborne Craig Claiborne (September 4, 1920 January 22, 2000) was an American restaurant critic, food journalist and book author. A long-time food editor and restaurant critic for ''The New York Times'', he was also the author of numerous cookbooks and ...

(1920–2000), U.S. food writer and columnist for the ''New York Times'' *

Ferdinand Claiborne Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne (March 9, 1772 - March 22, 1815) was an American military officer most notable for his command of the militia of the Mississippi Territory during the Creek War and the War of 1812. Early life Born in Sussex County, Vir ...

(1773–1815), U.S. military officer most notable for his command during the Creek War and the War of 1812 * Harry E. Claiborne (1917–2004), United States District Judge, Nevada, from 1978 until his impeachment and removal in 1986 * James Robert Claiborne (1882–1944), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri *

John Claiborne John Claiborne (January 26, 1778October 9, 1808) was a son of Thomas Claiborne (1749–1812) and brother of Thomas Claiborne (1780–1856). He was a Representative from Virginia; born in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1778; pursued academic stu ...

(1777–1808), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia *

John Claiborne (baseball executive) John W. Claiborne III (born 1939) is a former front-office executive in United States, American Major League Baseball who also was an early president of the New England Sports Network (NESN), a regional cable television network primarily (80 perce ...

(born 1940), executive in American Major League Baseball and a president of the New England Sports Network (NESN) * John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (1809–1884), member of Mississippi state legislature *

John Herbert Claiborne John Herbert Claiborne (March 16, 1828 – 1905) was a prominent Virginia politician and a leading medical administrator commanding a series of hospitals serving wounded Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Born in 1828 in ...

(1828–1905), surgeon and physicist *

Liz Claiborne Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that co ...

(1929–2007), pioneer fashion designer and entrepreneur * Nathaniel Claiborne (1777–1859), member of Virginia state legislature, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia * Robert Claiborne (1919–1990), American folk singer, labor organizer and writer of books on science, anthropology and linguistics *

Shane Claiborne Shane Claiborne (born July 11, 1975) is a Christian activist and author who is a leading figure in the New Monasticism movement and one of the founding members of the non-profit organization, The Simple Way, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Claib ...

(born 1975), Christian writer, speaker, and activist * Theresa Claiborne (born 1959), first African-American female pilot in the United States Air Force *

Thomas Claiborne (1749–1812) Thomas Claiborne (February 1, 17491812) was a planter and politician from Brunswick County, Virginia, who represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799 and from 1801 to 1805. Biography Claiborne was born i ...

, member of Virginia state legislature; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia *

Thomas Claiborne (1780–1856) Thomas Claiborne (May 17, 1780 – January 7, 1856) was an American politician and a United States Representative for the state of Tennessee. Early life and career Son of Mary & Thomas B. Claiborne. He served as a major on the staff of Gen. An ...

, lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee *

William Claiborne William Claiborne also, spelled Cleyburne (c. 1600 – c. 1677) was an English pioneer, surveyor, and an early settler in the colonies/provinces of Virginia and Maryland and around the Chesapeake Bay. Claiborne became a wealthy merchant ...

(c. 1600–1676), Virginia statesman * William C. C. Claiborne (died 1817), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and first Governor of Louisiana

Given name

C. P. Ellis Claiborne Paul Ellis (January 8, 1927 – November 3, 2005) was an American segregationist turned civil rights activist and trade union organizer. Ellis was at one time Exalted Cyclops, local leader, of a Ku Klux Klan group in Durham, North Carol ...

(Claiborne P. Ellis, 1927–2005), Ku Klux Klan member turned civil rights activist * Claiborne P. Deming, American businessman. *

Claiborne Fox Jackson Claiborne Fox Jackson (April 4, 1806 – December 6, 1862) was an American politician of the Democratic Party in Missouri. He was elected as the 15th Governor of Missouri, serving from January 3, 1861, until July 31, 1861, when he was for ...

(1806–1862), Governor of Missouri *

Claiborne Pell Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...

(1918–2009), U.S. senator from Rhode Island

Places in the United States

Claiborne, Alabama Claiborne is a ghost town on a bluff above the Alabama River in Monroe County, Alabama. History Situated near the Federal Road, Claiborne began during the Mississippi Territory period with a ferry over the river. During the Creek War a large st ...

Claiborne, Louisiana Claiborne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,830 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Claiborne i ...

Claiborne, Maryland Claiborne is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Eastern Bay at , and uses ZIP code 21624. The 2000 U.S. Census listed th ...

Claiborne, Virginia Claiborne is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atla ...

Claiborne County (disambiguation) Claiborne County is the name of more than one county in the United States: * Claiborne County, Mississippi * Claiborne County, Tennessee See also * Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Claiborne Parish (french: Paroisse de Claiborne) is a parish ...

* Claiborne Farm, thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Paris, Kentucky *

Claiborne Formation The Claiborne Formation or Claiborne Group is a geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, and Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period . See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kentucky Thi ...

, a geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois, and Kentucky, U.S. *

Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Claiborne Parish (french: Paroisse de Claiborne) is a parish located in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1828, and was named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne. As of the ...

Lake Claiborne Lake Claiborne is a reservoir located near the town of Homer, Louisiana, United States. Isolated in a rural area, it is a popular man-made fishing area that has a combined estimated area of . Lake Claiborne State Park, a Louisiana state maintai ...

, a reservoir near Homer, Louisiana, U.S.