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Scoto-Norman The term Scoto-Norman (also Franco-Scottish or Franco-Gaelic) is used to describe people, families, institutions and archaeological artifacts that are partly Scottish (in some sense) and partly Anglo-Norman (in some sense). It is used to refer to ...

surname ''Sinclair'' comes from the

Clan Sinclair Clan Sinclair ( gd, Clann na Ceàrda ) is a Highland Scottish clan which holds the lands of Caithness, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians. The chiefs of the clan were the Barons of Roslin and later the Earls of Orkney and Earls of Caithness. Th ...

, whose progenitors moved to Scotland and were given the land of

Roslin, Midlothian Roslin (formerly spelt Rosslyn or Roslyn; Scottish Gaelic: Riasg Linne) is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, 11 kilometres (7 mi) to the south of the capital city Edinburgh. It stands on high ground, near the northwest bank of the river ...

by the King of Scots. The style "Sinclair" is the most common. It has its origins in Scotland and is a derivation of the original French ''de Saint-Clair'', although the name has also been styled "Santoclair", "de St. Clair", "Sainclair", "Synklar" and many more across the centuries. The well-known individuals in this article are listed first alphabetically then by profession.

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Adam Sinclair Adam Antony Sinclair (born 29 February 1984) is an Indian field hockey player and athlete from Tamil Nadu. Among other leading sporting events he was a member of the Indian field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 20 ...

, hockey player *

Adam Sinclair (actor) Adam Sinclair (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Jackson in ''Boyz Unlimited and'' starred in the television series ''Mile High'' and has appeared in supporting roles in films l ...

, actor *

Adelaide Sinclair Adelaide Helen Grant Sinclair, (January 16, 1900 – November 20, 1982) was a Canadians, Canadian public servant. She was the second Chairman of the UNICEF Executive Board from 1951 to 1952, and from 1957 to 1967, she was the deputy executiv ...

, Canadian civil servant * Aishah Sinclair, Malaysian actress and TV host *

Alex Sinclair Alex Sinclair (born 2 December 1968) is a Mexican comic-book colorist known for his work with Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Career Sinclair is well known for his collaborations with Jim Lee and Scott Williams. He has previously worked on ''Ast ...

, colorist for comics * Alfred Sinclair, born Alfred Sinclair Wadham, English painter in Australia *

Alfredo Sinclair Alfredo Sinclair (8 December 1914 – 2 February 2014) was a Panamanian artist. He was born in Panama City. He studied with Humberto Ivaldi at the National School of Painting and later in Argentina, between 1947 and 1951. He had his first contact ...

, Panamanian artist * Alice Sinclair, British supermodel * Alison Sinclair (disambiguation) *

Alistair Sinclair :' Alistair Sinclair (born 1960) is a British computer scientist and computational theorist. Sinclair received his B.A. in mathematics from St. John’s College, Cambridge in 1979, and his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Edinbu ...

, Scottish curler, European champion *

Anders Sinclair Anders Sinclair, born 1614, died 1689, was one of many Scottish soldiers that joined Swedish service during the Thirty Years' War, rising to the rank of colonel, and holding several military governorship of important fortress towns in Sweden. S ...

, Scottish mercenary in Sweden * Andrew Sinclair (disambiguation) *

Anne Sinclair Anne Sinclair (, born Anne-Élise Schwartz; 15 July 1948) is a New-York-born French television and radio interviewer. She hosted one of the most popular political shows for more than thirteen years on TF1, the largest European private TV channel ...

, French TV-personality and wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn * Archibald Sinclair (journalist) (1866–1922), British sports journalist *

Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, (22 October 1890 – 15 June 1970), known as Sir Archibald Sinclair between 1912 and 1952, and often as Archie Sinclair, was a British politician and leader of the Liberal Party. Backgr ...

, Scottish politician and leader of the British Liberal Party *

Arthur St. Clair Arthur St. Clair ( – August 31, 1818) was a Scottish-American soldier and politician. Born in Thurso, Scotland, he served in the British Army during the French and Indian War before settling in Pennsylvania, where he held local office. During ...

, early American general and President of the Continental Congress *

Arthur Sinclair Commodore Arthur Sinclair (28 February 1780 – 7 February 1831) was an early American naval hero, who served in the U.S. Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War and in the War of 1812. His three sons also served in the ...

, early American naval hero *

Ashraf Sinclair Ashraf Daniel Mohamad Sinclair (18 September 1979 – 18 February 2020) was a Malaysian actor known for his role as Eddy in the 2005 film ''Gol & Gincu''. Career Sinclair began his career in 1997 as the second runner-up of the Hero Remaja me ...

, Malaysian actor *

Augustus Sinclair Augustus Sinclair is a fictional character in the 2K 2010 video game ''BioShock 2''. Within the game, he was one of the leading figures in Rapture's genetics industry and an important businessman. Described as an example of moral relativism, Si ...

, fictional character from BioShock 2.

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Baron Sinclair of Cleeve Baron Sinclair of Cleeve, of Cleeve in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 January 1957 for the businessman and public servant, Robert Sinclair. He notably served as President of the Im ...

, businessman, civil servant *

Barry Sinclair Barry Whitley Sinclair (23 October 1936 – 10 July 2022) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 21 Test matches for New Zealand national team as a specialist batsman from 1962–63 to 1967–68, and captained the team from 1966 to 1968. ...

, New Zealand Test cricketer *

Belinda Sinclair Belinda Sinclair (born 16 September 1950) is a British actress known for several recurring television roles. She was born in London, and was trained as an actress with the Arts Educational Schools, London and had early success on the stage. In t ...

, British actress *Brett Sinclair, fictional character in ''

The Persuaders! ''The Persuaders!'' is an action-comedy series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the cycle of adventure serie ...

'' TV series *

Brian Sinclair (veterinary surgeon) Wallace Brian Vaughan Sinclair (27 September 191513 December 1988) was a British veterinary surgeon who worked for a time with his older brother Donald, and Donald's business partner, Alf Wight. Wight wrote a series of semiautobiographical nov ...

, veterinary surgeon * Bob Sinclair (disambiguation) * Bruce Sinclair (disambiguation)

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Cam Sinclair Cameron Sinclair (born 12 April 1984) is an Australian freestyle motocross rider associated with the Metal mulisha group. Motocross career Sinclair competed for the LG World Championship in 2008. He was injured while practicing for a double ...

, motocross rider *

Cameron Sinclair Cameron Sinclair (born 16 November 1973) is a designer, writer and one of the pioneers in socially responsive architecture. He currently serves as pro bono executive director of Armory of Harmony, a US-based organization focused on smelting dow ...

, architect *

Carl St.Clair Carl Ray St.Clair (born June 5, 1952) is an American conductor. Early life and education Born in Hochheim, Texas, St.Clair went to school in Yoakum, Texas, and graduated from Yoakum High School. He attended the University of Texas and later s ...

, Music director, conductor *

Catherine Sinclair Catherine Sinclair (17 April 1800 – 6 August 1864) was a Scottish novelist and children's writer, who departed from the moralising approach common in that period. She is credited with discovering that the author of the initially anonymous W ...

, author *

Cecile Sinclair Cecile Sinclair (born 21 February 1987) is a British-Dutch model. She is best known as the winner of Holland's Next Top Model, Cycle 3, the third cycle of Holland's Next Top Model. Biography Sinclair was born to a Kiwi (people), Kiwi father of ...

, Dutch glamour model * Charles Sinclair (disambiguation) *

Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team. An Olympic go ...

(born 1983), Canadian soccer player *

Christopher A. Sinclair Christopher A. Sinclair (born September 5, 1950) is an American businessman. He is the chairman of Reckitt, the consumer health and household products company. He is the former chairman and CEO of Mattel, the toy company. Previously, he was chair ...

, CEO of Mattel and Pepsi-Cola *Sir

Clive Sinclair Sir Clive Marles Sinclair (30 July 1940 – 16 September 2021) was an English entrepreneur and inventor, best known for being a pioneer in the computing industry, and also as the founder of several companies that developed consumer electronics ...

(1940–2021), founder of Sinclair Research Ltd *

Clive Sinclair (author) Clive John Sinclair (19 February 1948 – 5 March 2018)Bryan Cheyette"Clive Sinclair, 1948–2018" ''TLS'', 6 March 2018. was a British author who published several award-winning novels and collections of short stories, including ''The Lady with ...

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Dave Sinclair David Sinclair (born 24 November 1947) is a British keyboardist (organ, piano, harpsichord, electric piano, Mellotron, Davolisint, etc.) associated with the psychedelia/progressive rock Canterbury Scene since the late 1960s. He became famous wi ...

, British musician with the band Caravan * David Sinclair (disambiguation), multiple people * Des Sinclair, South Africa international rugby union player *

Donald Sinclair (hotel owner) Donald William Sinclair (10 July 1909 – 1981) was the co-proprietor of the Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay, Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, Devon, England. He helped manage the hotel after an extensive career as an officer in the Merchant Navy (United ...

(1909–1981), owner of the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, England; inspiration for the character Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, in the British television sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' *

Donald Sinclair (veterinary surgeon) Donald Vaughan Sinclair (22 April 1911 – 28 June 1995) was a British veterinary surgeon who graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 1933. He was made famous as the inspiration for the eccentric character Siegfried ...

(1911–1995), British veterinary surgeon, inspiration for a character in the ''All Creatures Great and Small'' franchise *Drake Sinclair, fictional character in ''

The Sixth Gun ''The Sixth Gun'' is a monthly comic book series created by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt and published by Oni Press. Summary ''The Sixth Gun'' takes place in the old west during the late 1880s. The story centers around a set of six pistols, eac ...

'' comic series

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* Edward Sinclair (disambiguation) *

Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair Admiral Sir Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, (born Alexander; 12 December 1865 – 13 November 1945) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer, notable for firing the first shots of the Battle of Jutland, and for leading a squadron of light cr ...

, Royal Navy officer * Elliot Sinclair, fictional character *

Emile Sinclair Emile Anthony Sinclair (born 29 December 1987) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker. Career Nottingham Forest Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Sinclair started his career with Bradford City's youth system in 2005 be ...

, English professional footballer *

Emma Sinclair Emma Sinclair Order of the British Empire, MBE is a British businesswoman, entrepreneur and journalist. Early life and education Sinclair was born in Middlesex and currently splits her time between New York and London. She is descended from Jew ...

, British businesswoman and entrepreneur * Enid Sinclair, fictional character *

Eon Sinclair Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair and drummer Chuck Treece. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedouin Soundcla ...

, musician *

Eric Sinclair Duncan Eric Sinclair (born 13 January 1954 in Haggs) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Dundee, St Mirren and Airdrie in the Scottish Football League. Sinclair represented the Scottish League once, in 1980. Sinclair finished his ...

, Scottish footballer

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Frank Sinclair Frank Mohammed Sinclair (born 3 December 1971) is an English-born Jamaican former professional football player and manager and current coach at Doncaster Rovers. He made 756 league and cup appearances in a 25-year playing career, scoring 27 g ...

, footballer

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George Sinclair (disambiguation) George Sinclair may refer to: *George Sinclair (footballer) (1884–1959), Scottish footballer *George Sinclair (mercenary) (1580–1612), Scottish mercenary who saw action in Sweden *George Sinclair (mathematician) (died 1696), Scottish mathematici ...

Gerard Sinclair Gerard Sinclair is Chief Executive of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC). Background Gerard Sinclair is qualified in both Scots law and English law. As a solicitor in private practice for 19 years, and a senior partner with a G ...

, solicitor *

Gord Sinclair The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, were a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassis ...

, musician *

Gordon Sinclair Allan Gordon Sinclair, OC, FRGS (June 3, 1900 – May 17, 1984) was a Canadian journalist, writer and commentator. Early life Sinclair was born in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, the son of George Alexander and Bessie Gol ...

, Canadian journalist, writer and commentator *

Graeme Sinclair James Graeme Sinclair (born 1 July 1957) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Dumbarton, Celtic, Manchester City and St Mirren. Sinclair man-marked Johan Cruyff when Celtic beat Ajax in a 1982–83 European Cup tie. Sinclair won a Sc ...

, Scottish footballer *

Grayson Sinclair Grayson Sinclair is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Christopher Villiers. Casting In February 2008, it was announced that Grayson would be one of many characters to be written out as a result o ...

, fictional character

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Harry Sinclair Harry Alan Sinclair (born 1959) is a New Zealand film director, writer and actor. In his early career he was an actor and member of The Front Lawn, a musical theater duo. He went on to write and direct several short films, a TV series and thr ...

, New Zealand actor * Harry F. Sinclair, founder of Sinclair Oil * Heather Sinclair, unseen character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Helen Sinclair This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series, '' Doctor Who''. A Amy Amy, portrayed by Ciara Janson, is a compani ...

, fictional character from Doctor Who audios *

Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, Lord of Roslin () was a Scottish nobility, Scottish and a Norwegian nobility, Norwegian nobleman. Sinclair held the title Earl of Orkney (which refers to Norðreyjar rather than just the islands of Orkney) and w ...

Henry John Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland Henry John Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland (6 June 1907 – 14 February 1984) was the President of thfrom its formation in 1953 and the President of thGurdjieff Foundation of Californiafrom its inception in 1955. He held both posts until his death ...

*Admiral

Hugh Sinclair Admiral Sir Hugh Francis Paget Sinclair, (18 August 1873 – 4 November 1939), known as Quex Sinclair, was a British intelligence officer. He was Director of British Naval Intelligence between 1919 and 1921, and he subsequently helped to se ...

, director of British Naval Intelligence, helped to set up MI6 *

Holly J. Sinclair '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and T ...

, fictional character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Hugh Macdonald Sinclair Hugh Macdonald Sinclair, Royal College of Physicians, FRCP (4 February 1910 – 22 June 1990) was a medical doctor and researcher into human nutrition. He is most widely known for claiming that what he called "lifestyle diseases, diseases of civil ...

, British nutrition researcher

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Iain Sinclair Iain Sinclair FRSL (born 11 June 1943) is a writer and filmmaker. Much of his work is rooted in London, recently within the influences of psychogeography. Biography Education Sinclair was born in Cardiff in 1943. From 1956 to 1961, he was educate ...

, British writer and filmmaker *

Ian Sinclair Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 10 June 1929) is a former Australian politician who served as leader of the National Party from 1984 to 1989. He was a government minister under six prime ministers, and later Speaker of the House of Representative ...

, Australian politician * Ian Sinclair (cricketer), New Zealand Test cricketer *

Ian David Sinclair Ian David Sinclair, (December 27, 1913 – April 7, 2006) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and senator. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1937 from the University of Manitoba and a ...

, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and Senator *

Izzy Sinclair Isabelle "Izzy" Sinclair is a fictional character who appeared in the '' Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. She was a companion of the Eighth Doctor. Izzy was ...

, fictional character from Doctor Who comic

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Jack Sinclair (Scouting) Jack Sinclair served as the President and International Commissioner of Scouts Canada. In 2004, Sinclair was awarded the 302nd ''Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the S ...

* James Sinclair (disambiguation) *

Jamie Sinclair Jamie Ann Sinclair (born February 21, 1992) is an American-Canadian curler from Osgoode, Ontario and is a three-time U.S. National Champion. Her United States Curling Association membership is through the Charlotte Curling Association in Charlot ...

(born 1992), American curler *Jean de Saint-Clair, alleged sixth Grand Master of the

Priory of Sion The ''Prieuré de Sion'' (), translated as Priory of Sion, was a fraternal organization founded in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard in his failed attempt to create a prestigious neo-chivalric order. In the 1960s, Plantard began claiming that ...

Jeffrey Sinclair Jeffrey Sinclair is a character in the fictional universe of the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'', played by actor Michael O'Hare. He was a regular in the first season of the show, as Commander of the Babylon 5 station, and made a n ...

, fictional character on the television show ''Babylon 5'' *

Jess Sinclair Jess Sinclair (born 26 August 1978) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played in the Australian Football League, Sinclair was a dashing Football (Australian rules) positions#Half-Back Flank, half back flanker who had played for firs ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Jim Sinclair (activist) Jim Sinclair is an autism-rights movement activist who, with fellow autistics Kathy Lissner Grant and Donna Williams, formed Autism Network International (ANI) in 1992. Sinclair became the original coordinator of ANI. Biography Sinclair has ...

, autism rights activist *

Jimmy Sinclair James Hugh Sinclair (16 October 1876 – 23 February 1913) was a South African cricketer who played in 25 Test cricket, Test matches from 1896 to 1911. He scored South Africa cricket team, South Africa's first three Test Century (cricket), centu ...

(1876–1913), South African cricketer *

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, 1st Baronet, (10 May 1754 – 21 December 1835), was a British politician, a writer on both finance and agriculture, and was one of the first people to use the word '' statistics'' in the English language, in ...

(1754–1835), politician, writer finance and agriculture *

John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso John Archibald Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso (born 10 September 1953), known also as John Thurso, is a Scottish businessman, Liberal Democrat politician and hereditary peer who is notable for having served in the House of Lords both before and a ...

(born 1953), Scottish businessman and politician *

John Sinclair (bishop) John Sinclair (died April 1566) was an Ordinary Lord and later Lord President in the Court of Session. He performed the ceremony marrying Mary, Queen of Scots to Lord Darnley. Family He was the fourth son of Sir Oliver Sinclair of Roslin (d. a ...

(died 1566) *

John Sinclair (musician) John Sinclair (born 12 April 1952) is an English keyboardist who has played for bands such as The Babys, Heavy Metal Kids, Savoy Brown, The Cult, but is probably best known for his time in Uriah Heep and playing for Ozzy Osbourne's band. He also ...

(born 1952), keyboardist with Uriah Heep *

John Sinclair (poet) John Sinclair (born October 2, 1941) is an American poet, writer, and political activist from Flint, Michigan. Sinclair's defining style is jazz poetry, and he has released most of his works in audio formats. Most of his pieces include musical a ...

(born 1941), American writer and activist *

John Sinclair (British Army officer) Sir John Alexander Sinclair, (29 May 1897 – 22 March 1977) was a British Army general who was head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from 1953 to 1956. Career Sinclair was the second son of a Church of England priest, John Sinclair. ...

, head of Military Intelligence *

John Gordon Sinclair John Gordon Sinclair (born Gordon John Sinclair; 4 February 1962) is a Scottish actor, voice actor, singer, and novelist. He is best known for portraying Gregory in the 1981 film ''Gregory's Girl''. There was a Gordon Sinclair already registere ...

, Scottish actor *

John McHardy Sinclair John McHardy Sinclair (14 June 1933 – 13 March 2007) was a Professor of Modern English Language at Birmingham University from 1965 to 2000. He pioneered work in corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, lexicography, and language teaching ...

, Professor of Modern English Language at Birmingham University * John Mitchell Sinclair, South Australian shipping agent and politician *

Julyan Sinclair Julyan Sinclair is an Orcadian television and radio presenter. He won a BAFTA in 2002 for "Best New Television Presenter" for his work on various Scottish Television arts and entertainment programmes. Television career He has previously hosted '' ...

, television and radio presenter

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Karen Sinclair Karen Sinclair (born 20 November 1952) is a Welsh Labour politician, who represented the constituency of Clwyd South from when the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999, until she stood down, in 2011. Born and brought up in Wrexham ...

, Welsh politician *

Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair (born July 14, 1980) is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turner's 10-year-old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under tw ...

, Jamaican athlete *

Kim Sinclair Kim Sinclair (born 10 July 1954) is an Academy Award-winning art director and production designer from New Zealand. He won the Oscar during the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for the film ''Avatar''. He shared it with Rick Carter and R ...

(born 1954), New Zealand set decorator

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* Laurent Sinclair, stage name of Laurent Biehler, French musician *

Linnea Sinclair Linnea Sinclair (born 1954 in New Jersey, United States) is an American writer of Science Fiction Romance, Fantasy romance and Paranormal romance. Sinclair's ''Gabriel's Ghost'' was the winner of the 2006 RITA Award in the Best Paranormal Ro ...

, American science fiction romance author *

Lister Sinclair Lister Sheddon Sinclair, OC (January 9, 1921 – October 16, 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster, playwright and polymath. Early life Sinclair was born in Bombay, India, to Scottish parents. His father, William Sheddon Sinclair, was a chemical eng ...

, Scottish/Canadian broadcaster, playwright and polymath *

Lucas Sinclair '' Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror television series created for Netflix by the Duffer Brothers, set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s. The first season, set in November 1983, focuses on the inves ...

, fictional character from ''Stranger Things'' *Luke Sinclair, the criminal Sinclair, played by

Chris Sarandon Christopher Sarandon (; born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. He is well known for playing a variety of iconic characters, including Jerry Dandrige in ''Fright Night'' (1985), Prince Humperdinck in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), Detective Mik ...

in the film "Reaper"

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Madge Sinclair Madge Dorita Sinclair CD (née Walters; April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995) was a Jamaican actress best known for her roles in ''Cornbread, Earl and Me'' (1975), ''Convoy'' (1978), ''Coming to America'' (1988), ''Trapper John, M.D.'' (1980– ...

, Emmy-winning actress *

Madison Sinclair ''Veronica Mars'' is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Balancin ...

, fictional character *

Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker) Malcolm St. Clair (May 17, 1897 – June 1, 1952) was a Hollywood film director, writer, producer and actor. Biography A disciple of Mack Sennett, St. Clair was an actor in many films primarily comedies. At 6'7" he can be seen in such Sennett ...

, Laurel & Hardy collaborator and prolific filmmaker * Malcolm Sinclair (disambiguation) *Marie de Saint-Clair, alleged second Grand Master of the

* Sister Margaret Sinclair, Scottish nun and former factory worker, declared 'venerable' by Pope Paul VI in 1978 *Margaret Sinclair (later

Margaret Trudeau Margaret Joan Trudeau ( Sinclair, formerly Kemper; born September 10, 1948) is a Canadian activist. She married Pierre Trudeau, the 15th prime minister of Canada, in 1971; three years after he became prime minister. They divorced in 1984, du ...

), former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada *Mark Sinclair, American actor, better known by his stage name of

Vin Diesel Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. Diesel began audition ...

Mathew Sinclair Mathew Stuart Sinclair (born 9 November 1975) is an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman who has also opened the innings. He holds the equal world record for the highest Test score (214) by a number t ...

, New Zealand cricketer *

May Sinclair May Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair (24 August 1863 – 14 November 1946), a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' S ...

, British novelist *

Maynard Sinclair John Maynard Sinclair (4 August 1896 – 31 January 1953) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Born in Belfast, in 1896, son of John Sinclair DL and Alice Montgomery, he was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, and in ...

, Deputy Prime Minister of Northern Ireland * Michael Sinclair (disambiguation) * Michelle Anne Sinclair, adult-film actress also known by her screen-name ''"Belladonna"'' *

Murray Sinclair Calvin Murray Sinclair, (born Mizanay (Mizhana) Gheezhik; January 24, 1951) is a former member of the Canadian Senate and First Nations in Canada, First Nations lawyer who served as chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Canada), ...

, Manitoba judge *

Malcolm Sinclair (Swedish nobleman) Malcolm Sinclair (1690 – 17 June 1739) was a Swedish officer, nobleman and envoy who was murdered by two Russian officers on his way home from the Ottoman Empire. The assassination eventually sparked the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743 and al ...

(1690–1739), Swedish officer killed by Russians fuelling the start of the Russo–Swedish War (1741–1743)

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Nigel Sinclair Nigel Sinclair, CBE (born 31 March 1948) is a Scottish producer of Hollywood films. Early life Sinclair was born in Corbridge, Northumberland, England. His family moved to Galloway, in southwest Scotland, a few years later where he grew up. ...

, Scottish producer of Hollywood films *

Nick Sinclair Nick Sinclair (born 1963) is a British photographer. The National Portrait Gallery (London), National Portrait Gallery in London holds 148 of his portrait photographs.

, photographer

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Olga Sinclair Olga Sinclair (born 1957 in Panama City) is an artist and figurative painter. She participated for the first time in a collective exhibition amongst professional painters at the age of just 14. She started painting studies with her father, t ...

, artist and daughter of Alfredo Sinclair

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Perdita Hyde-Sinclair Perdita "Perdy" Hyde-Sinclair (also Hyde) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Georgia Slowe. She made her first on screen appearance on 1 March 2006. Casting In March 2006, ''Inside Soap'' announced Slo ...

, fictional character * Peter Sinclair (disambiguation)

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* Rebecca Sinclair (author), author *

Rebecca Sinclair (snowboarder) Rebecca Sinclair (born 11 September 1991 in Auckland) is a halfpipe snowboarder based in Wānaka, New Zealand. She was the youngest New Zealand athlete to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events ...

, Olympic snowboarder *

Richard St. Clair Richard Collins St. Clair (born September 21, 1946) is an American composer, pedagogue, poet and pianist. Life History and Musical Career In the 17th c. St. Clairs (or Sinclairs) emigrated from the British Isles to New England as part of the ear ...

, U.S. composer, pianist, and poet *

Robert Sinclair (bishop) Robert Sinclair († 1398) was a late 14th century bishop of Orkney and bishop of Dunkeld. Biography Before becoming a bishop, he was Dean of Moray and had obtained a Bachelor's degree in Law. By 28 November 1383 he is being spoken of in the doc ...

, fourteenth century Scottish bishop *

Robert Sinclair (locomotive engineer) Robert Sinclair (1 July 1817 – 20 October 1898) was born in London but came from a Caithness family. He became Chief Mechanical Engineer of several British railways and also worked in France. He retired to Italy, where he died. Career Early ...

* Ronnie L. Sinclair (author) * Rosemary Sinclair, fictional character *

Roy Sinclair (curler) Roy Sinclair is a Scottish curler. He is a and 1976 Scottish men's champion. In 2000–2006 he was the president of the World Curling Federation The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, ...

, former Scottish curler and past president of World Curling Federation *

Ryan Sinclair Ryan Sinclair is a fictional character created by Chris Chibnall and portrayed by Tosin Cole in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Introduced in the first episode of Series 11, Ryan was a companion of Jod ...

, fictional character from ''Doctor Who''

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* Sadie Sinclair, fictional character *

Scott Sinclair Scott Andrew Sinclair (born 25 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. He represented England at youth level, from the under-17s to the under-21s, and also played for Gre ...

, footballer *Skylar Sinclair, fictional character in ''

The Saboteur ''The Saboteur'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in December 2009. A mobile version of the game was developed an ...

'' video game * Suzanne Sinclair (New Zealand politician)

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Tim Sinclair Tim Sinclair (born 1972) is an Australian author of young adult fiction and poetry, resident in Sydney. Sinclair was born in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Best known for the verse novels ''Run'' and ''Nine Hours North'' (Penguin Books), ...

, poet, novelist *

Trevor Sinclair Trevor Lloyd Sinclair (born 2 March 1973) is an English football coach, professional footballer and pundit. As a player, he was winger who notably played in the Premier League for Queens Park Rangers, West Ham United and Manchester City. He a ...

, footballer

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Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in seve ...

, novelist

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* Victoria Sinclair, anchorwoman on ''Naked News''

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* William Sinclair (disambiguation) *

William Sinclair-Burgess Major General Sir William Livingston Hatchwell Sinclair-Burgess, (18 February 1880 – 3 April 1964) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Military Forces. Born in England, his family moved to New Zealand in the 1890s. He became a profession ...

, Australian Army Major General in World War I * William Sinclair (Archdeacon of London), Archdeacon of London

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''Instances of more than one person with the same name:'' * Alison Sinclair (disambiguation) * Andrew Sinclair (disambiguation) * Bob Sinclair (disambiguation) * Charles Sinclair (disambiguation) * David Sinclair (disambiguation) *

Donald Sinclair (disambiguation) Donald Sinclair may refer to: *Donald Sinclair (hotel owner) (1909–1981), inspiration for the television sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' *Donald Sinclair (veterinary surgeon) (1911–1995), inspiration for James Herriot's ''All Creatures Great and Small ...

* Edward Sinclair (disambiguation) *

* Ian Sinclair (disambiguation) * James Sinclair (disambiguation) *

John Sinclair (disambiguation) John Sinclair may refer to: Politicians *Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet (1754–1835), politician and writer on agriculture and finance * John Sinclair (Australian politician) (1807–1890), MLA for North Melbourne * John Mitchell Sinclair (1819� ...

* Malcolm Sinclair (disambiguation) * Michael Sinclair (disambiguation) * Peter Sinclair (disambiguation) * William Sinclair (disambiguation)

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