Clas is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Clas Alströmer Baron Clas Alströmer (9 August 1736 – 5 March 1794) was a Swedish naturalist who was a student of Carl Linnaeus at Uppsala University. From 1760 to 1764 he traveled throughout Southern Europe, collecting plants for Linnaeus. He established a bot ...

(1736–1794), Swedish naturalist *

Clas Bjerkander Clas Bjerkander (23 September 1735, Skara – 1 August 1795) was a Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist. A Lutheran pastor, Bjerkander studied at the University of Uppsala. With Anders Dahl he wrote ''Svenska Topographiska Sällskape ...

(1735–1795), Swedish meteorologist, botanist and entomologist * Clas or

Klaus Fleming Baron Klaus Eriksson Fleming ( sv, Clas Eriksson Fleming; 1535 in Pargas – 13 April 1597 in Pohja) was a Finnish-born member of the Swedish nobility and admiral, who played an important role in Finnish and Swedish history during the rise of S ...

(1535-1597), Finnish-born Swedish nobleman and admiral, Lord High Admiral and Lord High Constable *

Clas Larsson Fleming Clas Larsson Fleming (March 1592 – 27 July 1644) was an admiral and administrator involved in the development of a formal management structure for the Royal Swedish Navy under King Gustav II Adolf and Queen Christina. He is remembered as on ...

(1592-1644), an admiral and administrator of the Royal Swedish Navy * Clas Frietzcky (1727–1803), Swedish politician *

Clas Lindberg Clas Ragnar Lindberg (born 24 August 1956) is a Swedish director and screenwriter. Lindberg studied at Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm. He won the award for Best Screenplay for the film '' Underground Secrets'' at the 27th Guldbagge Awards. ...

(born 1956), Swedish film director and screenwriter *

Clas Theodor Odhner Clas Jonas Theodor Odhner (17 June 1836 in Alingsås, Sweden – 11 June 1904 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Sweden, Swedish historian, and director of the Swedish National Archives (''Riksarkivet''). The son of a clergyman, Odhner's mother wa ...

(1836-1904), Swedish historian and director of the Swedish National Archives *

Clas Thunberg Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg (5 April 1893 – 28 April 1973) was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals – three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 (along with a silver and a bronze medal) and t ...

(1893-1973), Finnish speed skater and five time Olympic gold medalist *

Clas Åkesson Tott Clas Åkesson Tott (c. 1530–1596) was a military Field Marshal (1572) and member of the Privy Council of Sweden (1575). In the Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557), he was the rittmeister of the cavalry squadron ''Upplandsfanan''. He became respo ...

(c. 1530–1590), Swedish field marshal and member of the Privy Council of Sweden

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