Le Claire, LeClair, LeClaire or Leclair is a
French
French may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
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Francophone
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ...
surname which can refer to:
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Antoine Le Claire
Antoine Le Claire (also LeClaire; December 15, 1797 – September 25, 1861) was an American military interpreter, businessman, philanthropist, and principal founder of Davenport, Iowa.
Biography
Early life
Le Claire was born on December 15, 1797 ...
(1797–1861), U.S. Army interpreter, founded Davenport, Iowa
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Corinne Leclair
Corinne Leclair (born 24 June 1970) is a Mauritian swimmer who represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Leclair was eleven years old when she started swimming, and just four years later she was competing in the Indian Ocean Island Ga ...
(born 1970), Mauritian swimmer
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Day Leclaire
Day Leclaire is an American author of more than forty romance novels.
Biography
Early years
Day Leclaire started writing when she was just a child. After a long day of trying to keep occupied in the midst of a snowstorm, Leclaire and her three ...
, American author
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Denise LeClair Cobb
Denise LeClair Cobb is an American former CNN and CNN Headline News
HLN is an American basic cable network. Owned by CNN Worldwide, the network primarily carries true-crime programming, recently drifting away from limited live news progra ...
, American former CNN Headline News anchor
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Didier Leclair (born 1967), Canadian francophone fiction writer
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Frank J. LeClair (1888-1974), American commercial fisherman and politician
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Jean-Marie Leclair
Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer. He is considered to have founded the French violin school. His brothers, the lesser-known Jean-Marie ...
, also known as Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder, (1697–1764), French Baroque violinist and composer
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Jean-Marie Leclair the younger
Jean-Marie Leclair le cadet, (Jean-Marie Leclair the Younger) (1703 – 30 November 1777) was a French composer, and younger brother of the better-known Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné ("the elder"). A third brother was named Pierre.
His musical ...
(1703–1777), French composer, the younger brother of the better-known Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874–1952), U.S. administrator and political figure and former Secretary of the Interior (1933 to 1946)
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Jack LeClair
Jean Louis "Jackie" LeClair (May 30, 1929 – June 14, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens from 1954 to 1957. The rest of his career, which l ...
(1929–2011), Canadian former ice hockey player
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Jim LeClair
James Michael LeClair (October 30, 1950 – November 4, 2019) was an American football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for 12 seasons, from 1972 to 1983, in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals and two sea ...
(1950–2019), American football player
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John LeClair
John Clark LeClair (born July 5, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1991 to 2006. W ...
(born 1969), American former professional ice hockey player
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Judith LeClair (born 1958), American bassoonist
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Keith LeClair, American college baseball coach
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Maurice LeClair (1927–2020) Canadian physician, businessman, civil servant, and academic
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Pierre-Julien Leclair
Pierre-Julien Leclair (; September 16, 1860 – May 10, 1897) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Sainte-Thérèse, Canada East, he was educated at the College of Ste. Therese and studied law in Université Laval, graduating with the degree ...
(1860– after 1896), Canadian politician
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Edme-Jean Leclaire
Edme-Jean Leclaire (14 May 1801 – 13 July 1872) was a French economist and businessman. He developed an early system of employee profit-sharing.
Leclaire was born the son of a poor village shoemaker, in Aisy-sur-Armançon, a small village ...
(1801–1872), French economist and businessman
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Pascal Leclaire
Pascal Leclaire (born November 7, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Leclaire was selected in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets and played in the Blue Jackets' o ...
(born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
Places
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LeClaire, Iowa
LeClaire is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,710 in 2020 United States census, 2020, a 65.4% increase from 2,847 in 2000 United States Census, 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing communities in the Quad C ...
, United States, a city
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LeClaire Park
LeClaire Park is a public park located along the Mississippi River in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is situated between two other riverfront parks: Centennial Park (Davenport, Iowa), Centennial Park on the west and River Heritage Par ...
, Davenport, Iowa, a park
Buildings
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LeClaire Apartments
The LeClaire Apartments is a historic apartment building in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is located at 3013 through 3015 San Carlos Street. It was designed by Tampa architect Fred J. James. On November 16, 1988, it was added to the U.S. Nat ...
, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in Florida
National may refer to:
Common uses
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Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
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LeClaire Hotel, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
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LeClerc (surname)
Leclerc, Le Clerc and LeClerc are French language surnames literally meaning the occupation of clerk, scribe, Notable people with the surnames include:
* Daniel Le Clerc (1652–1728), Swiss medical writer
* Arthur Leclerc (born 2000), Monégas ...
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French-language surnames