Blaine
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Blaine is an American male name derived from the name for the Scottish saint Blaan.
Blaine may refer to:
[edit] Places
In the United States:
- Blaine, Indiana
- Blaine, Maine
- Blaine, Minnesota
- Blaine, North Dakota, former name of Menoken
- Blaine, Ohio
- Blaine, Washington
- Blaine Township, Michigan
- Blaine Township, Pennsylvania
[edit] People
- David Blaine (1973-present), American illusionist and stunt performer
- Hal Blaine, one of the most prolific drummers in pop music history
- James G. Blaine (1830-1893), a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, after whom are named Blaine Amendments, which forbid direct government aid to educational institutions that have any religious affiliation
- John J. Blaine (1875-1934), United States Senator and governor of Wisconsin
- Vivian Blaine (1921–1995), actress and singer
[edit] Fictional Blaines
- Blaine (Pokémon) (Katsura in the original Japanese version), the name of a gym leader in the Pokémon universe. Blaine plays the roll of a pacific islander trying to find meaning in life through alcohol, women, and collecting Pokémon at an extraordinary rate.
- Blaine the Mono, a psychotic artificial intelligence-controlled monorail locomotive in Stephen King's novels The Wastelands and Wizard and Glass (adjoining books in his Dark Tower series)
- Blaine, Missouri, the fictional town setting for the 1997 film Waiting for Guffman
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