Sinclair

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Sinclair is a surname which derives from the name Saint Clare (Saint-Clair in French). It may refer to:

People:

• Clive Sinclair, British entrepreneur and inventor
• Frank Sinclair, Anglo-Jamaican footballer
• Harry F. Sinclair, American oil industrialist, founder of Sinclair Oil.
• Robert J. Sinclair, former CEO of Saab Scania of America (May, 1979 - Sept. 1991), see Saab 900
• Trevor Sinclair, English footballer
• Upton Sinclair, American writer famous for the novels The Jungle and Oil!, which was adapted into a screenplay as There Will Be Blood

Companies:

• Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG), operator of television stations, U.S.
• Sinclair Oil, petroleum company, U.S.
• Sinclair Research, computer company, UK
• Sinclair Radionics Ltd, UK

Places:

• Clan Sinclair, Scotland, UK
• Sinclair Township, Minnesota, U.S.
• Sinclair (High School), Uddevalla, Sweden
• Sinclair, Wyoming, U.S.
• Sinclair Community College, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
• Lake Sinclair, Georgia, U.S.

[edit] See also

• Bob Sinclar, French record producer and DJ
• St. Clair
• Saint Clare
• Santa Clara
• Sinclair Lewis
• Terin Sinclair
• Upton Sinclair