Clare (surname)
Clare is a surname of English origin. The name is also prevalent among families of Irish origin, and there is a Clare County, Clare Island and River Clare in Ireland which attests to a long historical relationship with those places. The name was likely derived from the titular de Clare first held by Richard fitz Gilbert, a Welsh lord from a Norman family.
Notable people with the surname Clare
- Alex Clare (born 1985), English singer-songwriter
- Alys Clare (real name Elizabeth Harris, born 1944), author of English historical whodunnit novels
- Anthony Clare (1942–2007), Irish psychiatrist and broadcaster
- Cassandra Clare (real name Judith Rumelt, born 1973), American author of young adult fiction
- Craig Clare (born 1984), New Zealand professional rugby union player
- Daryl Clare (born 1978), Jersey-born Irish professional footballer and manager
- Diane Clare (1938–2013), English film and television actress
- Dustin Clare (born 1982), Australian actor
- George Clare (disambiguation)
- Horatio Clare (born 1973), author and journalist
- Ina Clare (1932/1933–2010), British actress
- James Clare (1857–1930), English-born international rugby union player
- Jason Clare (born 1972), Australian politician
- Jillian Clare (born 1992), American actress and singer
- John Clare (1793–1864), English poet
- Jonathan Clare (born 1986), English cricketer
- Kerry and Lindsay Clare, Australian wife and husband architects
- Leanne Clare, Australian judge
- Madelyn Clare (1894–1975), American actress
- Mary Clare (1892–1970), English actress
- Natalia Clare (1919–2007), American ballet dancer and instructor
- Octavius Leigh-Clare (1841–1912), English barrister and politician
- Osbert of Clare (died in or after 1158), English monk
- Patti Clare (born 1958), English actress
- Robert Clare (born 1983), English professional football player and manager
- Roy Clare (born 1950), English Royal Navy admiral and senior civil servant
- Sidney Clare (1892–1972), American comedian, dancer and composer
- Thomas Clare (disambiguation)
Notable people with the surname de Clare
- Richard fitz Gilbert (1035–1090), 1st Lord of Clare, known as "Robert de Clare"
- Walter de Clare (1075–1137), Lord of Nether Gwent
- Gilbert de Clare (1100–1148), 1st Earl of Pembroke
- Richard de Clare (1130–1176), 2nd Earl of Pembroke
- Isabel de Clare (1172–1220), 3rd Countess of Pembroke
- Richard de Clare (1153–1217), 3rd Earl of Hertford
- de Clare family, an aristocratic family of Norman and English Nobility in medieval times
Fictional characters
- Angel Clare in Tess of the d'Urbervilles
See also
- Clare (disambiguation)
- Clare (given name)