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Claes Bang
Claes Bang (born 1967, Odense, Denmark) is a Danish actor trained at Statens Teaterskole; he broke out as Christian in The Square (2017), winning the 2017 European Film Award for Best Actor, then played Dracula, The Northman, and Bad Sisters.
Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022), Swedish-born American Pop artist, creator of soft sculptures (Floor Burger, Floor Cake) and monumental public objects like Clothespin in Philadelphia; The Street, The Store, collaboration with Coosje van Bruggen.
Clafoutis
Clafoutis, a baked French dessert from Limousin made of cherries in a flan-like egg, milk, sugar, and flour batter; also called clafouti in English. Word coined in the 19th century from clafir, 'to fill'; other fruits make a flaugnarde.
Clair de Lune
Clair de lune, Debussy's third movement of Suite bergamasque (L 75), begun 1890, published 1905, originally titled Promenade sentimentale, renamed after Verlaine's poem; D-flat major solo piano piece, about 5 minutes.
Clair Huxtable
Clair Huxtable is a fictional attorney on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, played by Phylicia Rashad from 1984 to 1992; wife of Cliff and mother of five in Brooklyn.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (April 24, 2025) is a turn-based RPG with real-time parry mechanics by France's Sandfall Interactive, published by Kepler Interactive, set in a Belle Époque-inspired world against the Paintress; it won nine Game Awards 2025 prizes and all five major GOTY awards.
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet, also called "the Cheerleader", is the regenerating cheerleader of NBC's Heroes, played by Hayden Panettiere from 2006; she revealed her powers on a Ferris wheel and died in childbirth in Heroes Reborn.
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom (Patricia Claire Blume), English actress born 15 February 1931 in Finchley, London, cast by Charlie Chaplin in Limelight (1952) and known for stage roles from Juliet to Blanche DuBois, films including The Haunting and The King's Speech, and her 1996 memoir Leaving a Doll's House.
Claire Bradley Griswold
Claire Bradley Griswold (1936-2011), American actress, wife of director Sydney Pollack; Twilight Zone "Miniature" and Hitchcock contract; considered for Marnie before Tippi Hedren.
Claire Clairmont
Claire Clairmont (Clara Mary Jane Clairmont, 1798–1879), stepsister of Mary Shelley, mother of Byron's daughter Allegra, governess in Russia, and keeper of Shelley journals and 190 letters inspiring The Aspern Papers.
Claire Cooper
Claire Cooper (Clare Elizabeth Cooper, born 1980) is the Wakefield-born English actress who played Jacqui McQueen in Hollyoaks (2006-2013, 2023) and stars as Mary Hardacre in The Hardacres; distinct from the musician Clare Cooper and researcher Clair Cooper.
Claire Danes
Claire Danes (born 1979, New York City) is an American actress, star of My So-Called Life, Temple Grandin, and Homeland, with three Emmys, four Golden Globes, and two SAG Awards.
Claire Denis
Claire Denis (born 1948, Paris; some sources 1946) is a French film director of Chocolat, Beau Travail, Trouble Every Day, and High Life, known for elliptical post-colonial cinema of the body.
Claire Douglas
Claire Douglas is a British Sunday Times bestselling author of standalone psychological thrillers such as The Couple at No 9 and The Wrong Sister. Former journalist; won the 2013 Marie Claire Debut Novel Award with The Sisters; published a thriller a year through her twelfth book.
Claire Dunlap
Claire Dunlap, nicknamed Claire Bear, is a fictional character in FX's The Bear, played by Molly Gordon. An ER doctor and Carmy Berzatto's childhood sweetheart, she appears in seasons 2 through 4 as his love interest.
Claire Falkenstein
Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997) was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and jewelry designer known for large-scale abstract welded metal structures, often with fused glass, and public commissions in Europe and California.
Claire Forlani
Claire Antonia Forlani, British actress born in Twickenham, known for Mallrats, The Rock, Basquiat, and Meet Joe Black (1998); later TV work includes Camelot, CSI: NY, and Domina.
Claire Foy
Claire Foy (born 1984, Stockport, England) is an English actress known for Little Dorrit, Wolf Hall's Anne Boleyn, and the young Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, winning a Golden Globe, two SAG Awards, and two Emmys.
Claire Fraser (character)
Claire Fraser (Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser), heroine and narrator of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander novels and the Starz series played by Caitriona Balfe: a 1918-born English WWII combat nurse who time-travels to 1743 Scotland, marries Jamie Fraser, and works as a healer and physician.
Claire Goose
Claire Goose (born 1975, Edinburgh) is a Scottish actress known as Tina Seabrook in Casualty (1997-2000), Mel Silver in Waking the Dead, and Jane Kennedy in The Coroner, which won her a 2016 RTS award.
Claire Holt
Claire Rhiannon Holt (1988, Brisbane) is an Australian actress known as Emma Gilbert in H2O: Just Add Water and Rebekah Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, plus 47 Meters Down, Aquarius, and Mean Girls 2.
Claire King
Claire King (Jayne Claire Seed) is an English actress who played Kim Tate in Emmerdale (1989-1999, 2018-present), Karen Betts in Bad Girls, and Erica Holroyd in Coronation Street.
Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton, played by Emilie de Ravin, is a pregnant Oceanic Flight 815 survivor in Lost (ABC, 2004-2010). She gives birth to Aaron on the island, is Jack Shephard's half-sister, vanishes in season 4, and returns in season 6 allied with the Man in Black.
Claire McCardell
Claire McCardell (1905–1958) was an American fashion designer, widely credited as the founder of American sportswear and the American Look, known for practical ready-to-wear designs like the Popover dress.
Claire Richards
Claire Richards, English pop singer born 1977 in Hillingdon, member of Steps (joined 1997, 20 million records sold), later of the duo H & Claire, and solo artist with the albums My Wildest Dreams (2019) and Euphoria (2023).
Claire Rushbrook
Claire Rushbrook (Claire Louise Rushbrook), English stage, film and television actress born 1971 in Hitchin; known for Secrets & Lies, My Mad Fat Diary (BAFTA nomination), Sherwood, Ali & Ava, and Lady Monica Baddingham in Rivals.
Claire Saffitz
Claire Saffitz (born 1986) is an American pastry chef, recipe developer, and author, former Bon Appétit Senior Food Editor and host of Gourmet Makes, author of Dessert Person and What's for Dessert.
Claire Sardina
Claire Sardina, born 1961 in Milwaukee, is "Thunder" of the Neil Diamond tribute duo Lightning & Thunder with husband Mike. Sources cover their 1994 fairground wedding, Pearl Jam at Summerfest 1995, her 1999 amputation, Mike's 2006 death, and the 2025 film Song Sung Blue.
Claire Skinner
Claire Skinner (born 1965, Hemel Hempstead) is an English actress, Sue Brockman in BBC One's Outnumbered, LAMDA-trained, RSC and National Theatre stage work, Mike Leigh films, McDonald & Dodds, and War season 2.
Claire Sweeney
Claire Sweeney (born 1971, Liverpool), English actress, singer, and presenter; Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside (1991–2003), Cassie Plummer in Coronation Street since 2023, West End roles in Chicago and Guys and Dolls, and Miss Hannigan in the 2026 Annie UK tour.