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Claiborne may refer to:
People
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edit- Billy Claiborne (1860–1882), American outlaw
- Lindy Boggs (Corinne Claiborne Boggs, 1916–2013), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana; U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican
- Chris Claiborne (born 1978), former American football linebacker
- Craig Claiborne (1920–2000), U.S. food writer and columnist for the New York Times
- Ferdinand Claiborne (1773–1815), U.S. military officer most notable for his command during the Creek War and the War of 1812
- Harry E. Claiborne (1917–2004), United States District Judge, Nevada, from 1978 until his impeachment and removal in 1986
- James Robert Claiborne (1882–1944), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri
- John Claiborne (1777–1808), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
- John Claiborne (baseball executive) (born 1940), executive in American Major League Baseball and a president of the New England Sports Network (NESN)
- John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (1809–1884), member of Mississippi state legislature
- John Herbert Claiborne (1828–1905), surgeon and physicist
- Liz Claiborne (1929–2007), pioneer fashion designer and entrepreneur
- Nathaniel Claiborne (1777–1859), member of Virginia state legislature, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
- Robert Claiborne (1919–1990), American folk singer, labor organizer and writer of books on science, anthropology and linguistics
- Shane Claiborne (born 1975), Christian writer, speaker, and activist
- Theresa Claiborne (born 1959), first African-American female pilot in the United States Air Force
- Thomas Claiborne (1749–1812), member of Virginia state legislature; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
- Thomas Claiborne (1780–1856), lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
- William Claiborne (c. 1600–1676), Virginia statesman
- William C. C. Claiborne (died 1817), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and first Governor of Louisiana
Given name
edit- C. P. Ellis (Claiborne P. Ellis, 1927–2005), Ku Klux Klan member turned civil rights activist
- Claiborne P. Deming, American businessman
- Claiborne Gregory (1920–2006), American politician from Virginia
- Claiborne Fox Jackson (1806–1862), Governor of Missouri
- Claiborne Pell (1918–2009), U.S. senator from Rhode Island
Places in the United States
edit- Claiborne, Alabama
- Claiborne, Louisiana
- Claiborne, Maryland
- Claiborne, Virginia
- Claiborne County (disambiguation)
- Claiborne Farm, thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Paris, Kentucky
- Claiborne Formation, a geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois, and Kentucky, U.S.
- Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
- Lake Claiborne, a reservoir near Homer, Louisiana, U.S.
See also
edit- Cliburn (surname)
- Dolores Claiborne, novel by Stephen King
- Dolores Claiborne (film), based on the novel
- Dolores Claiborne (opera), a 2013 opera by Tobias Picker, based on the novel
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