Clare is a surname of English or Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Clare

Alys Clare (real name Elizabeth Harris, born 1944), English author

Joseph Clare (1846–1917), English scenic designer and painter Kenny Clare (1929–1984), British jazz drummer Kerry and Lindsay Clare, Australian wife and husband architects Leanne Clare (born 1962), Australian judge

Octavius Leigh-Clare (1841–1912), English barrister and politician

de Clare

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130–1176) Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (1153–1217) Richard fitz Gilbert (1035–1090), 1st Lord of Clare, known as "Robert de Clare"

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