Blair

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Blair
Meaning	Scottish Gaelic for "field" or "battlefield". In other languages it can be known as "Leader" or one true leader.
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Blair is a name of Scottish origin, meaning field or plain. It may be either a first or last name. The following are some notable persons named Blair:

[edit] As a surname

• Bill Blair (disambiguation)
• Bonnie Blair, Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
• Danny Blair, Scottish footballer
• David Blair (disambiguation)
• Dennis C. Blair, United States Director of National Intelligence
• Doug Blair, footballer
• Eric Blair, an author better known by his pen name George Orwell
• Francis Preston Blair, Jr., 19th century American politician
• Harold Blair, Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist
• Henry Blair (child actor), featured actor of Sparky's Magic Piano, a series of children’s audio stories
• Henry W. Blair (1834–1920), United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire
• Hugh Blair (1718–1800), Scottish author
• Hugh Blair (composer) (1864–1932), English musician, composer and organist
• Hugh E. Blair (1909–1967), linguist and co-developer of Interlingua
• Sir Ian Blair, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, London
• James Blair (clergyman), Scottish clergyman and founder of the College of William and Mary
• Jayson Blair, former New York Times reporter
• Jimmy Blair (footballer born 1888) (1888–1964), former Scottish international footballer
• Jimmy Blair (footballer born 1918) (1918–1983), Scottish professional footballer
• John Blair, 18th-century American politician and one of the first Associate Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
• John Insley Blair, railroad tycoon
• Linda Blair, actress
• Lionel Blair, entertainer
• Mike Blair, current captain of the Scotland national rugby union team
• Montgomery Blair, American politician and lawyer
• Natalie Blair, Australian actress
• Preston Blair (1908–1994), American animator for Disney, MGM, and Hanna-Barbera
• Robert Blair (disambiguation)
• Roseleena Blair, model and former tennis player
• Selma Blair, actress
• G. W. Scott Blair (1902–1987) rheologist
• Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; his family includes:
  • Leo Blair (senior) (father)
  • Cherie Blair (spouse)
  • Euan Blair (first child)
  • Nicky Blair (second child)
  • Kathryn Blair (third child)
  • Leo Blair (fourth child)
  • William J. L. Blair (brother)

[edit] As a given name

• Blair (no last name given), a fictional character in the Soul Eater manga and anime series
• Blair Brown, actress
• Blair Chenoweth, beauty queen
• Blair Horn, Canadian rower
• Blair Hull, American businessman and politician
• Blair McDonough, Australian actor
• Blair Peach, New Zealand-born teacher and alleged victim of police brutality
• Blair Underwood, actor
• Blair Waldorf, fictional character in Gossip Girl

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