Blair
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| Origin | |
| Word/Name | 'blàr' |
| 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 Gaelic origin, 'blàr' 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
- Anthony Blair (criminal) (1849-1879), American hanged for murder
- Bill Blair (disambiguation)
- Bonnie Blair, Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
- Danny Blair, Scottish footballer
- David Blair (disambiguation)
- DeJuan Blair (born 1989), American basketball player
- 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 (1791-1876), Influential 19th Century American Journalist and Politician
- Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (1821-1875), 19th century American politician and American Civil War General
- 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
- Iain Blair (1942–2011), Scottish journalist, actor and author
- 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
- John Leo Blair, businessman, founder of Blair Corporation
- 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)
- Selma Blair, actress
- G. W. Scott Blair (1902–1987) rheologist
- Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Leo Blair (senior) (father of Tony Blair)
- Cherie Blair
For the High School in the United States, see Montgomery Blair High School
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[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 Cramer, fictional character on One Life to Live
- Blair Dame, a fictional character in the videogame Street Fighter EX
- Blair Horn, Canadian rower
- Blair Hull, American businessman and politician
- Blair MacKichan, English musician
- 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
- Blair Yaworski (born 1985), Canadian professional ice hockey player
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