Blair 1176210 222911305 2008-07-01T18:31:30Z Raven23 1079514 Fixing typo {{otheruses}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Blair | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} '''Blair''' may be either a given first or last name. The following are some notable persons named Blair: ==As a surname== * [[Alex Blair]], Basketball player * [[Bill Blair]], baseball pitcher in the [[Negro Leagues]] * [[Bill Blair (police chief)]], Toronto police chief * [[Bonnie Blair]], Olympic gold medalist in speed skating * [[David Blair]] (several) * [[Dennis C. Blair]], retired Navy admiral, president of the [[Institute for Defense Analyses]] * [[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]], the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 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)|Jimmy Blair]] (1888-1964), former Scottish international footballer * [[Jimmy Blair]] (1918-1983), Scottish professional footballer * [[John Blair]], 18th-century American politician and one of the first Associate Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court * [[Linda Blair]], actress * [[Lionel Blair]], entertainer * [[Montgomery Blair]], American politician and lawyer * [[Natalie Blair]], Australian actress * [[Preston Blair]] (1908 - 1994), American animator for Disney, MGM, and Hanna-Barbera * any of various people named [[Robert Blair]] * [[Selma Blair]], actress * [[Tony Blair]], the former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]; his family includes: **[[Cherie Blair]] (spouse) **[[Euan Blair]] (first child) **[[Nicky Blair]] (second child) **[[Leo Blair]] (fourth child) **[[Leo Blair (senior)]] (father) **[[William J. L. Blair]] (brother) ==As a given name== * [[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]] [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:british Isles surnames]] [[de:Blair]] [[fr:Blair]] [[io:Blair]] [[nl:Blair]] [[ja:ブレア]] [[pl:Blair]] [[fi:Blair]] [[vo:Blair]]