Clement (name)

ClementGender| Male

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Origin
Language(s)| Latin
Meaning| merciful
Region of origin| France, England
Other names
Alternative spelling| Clément
Derivative(s)| Clem
Related names| Clementine

Clement or Clément is a French and English given name and surname, a form of the Late Latin name Clemens. People with those given names or surnames include:

## Given name (chronological order)

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* Pope Clement (disambiguation), any of at least 14 real Popes and two Antipopes, beginning with Pope Clement I (died 99 or 101), who is venerated as a Saint
* Clement of Alexandria (died c. 217), a Church father, venerated as a Saint
* Clement, bishop of Zaragoza ca. 326
* Clement of Metz (4th century), first bishop of Metz
* Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, Christian poet (348–c. 413)
* Clement of Ireland (born c. 750), venerated as a Saint, active in the Paris Schools
* Clement of Ohrid (died 916), venerated as a Saint
* Clement of Dunblane (died 1258), bishop of Dunblane
* Clément Marot (died 1544), French poet
* Clement Cruttwell (1743–1808), English mapmaker
* Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863), American poet and author of A Visit from St. Nicholas
* Clement Matthews (1889–1915), English footballer
* Clément Rodier (1829–1904), French missionary in Algeria & fruit breeder for whom the clementine was named
* Clement Higgins (1844–1916), British politician
* Clement Attlee (1883–1967), Prime Minister of UK (1945–1951)
* Clement Hambourg (1900–1973), Canadian pianist and jazz promoter
* Clement Greenberg (1909–1994), American art critic
* Clement Haynsworth (1912–1989), American judge
* Clement Chen Jr. (1924–1996), Chinese-born American architect and businessperson
* Clement Freud (1924–2009), politician, writer, comedian and grandson of Sigmund Freud
* Clement, nom de guerre of Eugène Chavant (1894–1969) in the French resistance during World War II
* Clement Howell (1935–1987), politician who disappeared at sea
* Clément Michu (1936–2016), French actor
* Clément N'Goran (born 1969), Ivorian tennis player
* Clement Chiwaya (1971–2021), Malawian politician
* Clement Cheng (21st century), Canadian-Hong Kong film director
* Clément Chantôme (born 1987), French footballer
* Clement Ivanov (born 1990), Estonian Dota 2 player
* Clément Petit (born 1998), Belgian footballer
* Clement Victor Gunaratna (died 2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala government minister
* Clément Berthier (born 2000), French para table tennis player
* Clément Petit (cyclist) (born 2001), French cyclist

## Surname

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* Adolphe Clément-Bayard (1855–1928), French industrialist
* Aeron Clement (1936–1989), Welsh science-fiction author
* Albéric Clément (1165–1191), First Marshal of France
* Albert Clément (1883–1907), racing driver, participant in the first French Grand Prix in 1906
* Alberto Vallarino Clement (born 1951), Panamanian engineer
* Amanda Clement (1888–1971), American baseball umpire
* Anthony Clement (born 1976), American football player
* Anthony Clement of Saxony (1755–1836), King of Saxony
* Arnaud Clément (born 1977), French tennis player
* Aurore Clément (born 1945), French actor
* Bill Clement (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster
* Bill Clement (rugby union) (1915–2007), Welsh rugby international
* Bob Clement (born 1943), American politician
* Carleton Main Clement (1896–1917), Canadian flying ace
* Charles Clement (Wisconsin politician) (1815–1886), Wisconsin state senator
* Charles M. Clement (1855–1934), American major general and attorney
* Christophe Clement (1965–2025), French-born American Thoroughbred horse trainer
* Clay Clement (1888–1956), American actor
* Coralie Clément (born 1978), French singer
* Dave Clement (1948–1982), English footballer
* Dick Clement (born 1937), English writer and director
* Edith Brown Clement (born 1948), American circuit court judge
* Edmond Clément (1867–1928), French tenor
* Ernie Clement (born 1996), American baseball player
* François Clément (1714–1793), French historian
* Frank G. Clement (1920–1969), Tennessee governor
* Franz Clement (1780–1842), Austrian violinist and composer
* Georges Clément, French athlete in 1900 Olympics
* Gilles Clément (born 1943), French garden designer, writer, botanist
* Gregory Clement (1594–1660), English parliamentarian
* Hal Clement (1922–2003), American writer
* Hudson Clement, American football player
* Jack Clement (1931–2013), American singer, songwriter, record and film producer
* Jacques Clément (1567–1589), assassin of king
* James Clement (born 1976), Australian rules football player
* Jean-Baptiste Clément (1836–1903), French author
* Jean-Pierre Clément (1809–1870), a French political economist and historian
* Jeff Clement (born 1983), American baseball player
* Jemaine Clement (born 1974), New Zealand actor, comedian
* Jennifer Clement (born 1960), Mexican-American writer
* Jérémy Clément (born 1984), French footballer
* Joseph Clement (1779–1844), British industrialist
* Josephine Dobbs Clement (1918–1998), American politician and civil rights activist
* Kerron Clement (born 1985), American athlete
* Lidia Klement (1937–1964), Soviet singer
* Lillian Exum Clement (1894–1925), North Carolina politician
* Linda Clement (born 1980), Scottish field hockey player
* Martin W. Clement (1881–1966), American railroad business manager
* Matt Clement (born 1974), American baseball player
* Matt Clement (born 1988), Canadian professional wrestler better known as Tyler Breeze
* Michael Clement, American accountant
* Nathan Clement (born 1994), Canadian para-cyclist and para-swimmer
* Neil Clement (born 1978), English footballer
* Nicolas Clément (1779–1841), French chemist
* Niyigena Clement (born 2001), Rwandan footballer
* Olivier Clement (1921–2009), French Eastern Orthodox theologian
* Pascal Clément (1945–2020), French jurist and politician
* Paul Clement (born 1966), American Solicitor-General (2004–2008)
* Paul Clement (football coach) (born 1972), English football coach
* Philippe Clement (born 1974), Belgian football manager and former player
* René Clément (1913–1996), French film director
* Reynold Clement (1834–1905), English cricketer, soldier and racecourse administrator
* Rod Clement (1919–1969), Canadian politician
* Roland Clement (1912–2015), American conservationist
* Skipper Clement (1484–1536), Danish merchant, captain, privateer
* Stef Clement (born 1982), Dutch cyclist
* Stephen Emmett Clement (1867–1947), Canadian politician
* Tony Clement (born 1961), Canadian parliamentarian
* Travers Clement, executive secretary of the Socialist Party of America
* William Clement (academic) (1707–1782), Irish academic
* William T. Clement (1894–1955), American soldier
* Wolfgang Clement (1940–2020), German politician

## See also

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* Clemens, a given name and surname
* Clement (disambiguation)
* Clementine (disambiguation)
* Clementine (given name)
* Saint Clement (disambiguation)
* Clements

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