Cognomen Clute (Clute 
, Клют 
, كلوت 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare family name. The surname Clute is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is a rare surname, the United States, and Iran. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Iran, and Canada.
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| Clute | Saudi Arabia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Germany |
| Клют | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| كلوت | Iran, Lebanon |
| کلوت | Iran |
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oscar clute American academic administrator (b. 1837) |
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willard nelson clute U.S. botanist (1869–1950), US (b. 1869) |
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anna clute US (b. 1875) |
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| henry alson clute American politician, US (b. 1840) |
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chester clute American actor (1891-1956), US (b. 1891) |
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| george w. clute Medal of Honor recipient, US (b. 1842) |
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| walter marshall clute American painter and illustrator, 1870-1915, US (b. 1870) |
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john clute Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary critic (born 1940), CA (b. 1940) |
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| sidney clute American actor, US (b. 1916) |
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dan clute American politician, US (b. 1966) |
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| robert e. clute political scientist, US (b. 1924) |
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| judith clute Canadian artist (1942- ), in the UK from 1969; married to John Clute from 1964, GB (b. 1942) |
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| rainer clute German translator, DE (b. 1947) |
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| timothy clute researcher |
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| bill clute college basketball player (1987–1987) North Carolina-Asheville |
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