Blair
Blair is an English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland named Blair. These place names are derived from the Scottish Gaelic blàr, meaning "plain", "meadow", or "field". The given name Blair is unisex and derived from the surname. Blair is generally a masculine name in Scotland and Canada, although it is more popular in the United States, where it is also a feminine name. A variant spelling of the given name is Blaire. In 2016, in the United States, Blair was the 521st most popular name for girls born that year, and the 1807th most popular for boys.
People with the surname
- Adam Blair, New Zealand Rugby League player
- Andy Blair Scottish Footballer
- Anthony Blair , American hanged for murder
- B. Brian Blair, American professional wrestler and local politician
- Bill Blair, several people
- Bonnie Blair, American Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
- Cherie Blair, British barrister and wife of Tony Blair
- Cheyse Blair, Australian Rugby League player
- Clancy Blair, American psychologist
- Danny Blair , Scottish footballer
- David Blair, several people
- DeJuan Blair, American basketball player
- Dennis C. Blair, United States Director of National Intelligence
- Doug Blair, American heavy metal guitarist
- Doug Blair , footballer
- Edmund Blair Leighton,, English artist
- Ellen A. Dayton Blair, American social reformer and art teacher
- Emily Newell Blair, American writer, suffragette, and founder of League of Women Voters
- Eric Arthur Blair, an author better known by his pen name George Orwell
- Brigadier-General Everard Blair, English soldier and cricketer
- Francis Preston Blair, influential 19th-century American journalist and politician
- Francis Preston Blair Jr., 19th-century American politician and American Civil War general
- Francis Simpson Blair, Virginia's Attorney General from 1882 to 1886
- Frederick Blair, director of Canada's Immigration Branch
- Garfield Blair, Jamaican basketball player
- George A. Blair, American businessman
- George W. Blair, American politician and rancher
- Gwenda Blair, American author and journalist
- Harold Blair, Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist
- Henry W. Blair, United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire
- Hugh Blair, Scottish author
- Hugh Blair , English musician, composer and organist
- Hugh E. Blair, linguist and co-developer of Interlingua
- Ian Blair, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, London
- Iain Blair, Scottish journalist, actor and author
- James Blair , Australian judge
- James Blair , New Zealand cricketer
- James Blair , Scottish footballer
- James Blair , Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Blair , Scots-Irish Member of Parliament
- James Blair , American politician
- James Blair , Scottish clergyman and founder of the College of William and Mary
- Jayson Blair, former New York Times reporter
- Jimmy Blair , former Scottish international footballer
- Jimmy Blair , Scottish professional footballer
- John Blair Jr., 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
- John T. Blair, architect
- Kenneth Blair, English entomologist
- Lewis Harvie Blair, American businessman and author
- Leo Blair, father of Tony Blair
- Linda Blair, American actress
- Lionel Blair, entertainer
- Marquise Blair, American football player
- Mary Blair, American artist, animator
- Matthew Blair, several people
- Maybelle Blair, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Mike Blair, Scotland rugby union international
- Montgomery Blair , American politician and lawyer
- Natalie Blair, Australian actress
- Patricia Blair, American actress
- Patrick Blair , Scottish surgeon-apothecary
- Paul Blair , American baseball player
- Paul Blair , American football player
- Preston Blair, American animator for Disney, MGM, and Hanna-Barbera
- Randy Blair, actor and writer
- Robert Blair, several people
- Saira Blair, American politician
- Selma Blair, actress
- G. W. Scott Blair rheologist
- Seth Blair, American baseball player
- Shane Blair Canadian Architect
- Steven Blair, American exercise scientist
- Tom Blair, Scottish football goalkeeper
- Tony Blair, British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1997–2007
- Walter Blair, American baseball player and coach
- William Blair, several people
- Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey coach
People with the given name
- Blair Adams, English football player
- Blair Brown , actress
- Blair Brown , American football player
- Blair Butler, American stand-up comedian
- Blair Chenoweth, beauty queen
- Blair Dunlop, English musician and actor
- Blair Effron, YouTube beauty guru
- Blair Hinkle, American professional poker player
- Blair Hopping, New Zealand field hockey player
- Blair Horn, Canadian rower
- Blair Hull, American businessman and politician
- Blair Imani, African-American activist
- Blair Joscelyne, Australian composer, songwriter and co-host of Mighty Car Mods
- Blair Kiel, American football player
- Blair Kinghorn, Scotland Rugby Union international
- Blair Late, American pop singer
- Blair Lee I, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
- Blair Lee III, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
- Blair Lekstrom, Canadian politician
- Blair Levin, American lawyer
- Blair Lewis, American gastroenterologist
- Blair Longley, Canadian politician
- Blair MacKichan, English musician
- Blair McDonough, Australian actor
- Blair Milan, Australian actor and television presenter
- Blair Peach, New Zealand-born activist, victim of police brutality
- Blair Peters, Canadian animator and co-founder of Studio B Productions
- Blair Phillips, former American football linebacker
- Blair Redford, American actor
- Blair Stewart , Canadian hockey player
- Blair Stewart , New Zealand rugby player
- Blair Stewart-Wilson, British army officer
- Blair Sturrock, Scottish footballer
- Blair Underwood, American actor
- Blair Walsh, American football player
- Blair White, former American football wide receiver
- Blaire White
- Blair Wilson, Canadian former member of parliament
Fictional characters
- Blair, a character from the manga and anime series Soul Eater
- Blair Cramer, a character in the television series One Life to Live
- Blair Dame, a character in the video game Street Fighter EX
- Blair Waldorf, a character in the novels and television series Gossip Girl
- Blair Warner, a character in the television series The Facts of Life
- Blair, a main character in the animated television series Sunny Day
- Blair Willows, a main character in animated film
- Blaire Wilson, an American Girl character
- Blair Pfaff, a main character in the television series Black Monday