Famous People with Name Clara

Clara Gordon Bow            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clara Gordon Bow: was an American actress and sex symbol, who rose to fame in the silent film era of the 1920s. Bow was renowned for her sexual magnetism and became known around the world as the It girl, where "It" was commonly understood to mean sex appeal. She was regard

Clara Peller            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clara Peller: was an American character actress who, at the age of 81, starred in the 1984 "Where's the beef?" advertising campaign for the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain. Peller's "Where's the beef" line became an instant catch phrase, with even presidential candidate Walter Mondale using it. Despite the immense popularity of the advertising campaign, Peller was fired by Wendy's in 1985 after declaring that she had "found the beef" in an advertisement for Prego Plus Spaghetti Sauce.

Clara Ann Fowler            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clara Ann Fowler: is one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music.She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s,[3] selling over 100 million records to date.[4] Page signed with Mercury Records in 1947, and became their first successful female artist, starting with 1948's "Confess." In 1950, she had her first million-selling single with "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming," and would eventually have 14 additional million-selling singles between 1950 and 1965. Page's signature song, "Tennessee Waltz," recorded in 1950, was one of of the biggest-selling singles of the twentieth century, and is also one of the two official state songs of Tennessee. "Tennessee Waltz" spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard magazine's Best-Sellers List in 1950. Page had three additional #1 hit singles between 1950 and 1953, with "All My Love (Bolero)", "I Went to Your Wedding," and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window."

Clara Hughes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clara Hughes: is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater, and has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. That makes her one of the few athletes to medal at both the Summer and Winter Games of the Olympics. She is involved with Right To Play, an athlete-driven internat

Clara Ward            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clara Ward: was a gospel artist who achieved great success, both artistic and commercial, in the 1940s and 1950s as leader of The Famous Ward Singers. A gifted singer and arranger, Ward took the lead-switching style used by male gospel quartets to new heights, leavin

Fernando Alves Santa Clara            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Fernando Alves Santa Clara: is a Brazilian left-back. He currently plays for Cruzeiro.

Roland Clara            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Roland Clara: is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. He finished 36th in the 50 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Clara's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Liberec in 2009

Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste, Comte De Cla            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste, Comte De Cla: was a French artist, scholar and archaeologist. Highly talented at drawing, he accompanied the diplomatic mission of the Duke of Luxemburg, extraordinary ambassador to king Louis XVIII, to Brazil. On the shores of the Paraîbo do Sul, in the woods of Rio Bonito to the north of Rio de Janeiro, he made several signed croquis, and once he was back in Europe worked them up into a large watercolour of the untouched and primitive forest interior of Brazil