
Claes
Meaning
Swedish short form of NICHOLAS.
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Claes Rålamb
Claes Rålamb (8 May 1622 – 14 March 1698) was a Swedish statesman.
Claes Jansz. Visscher
Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher.
Claes Borgström
Claes Gustaf Borgström (21 July 1944 – 15 May 2020) was a Swedish lawyer and politician.
Claes Jacobsz van der Heck
Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (1575 in Alkmaar – 1652 in Alkmaar), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Claes Dirksz van der Heck
Claes Dircksz van der Heck (1595, Alkmaar – 1649, Alkmaar), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
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