Sinclair (surname)

The Scoto-Norman surname Sinclair comes from the Clan Sinclair whos progenitors conquered England with William the Conqueror then moved to Scotland and were given the land of Roslin, Midlothian by the King of Scotland.

The style, Sinclair is the most common styling, it has its origins in Scotland and is a derivation of the original French "de Saint-Clair"; although the name has also been styled "Santoclair", "de St. Clair", "Sainclair", "Synklar" and many more across the centuries. The well-known individuals in this article are listed first alphabetically then by profession.

A

• Adam Sinclair, hockey player
• Adelaide Sinclair, OBE, Canadian civil servant
• Alex Sinclair, colorist for comics
• Alfredo Sinclair, Panamanian artist
• Alice Sinclair, supermodel
• Alison Sinclair, professor of Modern Spanish Literature and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge
• Anne Sinclair Mehdevi, Persian-American writer.
• Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, Scottish politician and leader of the British Liberal Party
• Arthur St. Clair, early American general and President of the Continental Congress
• Arthur Sinclair, early American naval hero

B

• Baron Sinclair of Cleeve, businessman, civil servant and peer
• Barry Sinclair, cricketer
• Belinda Sinclair, British actress
• Brian Sinclair, famous veterinary surgeon
• Bryan Sinclair, lawyer and politician
• Bob Sinclair (disambiguation)

C

• Cameron Sinclair, famous architect
• Catherine Sinclair, author
• Cecile Sinclair, Dutch glamour model
• Charmaine Sinclair, adult actress
• Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
• Christopher A. Sinclair, American businessman
• Clive Sinclair, founder of Sinclair Research Ltd
• Clive Sinclair (author)

D

• Dave Sinclair, musician
• Donald Sinclair (disambiguation)

E

• Edward Sinclair, English actor
• Elliot Sinclair, fictional character
• Eon Sinclair, musician

F

• Frank Sinclair, footballer

G

• George Sinclair (disambiguation)
• Gerard Sinclair, solicitor
• Gerrit V. Sinclair, painter
• Gord Sinclair, musician
• Gordon Sinclair, Canadian journalist, writer and commentator
• Grayson Sinclair, fictional character

H

• Harry Sinclair, New Zealand actor
• Harry F. Sinclair, founder of Sinclair Oil
• Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
• Henry John Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland
• Admiral Hugh Sinclair, director of British Naval Intelligence, helped to set up the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, commonly MI6)
• Hugh Macdonald Sinclair, British nutrition researcher

I

• Iain Sinclair, British writer and filmmaker
• Ian Sinclair, Australian politician
• Ian Sinclair (cricketer)
• Ian David Sinclair, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and Senator
• Izzy Sinclair, fictional character from Dr Who comic

J

• James Sinclair (disambiguation)
• Jasmine Sinclair, glamour/bondage model
• Jean de Saint-Clair, alleged sixth Grand Master of the Priory of Sion
• Jeffrey Sinclair, fictional character on the television show Babylon 5
• Jess Sinclair, Australian rules footballer
• Jim Sinclair, autism rights activist
• Jimmy Sinclair, cricketer
• John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso
• John Sinclair (d. 1566), bishop
• John Sinclair (musician)
• John Sinclair (poet)
• John Sinclair (writer)
• John Alexander Sinclair, KCMG, CB, OBE (1897–1977) of the British army and head of Military Intelligence
• John Gordon Sinclair, Scottish actor
• John McHardy Sinclair, Professor of Modern English Language at Birmingham University
• Julyan Sinclair, BAFTA winning television and radio presenter

K

• Karen Sinclair, Welsh politican
• Kenia Sinclair, Jamaican athlete

L

• Laura Sinclair (Pacific Palisades), fictional character
• Laure Sainclair, adult actress
• Lister Sinclair, Scottish/Canadian broadcaster, playwright and polymath

M

• Madge Sinclair, Emmy-winning actress
• Madison Sinclair, fictional character
• Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker), Laurel & Hardy collaberator and prolific filmaker
• Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
• Marie de Saint-Clair, alleged second Grand Master of the Priory of Sion
• Sister Margaret Sinclair, Scottish nun and former factory worker, declared 'venerable' by Pope Paul VI in 1978
• Margaret Sinclair (later Margaret Trudeau), former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada
• Mathew Sinclair, New Zealand cricketer
• May Sinclair, British novelist
• Maynard Sinclair, Deputy Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
• Mia Sinclair, glamour model
• Michael Sinclair (disambiguation)
• Michelle Anne Sinclair, adult-film actress also known by her screen-name "Belladonna"
• Murray Sinclair, Manitoba judge

N

• Nigel Sinclair, CBE, Scottish producer of Hollywood films

O

• Olga Sinclair, artist and daughter of Alfredo Sinclair

P

• Paige Sinclair, adult actress
• Perdita Hyde-Sinclair, fictional character
• Peter Sinclair (disambiguation)

R

• Rebecca Sinclair, author
• Rima Barakat Sinclair, Arab-American, Republican politician/activist
• Robert Sinclair, fourteenth century Scottish bishop
• Robert Sinclair (locomotive engineer)
• Rosemary Sinclair, fictional character

S

• Sadie Sinclair, fictional character
• Scott Sinclair, footballer
• Stephanie Sinclair, American photographer
• Suzanne Sinclair (New Zealand)
• Suzanne Sinclair (politician)

T

• Taylor St. Clair, American adult-film actress
• Thomas Sinclair, businessman
• Tori Sinclair, actress, bondage model
• Trevor Sinclair, footballer

U

• Upton Sinclair, novelist

V

• Victoria Sinclair, anchorwoman on Naked News

W

• William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
• William Sinclair-Burgess, Australian Army Major General in World War I

Fields

Government/Civil service/Professional

• Adelaide Sinclair, OBE, Canadian civil servant
• Alison Sinclair, professor of Modern Spanish Literature and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge
• Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, Scottish politician and leader of the British Liberal Party
• Arthur St. Clair, early American general and President of the Continental Congress
• Arthur Sinclair, early American naval hero
• Baron Sinclair of Cleeve, businessman, civil servant and peer
• Brian Sinclair, famous veterinary surgeon
• Bryan Sinclair, lawyer and politician
• Christopher A. Sinclair, American businessman
• Clive Sinclair, founder of Sinclair Research Ltd
• Gerard Sinclair, solicitor
• Harry F. Sinclair, founder of Sinclair Oil
• Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
• Henry John Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland
• Admiral Hugh Sinclair, director of British Naval Intelligence, helped to set up the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, commonly MI6)
• Hugh Macdonald Sinclair, British nutrition researcher
• Ian Sinclair, Australian politician
• Ian David Sinclair, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and Senator
• Jean de Saint-Clair, alleged sixth Grand Master of the Priory of Sion
• John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso
• John Alexander Sinclair, KCMG, CB, OBE (1897–1977) of the British army and head of Military Intelligence
• John McHardy Sinclair, Professor of Modern English Language at Birmingham University
• Karen Sinclair, Welsh politican
• Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
• Margaret Sinclair (later Margaret Trudeau), former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada
• Marie de Saint-Clair, alleged second Grand Master of the Priory of Sion
• Maynard Sinclair, Deputy Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
• Murray Sinclair, Manitoba judge
• Rima Barakat Sinclair, Arab-American, Republican politician/activist
• Robert Sinclair (locomotive engineer)
• Suzanne Sinclair (New Zealand)
• Suzanne Sinclair (politician)
• Thomas Sinclair, businessman
• William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
• William Sinclair-Burgess, Australian Army Major General in World War I

Journalism/Writers

• Anne Sinclair Mehdevi, Persian-American writer.
• Catherine Sinclair, author
• Clive Sinclair (author)
• Gordon Sinclair, Canadian journalist, writer and commentator
• Iain Sinclair, British writer and filmmaker
• John Sinclair (poet)
• John Sinclair (writer)
• Julyan Sinclair, BAFTA winning television and radio presenter
• Lister Sinclair, Scottish/Canadian broadcaster, playwright and polymath
• May Sinclair, British novelist
• Rebecca Sinclair, author of love stories
• Upton Sinclair, novelist

Religion/Human rights

• Jim Sinclair, autism rights activist
• John Sinclair (d. 1566), bishop
• Sister Margaret Sinclair, Scottish nun and former factory worker, declared 'venerable' by Pope Paul VI in 1978
• Robert Sinclair, fourteenth century Scottish bishop

Artists

• Alex Sinclair, colorist for comics
• Alfredo Sinclair, Panamanian artist
• Belinda Sinclair, British actress
• Cameron Sinclair, famous architect and co-founder of the not-for-profit Architecture for Humanity.
• Dave Sinclair, musician
• Edward Sinclair, English actor
• Eon Sinclair, musician
• Gerrit V. Sinclair, painter
• Gord Sinclair, musician
• Harry Sinclair, New Zealand actor
• John Sinclair (musician)
• John Gordon Sinclair, Scottish actor
• Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker), Laurel & Hardy collaberator and prolific filmaker
• Madge Sinclair, Emmy-winning actress
• Nigel Sinclair, CBE, Scottish producer of Hollywood films
• Olga Sinclair, artist and daughter of Alfredo Sinclair
• Stephanie Sinclair, American photographer

Sports personalities

• Adam Sinclair, hockey player
• Barry Sinclair, cricketer
• Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
• Frank Sinclair, footballer
• Ian Sinclair (cricketer)
• Jess Sinclair, Australian rules footballer
• Jimmy Sinclair, cricketer
• Kenia Sinclair, Jamaican athlete
• Mathew Sinclair, New Zealand cricketer
• Scott Sinclair, footballer
• Trevor Sinclair, footballer

Other entertainment

• Alice Sinclair, British supermodel
• Cecile Sinclair, Dutch glamour model
• Charmaine Sinclair, British adult-film actress
• Jasmine Sinclair, famous British glamour/bondage model and winner of the 2003 Gold SIGNY award.
• Laure Sainclair, French adult-film actress
• Mia Sinclair, American glamour model
• Michelle Anne Sinclair, famous American adult-film actress/director also known by her screen-name "Belladonna"
• Paige Sinclair, American adult-film actress
• Taylor St. Clair, American adult-film actress
• Tori Sinclair, American actress, bondage model
• Victoria Sinclair, American anchorwoman on Naked News

Disambiguation pages

• Bob Sinclair (disambiguation)
• Donald Sinclair (disambiguation)
• George Sinclair (disambiguation)
• James Sinclair (disambiguation)
• Michael Sinclair (disambiguation)
• Peter Sinclair (disambiguation)

See also

• Clan Sinclair
• St. Clair
• Saint Clare
• Santa Clara

References