<Tr> <Th> Word / Name </Th> <Td> blàr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Meaning </Th> <Td> "plain", "field", "battlefield" </Td> </Tr> <P> 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" and "field". The given name Blair is unisex and derived from the surname . Blair is generally a masculine name in Scotland, although it is more popular in North America, 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 521 most popular name for girls born that year, and the 1807 most popular for boys . </P> <Ul> <Li> Adam Blair (born 1986), New Zealand Rugby League player </Li> <Li> Anthony Blair (criminal) (1849--1879), American hanged for murder </Li> <Li> B. Brian Blair (born 1957), American professional wrestler and local politician </Li> <Li> Bill Blair (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Bonnie Blair (born 1964), American Olympic gold medalist in speed skating </Li> <Li> Cherie Blair (born 1954), British barrister and wife of Tony Blair </Li> <Li> Cheyse Blair (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player </Li> <Li> Danny Blair (1905--1985), Scottish footballer </Li> <Li> David Blair (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> DeJuan Blair (born 1989), American basketball player </Li> <Li> Dennis C. Blair (born 1947), United States Director of National Intelligence </Li> <Li> Doug Blair (1921--1998), footballer </Li> <Li> Edmund Blair Leighton, (1852--1922), English artist </Li> <Li> Emily Newell Blair (1877--1951), American writer, suffragette, and founder of League of Women Voters </Li> <Li> Eric Arthur Blair (1903--1950), an author better known by his pen name George Orwell </Li> <Li> Brigadier - General Everard Blair (1866--1939), English soldier and cricketer </Li> <Li> Francis Preston Blair (1791--1876), influential 19th - century American journalist and politician </Li> <Li> Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821--1875), 19th - century American politician and American Civil War general </Li> <Li> Francis Simpson Blair (1839--1899), Virginia's Attorney General from 1882 to 1886 </Li> <Li> Frederick Blair (1874--1959), director of Canada's Immigration Branch </Li> <Li> Garfield Blair (born 1987), Jamaican basketball player </Li> <Li> George A. Blair (1915--2013), American businessman </Li> <Li> Gwenda Blair (born 1943), American author and journalist </Li> <Li> Harold Blair (1924--1976), Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist </Li> <Li> Henry W. Blair (1834--1920), United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire </Li> <Li> Hugh Blair (1718--1800), Scottish author </Li> <Li> Hugh Blair (composer) (1864--1932), English musician, composer and organist </Li> <Li> Hugh E. Blair (1909--1967), linguist and co-developer of Interlingua </Li> <Li> Ian Blair (born 1953), former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, London </Li> <Li> Iain Blair (1942--2011), Scottish journalist, actor and author </Li> <Li> James Blair (Virginia) (1656--1743), Scottish clergyman and founder of the College of William and Mary </Li> <Li> Jayson Blair (born 1976), former New York Times reporter </Li> <Li> Jimmy Blair (footballer, born 1888) (died 1964), former Scottish international footballer </Li> <Li> Jimmy Blair (footballer, born 1918) (died 1983), Scottish professional footballer </Li> <Li> John Blair Jr., 18th - century American politician and one of the first Associate Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court </Li> <Li> John Insley Blair (1802--1899), railroad tycoon </Li> <Li> John Leo Blair (1888--1962), businessman, founder of Blair Corporation </Li> <Li> Lewis Harvie Blair (1834--1916), American businessman and author </Li> <Li> Leo Blair (1923--2012), father of Tony Blair </Li> <Li> Linda Blair (born 1959), American actress </Li> <Li> Lionel Blair (born 1928), entertainer </Li> <Li> Mary Blair (1911--1978), American artist, animator </Li> <Li> Matthew Blair (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Maybelle Blair (born 1927), All - American Girls Professional Baseball League player </Li> <Li> Mike Blair (born 1981), Scotland rugby union international </Li> <Li> Montgomery Blair (1813--1883), American politician and lawyer </Li> <Li> Natalie Blair (born 1984), Australian actress </Li> <Li> Patricia Blair (1933--2013), American actress </Li> <Li> Paul Blair (baseball) (1944--2013), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Preston Blair (1908--1994), American animator for Disney, MGM, and Hanna - Barbera </Li> <Li> Randy Blair (born 1983), actor and writer </Li> <Li> Robert Blair (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Saira Blair (born 1996), American politician </Li> <Li> Selma Blair (born 1972), actress </Li> <Li> G.W. Scott Blair (1902--1987) rheologist </Li> <Li> Seth Blair (born 1989), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Tony Blair (born 1953), British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1997--2007 </Li> <Li> Walter Blair (1883--1948), American baseball player and coach </Li> <Li> William Blair (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Wren Blair (1925--2013), Canadian ice hockey coach </Li> </Ul>

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