Clyde
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Places named Clyde
In Scotland:- River ClydeRiver ClydeThe River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
- Firth of ClydeFirth of ClydeThe Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran.At...
In Australia:
- Clyde, New South WalesClyde, New South WalesClyde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Clyde is located 21 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta...
- Clyde, VictoriaClyde, VictoriaClyde is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 48 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Clyde had a population of 1,224.-History:...
- Clyde River, New South Wales
In Canada:
- Clyde, Prince Edward Island
- Clyde, Quebec
- Clyde, Ontario
- Clyde, AlbertaClyde, AlbertaClyde is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton and east of Westlock, near the junction of Highway 18 and Highway 2.It was incorporated in 1914 and named after the River and Firth of Clyde in Scotland.- Demographics :...
- Clyde, Nunavut
In New Zealand:
- Clyde, New ZealandClyde, New ZealandClyde is a small town in Central Otago, New Zealand with a population of 918 in 2006. It is located on the Clutha River, between Cromwell and Alexandra....
- Clyde DamClyde DamThe Clyde Dam, New Zealand's third largest hydroelectric dam, is built on the Clutha River near the town of Clyde. It is owned and operated by Contact Energy.-History:...
- Clyde Dam
In the United States of America:
- Clyde, CaliforniaClyde, CaliforniaClyde is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 678 at the 2010 census. It is located east of Martinez.-Geography:...
, in Contra Costa County - Clyde, Imperial County, CaliforniaClyde, Imperial County, CaliforniaClyde is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad northwest of Ogilby, at an elevation of 394 feet ....
- Clyde, KansasClyde, KansasClyde is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 716. Clyde is named for Clyde, Ohio and was originally known as Hamilton.-Geography:Clyde is located at...
- Clyde, Michigan
- Clyde, New YorkClyde, New YorkClyde is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census.The Village of Clyde is in the Town of Galen and is northeast of Geneva, NY...
- Clyde, North CarolinaClyde, North CarolinaClyde is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The 200 census recorded the population at 1,324 people. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Clyde is located at ....
- Clyde, OhioClyde, OhioClyde is a city in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,064 at the 2000 census. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Clyde as a Tree City USA....
- Clyde, TexasClyde, TexasClyde is a city in Callahan County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,345 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Clyde is located at ....
- Clyde, WisconsinClyde, WisconsinClyde is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 322 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.6 square miles , of which, 34.1 square miles of it is land and 0.5 square miles of it is...
- Clyde Township, Whiteside County, IllinoisClyde Township, Whiteside County, IllinoisClyde Township is located in Whiteside County, Illinois. The population was 495 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
- Clyde Township, St. Clair County, MichiganClyde Township, St. Clair County, MichiganClyde Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,523 at the 2000 census.The township is named for the River Clyde in Scotland. In 1825, a Scotsman Robert Smart, with the backing of Detroit interests, built a mill on the Black River. Smart...
- Clyde Township, Allegan County, MichiganClyde Township, Allegan County, MichiganClyde Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
People and animals named Clyde
- Colin Campbell, 1st Baron ClydeColin Campbell, 1st Baron ClydeField Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde GCB, KSI was a British Army officer from Scotland who led the Highland Brigade in the Crimea and was in command of the ‘Thin red line’ at the battle of Balaclava...
(1792–1863), British soldier and administrator - Clyde Barrow (1909–1934), of the infamous criminal duo Bonnie and Clyde
- Clyde DrexlerClyde DrexlerClyde Austin "Clyde The Glide" Drexler is a former National Basketball Association shooting guard and small forward. A ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA named him one of basketball's fifty greatest players as of 1996. Drexler won an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and...
(born 1962), American basketball player - Walt FrazierWalt FrazierWalter "Clyde" Frazier is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association . He was blessed with a unique combination of court vision, quickness, and size for a guard...
(born 1945), American basketball player nicknamed "Clyde" - Clyde McPhatterClyde McPhatterClyde McPhatter was an American R&B singer, perhaps the most widely imitated R&B singer of the 1950s and 1960s, making him a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B. He is best known for his solo hit "A Lover's Question"...
, American R&B singer - Clyde SeftonClyde SeftonKevin "Clyde" Sefton is a former road racing cyclist from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1982 to 1983. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race, behind Holland's Hennie Kuiper...
(born 1951), Australian road cyclist - Clyde TolsonClyde TolsonClyde Anderson Tolson was Associate Director of the FBI, primarily responsible for personnel and discipline. He is best known as the protégé of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.-Early career:...
, (1900-1975), Associate Director of the FBI - Clyde TombaughClyde TombaughClyde William Tombaugh was an American astronomer. Although he is best known for discovering the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper Belt, Tombaugh also discovered many asteroids; he also called for serious scientific...
(1906–1997), American astronomer, discoverer of Pluto - Clyde De VinnaClyde De VinnaClyde De Vinna was an American film and television cinematographer and director of photography...
, film cinematographer, winner for "White Shadows on the South Seas" in 1929 - Clyde (turkey), a turkey annually pardoned on Thanksgiving by the governor of Alabama
Fictional characters:
- Clyde Donovan, character from the television show South Park
- Clyde LangerClyde LangerClyde Langer is a fictional character played by Daniel Anthony in the British children's science fiction television programme The Sarah Jane Adventures...
, character from the television show The Sarah Jane Adventures - Clyde, one of the members of Tori Amos' American Doll PosseAmerican Doll PosseAmerican Doll Posse is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos; it was released in 2007. Like her previous albums Strange Little Girls and Scarlet's Walk , American Doll Posse is a concept album, which entails five female personae Amos developed based on Greek mythology. Musically,...
. - Clyde the orangutan from Every Which Way but Loose
- Clyde, the orange ghost in the Pac-Man series
- Clyde, an animated mobster inspired by Clyde Barrow who led the Ant Hill Mob in Wacky Races and The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
In entertainment
- "Clyde" (song)Clyde (song)"Clyde" is a single written by JJ Cale and covered American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in April 1980, it was the first single from his album Music Man. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart...
, by J. J. Cale from the album Naturally, later covered by Waylon Jennings
See also
- Clyde (surname)Clyde (surname)Clyde is a surname, and may refer to:* Andy Clyde, Scottish actor* Bradley Clyde, Australian rugby player* David Clyde, American baseball pitcher* George D. Clyde, 10th governor of the U.S...
- HMNB ClydeHMNB ClydeHer Majesty's Naval Base Clyde is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy...
, Naval Base - HMS ClydeHMS ClydeTen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Clyde after the River Clyde that runs through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. For Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see HMNB Clyde....
- Clyde F.C.Clyde F.C.Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
, a Scottish football team