Cleese
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Cleese is a surname from Britain; an English surname, and a Scottish surname originating from MacCleese/McCleese.
People[edit]
People with this name include:
- Alyce Cleese (born 1944), U.S. psychotherapist
- Cynthia Cleese (born 1971), UK actress
- John Cleese (born 1939), UK comedian, member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, whose family name originated as "Cheese"
Other[edit]
Cleese may also refer to:
- Mount Cleese, the rubbish tip in Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand