Globally, Claës (Claës 
, Клас 
, كلايس) is a rare masculine given name. The first name Claës is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Sweden, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Much less frequently, Claës is the last name as well as the forename.
Claës is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Klas Svensson , the fictional character of the Bert Diaries; Claes Waltin ; Klaas Guts and Klaas Vermeulen .
| claës ulfsson bonde Swedish civil servant, SE (b. 1664) |
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claës livin SE (b. 1714) |
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| claës stromberg Swedish politician (1698-1782), SE (b. 1698) |
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| claës gråsten SE (b. 1702) |
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| claës wimermark SE (b. 1708) |
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| claës johansson eek (b. 1731) |
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claës günther Swedish politician and jurist, SE (b. 1799) |
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claës wilhelm carlson Swedish politician (1815-1881), SE (b. 1815) |
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claës grill SE (b. 1813) |
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claës lundin Swedish writer and journalist (1825-1908), SE (b. 1825) |
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| claës mellerborg SE (b. 1773) |
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claës gustaf adolf tamm politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden (1838-1925), SE (b. 1838) |
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claës gustaf breitholtz SE (b. 1828) |
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claës rudolf grandien Swedish teacher, SE (b. 1847) |
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claës wersäll Swedish politician, cabinet minister and county governor (1848-1919), SE (b. 1848) |
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