Cloutier
Cloutier is a French occupational name for a nailer, i.e. someone who made and sold nails, from an agent derivative of clou (Latin clavus) for "nail". Notable people with the name include:
- Alexandre Cloutier (born 1977), Canadian politician
- Catherine Cloutier (born 1950), American politician
- Claude Cloutier (born 1957), Canadian film animator and graphic novel artist
- Dan Cloutier (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- François-Xavier Cloutier (1848–1934), Bishop of Trois Rivières
- Gilles Cloutier (1928–2014), Canadian scientist
- Gary Cloutier (born 1962), American politician
- Guy Cloutier (born 1940), Canadian producer, convicted sex offender
- Guylaine Cloutier (born 1969), Canadian international swimmer
- Jacques Cloutier (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kim Cloutier (born 1987), Canadian model
- Patrick Cloutier (born 1970), Canadian soldier who became famous during the 1990 Oka Crisis
- Philip D. Cloutier (1949–1998), American politician
- Réal Cloutier (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player
- T. J. Cloutier (born 1939), American professional poker player
- Sheila Watt-Cloutier (born 1953), Canadian Inuit activist
- Suzanne Cloutier (1927–2003), Canadian film actress
- Véronique Cloutier (born 1974), Canadian TV and radio personality
- Zacharie Cloutier (c.1590–1677), one of the founders of Beauport, Quebec
See also[edit]
- Saint-Alphonse/Lac Cloutier Water Aerodrome, Quebec, Canada