Clute may refer to: People Arts and entertainment Chester Clute (1891–1956), American bit-part film actor John Clute (born 1940), Canadian writer and critic Judith Clute (born 1942), Canadian painter, graphic designer, print-maker, and illustrator Sidney Clute (1916–1985), American film and TV actor (Cagney & Lacey, McCloud) Other Dan Clute (born 1966), politician in Iowa, United States George W. Clute (1842–1919), soldier in the American Civil War Oscar Clute (1857–1935), president of the State Agricultural College, Michigan, United States Willard Nelson Clute (1869–1950), U.S. botanist Places Clute, Ontario, Canada, a "displaced rural community" Clute station, a railway station Clute, Texas, United States, a city See also Klute, 1971 film with Jane Fonda