Cleese is a surname from Britain; an English surname, and a Scottish surname originating from MacCleese/McCleese. People. 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. Cleese may also refer to: Mount Cleese, the rubbish tip in Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand. See also. McCleese. Leese (disambiguation)
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