Claire Fraser is the resilient and resourceful protagonist at the heart of Diana Gabaldon’s beloved Outlander series. A World War II combat nurse turned 18th-century healer, Claire’s extraordinary journey through time has captivated readers and viewers alike.
Claire’s Key Traits:
- Skilled healer and surgeon
- Fiercely independent and outspoken
- Deeply compassionate
- Quick-thinking and adaptable
- Devoted wife and mother
- Caught between two time periods
Claire’s incredible story has unfolded through eight novels and six television seasons (so far). Her unique perspective as a time traveler allows her to challenge the conventions of the past while fighting to preserve the future she knows is coming. Claire Fraser remains one of modern fiction’s most compelling and complex heroines.
