Clare Beghtol (15 February 1942 – 3 March 2018) was an American-born classification theorist.
Beghtol began teaching at what became Concordia University in 1967, then became an editor and writer.
Beghtol received a master's degree in library science from the University of Toronto in 1979.
She joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and continued working there while earning a doctoral degree.
From 1987 to 1992, Beghtol was director of research at Ketchum Canada.