Clifton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Clifton R. Breckinridge
Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (November 22, 1846 – December 3, 1932) was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of ...
(1846-1932), American politician
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Clifton Chenier (1925–1987), American zydeco musician
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Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970), American actor
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Clifton Davis
Clifton Duncan Davis (born October 4, 1945) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, minister, and author.
Davis wrote The Jackson 5's No. 2 hit "Never Can Say Goodbye" in 1971. He appeared on Broadway in the musicals '' Two Gentlemen of Verona ...
(born 1945), American actor
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Clifton Fadiman
Clifton Paul "Kip" Fadiman (May 15, 1904 – June 20, 1999) was an American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality. He began his work with the radio, and switched to television later in his career.
Background
Born in Br ...
(1904-1999), American radio and television personality
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Clifton Grima
Clifton Grima is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served in the Parliament of Malta since 2016. A member of the Labour Party, Grima is also the Minister for Education and Sport.
Political career
In 2010, Grima graduated from the Uni ...
, Maltese politician
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Clifton A. Hall (1826-1913), a Rhode Island architect
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Clifton James (1921–2017), American actor
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Clifton Jones
Clifton Jones (born 26 July 1937, St. Andrew, Jamaica) is a Jamaican actor known for his roles in British television.
Career
He played the role of Jo's boyfriend in the original Theatre Workshop production of Shelagh Delaney's ''A Taste of Ho ...
(born 1937), Jamaican actor
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Clifton Leaf, American journalist, editor of Fortune magazine
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Clifton Maloney (1937-2009), American businessman
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Clifton Parker (1905–1989), English composer
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Clifton Sandvliet (born 1977), Surinamese retired footballer
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Clifton Sprague (1896–1955), World War II–era officer in the U.S. Navy
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Clifton Sunada (born 1971), American judoka
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Clifton Webb
Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, i ...
(1889–1966), American actor
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Clifton Williams (1932–1967), NASA astronaut and USMC Major
{{given name, Clifton
English masculine given names