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People

* Clifton (1817 cricketer), English cricketer * Allie Clifton (born 1988), American journalist *
Bernie Clifton Bernie Clifton (born Bernard M. Quinn, 30 April 1936) is a British comedian and entertainer, known for his work with his orange ostrich puppet costume Oswald the Ostrich. Early life Clifton was born on 30 April 1936 in St Helens, Lancashire, wh ...
(born 1936), British comedian * Bill Clifton (born 1931), American musician *
Brian Clifton Brian Clifton (15 March 1934 – 12 January 2020) was an English retired footballer who played at either inside-forward or half-back for Southampton and Grimsby Town in the 1950s and 1960s. Football career Clifton was born in Whitchurch, Ham ...
(1934–2020), English footballer who played for Southampton and Grimsby Town *
Chad Clifton Jeffrey Chad Clifton (born June 26, 1976) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and wa ...
(born 1976), offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers football team * Chas S. Clifton (born 1951), American academic * Chester Victor Clifton Jr. (1913–1991), Major General in the United States Army * Clifford Clifton (1626–1670), English landowner and politician * Connor Clifton (born 1995), American ice hockey player *
Donald O. Clifton Donald O. Clifton (February 5, 1924 – September 14, 2003) was an American psychologist, educator, author, researcher, and entrepreneur. He founded Selection Research, Inc., which later acquired Gallup Inc., where he became chairman, and develo ...
(1924–2003), American psychologist *
Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American writer, director and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D.W. Griffith, he appeared in ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) and '' Intolerance'' (1916) before givi ...
(1890–1949), American writer and actor * Flea Clifton (1909–1997), American baseball player * Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (1579–1618), of Barrington Court, Somerset *
Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, K.B. (25 November 1587 – 28 June 1666) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was educa ...
, (1587–1666), of Nottinghamshire * Sir Gervase Clifton, 2nd Baronet, (1612–1675), of Nottinghamshire * Harry Clifton (disambiguation) *
Helen Clifton Helen Clifton (née Ashman) (4 May 1948 – 14 June 2011) was a British Salvation Army Commissioner. She spent her childhood in London, connected to the Edmonton Corps of The Salvation Army. She was a teacher before entering the International Trai ...
(1948–2011), wife of the 18th General of the Salvation Army *
Jane Clifton Jane Clifton (born 10 April 1949) is a Gibraltar-born Australian actress, singer, writer and voice artist. She is best known for her role in TV serial ''Prisoner'' as tough prison bookie Margo Gaffney. As a singer, she had a stint with Jo Jo ...
(born 1949), Australian actor * Jim Clifton, American businessman *
Joanne Clifton Joanne Kirsty Clifton (born 24 October 1983) is an English professional dancer, presenter, actress, and singer. She won the World Ballroom Showdance Championship in 2014, and won the European Professional Ballroom Championship and World Dancespor ...
(born 1983), English dancer * John Clifton (disambiguation) * Joseph C. Clifton (1905–1967), American naval officer * Kevin Clifton (born 1982), English dancer * Kyle Clifton (born 1962), American footballer * Maddie Clifton (1990–1998), American murder victim *
Mark Clifton Mark Clifton (1906–1963) was an American science fiction writer, the co-winner of the second Hugo Award for best novel. He began publishing in May 1952 with the widely anthologized story "What Have I Done?". Series About half of his work f ...
(1906–1963), American author and businessman * Nathaniel Clifton (1922–1990), American athlete *
Pete Clifton Pete Clifton is Editor-in-Chief at the Press Association (PA). Prior to the appointment he was Executive Producer for MSN in the UK and former Head of Editorial Development at BBC News. Career Clifton was previously the editor of Ceefax, and befo ...
(born 1962), head of BBC News Interactive *
Peter Clifton Peter Clifton (1941 – 31 May 2018), was an Australian film director. His most commercially successful work was the Led Zeppelin concert film '' The Song Remains the Same'' (1976). Clifton was born in Sydney and had experience in music film ...
(1941–2018), Australian director and producer * Phil Clifton (born 1988), British television and radio presenter * Richard Clifton (born 1950), American judge *
Scott Clifton Scott Clifton Snyder (born October 31, 1984), better known as Scott Clifton, is an American actor, and video blogger. He played Dillon Quartermaine in '' General Hospital'' (2003–2007), Schuyler Joplin in '' One Life to Live'' (2009–2010) ...
(born 1987), American musician and actor *
Shaw Clifton Shaw Clifton (born 21 September 1945) is a former General of The Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson as the 18th General on 2 April 2006. Career Shaw Clifton was born on 21 September 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Clifton was commis ...
(born 1945), 18th General of the Salvation Army * Steve Clifton (born 1987), Australian rules football player * John Talbot Clifton (1868–1928), English traveller and landowner * Violet Clifton (1883–1961), English traveller *
Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet Sir William Clifton, JP (1663 1686 in France) was 3rd Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, and Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire from 1683 to 1686. In 1685, he founded a regiment which later became the 15th Regiment of Foot and subseq ...
, (1663–1686), of Nottinghamshire


Fictional

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Tony Clifton Tony Clifton is a character created by comedian and performance artist Andy Kaufman in the late 1970s. An absurdly foul-mouthed and domineering lounge singer claiming to hail from Las Vegas, the tuxedo-clad Clifton often led unsuspecting audie ...
, fictional character created by Andy Kaufman *Pat Clifton, protagonist of ''
Postman Pat ''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendal ...
'' * Leon Clifton, a fictional American detective from Czech pulp fiction


See also

* Geoffrey Benedict Clifton-Brown (1899–1983), British Conservative Party politician * Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (born 1953), British politician and farmer * Richard Clifton-Dey (1930–1997), British illustrator {{surname, Clifton English toponymic surnames