Clifford is both a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

* Clifford Andrews (1912–1973), English athlete in cricket * Clifford Antone (1949–2006), American musical producer and club owner * Clifford Warren Ashley (1881–1947), American artist, author * Clifford Bax (1886–1962), English author and playwright *

Clifford Berry Clifford Edward Berry (April 19, 1918 – October 30, 1963) was an American computer scientist who helped John Vincent Atanasoff John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American physicist and inventor credited wi ...

(1918–1963), American inventor * Clifford Blackmore, Kansas politician *

Clifford Edmund Bosworth Clifford Edmund Bosworth FBA (29 December 1928 – 28 February 2015) was an English historian and Orientalist, specialising in Arabic and Iranian studies. Life Bosworth was born on 29 December 1928 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire (now ...

(1928–2015), English professor, historian * Clifford Bricker (1904–1980), Canadian long-distance runner *

Clifford Brown Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Sprin ...

(1930–1956), American musician (jazz trumpeter) *

Cliff Burton Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who served as the bassist for the thrash metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He is renowned for his musicianship and influence. Burton ...

(1962–1986), American musician (bass guitarist, Metallica) *

Clifford Campbell Sir Clifford Clarence Campbell (28 June 189228 September 1991) was a Jamaican educator and politician who served as speaker of the House and President of the Senate. In 1962, after Jamaica achieved independence, he was appointed as the first ...

(1892–1991), Jamaican political figure *

Clifford Carlson Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson (July 4, 1894 – November 1, 1964) was an American basketball coach and football player. He is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as the men's college basketball coach of his alma mater, the University of ...

(1894–1964), American athlete in basketball *

Clifford Carter Clifford Carter (born August 10, 1952) is an American keyboardist, musical director, composer and arranger. Carter is known for his performances with such artists as James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Rosanne Cash, Michael Franks (mus ...

(), American musician * Clifford P. Case (1904–1982), American attorney and political figure *

Clifford Chapin Clifford Samuel Chapin IV (born January 29, 1988) is an American voice actor and voice director. Career Chapin is known for his roles in anime and video games. In 2014, Chapin landed the lead voice role of Raishin Akabane in '' Unbreakable M ...

(born 1988), American voice actor working with Funimation *

Cliff Clavin Clifford C. Clavin, Jr. (born 1947 or 1949) is a fictional character on the American television show ''Cheers'' played by John Ratzenberger. A postal worker, he is the bar's resident know-it-all. Cliff was not originally scripted in the series' ...

, fictional character on the television series ''Cheers'' * Cliff Couser (Clifford Couser, born 1971), American athlete in boxing * Clifford Ann Creed (born 1938), American female athlete in golf * Clifford Curry (1936–2016), American singer *

Cliff Curtis Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born July 27, 1968) is a New Zealand actor and film producer. After working in theatre, he made his film debut in Jane Campion's Academy Awards, Oscar-winning film ''The Piano'' (1993), followed by a breakout role ...

(born 1968), New Zealand Actor *

Clifford Curzon Sir Clifford Michael Curzon CBE (né Siegenberg; 18 May 19071 September 1982) was an English classical pianist. Curzon studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and subsequently with Artur Schnabel in Berlin and Wanda Landowska and ...

(1907–1982), English musician (piano) *

Clifford David Clifford David (June 30, 1928 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and coach. His career began in the 1950s, with early live television appearances leading to roles in Broadway musicals. He also played character roles in tel ...

(1938–2017), American actor * Cliff Davies (musician) (1948–2008), English musician (rock drummer) *

Clifford Davis (politician) Clifford Davis (November 18, 1897 – June 8, 1970) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965. Early life Davis was born on November 18, 1897, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, moving to Memphis with his parents in 1911. ...

(1897–1970), American political figure *

Clifford Davis (music manager) Clifford Davis (born Clifford George Adams) is a British musician, producer and music manager, chiefly known for his controversial tenure as manager of blues rock band Fleetwood Mac from 1967 to 1974. Career Davis's name is actually Clifford Adam ...

(), American musician and manager of musical groups *

Clifford Dupont Clifford Walter Dupont (6 December 190528 June 1978) was a British-born Rhodesian politician who served in the internationally unrecognised positions of officer administrating the government (from 1965 until 1970) and president (from 1970 to ...

(1905–1978), English-born political figure in Rhodesia * Clifford Durr (1899–1975), American attorney and civil rights activist * Clifford John Earle Jr. (1935–2017), American mathematician * Clifford M. Eddy ( C. M. Eddy Jr., 1896–1967), American author * Cliff Edwards (footballer) (1921–1989), English footballer * Clifford Evans (disambiguation), several people * Clifford Forsythe (1929–2000), Northern Ireland political figure * Clifford Brodie Frith (born 1949), English-born Australian ornithologist *

Clifford Geertz Clifford James Geertz (; August 23, 1926 – October 30, 2006) was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology and who was considered "for three decades&n ...

(1926–2006), American anthropologist * Clifford Goldstein (born 1955), American author, Seventh-day Adventist editor *

Clifford Goodman Clifford Everard Goodman (20 November 1869 – 1 February 1911), was a Barbadian cricketer of the 1890s. A right-arm fast bowler, Goodman was educated at The Lodge School, Barbados."Obituary", ''Cricket'', 29 April 1911, p. 98. He stood at 6&n ...

(1866–1911), Barbados athlete in cricket * Chris Graham (boxer) (Clifford Graham, 1900–1986), Canadian boxer * Clifford Grey (1887–1941), British songwriter, actor (also known as Clifford Gray) *

Cliff Hammonds Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Limburg United of the BNXT League. The point guard played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers. High school and college basketball Hammonds ...

(born 1985), American basketball player * Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician * Clifford Harper (born 1949), English illustrator, anarchist * Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., known professionally as

T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ...

(born 1980), American musician and producer * Clifford C. Hastings (1882–1946), New York politician *

Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mys ...

(1888–1937), English film actor *

Clifford Husbands Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands GCMG KStJ KA QC (5 August 1926 – 11 October 2017) was a Barbadian judge who served as the sixth Governor-General of Barbados. He held this office from 1996, when he was appointed after the death of Nita Barr ...

(1926–2017), Barbados political figure * Clifford Irving (1930–2017), American author * Clifford Irving (politician) (1914–2004), British political figure (Isle of Man) *

Clifford Jarvis Clifford Osbourne Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career. Biography Clifford Jarvis, the son of Malc ...

(1941–1997), American musician (rock drummer) *

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player and composer. Originally from Chicago, Jordan later moved to New York City, where he recorded extensively in addition to touring across ...

(1931–1993), American musician (jazz saxophone) * Cliff Kincaid (born 1954), American investigative journalist * Clifford Alan King, American engineer * Clifford Henry Benn Kitchin ( C. H. B. Kitchin, 1895–1967), British author * Clifford J. Laube (1891–1974), American Catholic poet, editor and publisher * Clifford Lincoln (born 1928), Canadian political figure * Carwood Lipton (Clifford Carwood Lipton, 1920–2001), British military figure * Clifford Lofvegren (1903–1969), American businessman, farmer, and politician * Clifford Longley, English journalist and author * Clifford Sibusiso Mamba (born 1963), Swazi diplomat and former Olympic athlete * Clifford J. MacGregor (1904–1985), American meteorologist, Arctic explorer and naval aviator * Clifford May (born 1951), American author, political activist * Cliff McWatt (Clifford McWatt, 1922–1997), West Indian athlete in cricket * Clifford Meth (born 1961), American author * Clifford Mulenga (born 1987), Zambian athlete in football *

Clifford Nass Clifford Ivar Nass (April 3, 1958 – November 2, 2013) was a professor of communication at Stanford University, co-creator of '' The Media Equation'' theory, and a renowned authority on human-computer interaction (HCI). He was also known for hi ...

(1958–2013), American professor (Communications), author *

Clifford Odets Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In the mid-1930s, he was widely seen as the potential successor to Nobel Prize–winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, as O'Neill began to withd ...

(1906–1963), American playwright, screenwriter, social activist *

Clifford A. Pickover Clifford Alan Pickover (born August 15, 1957) is an American author, editor, and columnist in the fields of science, mathematics, science fiction, innovation, and creativity. For many years, he was employed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research ...

(born ), American mathematician, author * Cliff Pilkey (Clifford Pilkey, 1928–2012), Canadian politician and trade union leader * Clifford Joseph Purpur, known as Fido Purpur (1912–2001), American athlete in hockey * Clifford Ray (born 1949), American athlete in basketball * Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960), American athlete in basketball *

Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966) Clifford Ralph Robinson (December 16, 1966August 29, 2020) was an American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected in the second round of the 1989 NBA draft, he played the firs ...

, American athlete in basketball *

Clifford Rose John Clifford Rose (24 October 1929 – 6 November 2021) was a British actor. Life and career Rose was born in Herefordshire. He was educated at the King's School, Worcester, and King's College London, before appearing in rep and began his ass ...

(1929–2021), British actor * Clifford Ross (born 1952), American artist * Ronnie Shows (Clifford Ronald "Ronnie" Shows, born 1947), American political figure * Clifford Shull (1915–2001), American physicist (Nobel Prize) * Clifford Sifton (1861–1929), Canadian political figure * Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988), American author (science fiction) * Clifford Ian Simpson, known professionally as

Kevin Abstract Clifford Ian Simpson (born July 16, 1996), known by his stage name Kevin Abstract, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter known for his role as a founding member of Brockhampton. Releasing music since 2009, he released his debut album, '' ...

(born 1996), leader of boy band Brockhampton * Clifford Smith, known professionally as

Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and is half of the hip hop duo Method Man & R ...

(born 1971), American rap singer *

Cliff Spink Clifford Rodney Spink (born 17 May 1946) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer, who is now a Spitfire display pilot on the national air display circuit. The first Spitfire he ever flew belonged to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, duri ...

(Clifford Spink, fl. 1980s-present), British military officer (Royal Air Force) *

Clifford Stein Clifford Seth Stein (born December 14, 1965), a computer scientist, is a professor of industrial engineering and operations research at Columbia University in New York, NY, where he also holds an appointment in the Department of Computer Scien ...

(born ), American computer scientist *

Clifford Stoll Clifford Paul "Cliff" Stoll (born June 4, 1950) is an American astronomer, author and teacher. He is best known for his investigation in 1986, while working as a system administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, that led to th ...

(born ), American astronomer, computer expert, author *

Clifford Taubes Clifford Henry Taubes (born February 21, 1954) is the William Petschek Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University and works in gauge field theory, differential geometry, and low-dimensional topology. His brother is the journalist Gary Taub ...

(born 1954), American mathematician *

Clifford Thornton Clifford Edward Thornton III (September 6, 1936 – November 25, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, trombonist, political activist, and educator. He played free jazz and avant-garde jazz in the 1960s and '70s. Career Clifford was born in Phil ...

(1939–1989), American musician (jazz trumpet, trombone) * Clifford Joseph Trahan, known professionally as

Johnny Rebel (singer) Clifford Joseph Trahan (September 25, 1938 – September 3, 2016), better known by the stage names Johnny Rebel and Pee Wee Trahan, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who performed songs that were supportive of white supremacy. He ...

(1938–2016), American musician *

Clifford Truesdell Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III (February 18, 1919 – January 14, 2000) was an American mathematician, natural philosopher, and historian of science. Life Truesdell was born in Los Angeles, California. After high school, he spent two years in Eur ...

(1919–2000), American mathematician, historian * Clifford A. Ukkelberg (1904–1996), American farmer and politician * Clifford Walker (cricketer) (1919–1992), British athlete in cricket * Clifford B. Wilson (1879–1943), American political figure * Clifford A. Wolff (born 1970), American attorney

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* Henry Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford * The Clifford family, an English noble family * The Clifford family (bankers), a family of English bankers active in the Netherlands * Alfred H. Clifford (1908–1992), American mathematician * Anne Clifford (theologian) (1944–2024), American theologian *

Lady Anne Clifford Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, ''suo jure'' 14th Baroness de Clifford (30 January 1590 – 22 March 1676) was an English peeress. In 1605 she inherited her father's ancient barony by writ and became ''suo jure'' ...

(1590–1676), Countess of Pembroke *

Augustus Clifford Admiral Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet, (26 May 1788 – 8 February 1877) was a British Royal Navy officer, court official, and usher of the Black Rod. Personal life Clifford was born in France in 1788, the illegitimate son of ...

(1788–1877), British naval officer and court official * Bede Clifford (1890–1969), Governor of Mauritius from 1937 to 1942 *

Betsy Clifford __NOTOC__ Elizabeth Clifford (born October 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired alpine skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1 ...

(born 1953), Canadian female athlete in skiing * Reese Buzz Clifford (1941–2018), American pop singer and songwriter * Charles Clifford (disambiguation), several people *

Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (1 January 1813 – 27 February 1893) was a New Zealand politician. He was the first Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, serving from 1854 to 1860. Early life and family Clifford was born in ...

(1813–1893), New Zealand politician *

Clark Clifford Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906October 10, 1998) was an American lawyer who served as an important political adviser to Democratic presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter. His official gover ...

(1906–1998), American Secretary of Defense * Conor Clifford (born 1991), Irish athlete in football * Daniel Clifford (disambiguation) (or Dan), several people * Dermot Clifford (born 1939), English religious figure * Dennis Clifford (born 1992), American basketball player * Doug Clifford (born 1945), American musician, member of Creedence Clearwater Revival *

Edward Clifford Edward Clifford (1844 in Bristol – 1907) was an English artist and author. Clifford was the younger brother of Mary, who later became a pioneering Poor Law Guardian, and the other brother of Alfred, who later served as Bishop of Luckn ...

(1844–1907), English artist and author * Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (Born Eleanor Brandon, 1519–1547), English noblewoman * Esmond Clifford (1895–1970), British Royal Engineers officer * Francis Clifford (author) (1917–1975), pen name of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson, author * George Clifford (disambiguation), several people * George Clifford (footballer) (1896–?), English athlete in cricket *

George Clifford III George Clifford III (7 January 1685, Amsterdam – 10 April 1760, Heemstede) was a wealthy Dutch banker and one of the directors of the Dutch East India Company. He is known for his keen interest in plants and gardens. His summer estate Harteka ...

, who engaged the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné to write Hortus Cliffortianus * Gerald Francis Clifford (1889–1952), Wisconsin lawyer, politician and executive of the Green Bay Packers * Gordon Clifford (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer * Gordon Clifford (lyricist) (1902–1968), American lyricist * Graeme Clifford (born 1942), Australian film editor * Grahame Clifford (1905–1984), English opera singer *

Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland (1493 – 22 April 1542) was a member of The Cliffords, the Clifford family which was seated at Skipton Castle, Yorkshire from 1310 to 1676. Origins He was born at Skipton Castle, a son of Henry Clifford ...

(1493–1542), British member of nobility in Skipton * Henry Hugh Clifford (1826–1883), British army officer * Howard J. Clifford (), American political figure in Michigan *

Hugh Clifford (colonial administrator) Sir Hugh Charles Clifford (5 March 1866 – 18 December 1941) was a British colonial administrator who had held several governorships. Early life Clifford was born in Roehampton, London, the sixth of the eight children of Major-General Sir ...

(1866–1941), British colonial administrator * Hughie Clifford (1866–1929), Scottish athlete in football * Jack Clifford (disambiguation), several people *

James Clifford (historian) James Clifford (born 1945) is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work combines perspectives from history, literature, history of science, and anthropology. Biography He grew up in New York City and was for thirty-three years Professor in the ...

(born 1945), American university professor in California * James Clifford (musician) (1622–1698), English religious figure and musician * Jo Clifford (born 1951), British playwright * John Clifford (disambiguation), several people * John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford (1435–1461), British military leader *

John Clifford (choreographer) John Clifford is an American producer, director, author, choreographer, and a dancer. He was the founder and artistic director of the original Los Angeles Ballet (1974–85) and the chamber-sized touring ensemble, Ballet of Los Angeles (1988–91 ...

, former New York City Ballet principal dancer * John Garry Clifford (1942–2014), American historian * Johnny Clifford (1934–2007), Irish athlete in hurling * Joyce Clifford (1935–2011), founder of primary nursing * J. R. Clifford (1848–1933), American attorney, civil rights pioneer * Kyle Clifford (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Linda Clifford Linda Clifford (born June 14, 1948) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B, disco and house music singer who scored hits from the 1970s to the 1980s, most notably "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "Bridge over Troubled Water (song), Bridge over ...

(born 1944), American female musician and singer *

Lucy Clifford Lucy Clifford (2 August 1846 – 21 April 1929), better known as Mrs. W. K. Clifford, was an English novelist, playwright and journalist. Biography Lucy Clifford was born Lucy Lane in London, the daughter of John Lane of Barbados. She married ...

(1846–1929), British female author * Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (born Margaret Russell, 1560–1616), English noblewoman *

Max Clifford Maxwell Frank Clifford (6 April 1943 – 10 December 2017) was an English publicist and convicted sex offender who was particularly associated with promoting " kiss and tell" stories in tabloid newspapers. In December 2012, as part of Operat ...

(1943–2017), English publicist * Michael Gordon Clifford (born 1995), Australian guitarist from the band 5 Seconds of Summer * Michael R. Clifford (1952–2021), American astronaut * Mike Clifford (born 1943), American singer-songwriter and actor *

Nathan Clifford Nathan Clifford (August 18, 1803 – July 25, 1881) was an American statesman, diplomat and jurist. Clifford is one of the few people who have held a constitutional office in each of the three branches of the U.S. federal government. He ...

(1803–1881), American statesman, diplomat and jurist * Nique Clifford (born 2002), American basketball player * Patrick Clifford (disambiguation), several people * Paul Clifford (cricketer) (born 1976), English athlete in cricket *

Richard Clifford Richard Clifford (died 1421) was a Bishop of London who had previously been Bishop of Worcester, Bishop-elect of Bath and Wells, and Lord Privy Seal. Clifford's brother was the politician Robert Clifford, who was member of parliament (MP) fir ...

(died 1421), British religious figure * Robert Clifford (disambiguation), several people * Rosamund Clifford ( – 1176), "Fair Rosamund", mistress of Henry II of England * Ross Clifford (born 1951), Australian radio personality, author * Sean Clifford (born 1998), American football player * Sian Clifford (born 1982), English actress *

Simon Clifford Simon Darcy Clifford is an English football coach and businessman, known for introducing Brazilian training techniques into the UK through his Brazilian Soccer Schools. Clifford has worked in football for over 30 years, from youth to senior sq ...

(born 1970), English football coach *

Stormy Daniels Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford (born Stephanie A. Gregory; March 17, 1979), known professionally as Stormy Daniels, is an American pornographic film actress, Film director, director and former stripper. She has won many industry awards and is a ...

(born 1979), American pornstar, real name Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford * Thomas Clifford (disambiguation), several people * Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630–1673), British politician and statesman * Thomas Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (born 1948), a British baron * Tom Clifford (politician) (), Canadian political figure * Trevor Clifford (1927–2019), Australian botanist * Wayne Clifford (1944–2025), Canadian poet, editor and educator * Wayne Clifford (rugby league) (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer * William Clifford (disambiguation), several people *

William Kingdon Clifford William Kingdon Clifford (4 May 18453 March 1879) was a British mathematician and philosopher. Building on the work of Hermann Grassmann, he introduced what is now termed geometric algebra, a special case of the Clifford algebra named in his ...

(1845–1879), English mathematician and philosopher

Fictional characters

* Clifford, the title name character in children book series ''

Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series which focuses on the adventures of an 8-year old blonde haired girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a gigantic, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published ...

'' * Clifford Blossom, a character in

Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Archie Comics) is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the village of Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jug ...

and ''Riverdale'' * Clifford DeVoe, also known as the Thinker, in DC Comics

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