Clive is a name. People and fictional characters with the name include:

People

Given name

Clive Allen Clive Darren Allen (born 20 May 1961) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward for seven different London clubs. Allen was a prolific striker throughout his career ...

(born 1961), English football player *

Clive Anderson Clive Stuart Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is an English television and radio presenter, comedian, writer and former barrister. Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991, Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts dur ...

(born 1952), British television, radio presenter, comedy writer and former barrister *

Clive Barker Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, filmmaker, and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1980s with a series of short stories collectively named the ''Books of Blood'', which established him as a leading horror author ...

(born 1952), English writer, film director and visual artist *

Clive Barker (artist, born 1940) Clive Barker (born 1940) is a British pop artist. His work is present in private and museum collections including the Tate in London, the British Museum in London, the National Portrait Gallery, London, National Portrait Gallery in London, the ...

, British pop artist * Clive Barker (soccer) (born 1944), South African coach *

Clive Barnes Clive Alexander Barnes (13 May 1927 – 19 November 2008) was an English writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977, he was the dance and theater critic for ''The New York Times'', and, from 1978 until his death, the ''New York Post''. Barnes had sign ...

(1927–2008), English writer and critic, dance and theater critic for ''The New York Times'' *

Clive Bell Arthur Clive Heward Bell (16 September 1881 – 17 September 1964) was an English art critic, associated with formalism and the Bloomsbury Group. He developed the art theory known as significant form. Biography Early life and education Bell ...

(1881–1964), English art critic *

Clive Brook Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English stage and film actor. After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the Unit ...

(1887–1974), British film actor *

Clive Burr Clive Ronald Burr (8 March 1956 – 12 March 2013) was an English musician. He was the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Together with fellow Iron Maiden member Dennis Stratton, he joined Praying Mantis for the r ...

(1957–2013), British musician, former drummer with

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris (musician), Steve Harris. Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most ...

* Clive Campbell (footballer), New Zealand footballer in the 1970s and early '80s * Clive Campbell (born 1955), Jamaican-born DJ with the stage name

DJ Kool Herc Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican-American DJ who is credited with being the founder of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbe ...

* Clive Clark (golfer) (born 1945), English golfer * Clive Clark (footballer) (1940–2014), English former footballer * Clive Clarke (born 1980), Irish footballer * Clive Coates (born 1941), British wine writer and Master of Wine *

Clive Cussler Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on ''The New York Times'' fiction best-sell ...

(1931–2020), American novelist and underwater explorer *

Clive Davis Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1932) is an American record producer, A&R executive, record executive, and lawyer. He has won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a non-performer, in 2000. From 1967 to 1 ...

(born 1932), American record producer * Clive Doucet (born 1946), Canadian writer and politician * Clive Donner (1926–2010), British film director * Clive Dunn (1920–2012), English actor *

Clive Evans (footballer) Andrew Clive Evans (born 1 May 1957) is an English former footballer who played as midfielder for Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, ...

(born 1957), English former footballer * Clive Evans (fashion designer) (born 1933), London fashion designer of the 1960s, better known as 'Clive' *

Clive Feigenbaum Clive Harold Feigenbaum (1939–2007) was a colourful and controversial British businessman who was involved in a lifelong series of scandals in the world of philately. Particularly notable was the sale of "gold" stamps from Staffa and his role i ...

(1939–2007), British businessman *

Clive Finlayson Prof. Clive Finlayson MBE FLS (born 15 January 1955) is a Gibraltarian zoologist, paleoanthropologist and paleontologist. He is the incumbent Director of the Gibraltar National Museum. Finlayson has published various works mainly based on h ...

(born 1955), Gibraltarian zoologist, paleoanthropologist and paleontologist *

Clive Francis Clive Francis (born 26 June 1946) is a British actor and illustrator, known for his extensive work in television, film, and theatre. He has appeared in a wide range of British television dramas and comedies, including ''Poldark'', ''Yes, Prime ...

(born 1946), British actor *

Clive Gregson Clive James Gregson (born 4 January 1955, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, England) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He has toured in bands, provided backup for well-known musicians, and written songs that have been cov ...

(born 1955), English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer *

Clive Granger Sir Clive William John Granger (; 4 September 1934 – 27 May 2009) was a British econometrician known for his contributions to nonlinear time series analysis. He taught in Britain, at the University of Nottingham and in the United States, at t ...

(1934–2009), British econometrician *

Clive Hamilton Clive Charles Hamilton Order of Australia, AM FRSA (born 12 March 1953) is an Australian public intellectual currently serving as Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and the Vice-Chancellor' ...

(born 1953), Australian public intellectual *

Clive Hirschhorn Clive Hirschhorn (born February 20, 1940) is a South African writer and critic known for his long tenure as film and theater critic for the British ''Sunday Express'' newspaper and as the author of several books. Early life and journalism Born i ...

(born 1940), South African writer and critic, longtime film and theater critic * Clive Hollick (born 1945), British businessman * Clive Hulme (1911–1982), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross * Clive Irvine (1893–1974), Scottish medical missionary *

Clive James Clive James (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019.Clive Johnstone (1963–2024), British Royal Navy officer * Clive Jones (rugby), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1970s * Clive Lewis (disambiguation) *

Clive Lloyd Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd (born 31 August 1944) is a Guyanese- British former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. Lloyd is widely regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. As a boy he went to Chatham High School in ...

(born 1944), Guyanese-British cricketer * Clive Mantle (born 1957), English actor * Clive Matson (born 1941), American poet and writer * Clive Matthewson (born 1944), New Zealand civil engineer and former politician * Clive Myrie (born 1964), British journalist *

Clive Nolan Clive Nolan (born 30 June 1961) is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the development of progressive rock. He has been the regular keyboard player in Pendragon (band), Pendragon (1986–present), Shadowla ...

(born 1961), British musician, composer and producer * Clive Oppenheimer (born 1964), British volcanologist *

Clive Owen Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series '' Chancer'' from 1990 to 1991. He received critical acclaim for his work in the film '' Close ...

(born 1964), English actor *

Clive Palmer Clive Frederick Palmer (born 26 March 1954) is an Australian billionaire businessman and politician. He has iron ore, nickel, and coal holdings. Palmer owns many businesses such as Mineralogy, Waratah Coal, Queensland Nickel at Townsville, t ...

(born 1954), Australian businessman and politician *

(1943–2014), English folk musician and banjoist * Clive Parker (born 1960), English drummer * Clive Phillpot (born 1938), British librarian * Clive Ponting (1946–2020), British civil servant and historian * Clive Revill (born 1930), New Zealand actor *

Clive Rice Clive Edward Butler Rice (23 July 1949 – 28 July 2015) was a South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his First Class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49. He captained Notti ...

(1949–2015), South African international cricketer * Clive Rowe (born 1964), British actor *

Clive Russell Clive Russell (born 7 December 1945) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline in '' Ripper Street'', Angus O'Connor in ''Happiness'', Lord Lovat in '' Outlander'', and Brynden Tully in the HBO series ...

(born 1945), Scottish actor *

Clive Sinclair Sir Clive Marles Sinclair (30 July 1940 – 16 September 2021) was an English entrepreneur and inventor, best known for being a pioneer in the computing industry and also as the founder of several companies that developed consumer electronics ...

(1940–2021), British entrepreneur and inventor * Clive Smith (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1999), Australian rules footballer * Clive A. Smith (born 1944), British director and animator, co-founder of the Canadian animation studio Nelvana * Clive Soley, Baron Soley (born 1939), British politician * Clive A. Stace (born 1938), British botanist * Clive Stafford Smith (born 1959), British attorney * Clive Suares, Australian band member * Clive Thompson (businessman) (born 1943), Deputy Chairman of Strategic Equity Capital *

Clive Thompson (journalist) Thomas Clive Thompson III (born 30 October 1968) is a Canadian freelance journalist, blogger, and science and technology writer. Early life and education Thompson grew up in the 1970s and '80s in Toronto, Canada. He spent his childhood working ...

(born 1968), Canadian freelance journalist, blogger and science and technology writer *

Clive Wearing Clive Wearing (born 11 May 1938) is a British former musicologist, conductor, tenor and pianist who developed chronic anterograde and retrograde amnesia in 1985. Since then, he has lacked the ability to form new memories and cannot recall aspe ...

(born 1938), British former musicologist, conductor, and pianist with severe amnesia * Clive Williams (rugby union) (born 1948), Welsh rugby union player *

Clive Williams (professor) Clive Owen Gestern Williams, (born 1 March 1945) is a British-born former Australian Army Military Intelligence officer, and academic with research interests in terrorism and counterterrorism, politically motivated violence, insurgency and cou ...

(born 1945), British-born former Australian Army Military Intelligence officer and academic * Clive Wilmer (1945–2025), British poet * Clive Zanda (1939–2022), Trinidad and Tobago extempo and kaisojazz musician

Surname

Caroline Clive Caroline Wigley Clive (''née'' Meysey-Wigley; 24 June 1801 – 13 July 1873) was an English writer known by the pseudonym V. She was known chiefly as the author of ''IX Poems'' that when first published, took their place in the forefront of the ...

(1801–1873), English writer * Colin Clive (1900–1937), English stage and screen actor * Edward Clive (disambiguation) ** E. E. Clive (1879–1940), Welsh stage actor and director *

Robert Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British List of governors of Bengal Presidency, Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for l ...

(1725–1774), British officer and soldier of fortune who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal, Commander-in-Chief of British India * Robert Clive (1769–1833), MP for

Ludlow Ludlow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road (Great Britain), A49 road which bypasses the town. The town is near the conf ...

, son of the above * Robert Clive (1789–1854), MP for Ludlow and Shropshire South, nephew of the above and grandson of Lord Clive *

Robert Clive (diplomat) Sir Robert Henry Clive (23 December 1877 – 13 May 1948) was a British diplomat. Early life Clive was the son of Charles Meysey Bolton Clive and the great-grandson of Edward Clive (died 1845), Edward Clive. His mother was Lady Kathleen Elizab ...

(1877–1948), diplomat, British Ambassador to Belgium

Places

* Clive, a village in Shropshire, England * Clive, a small town in New Zealand * Clive River, a small river in New Zealand

Fictional characters

* Clive, in ''Beyond the Black Stump'' (comic strip) * Clive, in "Rose" (''Doctor Who'' episode) * Clive, a ''Garfield'' character * Clive King, in the British medical drama, ''

Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...

'' * Clive Gibbons, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Clive Jones (Doctor Who), in the British TV series ''Doctor Who'' * Clive Vickers, a character in ''Brotherhood of Mutants'' * Clive Yorkin, enemy of the character ''

Flash Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional aliases * The Flash, several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: ** Flash (Jay Garrick) ** Barry Allen ** Wally West, the first Kid Flash and third adult Flash ...

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DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

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