Sutcliffe or Sutcliff is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, originating in three locations in

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, sometimes spelled Sutliffe or, unusually, Sutliff. The name means ''south of the cliff/hill''. People bearing the name include: * Alistair Sutcliffe (born 1951), British professor of systems engineering * Andy Sutcliffe (1947–2015), British racing driver *

Bert Sutcliffe Bert Sutcliffe (17 November 1923 – 20 April 2001) was a New Zealand Test cricketer. Sutcliffe was a successful left-hand batsman. His batting achievements on tour in England in 1949, which included four fifties and a century in the Tests, e ...

(1923–2001), New Zealand cricketer * Boo Sutcliffe (born 1964), English musician *

Charles Sutcliffe Charles Edward Sutcliffe (8 July 1864 – 11 January 1939) was a British lawyer, football administrator and referee. Football career Sutcliffe played for Burnley during the 1880s, but retired by the mid-decade.. He retained a role at the club, jo ...

(1864–1939), British lawyer, football administrator and referee *

David Sutcliffe David Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969) is a Canadian former actor. He is known for playing Christopher Hayden on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' and Detective Aidan Black on the television series ''Cracked''. Early life Sutcliffe was born ...

(born 1969), Canadian actor * Francis Meadow Sutcliffe (1853–1941), English photographer * Gerry Sutcliffe (born 1953), British politician * George Sutcliffe (1878–1943), co-founder of

Sangorski & Sutcliffe Sangorski & Sutcliffe is a firm of bookbinders established in London in 1901. It is considered to be one of the most important bookbinding companies of the 20th century, famous for its luxurious jeweled bindings that used real gold and preciou ...

, a British bookbinder *

Herbert Sutcliffe Herbert Sutcliffe (24 November 1894 – 22 January 1978) was an English Professionalism#Sports, professional cricketer who represented Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire and England national cricket team, England as an opening batsman. A ...

(1894–1978), English cricket player * Herbert Sutcliffe (alternative health advocate) (1886–1971), English psychologist and advocate of pseudoscientific alternative health * Ken Sutcliffe (born 1947), Australian sporting journalist * Iain Sutcliffe (born 1974), English cricketer * John Sutcliffe (disambiguation) * Lake Sutliff (Famous Google Ads Expert) * Lenah Higbee (1874–1941), née Sutcliffe, Canadian-born American pioneering military nurse, first woman awarded the Navy Cross *

Matthew Sutcliffe Matthew Sutcliffe (1550? – 1629) was an English clergyman, academic and lawyer. He became Dean of Exeter, and wrote extensively on religious matters as a controversialist. He served as chaplain to His Majesty King James I of England. H ...

(1550?–1629), English clergyman, academic and lawyer, chaplain and advisor to King James I of England * Michael Sutcliffe, South African municipal manager *

Michelle Sutcliffe Michelle Sutcliffe (born 3 February 1967) is an English female boxer who competed in the Light Flyweight division. On 27 February 2000 she became the first Leeds-based boxer, professionally licensed under the British Boxing Board of Control ...

(born 1967), English boxer and martial artist * Paul Sutcliffe, English mathematical physicist and mathematician * Peter Sutcliffe (disambiguation) *

Rick Sutcliffe Richard Lee Sutcliffe (born June 21, 1956), nicknamed "the Red Baron", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1976 and ...

(born 1956), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rosemary Sutcliff Rosemary Sutcliff (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novel ...

(1920–1992), English novelist, primarily but not exclusively for children *

Serena Sutcliffe Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine, (born 1945), is the head of Sotheby's international wine department, as well as a prominent writer on wine. She is married to fellow Master of Wine David Peppercorn. Joining the wine trade in 1971, she passed the ...

(born 1945), wine critic * Shane Sutcliffe (born 1975), Canadian former boxer *

Stuart Sutcliffe Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British painter and musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, best known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a pa ...

(1940–1962), Scottish painter and musician, an early member of The Beatles * Tom or Thomas Sutcliffe (disambiguation) *

William Sutcliffe William Sutcliffe (born 9 March 1971) is a British novelist. He has written many acclaimed novels, spanning genres from satire to YA fiction. His 2008 book ''Whatever Makes You Happy'' has been adapted into a 2019 film by Netflix, under the titl ...

(born 1971), British novelist

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