Cleaver (surname)

Cleaver is a surname which may refer to:

People

 * Anna Cleaver, triathlete from New Zealand
 * Billy Cleaver (1921–2003), Welsh rugby union player
 * Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998), American writer and political activist
 * Emanuel Cleaver (born 1944), U.S. Representative for Missouri and United Methodist pastor
 * Euseby Cleaver (1746–1819), Anglican Archbishop of Dublin
 * Fred Cleaver (1885–1968), English footballer
 * Gerald Cleaver (musician) (born 1963), African-American jazz drummer
 * Gordon Cleaver (1910–1994), British Second World War fighter ace and skier
 * Harry Cleaver (born 1944), American Marxian economics retired professor
 * Harry Cleaver (footballer) (1880–?), English footballer
 * Hiram Cleaver (1801–1877), American politician from Pennsylvania
 * Hughes Cleaver (1892–1980), Canadian politician
 * Kathleen Cleaver (born 1945), American law professor
 * Naomi Cleaver (born 1967), British design consultant and interior designer
 * Richard Cleaver (1917–2006), Australian politician
 * Skip Cleaver (1944-2922), American politician
 * Solomon Cleaver (1855–1939), Canadian minister and storyteller
 * Sue Cleaver (born 1965), English actress
 * Val Cleaver (1917–1977), British rocket engineer
 * William Cleaver (1742–1815), English bishop and academic

Fictional characters

 * The Cleavers, a family from the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver:
 * June Cleaver, Theodore's mother
 * Theodore Cleaver, the title character, a boy nicknamed "Beaver"
 * Wally Cleaver, Theodore's older brother
 * Ward Cleaver, Theodore's father