Cleve (surname)

Cleve, van Cleve and Van Cleve are surnames. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Astrid Cleve (1875–1968), Swedish biologist, geologist, chemist and researcher, first woman in Sweden to obtain a doctorate in science
 * Bastian Clevé (born 1950), German film director
 * Benjamin Van Cleve (1773–1821), a pioneer settler of Dayton, Ohio
 * Brother Cleve, pseudonym of Robert Toomey (1955–2002), American musician and mixologist
 * Cecilia Cleve (died 1819), Swedish librarian
 * Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark Van Cleve (1819–1907), American women's suffrage advocate and social reformer
 * Cornelius van Cleve (1520–1567), Netherlandish painter
 * Halfdan Cleve (1879–1951), Norwegian composer
 * Hendrick van Cleve III (died 1589), painter and engraver born in Antwerp
 * Horatio P. Van Cleve (1809–1891), Union general in the American Civil War
 * Jan Van Cleef or Cleve (1646–1716), Dutch-born Flemish painter
 * Jim Van Cleve (born 1978), American musician, songwriter and producer
 * John Cleve, a pseudonym of Andrew J. Offutt (1934–2013), American science fiction writer
 * John Van Cleve, football player in the United States, only the fourth known professional player
 * Joos van Cleve (c. 1485–1540/41), Flemish painter, father of Cornelius
 * Marten van Cleve (1520–1570), Flemish painter, brother of Hendrick and probably related to Joos
 * Per Teodor Cleve (1840–1905), Swedish chemist and geologist
 * Richard Cleve, Canadian computer scientist
 * Rudolf Cleve (1919–1997), highly decorated Luftwaffe officer of World War II
 * Whitney L. Van Cleve (1922–1997), American college football player and coach
 * Anders Cleve (1937–1985), Finnish writer