Cliff (given name)

Cliff is a masculine given name. It is a short form of Clifford or Clifton. It may refer to:

Actors and directors

 * Cliff Arquette (1905–1974), American comedian and actor
 * Cliff Bole, American and Canadian television director
 * Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor
 * Cliff De Young, American character actor
 * Cliff Parisi, British actor and EastEnders star
 * Cliff Robertson (1923–2011), American actor

In music

 * Cliff Barrows (1923–2016), music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
 * Cliff Burton (1962–1986), former bassist of the band Metallica
 * Cliff Edwards (1895–1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", American musician
 * Cliff Martinez (born 1954), American film score composer
 * Cliff Richard (born 1940), British singer
 * Clifford T. Ward, British singer/songwriter
 * Cliff Williams (born 1949), bassist of the rock band AC/DC

In sports

 * Cliff Anderson (1944–2021), American basketball player
 * Cliff Anderson (American football) (1929–1979), American football player
 * Cliff Avril (born 1986), American football player
 * Cliff Baldwin (1899–1979), American football player
 * Cliff Barker (1921–1998), American basketball player
 * Cliff Bayer (born 1977), American foil fencer
 * Cliff Branch (1948–2019), American football player
 * Cliff Edwards (footballer) (1921–1989), English footballer
 * Cliff Fletcher (born 1935), Canadian ice hockey executive and former general manager
 * Cliff Floyd (born 1972), American baseball player
 * Cliff Harris (born 1948), American football player
 * Cliff Thorburn (born 1948), Canadian snooker player
 * Cliff Lee (born 1978), American baseball pitcher
 * Cliff Olander (born 1955), American football player
 * Cliff Morgan (1930–2013), Welsh Rugby Union player and later BBC Commentator and broadcaster
 * Cliff Politte, American baseball player
 * Cliff Pritchard ((1882–1954), Welsh Rugby Union player
 * Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960), American basketball player
 * Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966), American basketball player
 * Cliff Ronning (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Cliff Toney (born 1958), American football player
 * Cliff Wiley (born 1955), American track and field athlete

Other people

 * Cliff Bleszinski, lead game designer for the company Epic Games
 * Cliff Michelmore, British television presenter
 * Cliff Robinson (artist), British comic book artist
 * Cliff Whiting, New Zealand artist

Fictional characters

 * Cliff Barnes, from the TV drama Dallas
 * Cliff Booth, a character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
 * Cliff Bradshaw, the male lead in the musical Cabaret
 * Cliff Carmichael, the second Thinker (DC Comics), a villain
 * Cliff Clavin, in the Cheers TV series
 * Cliff Clewless, from the comic strip Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!
 * Cliff Dagger, an antagonist in the animated show M.A.S.K. (TV series)
 * Cliff, the main Psycho killer in Roadflower
 * Cliff Feltbottom, a character from animated show CatDog
 * Cliff Huxtable, the main protagonist of the TV series The Cosby Show
 * Cliff Steele, a DC Comics superhero known as Robotman
 * Leader Cliff, one of the Leaders of Team GO Rocket in Pokémon GO