Clifford (name)

Clifford is both a toponymic surname of English origin and a given name deriving from it. It originated in several English placenames meaning "ford by a cliff".

Given name

 * Clifford Andrews (1912–1973), English athlete in cricket
 * Clifford Antone (1949–2006), American musical producer and club owner
 * Clifford Warren Ashley (1881–1947), American artist, author
 * Clifford Bax (1886–1962), English author and playwright
 * Clifford Berry (1918–1963), American inventor
 * Clifford Blackmore, Kansas politician
 * Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928–2015), English professor, historian
 * Clifford Bricker (1904–1980), Canadian long-distance runner
 * Clifford Brown (1930–1956), American musician (jazz trumpeter)
 * Cliff Burton (1962–1986), American musician (bass guitarist, Metallica)
 * Clifford Campbell (1892–1991), Jamaican political figure
 * Clifford Carlson (1894–1964), American athlete in basketball
 * Clifford Carter, American musician
 * Clifford P. Case (1904–1982), American attorney and political figure
 * Clifford Chapin (born 1988), American voice actor working with Funimation
 * Cliff Clavin, fictional character on the television series Cheers
 * Cliff Couser (Clifford Couser, born 1971), American athlete in boxing
 * Clifford Ann Creed (born 1938), American female athlete in golf
 * Clifford Curry (1936–2016), American singer
 * Cliff Curtis (born 1968), New Zealand Actor
 * Clifford Curzon (1907–1982), English musician (piano)
 * Clifford David (1938–2017), American actor
 * Cliff Davies (musician) (1948–2008), English musician (rock drummer)
 * Clifford Davis (politician) (1897–1970), American political figure
 * Clifford Davis (music manager), American musician and manager of musical groups
 * Clifford Dupont (1905–1978), English-born political figure in Rhodesia
 * Clifford Durr (1899–1975), American attorney and civil rights activist
 * Clifford John Earle Jr. (1935–2017), American mathematician
 * Clifford M. Eddy (C. M. Eddy Jr., 1896–1967), American author
 * Cliff Edwards (footballer) (1921–1989), English footballer
 * Clifford Evans (disambiguation), several people
 * Clifford Forsythe (1929–2000), Northern Ireland political figure
 * Clifford Brodie Frith (born 1949), English-born Australian ornithologist
 * Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), American anthropologist
 * Clifford Goldstein (born 1955), American author, Seventh-day Adventist editor
 * Clifford Goodman (1866–1911), Barbados athlete in cricket
 * Chris Graham (boxer) (Clifford Graham, 1900–1986), Canadian boxer
 * Clifford Grey (1887–1941), British songwriter, actor (also known as Clifford Gray)
 * Cliff Hammonds (born 1985), American basketball player
 * Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician
 * Clifford Harper (born 1949), English illustrator, anarchist
 * Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., known professionally as T.I. (born 1980), American musician and producer
 * Clifford C. Hastings (1882–1946), New York politician
 * Clifford Heatherley (1888–1937), English film actor
 * Clifford Husbands (1926–2017), Barbados political figure
 * Clifford Irving (1930–2017), American author
 * Clifford Irving (politician) (1914–2004), British political figure (Isle of Man)
 * Clifford Jarvis (1941–1997), American musician (rock drummer)
 * Clifford Jordan (1931–1993), American musician (jazz saxophone)
 * Cliff Kincaid (born 1954), American investigative journalist
 * Clifford Alan King, American engineer
 * Clifford Henry Benn Kitchin (C. H. B. Kitchin, 1895–1967), British author
 * Clifford J. Laube (1891–1974), American Catholic poet, editor and publisher
 * Clifford Lincoln (born 1928), Canadian political figure
 * Carwood Lipton (Clifford Carwood Lipton, 1920–2001), British military figure
 * Clifford Lofvegren (1903–1969), American businessman, farmer, and politician
 * Clifford Longley, English journalist and author
 * Clifford Sibusiso Mamba (born 1963), Swazi diplomat and former Olympic athlete
 * Clifford J. MacGregor (1904–1985), American meteorologist, Arctic explorer and naval aviator
 * Clifford May (born 1951), American author, political activist
 * Cliff McWatt (Clifford McWatt, 1922–1997), West Indian athlete in cricket
 * Clifford Meth (born 1961), American author
 * Clifford Mulenga (born 1987), Zambian athlete in football
 * Clifford Nass (1958–2013), American professor (Communications), author
 * Clifford Odets (1906–1963), American playwright, screenwriter, social activist
 * Clifford A. Pickover (born c. 1958), American mathematician, author
 * Cliff Pilkey (Clifford Pilkey, 1928–2012), Canadian politician and trade union leader
 * Clifford Joseph Purpur, known as Fido Purpur (1912–2001), American athlete in hockey
 * Clifford Ray (born 1949), American athlete in basketball
 * Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960), American athlete in basketball
 * Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966), American athlete in basketball
 * Clifford Rose (1929–2021), British actor
 * Clifford Ross (born 1952), American artist
 * Ronnie Shows (Clifford Ronald "Ronnie" Shows, born 1947), American political figure
 * Clifford Shull (1915–2001), American physicist (Nobel Prize)
 * Clifford Sifton (1861–1929), Canadian political figure
 * Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988), American author (science fiction)
 * Clifford Ian Simpson, known professionally as Kevin Abstract (born 1996), leader of boy band Brockhampton
 * Clifford Smith, known professionally as Method Man (born 1971), American rap singer
 * Cliff Spink (Clifford Spink, fl. 1980s-present), British military officer (Royal Air Force)
 * Clifford Stein (born c. 1965), American computer scientist
 * Clifford Stoll (born c. 1956), American astronomer, computer expert, author
 * Clifford Taubes (born 1954), American mathematician
 * Clifford Thornton (1939–1989), American musician (jazz trumpet, trombone)
 * Clifford Joseph Trahan, known professionally as Johnny Rebel (singer) (1938–2016), American musician
 * Clifford Truesdell (1919–2000), American mathematician, historian
 * Clifford A. Ukkelberg (1904–1996), American farmer and politician
 * Clifford Walker (cricketer) (1919–1992), British athlete in cricket
 * Clifford B. Wilson (1879–1943), American political figure
 * Clifford A. Wolff (born 1970), American attorney

Surname

 * Henry Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford
 * The Clifford family, an English noble family
 * The Clifford family (bankers), a family of English bankers active in the Netherlands
 * Alfred H. Clifford (1908–1992), American mathematician
 * Lady Anne Clifford (1590–1676), Countess of Pembroke
 * Augustus Clifford (1788–1877), British naval officer and court official
 * Bede Clifford (1890–1969), Governor of Mauritius from 1937 to 1942
 * Betsy Clifford (born 1953), Canadian female athlete in skiing
 * Reese Buzz Clifford (1941–2018), American pop singer and songwriter
 * Charles Clifford (disambiguation), several people
 * Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (1813–1893), New Zealand politician
 * Clark Clifford (1906–1998), American Secretary of Defense
 * Conor Clifford (born 1991), Irish athlete in football
 * Daniel Clifford (disambiguation) (or Dan), several people
 * Dermot Clifford (born 1939), English religious figure
 * Dennis Clifford (born 1992), American basketball player
 * Doug Clifford (born 1945), American musician, member of Creedence Clearwater Revival
 * Edward Clifford (1844–1907), English artist and author
 * Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (Born Eleanor Brandon, 1519–1547), English noblewoman
 * Esmond Clifford (1895–1970), British Royal Engineers officer
 * Francis Clifford (author) (1917–1975), pen name of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson, author
 * George Clifford (disambiguation), several people
 * George Clifford (footballer) (1896–?), English athlete in cricket
 * George Clifford III, who engaged the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné to write Hortus Cliffortianus
 * Gerald Francis Clifford (1889–1952), Wisconsin lawyer, politician and executive of the Green Bay Packers
 * Gordon Clifford (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Gordon Clifford (lyricist) (1902–1968), American lyricist
 * Graeme Clifford (born 1942), Australian film editor
 * Grahame Clifford (1905–1984), English opera singer
 * Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland (1493–1542), British member of nobility in Skipton
 * Henry Hugh Clifford (1826–1883), British army officer
 * Howard J. Clifford, American political figure in Michigan
 * Hugh Clifford (colonial administrator) (1866–1941), British colonial administrator
 * Hughie Clifford (1866–1929), Scottish athlete in football
 * Jack Clifford (disambiguation), several people
 * James Clifford (historian) (born 1945), American university professor in California
 * James Clifford (musician) (1622–1698), English religious figure and musician
 * Jo Clifford (born 1951), British playwright
 * John Clifford (disambiguation), several people
 * John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford (1435–1461), British military leader
 * John Clifford (choreographer), former New York City Ballet principal dancer
 * John Garry Clifford (1942–2014), American historian
 * Johnny Clifford (1934–2007), Irish athlete in hurling
 * Joyce Clifford (1935–2011), founder of primary nursing
 * J. R. Clifford (1848–1933), American attorney, civil rights pioneer
 * Kyle Clifford (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Linda Clifford (born 1944), American female musician and singer
 * Lucy Clifford (1846–1929), British female author
 * Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (born Margaret Russell, 1560–1616), English noblewoman
 * Max Clifford (1943–2017), English publicist
 * Michael Gordon Clifford (born 1995), Australian guitarist from the band 5 Seconds of Summer
 * Michael R. Clifford (1952–2021), American astronaut
 * Mike Clifford (born 1943), American singer-songwriter and actor
 * Nathan Clifford (1803–1881), American statesman, diplomat and jurist
 * Patrick Clifford (disambiguation), several people
 * Paul Clifford (cricketer) (born 1976), English athlete in cricket
 * Richard Clifford (died 1421), British religious figure
 * Robert Clifford (disambiguation), several people
 * Rosamund Clifford (c. 1150 – 1176), "Fair Rosamund", mistress of Henry II of England
 * Ross Clifford (born 1951), Australian radio personality, author
 * Sean Clifford (born 1998), American football player
 * Sian Clifford (born 1982), English actress
 * Simon Clifford (born 1970), English football coach
 * Stormy Daniels (born 1979), American pornstar, real name Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford
 * Thomas Clifford (disambiguation), several people
 * Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630–1673), British politician and statesman
 * Thomas Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (born 1948), a British baron
 * Tom Clifford (politician), Canadian political figure
 * Trevor Clifford (1927–2019), Australian botanist
 * William Clifford (disambiguation), several people
 * William Kingdon Clifford (1845–1879), English mathematician and philosopher