Clifton (given name)

Clifton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:


 * Clifton R. Breckinridge (1846–1932), American politician
 * Clifton Chenier (1925–1987), American zydeco musician
 * Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970), American actor
 * Clifton Davis (born 1945), American actor
 * Clifton Fadiman (1904–1999), American radio and television personality
 * Clifton Grima, Maltese politician
 * Clifton A. Hall (1826–1913), a Rhode Island architect
 * Clifton James (1921–2017), American actor
 * Clifton Jones (born 1937), Jamaican actor
 * Clifton J. Joy (1922–1994), Newfoundland physician and politician
 * Clifton Leaf, American journalist, editor of Fortune magazine
 * Clifton Maloney (1937–2009), American businessman
 * Clifton Parker (1905–1989), English composer
 * Clifton Sandvliet (born 1977), Surinamese retired footballer
 * Clifton Sprague (1896–1955), World War II–era officer in the U.S. Navy
 * Clifton Sunada (born 1971), American judoka
 * C. Clifton Virts (1910–1985), American politician and lawyer from Maryland
 * Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor
 * Clifton Williams (1932–1967), NASA astronaut and USMC Major