# 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".

## People
### 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 (fl. 1980s-present), 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) (fl. 1960s–1980s), 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
* Anne Clifford (theologian) (1944-2024), American theologian
* 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 (fl. 1930s), 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
* Nique Clifford (born 2002), American basketball player
* 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) (fl. 1970s–2000s), Canadian political figure
* Trevor Clifford (1927–2019), Australian botanist
* William Clifford (disambiguation), several people
* William Kingdon Clifford (1845–1879), English mathematician and philosopher

### Fictional characters

* Clifford, the title name character in children book series Clifford the Big Red Dog
* Clifford Blossom, a character in Archie Comics and Riverdale
* Clifford DeVoe, also known as the Thinker, in DC Comics