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toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.
of English origin and a given name deriving from it. It originated in several English placenames meaning "ford by a cliff".


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Clifford Andrews (1912–1973), English athlete in cricket *
Clifford Antone Clifford Antone (October 27, 1949 – May 22, 2006) was the founder of the eponymous Austin blues club Antone's and independent record label Antone's Records and Tapes, as well as a mentor to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Kim Wilson, G ...
(1949–2006), American musical producer and club owner *
Clifford Warren Ashley Clifford Warren Ashley (December 18, 1881 – September 18, 1947) was an American artist, author, sailor, and knot expert. Life Ashley was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, son of Abiel Davis Ashley and Caroline Morse. He married Sarah Scudder ...
(1881–1947), American artist, author *
Clifford Bax Clifford Lea Bax (13 July 1886 – 18 November 1962)Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour, A. C. Fox-Davies, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1910, p. 106 was a versatile English writer, known particularly as a playwright, a journalist, ...
(1886–1962), English author and playwright *
Clifford Berry Clifford Edward Berry (April 19, 1918 – October 30, 1963) helped John Vincent Atanasoff create the first digital electronic computer in 1939, the Atanasoff–Berry computer (ABC). Biography Clifford Berry was born April 19, 1918, in Gladbr ...
(1918–1963), American inventor *
Clifford Blackmore Clifford Blackmore is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2020 to 2021. Career Blackmore was appointed to the Kansas House by Republican Party committee members in Miami Cou ...
, Kansas politician *
Clifford Edmund Bosworth Clifford Edmund Bosworth Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (29 December 1928 – 28 February 2015) was an English historian and Orientalism, Orientalist, specialising in Arabic studies, Arabic and Iranian studies. Life Bosworth was born on 29 ...
(1928–2015), English professor, historian *
Clifford Bricker Clifford Bricker (23 April 1904 – 20 September 1980) was a Canadian long-distance runner who competed in the 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experimen ...
(1904–1980), Canadian long-distance runner *
Clifford Brown Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", an ...
(1930–1956), American musician (jazz trumpeter) *
Cliff Burton Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who was the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He performed on ''Kill 'Em All'' (1983), '' Ride the Lightning'' (1984 ...
(1962–1986), American musician (bass guitarist, Metallica) *
Clifford Campbell Sir Clifford Clarence Campbell (28 June 189228 September 1991) was a Jamaican educator and politician who served as speaker of the House and President of the Senate. In 1962, after Jamaica achieved independence, he was appointed as the first ...
(1892–1991), Jamaican political figure *
Clifford Carlson Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson (July 4, 1894 – November 1, 1964) was an American basketball coach and football player. He is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as the men's college basketball coach of his alma mater, the University of Pi ...
(1894–1964), American athlete in basketball *
Clifford Carter Clifford Carter (born August 10, 1952) is an American keyboardist, musical director, composer and arranger. He has sometimes been credited as "Cliff Carter". Carter is known for his performances with such artists as James Taylor,Bruce Springstee ...
(fl. 1980s-present), American musician * Clifford P. Case (1904–1982), American attorney and political figure *
Clifford Chapin Clifford Samuel Chapin IV (born January 29, 1988) is an American voice actor and director at Funimation and Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Career Chapin is known for his roles in anime and video games, such as Ichijo Takayanagi from ''Red Data Gir ...
(born 1988), American voice actor working with Funimation *
Cliff Clavin Clifford C. Clavin, Jr. (born 1947 or 1949) is a fictional character on the American television show '' Cheers'' played by John Ratzenberger. A postal worker, he is the bar's know-it-all and was a contestant on the game show ''Jeopardy!'' Cliff ...
, fictional character on the television series ''Cheers'' *
Cliff Couser Clifford Couser (born May 18, 1971) is a heavyweight boxing, boxer. Nicknamed "The Black Bull" and often "Twin Tyson" for his resemblance to Mike Tyson, Couser fought several contenders from his era. Couser has also claimed numerous times to be ...
(Clifford Couser, born 1971), American athlete in boxing *
Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed (born September 23, 1938) is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1963 and won eleven LPGA Tour events in all. Amateur career Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and started pl ...
(born 1938), American female athlete in golf *
Clifford Curry Clifford Curry Jr. (November 3, 1936 – September 7, 2016) was an American beach music, soul music, and R&B singer. Early life and career Curry was born on November 3, 1936 in the Bearden neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee. Curry's career ...
(1936–2016), American singer *
Clifford Curzon Sir Clifford Michael Curzon CBE (né Siegenberg; 18 May 19071 September 1982) was an English classical pianist. Curzon studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and subsequently with Artur Schnabel in Berlin and Wanda Landowska and Nad ...
(1907–1982), English musician (piano) *
Clifford David Clifford David (June 30, 1928 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and coach. His career began in the 1950s, with early live television appearances leading to roles in Broadway musicals. He also played character roles in tele ...
(1938–2017), American actor *
Cliff Davies (musician) Cliff Davies ( – 13 April 2008) was a British drummer. Career If After receiving tuition from pipe band drummer Jock Cree, and playing local gigs in the Aldershot area, in the early 70s Davies went on to join the Roy Young Band and then ...
(1948–2008), English musician (rock drummer) *
Clifford Davis (politician) Clifford Davis (November 18, 1897 – June 8, 1970) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965. Early life Davis was born on November 18, 1897, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, moving to Memphis with his parents in 1911. T ...
(1897–1970), American political figure *
Clifford Davis (music manager) Clifford Davis (born Clifford George Adams) is a British musician and music manager, chiefly known for his time as manager of blues rock band Fleetwood Mac from 1967 to 1974. Career Davis's name is actually Clifford Adams. He was 'Cliff Adams' t ...
(fl. 1960s–1980s), American musician and manager of musical groups *
Clifford Dupont Clifford Walter Dupont, Grand Commander of the Legion of Merit, GCLM, Independence Decoration (Rhodesia), ID (6 December 1905 – 28 June 1978) was a UK, British-born Rhodesian politician who served in the internationally unrecognised positions ...
(1905–1978), English-born political figure in Rhodesia *
Clifford Durr Clifford Judkins Durr (March 2, 1899 – May 12, 1975) was an Alabama lawyer who played an important role in defending activists and others accused of disloyalty during the New Deal and McCarthy eras. He also was the lawyer who represente ...
(1899–1975), American attorney and civil rights activist *
Clifford John Earle Jr. Clifford John Earle, Jr. (November 3, 1935 June 12, 2017) was an American mathematician who specialized in complex variables and Teichmüller spaces. Biography Earle was born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1935. He received his bachelor's degree from Sw ...
(1935–2017), American mathematician *Clifford M. Eddy (
C. M. Eddy Jr. Clifford Martin Eddy Jr. (C. M. Eddy Jr.; January 18, 1896 – November 21, 1967)Fenham Publishing/ref> was an American writer known for his horror, mystery and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in ''Weird Tales'' m ...
, 1896–1967), American author *
Cliff Edwards (footballer) Clifford Ivor Edwards (8 March 1921 – March 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half for West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, ...
(1921–1989), English footballer *
Clifford Evans (disambiguation) Clifford Evans may refer to: * Clifford Evans (actor) (1912–1985), Welsh actor * Cliff Evans (rugby league) (1913–1982), Welsh rugby league footballer * Clifford Evans (ecologist) (1913–2006), British ecologist * Clifford Percy Evans Cliff ...
, several people *
Clifford Forsythe Clifford Forsythe (24 August 1929 – 27 April 2000) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency), South Antrim from ...
(1929–2000), Northern Ireland political figure *
Clifford Brodie Frith Clifford Brodie Frith (born 1949) is an Australian ornithologist and wildlife photographer. He and his wife Dawn Whyatt Frith have studied and published on Australian birds for many years, and publish books as Frith & Frith. Early life and ...
(born 1949), English-born Australian ornithologist *
Clifford Geertz Clifford James Geertz (; August 23, 1926 – October 30, 2006) was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology and who was considered "for three decades. ...
(1926–2006), American anthropologist *
Clifford Goldstein Clifford R. Goldstein (born in 1955) is an American author and editor. He is a leading figure in the Seventh-day Adventist denomination and espouses mainline Adventist beliefs. Biography Goldstein was born in Albany, New York in the United St ...
(born 1955), American author, Seventh-day Adventist editor *
Clifford Goodman Clifford Everard Goodman (20 November 1869 – 1 February 1911), was a Barbadian cricketer of the 1890s. A right-arm fast bowler, Goodman was educated at The Lodge School, Barbados."Obituary", ''Cricket'', 29 April 1911, p. 98. He stood at 6&nb ...
(1866–1911), Barbados athlete in cricket *
Chris Graham (boxer) Clifford "Chris" J. Graham (18 March 1900 – 24 May 1986) was a Canadian boxer, born in Toronto, who competed in the 1920s. As a bantamweight, he won the silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Clarence Walker in the final. ...
(Clifford Graham, 1900–1986), Canadian boxer *
Clifford Grey Clifford Grey (5 January 1887 – 25 September 1941) was an English songwriter, librettist, actor and screenwriter. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray. Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Br ...
(1887–1941), British songwriter, actor (also known as Clifford Gray) *
Cliff Hammonds Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Limburg United of the BNXT League. The point guard played college basketball for Clemson. High school and college basketball Hammonds attended ...
(born 1985), American basketball player *
Clifford Hansen Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States sen ...
(1912–2009), American politician *
Clifford Harper Clifford Harper (born 13 July 1949 in Chiswick, West London) is a worker, illustrator, and militant anarchist. He wrote ''Anarchy: A Graphic Guide'' in 1987. He is a long-term contributor to ''The Guardian'' newspaper and many other publications. ...
(born 1949), English illustrator, anarchist *Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., known professionally as T.I. (born 1980), American musician and producer *
Clifford C. Hastings Clifford Cornelius Hastings (June 25, 1882 – September 28, 1946) was an American electrical engineer, businessman and politician from New York. Life He was born on June 25, 1882, in Rensselaer County, New York, the son of Milon S. Hastings and E ...
(1882–1946), New York politician *
Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * ''The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Myst ...
(1888–1937), English film actor *
Clifford Husbands Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands GCMG KStJ KA QC (5 August 1926 – 11 October 2017) was a Barbadian judge who served as the sixth Governor-General of Barbados. He held this office from 1996, when he was appointed after the death of Nita Barrow, ...
(1926–2017), Barbados political figure *
Clifford Irving Clifford Michael Irving (November 5, 1930 – December 19, 2017) was an American novelist and investigative reporter. Although he published 20 novels, he is best known for an "autobiography" allegedly written as told to Irving by billionaire ...
(1930–2017), American author *
Clifford Irving (politician) Clifford Irving (24 May 1914 – 13 July 2004) was an Isle of Man politician who, in a four-decade career lasting from 1955 to 1995, fulfilled a number of legislative and administrative duties, including those of Chairman of the Executive Counc ...
(1914–2004), British political figure (Isle of Man) *
Clifford Jarvis Clifford Osbourne Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career. Biography Clifford Jarvis, the son of Mal ...
(1941–1997), American musician (rock drummer) *
Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...
(1931–1993), American musician (jazz saxophone) *
Cliff Kincaid Clifford P. Kincaid Jr., known as Cliff Kincaid (born May 16, 1954), is an author and conservative political activist. He is the director of the Center for Investigative Journalism of Accuracy in Media, an organization which believes much of the ...
(born 1954), American investigative journalist * Clifford Alan King, American engineer *Clifford Henry Benn Kitchin (
C. H. B. Kitchin Clifford Henry Benn Kitchin (17 October 1895 – 4 April 1967) was a British novelist of the early twentieth century. Biography The elder son of Clifford Kitchin (1860–1913), a barrister, young Kitchin attended Clifton College and Exeter Coll ...
, 1895–1967), British author *
Clifford J. Laube Clifford J. Laube (August 28, 1891 – August 21, 1974) was an American poet, magazine and newspaper editor and publisher. Biography Born to a prospecting couple in Telluride, Colorado, Laube spent most of his early years in poverty in Ri ...
(1891–1974), American Catholic poet, editor and publisher *
Clifford Lincoln Clifford Albert Lincoln (born September 1, 1928) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Quebec National Assembly, a provincial cabinet minister and a member of the House of Commons of Canada. Lincoln was born in Mauritius to ...
(born 1928), Canadian political figure *
Carwood Lipton First Lieutenant Clifford Carwood Lipton (30 January 1920 – 16 December 2001) was a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. On the battlefields of Europe, ...
(Clifford Carwood Lipton, 1920–2001), British military figure * Clifford Lofvegren (1903-1969), American businessman, farmer, and politician *
Clifford Longley Clifford Longley is an English journalist and author. Early life Clifford Longley was educated at the Trinity School of John Whitgift in Croydon. He graduated from the University of Southampton. Career Longley was a journalist for ''The Times'' ...
, 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 Clifford D. May (born 1951) is an American journalist, editor, political activist, and podcast host. He is the founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank created shortly after the 9/11 attacks, where he host ...
(born 1951), American author, political activist *
Cliff McWatt Clifford Aubrey McWatt (1 February 1922 – 20 July 1997) was a West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests in 1954 and 1955. A wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behi ...
(Clifford McWatt, 1922–1997), West Indian athlete in cricket *
Clifford Meth Clifford Meth is an American writer, editor, and publisher best known for his dark fiction, as well as his publishing imprint Aardwolf Publishing. He has said that his work is often "self-consciously Jewish." Early life Meth grew up in Rockaway, ...
(born 1961), American author *
Clifford Mulenga Clifford Mulenga (born 5 August 1987) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Forest Rangers F.C. Career Mulenga was born in Kabompo, Zambia. was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team who finished thir ...
(born 1987), Zambian athlete in football *
Clifford Nass Clifford Ivar Nass (April 3, 1958 – November 2, 2013) was a professor of communications, communication at Stanford University, co-creator of ''The Media Equation'' theory, and a renowned authority on Human Computer Interaction, human-computer i ...
(1958–2013), American professor (Communications), author *
Clifford Odets Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In the mid-1930s, he was widely seen as the potential successor to Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, as O'Neill began to withdra ...
(1906–1963), American playwright, screenwriter, social activist *
Clifford A. Pickover Clifford Alan Pickover (born August 15, 1957) is an American author, editor, and columnist in the fields of science, mathematics, science fiction, innovation, and creativity. For many years, he was employed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research ...
(born ), American mathematician, author *
Cliff Pilkey Clifford George (Cliff) Pilkey (27 July 1922 – 17 November 2012) was a Canadian politician and trade union leader.Shanahan, NoreenCliff Pilkey, champion of Canada’s progressive labour legislation, dies at 90 ''The Globe and Mail'', 11 Dece ...
(Clifford Pilkey, 1928–2012), Canadian politician and trade union leader *Clifford Joseph Purpur, known as
Fido Purpur Clifford Joseph "Fido" Purpur (September 26, 1914 – February 21, 2001) was an American ice hockey player who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings between 1934 an ...
(1912–2001), American athlete in hockey *
Clifford Ray Clifford Ray (born January 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball coach and player who is a consultant for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played three of his ten seasons in the NBA with the Chi ...
(born 1949), American athlete in basketball *
Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960) Clifford Trent Robinson (born March 13, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. Professional career A University of Southern California alumnus, Robinson was drafted into the National Basketball Association by New Jersey Nets ...
, American athlete in basketball *
Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966) Clifford Ralph Robinson (December 16, 1966August 29, 2020) was an American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected in the second round of the 1989 NBA draft, he played the first ...
, American athlete in basketball *
Clifford Rose John Clifford Rose (24 October 1929 – 6 November 2021) was a British actor. Life and career Rose was born in Herefordshire. He was educated at the King's School, Worcester, and King's College London, before appearing in repertory theatre, rep ...
(1929–2021), British actor *
Clifford Ross Clifford Ross (born October 15, 1952) is an American artist who has worked in multiple forms of media, including sculpture, painting, photography and video. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the ...
(born 1952), American artist *
Ronnie Shows Clifford Ronald Shows (born January 26, 1947) is an American educator and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi. He served from 1999 to 2003. Biography Shows was born in Moselle, Mississippi. ...
(Clifford Ronald "Ronnie" Shows, born 1947), American political figure *
Clifford Shull Clifford Glenwood Shull (September 23, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – March 31, 2001) was a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist. Biography Shull attended Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, received his BS from Carnegie Institute of Tec ...
(1915–2001), American physicist (Nobel Prize) *
Clifford Sifton Sir Clifford Sifton, (March 10, 1861 – April 17, 1929), was a Canadian lawyer and a long-time Liberal politician, best known for being Minister of the Interior under Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He was responsible for encouraging the massive amount o ...
(1861–1929), Canadian political figure *
Clifford D. Simak Clifford Donald Simak (; August 3, 1904 – April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Wr ...
(1904–1988), American author (science fiction) *Clifford Ian Simpson, known professionally as
Kevin Abstract Clifford Ian Simpson (born July 16, 1996), known by his stage name Kevin Abstract, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter, known for his role as a founding member of Brockhampton. He released his debut album, '' MTV1987'', in 2014 to crit ...
(born 1996), leader of boy band Brockhampton *Clifford Smith, known professionally as
Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also half of t ...
(born 1971), American rap singer *
Cliff Spink Air Marshal Clifford Rodney Spink, (born 17 May 1946) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer, who is now a Spitfire display pilot on the national air display circuit. The first Spitfire he ever flew belonged to the Battle of Britain Memoria ...
(Clifford Spink, fl. 1980s-present), British military officer (Royal Air Force) *
Clifford Stein Clifford Seth Stein (born December 14, 1965), a computer scientist, is a professor of industrial engineering and operations research at Columbia University in New York, NY, where he also holds an appointment in the Department of Computer Scie ...
(born ), American computer scientist *
Clifford Stoll Clifford Paul "Cliff" Stoll (born June 4, 1950) is an American astronomer, author and teacher. He is best known for his investigation in 1986, while working as a systems administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, that led to th ...
(born ), American astronomer, computer expert, author *
Clifford Taubes Clifford Henry Taubes (born February 21, 1954) is the William Petschek Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University and works in gauge field theory, differential geometry, and low-dimensional topology. His brother is the journalist Gary Taubes. ...
(born 1954), American mathematician *
Clifford Thornton Clifford Edward Thornton III (September 6, 1936 – November 25, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, trombonist, activist, and educator. He played free jazz and avant-garde jazz in the 1960s and '70s. Career Clifford was born in Philadelphia. ...
(1939–1989), American musician (jazz trumpet, trombone) *Clifford Joseph Trahan, known professionally as
Johnny Rebel (singer) Clifford Joseph Trahan (September 25, 1938 – September 3, 2016), better known by the stage names Johnny Rebel and Pee Wee Trahan, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who performed songs that were supportive of white supremacy. H ...
(1938–2016), American musician *
Clifford Truesdell Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III (February 18, 1919 – January 14, 2000) was an American mathematician, natural philosopher, and historian of science. Life Truesdell was born in Los Angeles, California. After high school, he spent two years in Eur ...
(1919–2000), American mathematician, historian *
Clifford A. Ukkelberg Clifford A. Ukkelberg (March 17, 1904 – March 30, 1996) was an American farmer and politician. Ukkleberg eas born on a farm in Clitherall, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Otter Tail County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of t ...
(1904-1996), American farmer and politician *
Clifford Walker (cricketer) Clifford Walker (26 June 1919 – 3 December 1992) was an English first-class cricketer, who played five matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1947 and 1948, and then 121 matches for Hampshire. Walker was born in Golcar, near Hudde ...
(1919–1992), British athlete in cricket * Clifford B. Wilson (1879–1943), American political figure *
Clifford A. Wolff Clifford A. Wolff is a litigation and employment law attorney based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Wolff is licensed to practice law in Florida, New York and Washington, D.C. Personal background Clifford A. Wolff was born in New Y ...
(born 1970), American attorney


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Clifford family Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford (''c.''1274–1314), feudal baron of Clifford in Herefordshire, feudal baron of Skipton in Yorkshire and feudal baron of Appleby in Westmo ...
, an English noble family *The
Clifford family (bankers) The Clifford family was a family of bankers, merchants and regenten of English descent who were active in Amsterdam during the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. The family originated in northern England, although the surname originated ...
, a family of English bankers active in the Netherlands *
Alfred H. Clifford Alfred Hoblitzelle Clifford (July 11, 1908 – December 27, 1992) was an American mathematician born in St. Louis, Missouri who is known for Clifford theory and for his work on semigroups. He did his undergraduate studies at Yale and his PhD at ...
(1908–1992), American mathematician *
Lady Anne Clifford Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, ''suo jure'' 14th Baroness de Clifford (30 January 1590 – 22 March 1676) was an English peeress. In 1605 she inherited her father's ancient barony by writ and became ''suo jure'' ...
(1590–1676), Countess of Pembroke *
Augustus Clifford Admiral Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet, (26 May 1788 – 8 February 1877) was a British Royal Navy officer, court official, and usher of the Black Rod. Personal life Clifford was born in France in 1788, the illegitimate son of ...
(1788–1877), British naval officer and court official *
Bede Clifford Captain Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford (3 July 1890 – 6 October 1969) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator, born in New Zealand, where his parents had moved in an unsuccessful attempt at sheep-farming. His parents were William Hug ...
(1890–1969), Governor of Mauritius from 1937 to 1942 *
Betsy Clifford __NOTOC__ Elizabeth Clifford (born October 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired alpine skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 ...
(born 1953), Canadian female athlete in skiing *Reese
Buzz Clifford Reese Francis Clifford III (October 8, 1941 – January 26, 2018), known professionally as Buzz Clifford, was an American pop singer and songwriter. His biggest success came with his recording of "Baby Sittin' Boogie" (1961), which peaked at No. ...
(1941–2018), American pop singer and songwriter * Charles Clifford (disambiguation), several people *
Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (1 January 1813 – 27 February 1893) was a New Zealand politician. He was the first Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, serving from 1854 to 1860. Early life Clifford was born in Mount Vernon ...
(1813–1893), New Zealand politician *
Clark Clifford Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906October 10, 1998) was an American lawyer who served as an important political adviser to Democratic presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter. His official governme ...
(1906–1998), American Secretary of Defense * Conor Clifford (born 1991), Irish athlete in football * Daniel Clifford (disambiguation) (or Dan), several people *
Dermot Clifford Dermot Clifford, (born 25 January 1939), was the Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland from 1988 to 2014. From 7 March 2009 to 27 January 2013, he also served as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cloyne. He was a foundi ...
(born 1939), English religious figure *
Dennis Clifford Dennis Clifford (born February 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays the center position. College career Clifford played college basketball for Boston College. He was named team captain after his sophomore year. As ...
(born 1992), American basketball player *
Doug Clifford Douglas Raymond Clifford (born April 24, 1945) is an American drummer, best known as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. After the group disbanded in late 1972 ...
(born 1945), American musician, member of Creedence Clearwater Revival *
Edward Clifford Edward Clifford (1844 in Bristol – 1907) was an English artist and author. Clifford was the younger brother of Mary, who later became a pioneering Poor Law Guardian, and the other brother of Alfred, who later served as Bishop of Luckn ...
(1844–1907), English artist and author *
Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (née Lady Eleanor Brandon; 1519 – 27 September 1547) was the third child and second daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Princess Mary Tudor, the Dowager Queen consort of France. S ...
(Born Eleanor Brandon, 1519–1547), English noblewoman *
Esmond Clifford Colonel Esmond Humphrey Miller Clifford (1895–1970) was a Royal Engineers officer of the British Army who served between 1914 and 1948 through both world wars. During the interwar period (1918–1939) he became the Senior British Commission ...
(1895–1970), British Royal Engineers officer *
Francis Clifford (author) Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson (1 December 1917 – 24 August 1975), known by the pen name of Francis Clifford, was a British writer of crime and thriller novels. Biography Thompson was born on 1 December 1917 in Bristol, England. Prior to t ...
(1917–1975), pen name of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson, author *
George Clifford (disambiguation) George Clifford may refer to: * George Clifford (MP) (by 1524–69 or later), MP for Appleby (UK Parliament constituency) * George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558–1605), English peer and naval commander * George Clifford (cricketer) (1852 ...
, several people *
George Clifford (footballer) George Clifford (10 February 1896 – after 1930) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town and Portsmouth. He was born in Harrogate Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Bo ...
(1896–?), English athlete in cricket *
George Clifford III George Clifford III (7 January 1685, Amsterdam – 10 April 1760, Heemstede) was a wealthy Dutch banker and one of the directors of the Dutch East India Company. He is known for his keen interest in plants and gardens. His summer estate Harteka ...
, who engaged the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné to write Hortus Cliffortianus *
Gerald Francis Clifford Gerald Francis Clifford (June 19, 1889 – February 24, 1952) was an American trial lawyer, politician, and executive officer of the Green Bay Packers. Clifford began his legal career in 1913 after studying law at the University of Michigan. He ...
(1889–1952), Wisconsin lawyer, politician and executive of the Green Bay Packers *
Gordon Clifford Gordon Clifford may refer to: * Gordon Clifford (rugby league) * Gordon Clifford (lyricist) Gordon Clifford (1902–1968) was an American lyricist who wrote music for Hollywood films in the 1930s. His best-known songs include Nacio Herb Brown's "P ...
, Australian rugby league footballer *
Gordon Clifford (lyricist) Gordon Clifford (1902–1968) was an American lyricist who wrote music for Hollywood films in the 1930s. His best-known songs include Nacio Herb Brown's "Paradise", Alfred Newman's "Who Am I?" and Harry Barris's "It Must Be True" and "I Surrender De ...
(1902–1968), American lyricist *
Graeme Clifford Graeme Clifford (born 1942) is an Australian film director. His directing credits include the Academy Award-nominated film ''Frances'', ''Gleaming the Cube'' and the mini-series ''The Last Don'', which received two Emmy nominations. Clifford ...
(born 1942), Australian film editor *
Grahame Clifford Grahame Clifford (25 December 1905 – 26 January 1984), was an English singer and actor, known for comic parts in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas and in character roles for the Royal Opera Company, Covent Garden. In his early career Clifford ...
(1905–1984), English opera singer *
Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland KG (1493 – 22 April 1542) was a member of the Clifford family which was seated at Skipton Castle, Yorkshire from 1310 to 1676. Origins He was born at Skipton Castle, a son of Henry Clifford, 10th Bar ...
(1493–1542), British member of nobility in Skipton *
Henry Hugh Clifford Major General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford (12 September 1826 – 12 April 1883) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwe ...
(1826–1883), British army officer * Howard J. Clifford (fl. 1930s), American political figure in Michigan *
Hugh Clifford Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, (5 March 1866 – 18 December 1941) was a British colonial administrator. Early life Clifford was born in Roehampton, London, the sixth of the eight children of Major-General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford and his wife Jos ...
(1866–1941), British colonial administrator *
Hughie Clifford Hugh "Hughie" Clifford (8 April 1873 – 1929) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Stoke, Celtic, Motherwell, Liverpool and Manchester City. Career Clifford started his career Carfin Shamrock before joining Hibernian in 1887 ...
(1866–1929), Scottish athlete in football *
Jack Clifford Jack Clifford (born 12 February 1993) is a former rugby union player for the England national rugby union team and Premiership side Harlequins. Clifford played in the back row at flanker or number 8. He first captained Harlequins in November ...
(born 1993), Australian-born rugby union player who played for England *
James Clifford (historian) James Clifford (born 1945) is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work combines perspectives from history, literature, history of science, and anthropology. Biography He grew up in New York City and was for thirty-three years Professor in the ...
(fl. 1970s–present), American university professor in California * James Clifford (musician) (1622–1698), English religious figure and musician * John Clifford (disambiguation), several people *
John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford, 9th Lord of Skipton (8 April 1435 – 28 March 1461) was a Lancastrian military leader during the Wars of the Roses in England. The Clifford family was one of the most prominent families among the northern E ...
(1435–1461), British military leader *
John Clifford (choreographer) John Clifford is an American producer, director, author, choreographer, and dancer. He was the founder and artistic director of the original Los Angeles Ballet (1974–85) and the chamber-sized touring ensemble, Ballet of Los Angeles (1988–91). ...
, former New York City Ballet principal dancer * John Garry Clifford (1942–2014), American historian *
Johnny Clifford John Clifford (1934 – 19 October 2007) was an Irish hurler and hurling coach. After All-Ireland Championship victories as a player and manager during a five-decade association with the Cork senior hurling team, he is regarded as a "Cork le ...
(1934–2007), Irish athlete in hurling * Joyce Clifford (1935–2011), founder of primary nursing *
J. R. Clifford J. R. Clifford (September 13, 1848 – October 6, 1933) was West Virginia's first African-American attorney. Clifford was also a newspaper publisher, editor and writer, school teacher, and principal. He was a Civil War veteran, grandfather, as ...
(1848–1933), American attorney, civil rights pioneer *
Linda Clifford Linda Clifford (born 1944) is an American R&B, disco and house music singer who scored hits from the 1970s to the 1980s, most notably "If My Friends Could See Me Now", " Bridge over Troubled Water", " Runaway Love" and " Red Light". Career ...
(born 1944), American female musician and singer *
Lucy Clifford Lucy Clifford (2 August 1846 – 21 April 1929), better known as Mrs. W. K. Clifford, was an English novelist, playwright and journalist. Biography Lucy Clifford was born Lucy Lane in London, the daughter of John Lane of Barbados. She married ...
(1846–1929), British female author *
Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland Margaret Clifford (''née'' Russell), Countess of Cumberland (7 July 1560 – 24 May 1616) was an English noblewoman and maid of honor to Elizabeth I. Lady Margaret was born in Exeter, England to Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margare ...
(born Margaret Russell, 1560–1616), English noblewoman *
Max Clifford Maxwell Frank Clifford (6 April 1943 – 10 December 2017) was an English publicist who was particularly associated with promoting " kiss and tell" stories in tabloid newspapers. In December 2012, as part of Operation Yewtree, Clifford was arr ...
(1943–2017), English publicist * Michael Gordon Clifford (born 1995), Australian guitarist from the band 5 Seconds of Summer *
Michael R. Clifford Michael Richard Clifford (October 13, 1952 – December 28, 2021) was a United States Army officer and NASA astronaut. Clifford was a Master Army Aviator and logged over 3,400 hours flying in a wide variety of fixed and rotary winged aircraft. ...
(1952–2021), American astronaut *
Mike Clifford Mike Clifford, (born 5th November 1943), is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his 1962 pop hit, "Close To Cathy", which reached number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early life Mike Clifford was born in Los Angeles, C ...
(born 1943), American singer-songwriter and actor *
Nathan Clifford Nathan Clifford (August 18, 1803 – July 25, 1881) was an American statesman, diplomat and jurist. Clifford is one of the few people who have served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government. He represented Maine in the U.S. Ho ...
(1803–1881), American statesman, diplomat and jurist * Patrick Clifford (disambiguation), several people * Paul Clifford (cricketer) (born 1976), English athlete in cricket *
Richard Clifford Richard Clifford (died 1421) was a Bishop of London who had previously been Bishop of Worcester, Bishop-elect of Bath and Wells, and Lord Privy Seal. Clifford's brother was the politician Robert Clifford, who was member of parliament (MP) fir ...
(died 1421), British religious figure * Robert Clifford (disambiguation), several people *
Rosamund Clifford Rosamund Clifford (before 1150 – ), often called "The Fair Rosamund" or "Rose of the World" (Latin: ''rosa mundi''), was a medieval English noblewoman and mistress of Henry II, King of England, who became famous in English folklore. Life ...
( – 1176), "Fair Rosamund", mistress of Henry II of England *
Ross Clifford Ross Richard Clifford AM (born 1951) is an Australian Baptist theologian, political commentator, radio personality and author. A former lawyer who later joined the ministry, Clifford became a campaigner on moral issues while a suburban Sydney pa ...
(born 1951), Australian radio personality, author *
Sean Clifford Sean Burke Clifford (born July 14, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. He was the starting quarterback and team captain for the Nitta ...
(born 1998), American football player *
Simon Clifford Simon Darcy Clifford is an English football coach, pioneer, and a businessman most commonly known for introducing Brazilian training techniques into the UK with his Brazilian Soccer Schools, being the very first of their kind. Clifford has work ...
(born 1970), English football coach * Thomas Clifford (disambiguation), several people *
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1 August 1630 – 17 October 1673) was an English statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1672 when he was created Baron Clifford. Background Clifford was born in Ugbrooke, the so ...
(1630–1673), British politician and statesman *
Thomas Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Thomas Hugh Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, (born 17 March 1948), is a British hereditary peer and former British Army officer. Background He is the first son of the late Colonel The Right Hon. Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clif ...
(born 1948), a British baron *
Tom Clifford (politician) Tom Clifford is a former municipal politician in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served twenty-seven years as an elected official as School Trustee for the Toronto Board of Education and as a City of Toronto Councillor representing the ...
(fl. 1970s–2000s), Canadian political figure *
Trevor Clifford Trevor Clifford (1927-2019) was an Australian botanist and taxonomist, distinguished for his work on the hybridisation of species and palaeobotany. Early life Harold Trevor Clifford was born in Melbourne, Australia on April 18, 1927. His fath ...
(1927–2019), Australian botanist * William Clifford (disambiguation), several people *
William Kingdon Clifford William Kingdon Clifford (4 May 18453 March 1879) was an English mathematician and philosopher. Building on the work of Hermann Grassmann, he introduced what is now termed geometric algebra, a special case of the Clifford algebra named in his ...
(1845–1879), English mathematician and philosopher


See also

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Baron Clifford Baron Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England created by writ of summons on 17 February 1628 for Henry Clifford, Lord Clifford (so styled as heir to the Earldom of Cumberland). The title was believed to be held by Lord Clifford's father a ...
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Baron de Clifford Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford (''c.''1274–1314), feudal baron of Clifford in Herefordshire, feudal baron of Skipton in Yorkshire and feudal baron of Appleby in Westmo ...
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Clifford baronets There have been two baronetcies created for a person with the surname Clifford. The Clifford Baronetcy, of the Navy, was created for Augustus William James Clifford, the illegitimate son of the 5th Duke of Devonshire (as son of the 6th Barone ...
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Lord Clifford (disambiguation) Lord Clifford may refer to: *Baron Clifford *Baron Clifford of Chudleigh *Baron de Clifford Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford (''c.''1274–1314), feudal baron of Clifford in ...


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