Cline is a surname. It is an

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of the German name Klein. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Cline, American computer scientist * Aleisha Cline (born 1970), Canadian skier * Alex Cline (born 1956), American drummer * Alfred Leonard Cline (1888–1948), American serial killer * Alice C. Parker, née Cline, American electrical engineer * Amy F. Cline (born 1974), American judge * Ben Cline (born 1972), American politician * Bill Cline (born 1943), American football player * Bob Cline (1933–2020), American politician *

Bruce Cline Allan Bruce Cline (born November 14, 1931) is a former Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played in the NHL for the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They ...

(born 1931), Canadian ice hockey player * Cass A. Cline (1850–1926), American pioneer * Catherine Ann Cline (1927–2005), American historian and author * Charles Cline (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Cline Chris Cline (July 5, 1958 – July 4, 2019) was an American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist. He had been the majority owner of Foresight Reserves LP, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Regarded by Bloomberg as the "New Kin ...

(1958–2019), American businessman *

Curly Ray Cline Curly Ray Cline (January 10, 1923 – August 19, 1997) was an American bluegrass fiddler from West Virginia known for his work with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers and Ralph Stanley. Biography Cline was born in Mingo County, West Virginia. He learne ...

(1923–1997), American fiddler *

Cyrus Cline Cyrus Cline (July 12, 1856 – October 5, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1909 to 1917. Career overview Born near Mansfield, Ohio, Cline moved to Steuben County, India ...

(1856–1923), American politician * David Cline (activist) (1947–2007), American veterans activist * David B. Cline (1933–2015), American physicist * Donald Cline, American fertility specialist, biological father of at least 96 people *

Edward Cline Edward Cline (born October 22, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American novelist, essayist and an air force veteran. He is best known for his ''Sparrowhawk'' series of novels, which are set in England and Virginia before the American Rev ...

(born 1946), American screenwriter and director *

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

(1891–1961), American screenwriter *

Emma Cline Emma Cline is an American writer and novelist, originally from California. She published her first novel, '' The Girls'', in 2016, to positive reviews. The book was shortlisted for the John Leonard Award from the National Book Critics Circle and ...

, American writer * Eric Cline (born 1955), Canadian politician *

Eric H. Cline Eric H. Cline (born September 1, 1960) is an author, historian, archaeologist, and professor of ancient history and archaeology at The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C., where he is Professor of Classics and Anthropology a ...

(born 1960), American archaeologist * Ernest Cline (born 1972), American comedian and screenwriter *

Ezra Cline Ezra Cline (1907 - 1984) was an American bluegrass bassist. Cline was born on 13 January 1907 at Glbert Creek, West Virginia. He began performing locally with his cousins Ireland "Lazy Ned" Cline and Ray "Curly Ray" Cline, along with local gu ...

(1907–1984), American bassist *

Genevieve R. Cline Genevieve Rose Cline (July 27, 1877 – October 25, 1959) was a judge of the United States Customs Court and the first woman to serve in the United States federal judiciary, serving as an Article I federal judge. Education and career Born on Ju ...

(1877–1959), American judge *

Gloria Griffen Cline Gloria Griffen Cline (née Gloria Griffen; March 21, 1929 – April 2, 1973) was an American historian of the Great Basin The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic basin, endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets, in North ...

(1923–1973), American historian *

Henry Cline Henry Cline (1750–1827) was an English surgeon and president of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was also a political radical, associated with leading supporters of the French Revolution, a farmer, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Life ...

(1750–1827), English surgeon * Hernán Cline (born 1973), Uruguayan cyclist *

Hollis Cline Hollis T. Cline is an American neuroscientist and the Director of the Dorris Neuroscience Center at the Scripps Research Institute in California. Her research focuses on the impact of sensory experience on brain development and plasticity. Cline ...

, American neuroscientist *

Howard F. Cline Howard F. Cline (June 12, 1915 – June 1, 1971) was an American government official and historian, specialising in Latin America. Cline served as Director of the Hispanic Foundation at the Library of Congress from 1952 until his death in June 19 ...

(1915-1971), American historian *

Isaac Cline Isaac Monroe Cline (October 13, 1861 – August 3, 1955) was the chief meteorologist at the Galveston, Texas office of the U.S. Weather Bureau, now known as the National Weather Service, from 1889 to 1901. In that role, he became a central ...

(1861–1955), American meteorologist *

Jackie Cline Jackie Cline is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for eight seasons for the Birmingham Stallions, Ottawa Rough Riders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, and Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a ...

(born 1960), American football player * James J. Cline (1899–1969), American football coach *

Judy Wills Cline Judy Wills Cline (born 1948) is a retired American trampoline gymnast and acrobat. Between 1964 and 1968 she won ten world titles in the trampoline, synchronized trampoline, and tumbling. She was the first world champion in these events and the ...

(born 1948), American trampoline gymnast * Kameron Cline (born 1998), American football player * Keita Cline (born 1974), Virgin Island athlete * Leonard Cline (1893–1929), American novelist *

Leticia Cline Leticia Ann Bjork Passmore, Leticia Cline (born October 1, 1978) is an American journalist and model. She is best known as a former interviewer for TNA Wrestling, '' Maxim Magazine'', the reality show ''Beauty and the Geek'' and her ''Playboy' ...

(born 1978), American model * Madelyn Cline (born 1997), American actress *

Maggie Cline Maggie Cline (January 1, 1857 – June 11, 1934) was an American vaudeville singer, active across the United States in the late nineteenth century, known as "The Irish Queen" and "The Bowery Brunhilde". Biography Cline was born in Haverhill, M ...

(1857–1923), Irish-American singer * Mark Cline (born 1961), American artist *

Martin Cline Martin J. Cline (born 1934) is an American geneticist who is the Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He did postdoctoral training in hematology-oncology at the University of Utah and was at the Unive ...

(born 1934), American geneticist *

Melanie Cline Melanie R. Cline (born June 29, 1975) is an American former amateur "Old/Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1982–2004 and 2009 to the present. Born in Westland, Michigan, she was one of the first g ...

(born 1975), American motocross racer * Melissa S. Cline, American biologist * Milton W. Cline (1825–1911), American sailor *

Monk Cline John P. "Monk" Cline (March 3, 1858 – September 23, 1916) was an American professional baseball player who primarily played outfield in the American Association for the Baltimore Orioles, Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were ...

(1858–1916), American baseball player * Nels Cline (born 1956), American guitarist and composer *

Ollie Cline Oliver Monroe Cline (December 31, 1925 – May 12, 2001) was a college and professional American football fullback who played for the Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions in the 1940s and 1950s. A standout high school athlete ...

(1925–2001), American football player * Patsy Cline (disambiguation), multiple people * Ray S. Cline (1918–1996), American intelligence officer *

Russ Cline Russ Cline was a co-founder of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (now called the National Lacrosse League) on March 13, 1986. Russ was President/Owner of the Philadelphia Wings organization. They actually Operated as The Major Indoor Lacrosse Le ...

, American lacrosse executive * Russell Cline (born 1965), American currency trader *

Sperry Cline Sperry Cline, DCM (26 May 1881''1901 Census of Canada'' – 8 May 1964) was a Canadian frontier policeman and author in British Columbia. Early life Cline was born near St. Thomas, Ontario, to an ethnic German family, the son of Jonas and Mari ...

(1881–1964), Canadian policeman *

Sue Cline Naomi Sue Cline (May 28, 1946 – December 29, 2021) was an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial d ...

(1946-2021), American politician *

Terry Cline Terry L. Cline (born 1958) is an American psychologist and public health policy specialist from Oklahoma. Cline resigned on October 30, 2017 from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. He has served in various positions under Governors of Oklah ...

(born 1958), American psychologist *

T. J. Cline Timothy Joseph Cline (born July 22, 1994) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB and is also a member of the Israeli national basketball team. He played college basketball for th ...

(born 1994), American-Israeli basketball player * Tony Cline (1948–2018), American football player *

Tony Cline Jr. Anthony Francis Cline Jr. (born November 24, 1971) is a former American football tight end . He played high school football at Davis Senior High School and college football at Stanford University. Cline was a member of the Phi Delta Theta frate ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Troy Cline Troy Cline (born September 12, 1969) is a former American stock car racing driver from Hawthorne, California. Cline competed in 22 NASCAR Winston West Series races between 1999 and 2001, reaching the top ten 7 times. Cline competed in 5 NASCAR Bu ...

(born 1969), American stock car racing driver *

Ty Cline Tyrone Alexander Cline (born June 15, 1939) is an American former professional baseball player, primarily a reserve outfielder and pinch hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians (1960–62), Milwaukee / Atla ...

(born 1939), American baseball player *

Victor Cline Victor B. Cline (1925–2013) was a University of California, Berkeley Ph D in Psychology, a research scientist with the George Washington University’s Human Resources Research Office, and an Emeritus Professor in Psychology at the University of ...

(1925–2013), American psychoanalyst *

William R. Cline William Richard Cline (born 1941) is an American economist and a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He graduated from Princeton University in 1963 and received a PhD in 1969 from Yale, and was deputy director of d ...

(born 1941), American economist

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