Clinton is an England, English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton, Cambridgeshire, Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given name since the late 19th century. Baron Clinton is a title of peerage in England, originally created in 1298. Notable people with the name Clinton include:

Family of Bill and Hillary Clinton

* Roger Clinton Sr. (1908–1967), step-father of Bill Clinton * Virginia Clinton (1923–1994), mother of Bill Clinton * Roger Clinton Jr. (born 1956), maternal half-brother of Bill Clinton * Bill Clinton (born 1946), 42nd president of the United States * Hillary Clinton (born 1947), née Rodham, 67th U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senator from New York, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, and wife of Bill Clinton * Chelsea Clinton (born 1980), daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton

Family of George Clinton

* Charles Clinton (1690–1773), French and Indian War colonel, father of James and George Clinton * James Clinton (1733–1812), American Revolutionary War general, father of DeWitt and brother of George Clinton * George Clinton (vice president) (1739–1812), 4th vice president of the United States and 1st governor of New York * DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), 6th governor of New York and 47th mayor of New York City, son of James and nephew of George Clinton * George Clinton Jr. (1771–1809), member of U.S. House of Representatives from New York, son of George Clinton * George W. Clinton (1807–1885), 12th mayor of Buffalo, New York, son of DeWitt Clinton

Family of Sir Henry Clinton

* Admiral George Clinton (Royal Navy officer) (1686–1761), British naval officer and colonial governor * General Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730) (died 1795), British general during the American Revolutionary War * General William Henry Clinton (1769–1846), British general during the Napoleonic Wars * Lieutenant General Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1771) (died 1829), British general during the Napoleonic Wars

Other notable people with the surname

* Bessie Clinton (), née Bessie Blount, mistress of Henry VIII and wife of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln * Catherine Clinton (born 1962), American history professor * Clifford Clinton (1900–1969), American restaurateur * David Clinton (born 1960), American Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer * Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512–1585), English admiral * George Clinton (disambiguation), multiple people * Gordon S. Clinton (1920–2011), 43rd mayor of Seattle * Henry Clinton (disambiguation), multiple people * Henry Fynes Clinton (1781–1852), British classical scholar and chronologist of the 19th century * Jerry Clinton (1937–2003), professor of Persian language and literature * Joel Clinton (born 1981), Australian rugby league player * John Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton (died 1315), English knight * Joseph Clinton, American engineer * Kate Clinton (born 1947), American comedian * Larry Clinton (1909–1985), American trumpeter * Lou Clinton (1937–1997), American baseball player * Mark Clinton (1915–2001), Irish politician * Mary Clinton (born 1960), New Zealand field hockey * Richard Clinton (cricketer) (born 1981), English cricketer * Richard Clinton (politician) (1741–1795), American military officer and politician * Sam Houston Clinton (1923–2004), American judge

People with the given name

: See Clinton (given name).

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