Clifton is a surname.
People Clifton (1817 cricketer), English cricketer Allie Clifton (born 1988), American journalist Arthur Clifton (1771–1869), British soldier Bernie Clifton (born 1936), British comedian Bill Clifton (born 1931), American musician Brian Clifton (footballer) (1934–2020), English footballer who played for Southampton and Grimsby Town Chad Clifton (born 1976), offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers football team Chas S. Clifton (born 1951), American academic Chester Victor Clifton Jr. (1913–1991), Major General in the United States Army Clifford Clifton (1626–1670), English landowner and politician Connor Clifton (born 1995), American ice hockey player Dan Clifton (1865–1896?), American Old West outlaw Donald O. Clifton (1924–2003), American psychologist Elmer Clifton (1890–1949), American writer and actor Flea Clifton (1909–1997), American baseball player Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (1579–1618), of Barrington Court, Somerset Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, (1587–1666), of Nottinghamshire Sir Gervase Clifton, 2nd Baronet, (1612–1675), of Nottinghamshire Harry Clifton (disambiguation) Helen Clifton (1948–2011), wife of the 18th General of the Salvation Army Herbert Clifton (1885–1947), British-born female impersonator and actor Jane Clifton (born 1949), Australian actor Jessie Clifton (1876–1959), Australian nurse Jim Clifton, American businessman Joanne Clifton (born 1983), English dancer John Clifton (disambiguation) John Talbot Clifton (1868–1928), English traveller and landowner Joseph C. Clifton (1905–1967), American naval officer Kevin Clifton (born 1982), English dancer Kyle Clifton (born 1962), American footballer Maddie Clifton (1990–1998), American murder victim Mark Clifton (1906–1963), American author and businessman Nathaniel Clifton (1922–1990), American athlete Pete Clifton (born 1962), head of BBC News Interactive Peter Clifton (1941–2018), Australian director and producer Phil Clifton (born 1988), British television and radio presenter Richard Clifton (born 1950), American judge Rob Clifton, American politician Sir Robert Clifton, 5th Baronet (1690–1762), MP for East Retford Sir Robert Clifton, 7th Baronet (1767–1837), High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1820 Robert Cox Clifton (1810–1861), British clergyman and canon of Manchester Cathedral Robert Bellamy Clifton (1836–1921), British physicist Robert Juckes Clifton (1826–1869), English Liberal Party politician Robert D. Clifton (born 1968), American politician Romola Clifton (born 1935), Australian painter Scott Clifton (born 1987), American musician and actor Shaw Clifton (1945–2023), 18th General of the Salvation Army Steve Clifton (born 1987), Australian rules football player Tuva'a Clifton (born 1997), Samoan canoeist Violet Clifton (1883–1961), English traveller Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet, (1663–1686), of Nottinghamshire
Fictional Tony Clifton, fictional character created by Andy Kaufman Pat Clifton, protagonist of Postman Pat Leon Clifton, a fictional American detective from Czech pulp fiction
See also Geoffrey Benedict Clifton-Brown (1899–1983), British Conservative Party politician Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (born 1953), British politician and farmer Richard Clifton-Dey (1930–1997), British illustrator