Clifton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Clifton Abraham (born 1971), American and Canadian football player Clifton Bailey (born 1967), Jamaican reggae musician, better known as Capleton Clifton Bloomfield (born 1969), American serial killer Clifton R. Breckinridge (1846–1932), American politician
Clifton Bush (born 1970), American professional basketball player Clifton B. Cates (1893–1970), United States Marine Corps four-star general Clifton Chenier (1925–1987), American zydeco musician Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970), American actor Clifton Daniel (1912–2000), American newspaperman Clifton Daniel (bishop) (born 1947), American bishop Clifton Truman Daniel (born 1957), American writer, public relations executive, and grandson of Harry S. Truman Clifton Davis (born 1945), American actor Clifton DeBerry (1923–2006), American politician Clifton De Coteau (died 2021), Trinidad politician Clifton O. Dummett (1919–2011), American dentist, dean, and historian Clifton Fadiman (1904–1999), American radio and television personality Clifton C. Garvin (1921–2016), American engineer, army officer, and oilman Clifton Grima, Maltese politician Clifton A. Hall (1826–1913), a Rhode Island architect Clifton James (1921–2017), American actor Clifton Johnson (1865–1940), American author, illustrator, and photographer Clifton H. Johnson (1921–2008), American historian Clifton Jones (born 1937), Jamaican actor Clifton J. Joy (1922–1994), Newfoundland physician and politician Clifton Leaf, American journalist, editor of Fortune magazine Clifton H. Levy (1867–1962), American rabbi Clifton Maloney (1937–2009), American businessman Clifton N. McArthur (1879–1923), American politician Clifton McNeely (1919–2003), American basketball player and coach Clifton Newman (born 1951), American attorney and judge Clifton Parker (1905–1989), English composer Clifton Powell (born 1956), American actor Clifton Blackburn Prewitt (1826–1902) African American real estate developer Clifton Ray (born 1958), American serial killer Clifton Sandvliet (born 1977), Surinamese retired footballer Clifton Smith (born 1985), American football player Clifton Smith (born 1980), American football player Clifton Sprague (1896–1955), World War II–era officer in the U.S. Navy Clifton Sunada (born 1971), American judoka C. Clifton Virts (1910–1985), American politician and lawyer from Maryland Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor Clifton Reginald Wharton Sr. (1899–1990), American diplomat Clifton Wheeler (1883–1953), American artist Clifton Williams (1932–1967), NASA astronaut and USMC Major Clifton A. Woodrum (1887–1950), American pharmacist and politician Clifton Young (1917–1951), American actor