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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==