Cliff (given name)

Cliff is a masculine given name. It is a short form of Clifford or Clifton.^[1] It may refer to:

Cliff

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old English
Other names
Related names	Clifford, Clifton

People

Actors and directors

• Cliff Arquette (1905–1974), American comedian and actor
• Cliff Bole, American and Canadian television director
• Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor
• Cliff De Young, American character actor
• Cliff Parisi, British actor and EastEnders star
• Cliff Robertson (1923–2011), American actor

In music

• Cliff Barrows (1923–2016), music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
• Cliff Burton (1962–1986), former bassist of the band Metallica
• Cliff Edwards (1895–1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", American musician
• Cliff Martinez (born 1954), American film score composer
• Cliff Richard (born 1940), British singer
• Clifford T. Ward, British singer/songwriter
• Cliff Williams (born 1949), bassist of the rock band AC/DC

In sports

• Cliff Anderson (1944–2021), American basketball player
• Cliff Anderson (American football) (1929–1979), American football player
• Cliff Avril (born 1986), American football player
• Cliff Baldwin (1899–1979), American football player
• Cliff Barker (1921–1998), American basketball player
• Cliff Bayer (born 1977), American foil fencer
• Cliff Branch (1948–2019), American football player
• Cliff Edwards (footballer) (1921–1989), English footballer
• Cliff Fletcher (born 1935), Canadian ice hockey executive and former general manager
• Cliff Floyd (born 1972), American baseball player
• Cliff Hardy (born 1947), American football player
• Cliff Harris (born 1948), American football player
• Cliff Thorburn (born 1948), Canadian snooker player
• Cliff Lee (born 1978), American baseball pitcher
• Cliff Olander (born 1955), American football player
• Cliff Morgan (1930–2013), Welsh Rugby Union player and later BBC Commentator and broadcaster
• Cliff Politte, American baseball player
• Cliff Pritchard ((1882–1954), Welsh Rugby Union player
• Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960), American basketball player
• Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966), American basketball player
• Cliff Ronning (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cliff Toney (born 1958), American football player
• Cliff Wiley (born 1955), American track and field athlete

Other people

• Cliff Bleszinski, lead game designer for the company Epic Games
• Cliff Michelmore, British television presenter
• Cliff Robinson (artist), British comic book artist
• Cliff Whiting, New Zealand artist
• Cliff Zauner, American politician

Fictional characters

• Cliff Barnes, from the TV drama Dallas
• Cliff Booth, a character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Cliff Bradshaw, the male lead in the musical Cabaret
• Cliff Carmichael, the second Thinker (DC Comics), a villain
• Cliff Clavin, in the Cheers TV series
• Cliff Clewless, from the comic strip Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!
• Cliff Dagger, an antagonist in the animated show M.A.S.K. (TV series)
• Cliff, the main Psycho killer in Roadflower
• Cliff Feltbottom, a character from animated show CatDog
• Cliff Huxtable, the main protagonist of the TV series The Cosby Show
• Cliff Steele, a DC Comics superhero known as Robotman
• Leader Cliff, one of the Leaders of Team GO Rocket in Pokémon GO

See also

• Cliff (surname)