Clifford is both a toponymic surname of English origin and a given name deriving from it. It originated in several English placenames meaning "ford by a cliff". People Given name Clifford Andrews (1912–1973), English athlete in cricket Clifford Antone (1949–2006), American musical producer and club owner Clifford Warren Ashley (1881–1947), American artist, author Clifford Bax (1886–1962), English author and playwright Clifford Berry (1918–1963), American inventor Clifford Blackmore, Kansas politician Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928–2015), English professor, historian Clifford Bricker (1904–1980), Canadian long-distance runner Clifford Brown (1930–1956), American musician (jazz trumpeter) Cliff Burton (1962–1986), American musician (bass guitarist, Metallica) Clifford Campbell (1892–1991), Jamaican political figure Clifford Carlson (1894–1964), American athlete in basketball Clifford Carter (fl. 1980s-present), American musician Clifford P. Case (1904–1982), American attorney and political figure Clifford Chapin (born 1988), American voice actor working with Funimation Cliff Clavin, fictional character on the television series Cheers Cliff Couser (Clifford Couser, born 1971), American athlete in boxing Clifford Ann Creed (born 1938), American female athlete in golf Clifford Curry (1936–2016), American singer Clifford Curzon (1907–1982), English musician (piano) Clifford David (1938–2017), American actor Cliff Davies (musician) (1948–2008), English musician (rock drummer) Clifford Davis (politician) (1897–1970), American political figure Clifford Davis (music manager) (fl. 1960s–1980s), American musician and manager of musical groups Clifford Dupont (1905–1978), English-born political figure in Rhodesia Clifford Durr (1899–1975), American attorney and civil rights activist Clifford John Earle Jr. (1935–2017), American mathematician Clifford M. Eddy (C. M. Eddy Jr., 1896–1967), American author Cliff Edwards (footballer) (1921–1989), English footballer Clifford Evans (disambiguation), several people Clifford Forsythe (1929–2000), Northern Ireland political figure Clifford Brodie Frith (born 1949), English-born Australian ornithologist Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), American anthropologist Clifford Goldstein (born 1955), American author, Seventh-day Adventist editor Clifford Goodman (1866–1911), Barbados athlete in cricket Chris Graham (boxer) (Clifford Graham, 1900–1986), Canadian boxer Clifford Grey (1887–1941), British songwriter, actor (also known as Clifford Gray) Cliff Hammonds (born 1985), American basketball player Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician Clifford Harper (born 1949), English illustrator, anarchist Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., known professionally as T.I. (born 1980), American musician and producer Clifford C. Hastings (1882–1946), New York politician Clifford Heatherley (1888–1937), English film actor Clifford Husbands (1926–2017), Barbados political figure Clifford Irving (1930–2017), American author Clifford Irving (politician) (1914–2004), British political figure (Isle of Man) Clifford Jarvis (1941–1997), American musician (rock drummer) Clifford Jordan (1931–1993), American musician (jazz saxophone) Cliff Kincaid (born 1954), American investigative journalist Clifford Alan King, American