Clanton can refer to different things: People Cydney Clanton (born 1989), American professional golfer David A. Clanton (born 1944), chair of the Federal Trade Commission Denny Clanton (born 1982), American soccer (football) player George Clanton, American electronic musician Ike Clanton (1847–1887), and Billy Clanton (1862–1881), who were involved in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral James Holt Clanton (1827–1871), Confederate general during the American Civil War J. Caleb Clanton (born 1978), Professor of Philosophy at Lipscomb University Places Clanton, Alabama, a town in the United States Clanton, Mississippi, a fictional town in the United States and the setting for several books by John Grisham