Clifford

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.