| Gender | Male | 
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old English | 
| Meaning | Town by a cliff | 
| Other names | |
| Derivative(s) | Cliff | 
| Related names | Clifford | 
Clifton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Clifton R. Breckinridge (1846-1932), American politician
 - Clifton Chenier (1925–1987), American zydeco musician
 - Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970), American actor
 - Clifton Davis (born 1945), American actor
 - Clifton Fadiman (1904-1999), American radio and television personality
 - Clifton Grima, Maltese politician
 - Clifton A. Hall (1826-1913), a Rhode Island architect
 - Clifton James (1921–2017), American actor
 - Clifton Jones (born 1937), Jamaican actor
 - Clifton Leaf, American journalist, editor of Fortune magazine
 - Clifton Maloney (1937-2009), American businessman
 - Clifton Parker (1905–1989), English composer
 - Clifton Sandvliet (born 1977), Surinamese retired footballer
 - Clifton Sprague (1896–1955), World War II–era officer in the U.S. Navy
 - Clifton Sunada (born 1971), American judoka
 - Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor
 - Clifton Williams (1932–1967), NASA astronaut and USMC Major
 
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