Cliff is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Cliff (1878–1966), English amateur cricketer Clarice Cliff (1899–1972), British ceramic artist Dave Cliff (born 1944), British jazz musician Ian Cliff (born 1952), British diplomat Jimmy Cliff, stage name of Jamaican reggae singer and musician James Chambers (1944–2025) John Cliff (trade unionist) (1883–1977), British transport executive John Cliff (actor) (1918–2001), American actor John MacFarlane Cliff (1921–1972), British physician Leslie Cliff (figure skater) (1908–1969), British pair skater Leslie Cliff (swimmer) (born 1955), Canadian swimmer Michelle Cliff (1946–2016), Jamaican-American author Nigel Cliff (born 1969), English historian, biographer and critic Norman Cliff (born 1930), American psychology professor Tony Cliff (1917–2000), Jewish Trotskyist activist
See also Bernard Shir-Cliff (1924–2017), American editor Sarah Kliff, American journalist Cliff (disambiguation) Cliff (given name)