Cleese is a surname from Britain; an English surname, and a Scottish surname originating from MacCleese/McCleese.
People People with this name include: Alyce Cleese (born 1944), U.S. psychotherapist Cynthia Cleese (born 1971), UK actress John Cleese (born 1939), UK comedian, member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, whose family name originated as "Cheese"
Other Cleese may also refer to: Mount Cleese, the rubbish tip in Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand
See also McCleese Leese (disambiguation)