Cliff is a masculine given name. It is usually a short form of Clifford or, less frequently, Clifton. It may refer to:
People Actors Cliff Arquette (1905–1974), American comedian and actor Cliff Curtis (born 1968), New Zealand actor and producer Cliff DeYoung, American actor Cliff Parisi (born 1960), British actor and EastEnders star born Clifford R Manley Cliff Robertson (1923–2011), American actor
Artists Cliff Lee (potter) (born 1951), Taiwanese-American ceramic artist Cliff Robinson (artist) (born 1962), British comic book artist Cliff Whiting (1936–2017), New Zealand artist
Athletes Cliff Anderson (1944–2021), American basketball player Cliff Anderson (American football) (1929–1979), American football player Cliff Avril (born 1986), American football player Cliff Baldwin (1899–1979), American football player Cliff Barker (1921–1998), American basketball player Cliff Bayer (born 1977), American foil fencer Cliff Branch (1948–2019), American football player Cliff Curtis (baseball) (1881–1943), American Major League Baseball pitcher Cliff Edwards (footballer) (1921–1989), English footballer Cliff Fletcher (born 1935), Canadian ice hockey executive and former general manager Cliff Floyd (born 1972), American baseball player Cliff Garner (1937–2010), American racing driver Cliff Hardy (born 1947), American football player Cliff Harris (born 1948), American football player Cliff Thorburn (born 1948), Canadian snooker player Cliff Lee (born 1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher Cliff Lee (outfielder) (1896–1980), American Major League Baseball outfielder Cliff Olander (born 1955), American football player Cliff Morgan (1930–2013), Welsh rugby union footballer and later BBC commentator and broadcaster Cliff Morgan (footballer) (1913–1975), English footballer Cliff Politte (born 1974), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher Cliff Pritchard (1882–1954), Welsh rugby union footballer Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960), American basketball player Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966), American basketball player Cliff Ronning (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player Cliff Toney (born 1958), American football player Cliff Wiley (born 1955), American sprinter
Musicians Cliff Barrows (1923–2016), music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Cliff Burton (1962–1986), former bassist of the band Metallica Cliff Edwards (1895–1971), American singer, musician and actor Cliff Martinez (born 1954), American film score composer Cliff Richard, British singer born Harry Rodger Webb (born 1940) Cliff Williams (born 1949), bassist of the rock band AC/DC
Others Cliff Bleszinski, game designer Cliff Bole, American and Canadian television director Cliff Michelmore, British television presenter Cliff Sloan, American lawyer and academic Cliff Tan, Singaporean architect and author Cliff Zauner (died 2020), American politician
Fictional characters Cliff Barnes, from the TV drama Dallas Cliff Clavin, in the Cheers TV series
See also Kliff Kingsbury (born 1979), American football coach and former player Cliff (surname)
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