William or Bill Clifton may refer to:
William de Clifton (fl. 1302–1305), MP for Lancashire Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet (1653–1686) William Clifton (Australian politician), Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1832–1870 William Clifton (architect), architect of the IOOF Temple Building William Clifton (footballer) (1891–1953), English footballer, played for Leyland, Preston North End and Rochdale William Clifton (Canadian politician), in Toronto municipal election, 1946 and 1947 Bill Clifton (pianist) (1916–1967), Canadian Jazz pianist Bill Clifton (born 1931), American musician
See also William Cliffton, Philadelphian poet and pamphleteer Clifton (surname)