Cleve, van Cleve and Van Cleve are surnames. Notable people with the surname include:
Anders Cleve (1937–1985), Swedish-speaking Finnish writer Astrid Cleve (1875–1968), Swedish biologist, geologist, chemist and researcher, first woman in Sweden to obtain a doctorate in science Bastian Clevé (born 1950), German film director Benjamin Van Cleve (1773–1821), a pioneer settler of Dayton, Ohio Brother Cleve, pseudonym of Robert Toomey (1955–2002), American musician and mixologist Cecilia Cleve (died 1819), Swedish librarian Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark Van Cleve (1819–1907), American women's suffrage advocate and social reformer Cornelius van Cleve (1520–1567), Netherlandish painter Halfdan Cleve (1879–1951), Norwegian composer Hendrick van Cleve III (died 1589), painter and engraver born in Antwerp Horatio P. Van Cleve (1809–1891), Union general in the American Civil War Jan Van Cleef or Cleve (1646–1716), Dutch-born Flemish painter Jim Van Cleve (born 1978), American musician, songwriter and producer John Cleve, a pseudonym of Andrew J. Offutt (1934–2013), American science fiction writer John Van Cleve, football player in the United States, only the fourth known professional player Joos van Cleve (c. 1485–1540/41), Flemish painter, father of Cornelius Marten van Cleve (1520–1570), Flemish painter, brother of Hendrick and probably related to Joos Per Teodor Cleve (1840–1905), Swedish chemist and geologist Richard Cleve, Canadian computer scientist Rudolf Cleve (1919–1997), highly decorated Luftwaffe officer of World War II Whitney L. Van Cleve (1922–1997), American college football player and coach Anders Cleve (1937–1985), Finnish writer Zacharias Joachim Cleve (1820–1900), Finnish pedagogue
See also Van Cleave (surname)