Cleven is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Carol C. Cleven (1928–2015), American politician Endre Johannes Cleven (1874–1916), Norwegian-born Canadian classical musician and military officer Gale Cleven (1918–2006), American World War II pilot and colonel Hans-Dieter Cleven, former financial advisor to Boris Becker who sued Becker, claiming he was owed $41 million Harry Cleven, director and co-screenwriter of Angel (2016 film) Vivienne Cleven (born 1968), Indigenous Australian fiction author Cleven Goudeau (c. 1932–2015), American art director and cartoonist Cleven Wanabo (born 1976), Surinamese footballer
See also Clevens Loch, Ayrshire, former loch in South Ayrshire, Scotland Kleven (disambiguation) Chiavenna, an Italian comune known as Claven in the Romansh language and Cläven or Kleven in archaic German