Clipper is a nickname for:
Clipper Flynn (1849–1881), American professional baseball player Felipe Montemayor (born 1928), Mexican player in Major League Baseball John "Clipper" Smith (1904–1973), American football player, coach and college athletics administrator; member of the College Football Hall of Fame Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (1898–1984), American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball
See also
Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player nicknamed the "Yankee Clipper" Larry Kwong (1923–2018), first Chinese Canadian to play in the National Hockey League, nicknamed the "China Clipper" Norman Kwong (1929–2016), first Chinese Canadian to play in the Canadian Football League, sports executive and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, nicknamed the "China Clipper"