Clifton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Clifton R. Breckinridge (1846-1932), American politician
Clifton Chenier (1925–1987), American zydeco musician
Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970), American actor
Cliffton Hall (born 1975), Hawaii-born Broadway actor
Clifton A. Hall (1826-1913), a Rhode Island architect
Clifton James (born 1921), American actor
Clifton Parker (1905–1989), English composer
Clifton Sprague (1896–1955), World War II–era officer in the U.S. Navy
Clifton Sunada (born 1971), American judoka
Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor
Clifton Williams (1932–1967), NASA astronaut and USMC Major
