Cunliffe as a surname derives from a place in Lancashire near Rishton. Notable people with the surname include: Thomas Cunliffe, of questionable Middle eastern descent
Baron Cunliffe, of Headley in the County of SurreyBarry Cunliffe, CBE, (born 1939), Professor of European Archaeology at the University of OxfordBill Cunliffe, jazz pianist and composerBilly Cunliffe, British rugby league footballerCunliffe, Brooks, bank founded in Blackburn, Lancashire, England in 1792Cunliffe baronets, of Liverpool in the County of LancasterCunliffe-Owen Aircraft, British aircraft manufacturer of the World War II eraCunliffe-Owen baronets, of Bray in the County of BerkshireCunliffe-Owen Concordia, 1940s British twin-engined small airliner built by Cunliffe-Owen AircraftDan Cunliffe (1875–1937), English footballerDavid Cunliffe (born 1963), New Zealand Labour Party Leader and current Leader of the OppositionDavid Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton, JP, DL (1937–2006), British peer and politicianSir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet (1755–1834), founder of the Royal Society of British BowmenFoster Cunliffe, English cricketerFreddie Cunliffe, British television/film actorHugo Cunliffe-Owen (1870–1947), English industrialistJack Cunliffe (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s…60s for Great Britain, England, British Empire XIII, and WiganJason Cunliffe (Hollyoaks), a character from the British soap opera HollyoaksJason Cunliffe (footballer) (born 1983), Guamanian footballerJimmy Cunliffe (born 1912), English footballer who played as an inside forwardJohn Cunliffe (author) (born 1933), British children's book author who created Postman Pat and Rosie and JimJohn Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) (1930–1975), English footballerJohn Cunliffe (footballer born 1984), English football playerLawrence Cunliffe (born 1929), British Labour Party politicianMarcus Cunliffe (1922–1990), British historian and academicMitzi Cunliffe (1918–2006), American sculptorNicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (born 1939), British peerPhilip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, GBE, CH, MC, PC (1884–1972), British Conservative politicianR. Cunliffe Gosling DL (1868–1922), Victorian-era footballerRobert Cunliffe (disambiguation)Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe (born 1932), retired management consultant and former project managerSamuel Cunliffe Lister, 2nd Baron Masham (1857–1917), English baron and industrialistSir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet (1819–1900), son of Samuel BrooksStella Cunliffe MBE (born 1917), Director of Statistics at the British Home OfficeSusan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton (born 1935), crossbench member of the House of LordsTom Cunliffe, yachting journalist, author and broadcasterWalter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe, GBE (1855–1920), Governor of the Bank of England from 1913 to 1918Whit Cunliffe (1876–1966), English comic singer