Ratliff is a surname of British origin, which is a habitational name for a person from any of the places in Britain called Ratcliffe, Radcliffe, or Redcliff, which in turn are variants on the phrase "red cliff". The surname may also be spelled Ratcliff, Radcliff, Ratcliffe, or Radcliffe. Ratliff may refer to:
Alfonso Ratliff (born 1956), American boxer
Bennett Ratliff (born 1961), American politician
Bill Ratliff (born 1936), American politician
Bo Ratliff (born 1933), American singer
Ellington Ratliff (born 1993), American musician
Evan Ratliff (born 1976), American journalist
Jeremiah Ratliff (born 1981), American football player
Keiwan Ratliff (born 1981), American football player
Lonnie Ratliff (born 1948), American record producer
Martha Ratliff (born 1946), American linguist
Mishon Ratliff (born 1993), American actor
Theo Ratliff (born 1973), American basketball player
Walter Ratliff (born 1971), American journalist
Wayne Ratliff (born 1946), American computer scientist
William Ratliff (1937–2014), American political scientist
