Clifford

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Clifford is both a given name and a surname of English origin that applies to a number of individuals or places. It simply means a cliff by a ford.

Contents 1 Its Importance 2 Places 3 People 3.1 Given name 3.2 Surname 4 Other 5 See also

[edit] Its Importance

Clifford was a world known surname mainly in the 18th century but unfortunately lost its importance over the years. Today the name "Clifford" is spread amongst Europe and USA.

[edit] Places

England

• Clifford, Herefordshire
• Clifford, West Yorkshire

United States

• Clifford, Indiana
• Clifford, Michigan
• Clifford, North Dakota
• Clifford, Pennsylvania

[edit] People

[edit] Given name

• Clifford Brown (1930 - 1956), American jazz trumpeter
• Cliff Burton (1962 - 1986), bass guitarist of American metal band Metallica
• Clifford Davies, musician and drummer for Ted Nugent and If
• Clifford M. Eddy, Jr. (1896 - 1967), American author
• Clifford Goldstein, Seventh-day Adventist author and editor
• Clifford Odets (1906 - 1963), American playwright, screenwriter, socialist, and social protester
• Clifford D. Simak (1904 - 1988), American science-fiction writer
• Clifford Stoll, astronomer, computer systems administrator, and author
• T.I., Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.

[edit] Surname

• Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676), Countess of Pembroke; undertook significant building and restoration work in Westmorland and surrounding counties
• Augustus William James Clifford (1788–1877), British naval officer and court official
• Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet Clifford, of Flaxbourne (1813-1893), New Zealand politician
• Clark McAdams Clifford (1906-1998), former U.S. Secretary of Defense
• Edward Clifford (1844-1907), an English artist and author
• Francis Clifford (1917 - 1975), the pen name of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson, author of mystery thrillers
• Henry Hugh Clifford (1826–1883), British army officer
• Max Clifford (b. 1943), an English publicist
• Michael R. Clifford (b. 1952), U.S. astronaut
• Nathan Clifford (1803–1881), American statesman, diplomat and jurist
• Rosamund Clifford (c. 1150-1176), "Fair Rosamund", mistress of Henry II of England
• William Clifford (1811-1841), English cricketer
• William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879), mathematician and philosopher
  • Clifford Algebra, a type of associative algebra

[edit] Other

• Clifford the Big Red Dog, a children's book character and a TV-series based on it
• Clifford (Muppet), a Muppet character performed by Kevin Clash
• Clifford (film), a 1994 film

[edit] See also

• Baron Clifford
• Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
• Baron de Clifford
• Clifford Baronets