Clayton (name)

Clayton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Science and academia

Surname

• Ruth Clayton (1925–2003), British medical researcher

Historical

Surname

• Augustin Smith Clayton (1783–1839), jurist and politician from Georgia, USA
• Bertram Tracy Clayton (1862–1918), U.S. congressman and army officer killed in World War I
• Boyce G. Clayton (1929–2020), Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
• Christopher Clayton, Royal Navy pilot and admiral
• Christopher Clayton (businessman) (1869–1945), British scientist, industrialist and Conservative politician
• Gilbert Clayton (1875–1929), British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator
• Hilda Clayton (1991–2013), U.S. Army specialist and war photographer
• Henry Clayton (disambiguation), several people
• Iltyd Nicholl Clayton (1886–1955), British Army officer
• John Clayton (disambiguation), several people
• John M. Clayton (1796–1856), lawyer, U.S. senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State
• John M. Clayton (1840–1889), Arkansas State Representative and Congressman-elect from Arkansas
• Joseph Clayton (1868–1943), English freelance journalist and biographer
• Joshua Clayton (1744–1798), physician, governor and U.S. senator from Delaware
• Nathaniel Clayton (1833–1895), British politician
• Pat Clayton (1896–1962), desert explorer
• Powell Clayton (1833–1914), Arkansas Governor, Senator and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
• Robert Clayton (disambiguation), several people
• Sarah Clayton (1712 – 1779), English industrialist
• Thomas Clayton (1777–1854), lawyer and U.S. senator from Delaware
• Thomas J. Clayton (1826–1900), lawyer and judge from Pennsylvania
• Tubby Clayton (1885–1972), Anglican clergyman, army chaplain and founder of Toc H
• Walter F. Clayton (1865–1942), New York politician
• William Clayton (disambiguation), several people

Given name

• Clayton Cosgrove (born 1969), New Zealand politician
• Clayton Yeutter (1930–2017), American politician and Secretary of Agriculture

Cultural and artistic

• Adam Clayton (born 1960), bassist in U2
• Beth Clayton, American mezzo soprano
• Bob Clayton (1922–1979), American game show announcer
• Buck Clayton (1911–1991), American jazz trumpeter
• Doctor Clayton (1898–1947), American blues singer
• Ellen Creathorne Clayton (1834–1900), Irish author and artist
• Jamie Clayton (born 1978), American actress and model
• Jan Clayton (1917–1983), American actress
• Jay Clayton (critic) (born 1951), literary critic and professor
• Jay Clayton (musician) (born 1941), jazz singer
• Klariza Clayton (born 1989), English actress and singer
• Merry Clayton (born 1948), American singer
• Peter Clayton (1927–1991), BBC jazz presenter, jazz critic, and author
• R. Gilbert Clayton (1922–2013), American film set designer and actor
• Farrah Moan (born 1993, real name Cameron Clayton), American drag queen

Given name

• Clayton Chitty (born 1985), Canadian actor and model
• Clayton Christensen (1952–2020), American academic and business consultant
• Clayton Hickman (born 1977), British scriptwriter and magazine editor
• Clayton Howard (1934–2017), British make-up artist
• Clayton Moore (1914–1999), American actor best known for playing the Lone Ranger in a television series of the same name
• Clayton Rohner (born 1957), American film and television actor

Sport

Surname

• Adam Clayton (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
• Andrew Clayton (born 1973), English freestyle swimmer
• Custio Clayton (born 1987), Canadian boxer
• Derek Clayton (born 1942), Australian marathon runner
• Jim Clayton (rower) (1911–1992), New Zealand rower
• José Clayton (born 1974), Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
• Josh Clayton (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
• Mark Clayton (American football, born 1961), American football player
• Mark Clayton (American football, born 1982), American football player
• Max Clayton (born 1994), English footballer
• Michael Clayton (American football) (born 1982), American football player
• Royce Clayton (born 1970), Major League Baseball player
• Scott Clayton (born 1959), Australian rules footballer
• Tom Clayton (c. 1880–1909), Australian jockey

Given name

• Clayton Andrews (born 1997), American professional baseball player
• Clayton Michel Afonso (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Clayton Bezerra Leite (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
• Clayton da Silveira da Silva (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
• Clayton Donaldson (born 1984), English-Jamaican footballer
• Clayton Keller (born 1998), American ice hockey player
• Clayton Kershaw (born 1988), American professional baseball player
• Clayton Lambert (born 1962), West Indian cricketer
• Clayton Murphy (born 1995), American athlete
• Clayton Nascimento Meireles (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
• Clayton Oliver (born 1997), Australian rules footballer
• Clayton Richard (born 1983), American professional baseball player
• Clayton Thorson (born 1995), American football player
• Clayton Tonnemaker (1928–1996), American football player

Fictional characters

• Michael Clayton, title character in 2007 Oscar-nominated film of the same name
• William Cecil Clayton, character in Tarzan of the Apes
• Clayton Endicott III, character in the American television series Benson
• Clayton Farlow, oil baron in the American television series Dallas