Clinton

Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.[1] Clinton has frequently been used as a given name since the late 19th century. Baron Clinton is a title of peerage in England, originally created in 1298.

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Clinton (disambiguation).

Notable people with the name Clinton include:

Family of Bill and Hillary Clinton

• Roger Clinton Sr. (1908–1967), stepfather of Bill Clinton
• Virginia Clinton (1923–1994), mother of Bill Clinton
• Roger Clinton Jr. (born 1956), maternal half-brother of Bill Clinton
• Bill Clinton (born 1946), 42nd president of the United States
• Hillary Clinton (born 1947), U.S. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, and wife of Bill Clinton
• Chelsea Clinton (born 1980), daughter of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton

Family of George Clinton

• Charles Clinton (1690–1773), French and Indian War colonel, father of James and George Clinton
• James Clinton (1733–1812), American Revolutionary War general, father of DeWitt Clinton, brother of George Clinton
• George Clinton (vice president) (1739–1812), first and third Governor of New York, fourth vice president of the United States
• DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), seventh and ninth governor of New York, son of James and nephew of George Clinton
• George Clinton Jr. (1771–1809), son of the vice president
• George W. Clinton (1807–1885), American politician—Buffalo, New York, son of Governor DeWitt Clinton

Family of Sir Henry Clinton

• Admiral George Clinton (Royal Navy officer) (1686–1761), British naval officer and colonial governor
• General Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730) (died 1795), British general during the American Revolutionary War
• General William Henry Clinton (1769–1846), British general during the Napoleonic Wars
• Lieutenant General Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1771) (died 1829), British general during the Napoleonic Wars

Other notable people with the surname

• Bessie Clinton (fl. 16th century), née Bessie Blount, mistress of Henry VIII and wife of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
• Catherine Clinton (born 1962), American history professor
• Clifford Clinton (1900–1969), American restaurateur
• David Clinton (born 1960), American Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer
• Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512–1585), English admiral
• George Clinton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gordon S. Clinton (1920–2011), 43rd mayor of Seattle
• Henry Clinton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henry Fynes Clinton (1781–1852), British classical scholar and chronologist of the 19th century
• Jerry Clinton (1937–2003), professor of Persian language and literature
• Joel Clinton (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
• John de Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton (died 1315), English knight
• Joseph Clinton, American engineer
• Kate Clinton (born 1947), American comedian
• Larry Clinton (1909–1985), American trumpeter
• Lou Clinton (1937–1997), American baseball player
• Mark Clinton (1915–2001), Irish politician
• Mary Clinton (born 1960), New Zealand field hockey
• Richard Clinton (cricketer) (born 1981), English cricketer
• Richard Clinton (politician) (1741–1795), American military officer and politician
• Sam Houston Clinton (1923–2004), American judge

People with the given name

As a given name, it is often shortened informally to Clint.

• Clinton Avery (born 1987), New Zealand racing cyclist
• Clinton Babbitt (1831–1907), American politician from Wisconsin
• Clinton Bennett (born 1955), British-American scholar of religions
• Clinton Black (1894–1963), American football guard
• Clinton Caldwell Boone (1872–1939), African-American minister, dentist and medical missionary
• Clinton D. Boyd (1884–1950), American attorney, judge and politician
• Clinton Browning (born 1962), Australian footballer
• Clinton Burrell (born 1956), American football defensive back
• Clinton Campbell, American construction worker
• Clinton Cerejo, Indian music producer and singer
• Clinton Collymore, Guyana politician
• Clinton Davis (born 1965), American track athlete
• Clinton Day (1847–1916), American architect
• Clinton Eastwood, Jr. (born 1930), better known as Clint Eastwood, American film actor and director
• Clinton B. Fisk (1828–1890), American military officer and politician
• Clinton Gutherson (born 1994), Australian rugby league player
• Clinton Kelly (disambiguation), multiple people
• Clinton Morrison (born 1979), English-Irish footballer
• Clinton Portis (born 1981), American football running back
• Clinton Briggs Ripley (1840s–1920s), American architect
• Clinton Solomon (born 1983), American football wide receiver
• Clinton Stringfellow (1905–1959), New Zealand rugby union player
• Clinton D. Vernon (1907–1987), American politician from Utah
• Clinton Watson (1877–?), American politician from Missouri
• Clinton Richard Dawkins (born 1941), English ethologist and evolutionary biologist

See also

• McClinton (disambiguation)

References

1. Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1988