Famous People with Name Clifton

Clifton Phifor "Cliff" Lee            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clifton Phifor "Cliff" Lee: (born August 30, 1978 in Benton, Arkansas) is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball.

Clifton James "Jack" Richards            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Clifton James "Jack" Richards: s a former English cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 22 ODIs from 1981 to 1988. He was a wicketkeeper and a useful lower-middle order batsman, who made a brilliant 133 for England against Australia at Perth in 1986/7. He played his county cricket for Surrey.

Clifton Duncan Davis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clifton Duncan Davis: is an American actor who has appeared on television shows such as A World Apart (playing Matt Hampton) and That's My Mama (on which he had the lead role) in the 1970s, and on Amen from 1986 to 1991. Davis has also acted on Broadway, and he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in 1972 for his performance in a musical version of Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Clifton Reece Gaines            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clifton Reece Gaines: is a professional basketball player for Benetton Treviso in the Italian Serie A.Gaines, a 6'6", 205 lb (1.98 m, 93 kg) point guard played high school basketball at Madison West in his hometown. He then played four years at University of Louisville, earning AP All-America 3rd team honors his senior season while leading the Cardinals to a 25-7 win-loss record.

Clifton Cedric Cliff Edom            Origin/Culture/Country:

Clifton Cedric Cliff Edom: often credited as the "Father of Photojournalism", was prolific in the development of photojournalism education.After receiving a teaching certificate from the Western Illinois State Teachers College, now Western Illinois University, in 1925, Edom attended a linotype school and worked for several newspapers. He married Vilia Clarissa "Vi" Patefield (1908-2004) on June 30, 1928, and the couple bought the weekly Edgar News in Edgar, Wisconsin, working with it until 1930 when Edom began work with the Wausau Record-Herald in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Lucille Clifton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lucille Clifton: is an American poet, writer, and educator from New York. Common topics in her poetry include the celebration of her African American heritage, and feminist themes, with particular emphasis on the female body.

Brian Clifton            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Brian Clifton: is a Flemish Belgian composer, best known for composing the scores to the movies Ellektra by Rudolf Mestdagh and the Hollywood movie Bird of Prey featuring Jennifer Tilly, Richard Chamberlain and Lesley Ann Warren.

Nathaniel Clifton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nathaniel Clifton: was an American multi-sport athlete best known as the first African American to sign a contract to play in the National Basketball Association.

Shaw Clifton            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Shaw Clifton: is the General of The Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson as the 18th General on 2nd April, 2006. He has the academic qualifications LLB(Hons), BDTheol(Hons), PhD and AKC(Theol).

Jane Clifton            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Jane Clifton: a Gibraltar born actress and singer who lived as a child in Cardiff, South Wales UK[citation needed]. In 1961 she emigrated to Perth, Australia. Her best known acting role is probably that of tough prison bookie Margo Gaffney in Prisoner. She played the role from 1980 until 1984 on an intermittent basis, having previously appeared in a different, minor role, in earlier episodes.