Clinton

This article is about "Clinton" as a family name; for other uses, see Clinton (disambiguation).

Clinton is an English family name, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton. Clinton has frequently been used as a given name in the United States since the late 19th century, probably originally in honor of DeWitt Clinton or one of his famous relatives. Baron Clinton is a title of peerage in England, originally created in 1298. Some notable people with the surname Clinton include:

Family of DeWitt 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 (congressman) (1771–1809), son of the vice president

Family of Sir Henry Clinton

• Admiral George Clinton (British politician) (1686–1761), British naval officer and colonial governor
• General Sir Henry Clinton (1730–1795), British general during the American Revolutionary War
• General Sir William Henry Clinton (1769–1846), British general during the Napoleonic Wars
• Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton (British Army officer) K.B. (1771–1829), British general during the Napoleonic Wars

Other notable Clintons

Surname

• Bessie Clinton, nee Bessie Blount, mistress of Henry VIII and wife of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
• Bill Clinton, or William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III), the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
• Clifford Clinton, a Californian restaurateur
• David Clinton, a professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer
• George Clinton (disambiguation)
• Gordon S. Clinton, the 43rd mayor of Seattle
• Henry Fynes Clinton, a British classical scholar and chronologist of the 19th century
• Hillary Clinton, or Hillary Rodham Clinton, a junior United States Senator from New York, and as the spouse of Bill Clinton was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001
• Jerry Clinton, a professor of Persian language and literature at Princeton University
• Joel Clinton, a Welsh rugby league player
• Joseph Clinton, an American engineer
• Kate Clinton, an American comedian
• Larry Clinton, an American trumpeter
• Lauren Clinton, an American child actress
• Lou Clinton, a baseball player
• Mark Clinton, a senior Irish Fine Gael politician
• Mary Clinton, a field hockey player from New Zealand
• Richard Clinton, an English cricketer
• Sam Houston Clinton, a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge

Given name

• Clinton Kelly (TV personality), co-host of the U.S. version of What Not to Wear
• Clinton Portis, an NFL running back for the Washington Redskins