Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Cliff Barnes 1978 Dallas 
Cliff Clavin 1982 Cheers
A. C. Slater (a.k.a. Clifford) 1989 Saved by the Bell
Greg Montgomery (a.k.a. Clifford) 1997 Dharma & Greg
Hall-of-Famers:
3 football, 1 basketball
(football) Cliff Battles 1968
(basketball) Cliff Hagan 1977
(football) Cliff Harris 2020
(football) Cliff Branch 2022
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Clifford Shull 1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors
Cliff Robertson 1923-2011
Cliff Curtis 1968-
Notable Athletes:
2 basketball, 1 football
(basketball) Cliff Hagan 1931-
(basketball) Clifford Luyk 1941-
(football) Cliff Branch 1948-2019
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Cliff Burton 1962-1986
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold, 2 silver
(gold) Frank Wykoff (a.k.a. Clifford) 1928; 1932; 1936 4x100 m relay
(gold) Cliff Bourland 1948 4x400 m relay
(gold) Cliff Barker 1948 basketball
(silver) Clifford Harrison 1952 ice hockey
(silver) Glen Housman (a.k.a. Clifford) 1992 swimming - 1500 m freestyle
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Cliff Robertson 1969 Charly
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Cliff Williams 2003 AC/DC
Cliff Burton 2009 Metallica