Cliff is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Cliff (1878–1966), English amateur cricketer
• Clarice Cliff (1899–1972), British ceramic artist
• Dave Cliff (born 1944), British jazz musician
• Ian Cliff (born 1952), British diplomat
• Jimmy Cliff, stage name of Jamaican reggae singer and musician James Chambers (1944–2025)
• John Cliff (trade unionist) (1883–1977), British transport executive
• John Cliff (actor) (1918–2001), American actor
• John MacFarlane Cliff (1921–1972), British physician
• Leslie Cliff (figure skater) (1908–1969), British pair skater
• Leslie Cliff (swimmer) (born 1955), Canadian swimmer
• Michelle Cliff (1946–2016), Jamaican-American author
• Nigel Cliff (born 1969), English historian, biographer and critic
• Norman Cliff (born 1930), American psychology professor
• Tony Cliff (1917–2000), Jewish Trotskyist activist

See also

• Bernard Shir-Cliff (1924–2017), American editor
• Sarah Kliff, American journalist
• Cliff (disambiguation)
• Cliff (given name)

Surname list

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