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{{about|the surname|the given name|Clinton (given name)||Clinton (disambiguation)}}
'''Clinton''' is an [[England|English]] [[toponymic surname]], indicating one's ancestors came from English places called [[Glympton]] or [[Glinton, Cambridgeshire|Glinton]].<ref>Hanks, P. & Hodges, F.  ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988</ref> [[Clinton (given name)|Clinton]] has also been used as a given name since the late 19th century.  

Notable people with the name Clinton include: 
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==Family of Bill and Hillary Clinton==
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* [[Roger Clinton Sr.]] (1908–1967), step-father 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 from 1993 to 2001, and husband of Hillary Clinton
* [[Hillary Clinton]] (born 1947), née Rodham, 67th U.S. secretary of state from 2013 to 2017, U.S. senator from New York (2001 to 2013), 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, and wife of Bill Clinton
* [[Chelsea Clinton]] (born 1980), daughter of Bill 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 and brother of George Clinton
* [[George Clinton (vice president)]] (1739–1812), 4th vice president of the United States and 1st governor of New York
* [[DeWitt Clinton]] (1769–1828), 6th governor of New York and 47th mayor of New York City, son of James and nephew of George Clinton
* [[George Clinton Jr.]] (1771–1809), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, son of George Clinton
* [[George W. Clinton]] (1807–1885), 12th mayor of Buffalo, New York, son of 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]] ({{floruit|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), American professor of Persian language and literature
* [[Joel Clinton]] (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
* [[John 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

==See also==
* [[Baron Clinton]], a title in the peerage of England
* [[McClinton (disambiguation)]]

==References==
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