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{{dablink|This article is about "Clinton" as a family name; for other uses, see [[Clinton (disambiguation)]].}}
'''Clinton''' is an [[English people|English]] [[family name]], indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton <ref>Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988</ref>. Clinton has frequently been used as a [[given name]] in the United States since the late 18th century, probably originally in honor of [[DeWitt Clinton]] or one of his famous relatives.
Some notable people with the surname Clinton include:
==Family of William Jefferson (Bill) and Hillary Rodham Clinton==
;Nuclear family
*[[Bill Clinton]], 42nd President of the United States
*[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], U.S. senator from New York
*[[Chelsea Clinton]], daughter of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton
;Extended family
*[[Virginia Clinton Kelley]], Bill Clinton and Roger Clinton, Jr.'s mother
*[[Roger Clinton, Jr.]], Roger Clinton, Sr.'s son, Bill Clinton's half-brother, and Virginia Kelley's son
*[[Roger Clinton, Sr.]], Bill Clinton's stepfather, and Roger Clinton, Jr.'s father
==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
*[[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
*[[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
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