Clinton 58762 224259443 2008-07-08T01:13:33Z Senator Palpatine 7357381 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/207.237.242.49|207.237.242.49]] to last version by Scorpions011 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{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 &ndash; 1773), French and Indian War colonel, father of James and George Clinton *[[James Clinton]] (1733 &ndash; 1812), American Revolutionary War general, father of DeWitt Clinton, brother of George Clinton *[[George Clinton (vice president)]] (1739 &ndash; 1812), first and third Governor of New York, fourth Vice President of the United States *[[DeWitt Clinton]] (1769 &ndash; 1828), seventh and ninth governor of New York, son of James and nephew of George Clinton *[[George Clinton (congressman)]] (1771 &ndash; 1809), son of the vice president ==Family of Sir Henry Clinton== *Admiral [[George Clinton (British politician)]] (1686&ndash;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&ndash;1846), British general during the Napoleonic Wars *Lieutenant General Sir [[Henry Clinton (British Army officer)]] K.B. (1771&ndash;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 ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Given names]] {{surname|nocat}} [[category:english surnames]] [[ar:كلينتون]] [[da:Clinton]] [[de:Clinton]] [[es:Clinton]] [[fr:Clinton]] [[ko:클린턴]] [[io:Clinton]] [[it:Clinton]] [[he:קלינטון]] [[nl:Clinton]] [[ja:クリントン]] [[no:Clinton]] [[pl:Clinton]] [[pt:Clinton]] [[ru:Клинтон]] [[fi:Clinton]] [[sv:Clinton]] [[vo:Clinton]]