Clinton

This article is about "Clinton" as a family name; for other uses, see Clinton (disambiguation).

Clinton is an English family name, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.^[1] Clinton has frequently been used as a given name in the United States since the late 19th century, probably originally in honor of DeWitt Clinton or one of his famous relatives. Baron Clinton is a title of peerage in England, originally created in 1298. Some notable people with the surname Clinton include:

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
• George William Clinton (1807–1885), American politician—Buffalo, New York, son of Governor DeWitt Clinton

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 (Napoleonic Wars) K.B. (1771–1829), British general during the Napoleonic Wars

Family of Bill and Hillary Clinton

• Bill Clinton, or William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III), the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and former Governor of Arkansas
• Hillary Rodham Clinton, the current United States Secretary of State, a former United States Senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009 and, as the spouse of Bill Clinton, the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and the former First Lady of Arkansas.
• Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
• Roger Clinton, Sr. (1908–1967), stepfather of Bill Clinton
• Roger Clinton, Jr. (born 1956), half-brother of Bill Clinton
• Virginia Clinton Kelley (1923–1994), mother of Bill Clinton

Other notable Clintons

Surname

• Bessie Clinton, née Bessie Blount, mistress of Henry VIII and wife of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
• Clifford Clinton, a Californian restaurateur
• David Clinton, a professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer
• Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, 16th-century English admiral
• 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, an Australian 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
• Clinton Richard Dawkins, an ethologist and evolutionary biologist

References

1. ^ Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1988

See also

• McClinton

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