Clive
Clive is an English masculine first name and surname .
Origin and meaning
The name is derived from a family name meaning cliff ("cliff", "cliff", "rock") in Old English and originally referred to a person living near a cliff.
Name bearer
First name
- Clive Allen (born 1961), English football player
- Clive Barker (* 1952), British writer and director
- Clive Bell (1881–1964), British art critic
- Clive Bunker (born 1946), English drummer
- Clive Burr (1957-2013), British drummer
- Clive Coates (* 1941), British wine critic and author
- Clive Cussler (1931-2020), American writer
- Clive Davis (* 1932), American music manager and producer
- Clive Derby-Lewis (1936-2016), South African politician
- Clive Donner (1926-2010), British film director and film editor
- Clive Dunfee (1904–1932), British stockbroker and racing car driver
- Clive WJ Granger (1934-2009), British economist
- Clive Langer (* 1954), British guitarist, producer and composer
- Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963), Irish writer and literary scholar
- Clive McCay (1898–1967), American biochemist and gerontologist
- Clive Owen (* 1964), British film and stage actor
- Clive Sinclair (born 1940), British inventor and entrepreneur
- Clive Stevens (1948–2019), British jazz and fusion musician
- Clive Wearing (* 1938), British musicologist, conductor and keyboardist
- Clive Woodward (born 1956), English rugby union player and coach
family name
- Colin Clive (1900-1937), British actor
- EE Clive (1879-1940), British actor
- George Clive , British Lieutenant General and Marshall of the Queen's Diplomatic Corps
- John Clive (1933–2012), British actor and book author
- Kitty Clive (1711–1785), British actress
- Lewis Clive (1910-1938), British rower
- Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive (1725–1774), British general and statesman
- Robert Henry Clive (1877–1948), British diplomat
- Robert Windsor-Clive (1824-1859) British politician (Conservative Party)
- Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth (1857–1923), British officer and Conservative Party politician, member of the House of Commons and peer
additional
Localities
- Clive, Alberta , Canada
- Clive, Iowa , USA
- Clive (New Zealand) , New Zealand
- Clive (Shropshire) , UK
entertainment
- Clive Barker's Book of Blood , 2008 British horror film
- Clive Barker's Undying , computer game from 2001