Clayton (name)

Clayton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Historical

• Augustin Smith Clayton, (1783 –1839) a jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia.
• Bertram Tracy Clayton (1862 – 1918), U.S. congressmen and U.S. Army officer killed in World War I
• Christopher Clayton, Royal Navy pilot during the Falklands War, who later became an admiral
• Christopher Clayton (businessman) (1869 – 1945), British scientist, industrialist and Conservative politician.
• Henry Clayton (disambiguation), several people
• John Clayton (disambiguation) several people
• John M. Clayton (1796–1856), lawyer, U.S. senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State
• Joseph Clayton (1868–1943), English freelance journalist and biographer
• Joshua Clayton (1744–1798) physician, governor and U.S. senator from Delaware
• Pat Clayton (1896–1962) desert explorer
• Rev. Philip Clayton (1885–1972), Anglican clergyman, army chaplain and founder of Toc H
• Robert Clayton (disambiguation) several people
  • Sir Robert Clayton (1629–1707), Lord Mayor of London (1679–1680), merchant banker and politician
• Thomas Clayton (1777–1854), lawyer and U.S. senator from Delaware
• Walter F. Clayton (1865–1942), New York politician
• William Clayton (disambiguation) several people
  • Sir William Clayton (architect) (1823–1877), New Zealand architect
  • William Clayton (Mormon) (1814–1878), pioneer
  • William L. Clayton (1880–1966), U.S. assistant Secretary of State for economic affairs

Popular culture and the arts

• Clayton Farlow, fictional oil baron of the American television series Dallas
• Clayton Hickman (born 1977), British scriptwriter and magazine editor
• Clayton Chitty (born 1985), Canadian actor and model
• Clayton Moore (1914–1999), played the Lone Ranger in a TV series of the same name
• Clayton Rohner (born 1957), American actor in films and television
• Adam Clayton (born 1960), bassist in U2
• Beth Clayton, American mezzo soprano
• Buck Clayton, American jazz trumpter
• Jamie Clayton, American actress and model
• Jay Clayton (born 1941), jazz singer
• Jay Clayton (critic) (born 1951), literary critic and professor
• Klariza Clayton, an English actress and singer
• Merry Clayton, American singer
• Michael Clayton (film), 2007 Oscar-nominated film
• Peter James Clayton (1927–1991), BBC jazz presenter, jazz critic, and author
• Peter Joe Clayton, aka Doctor Clayton (1898–1947), American blues singer
• R. Gilbert Clayton (1922–2013), American film set designer and actor
• Timothy Clayton (born 1976), the real name of Attitude (rapper)
• William Cecil Clayton, fictional character in Tarzan of the Apes

Sport

• Adam Clayton (footballer), English footballer
• Andrew Clayton, English freestyle swimmer
• Jim Clayton (rower), New Zealand rower
• José Clayton, Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
• Mark Clayton (American football, born 1961), National Football League player
• Max Clayton, English footballer
• Michael Clayton (American football), National Football League player
• Royce Clayton, Major League Baseball player
• Tom Clayton, Australian jockey
• Clayton Michel Afonso, Brazilian footballer
• Clayton Donaldson, English-Jamaican footballer
• Clayton Kershaw, Major League Baseball player
• Clayton Lambert, West Indian cricketer
• Clayton Nascimento Meireles, Brazilian footballer
• Clayton Richard, Major League Baseball player
• Clayton Tonnemaker, National Football League Hall of Fame