Clayton (name)
Clayton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Science and academia
Surname
Surname
- Augustin Smith Clayton, jurist and politician from Georgia, USA
- Bertram Tracy Clayton, U.S. congressman and army officer killed in World War I
- Boyce G. Clayton, Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
- Christopher Clayton, Royal Navy pilot and admiral
- Christopher Clayton , British scientist, industrialist and Conservative politician
- Gilbert Clayton, British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator
- Hilda Clayton, U.S. Army specialist and war photographer
- Henry Clayton, several people
- Iltyd Nicholl Clayton, British Army officer
- John Clayton, several people
- John M. Clayton, lawyer, U.S. senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State
- John M. Clayton, Arkansas State Representative and Congressman-elect from Arkansas
- Joseph Clayton, English freelance journalist and biographer
- Joshua Clayton, physician, governor and U.S. senator from Delaware
- Nathaniel Clayton, British politician
- Pat Clayton, desert explorer
- Powell Clayton, Arkansas Governor, Senator and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
- Robert Clayton, several people
- Sarah Clayton, English industrialist
- Thomas Clayton, lawyer and U.S. senator from Delaware
- Thomas J. Clayton, lawyer and judge from Pennsylvania
- Tubby Clayton, Anglican clergyman, army chaplain and founder of Toc H
- Walter F. Clayton, New York politician
- William Clayton, several people
Given name
- Clayton Cosgrove, New Zealand politician
- Clayton Yeutter, American politician and Secretary of Agriculture
Cultural and artistic
- Adam Clayton, bassist in U2
- Beth Clayton, American mezzo soprano
- Bob Clayton, American game show announcer
- Buck Clayton, American jazz trumpeter
- Doctor Clayton, American blues singer
- Ellen Creathorne Clayton, Irish author and artist
- Jamie Clayton, American actress and model
- Jan Clayton, American actress
- Jay Clayton , literary critic and professor
- Jay Clayton , jazz singer
- Klariza Clayton, English actress and singer
- Merry Clayton, American singer
- Peter Clayton, BBC jazz presenter, jazz critic, and author
- R. Gilbert Clayton, American film set designer and actor
- Farrah Moan, American drag queen
Given name
- Clayton Chitty, Canadian actor and model
- Clayton Christensen, American academic and business consultant
- Clayton Hickman, British scriptwriter and magazine editor
- Clayton Howard, British make-up artist
- Clayton Moore, American actor best known for playing the Lone Ranger in a television series of the same name
- Clayton Rohner, American film and television actor
Sport
Surname
- Adam Clayton , English footballer
- Andrew Clayton, English freestyle swimmer
- Custio Clayton, Canadian boxer
- Derek Clayton, Australian marathon runner
- Jim Clayton , New Zealand rower
- José Clayton, Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
- Josh Clayton, Australian rules footballer
- Mark Clayton, American football player
- Mark Clayton, American football player
- Max Clayton, English footballer
- Michael Clayton , American football player
- Royce Clayton, Major League Baseball player
- Scott Clayton, Australian rules footballer
- Tom Clayton, Australian jockey
Given name
- Clayton Andrews, American professional baseball player
- Clayton Michel Afonso, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton Bezerra Leite, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton da Silveira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton Donaldson, English-Jamaican footballer
- Clayton Keller, American ice hockey player
- Clayton Kershaw, American professional baseball player
- Clayton Lambert, West Indian cricketer
- Clayton Murphy, American athlete
- Clayton Nascimento Meireles, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton Oliver, Australian rules footballer
- Clayton Richard, American professional baseball player
- Clayton Thorson, American football player
- Clayton Tonnemaker, American football player
Fictional characters
- Michael Clayton, title character in 2007 Oscar-nominated film of the same name
- William Cecil Clayton, character in Tarzan of the Apes
- Clayton Endicott III, character in the American television series Benson
- Clayton Farlow, oil baron in the American television series Dallas
