Clayton (name)
Clayton is both an English surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Science and academia
Surname
- Anita H. Clayton, American researcher
- Constance Clayton, American educator
- JoAnn Clayton Townsend, formerly JoAnn Clayton, American space policy analyst
- Ruth Clayton, British medical researcher
Historical
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 (businessman), 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 (disambiguation), several people
- Iltyd Nicholl Clayton, British Army officer
- John Clayton (disambiguation), several people
- 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
- Preston C. Clayton, justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
- Ralph R. Clayton, American politician
- Robert Clayton (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), several people
Given name
- Clayton Cosgrove, New Zealand politician
- Clayton D. Potter, Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
- Clayton Yeutter, American politician and Secretary of Agriculture
- Clayton Bartolo, Maltese politician
Cultural and artistic
Surname
- Adam Clayton, bassist in U2
- Beth Clayton, American mezzo-soprano
- Bob Clayton, American game show announcer
- Buck Clayton, American jazz trumpeter
- Cameron Clayton, American drag queen under the stage name Farrah Moan
- Constance Clayton, American educator and civic leader
- Doctor Clayton, American blues singer
- Ellen Creathorne Clayton, Irish author and artist
- Jamie Clayton, American actress and model
- Jan Clayton, American actress
- Jay Clayton (critic), literary critic and professor
- Jay Clayton (musician), 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
- Willie Clayton, American blues singer and songwriter
Given name
- Clayton Chitty, Canadian actor and model
- Clayton Christensen, American academic and business consultant
- Clayton Counts, American musician and composer
- 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 Pettet, British singer and performance artist known professionally as Babymorocco
- Clayton Rohner, American film and television actor
Sport
Surname
- Adam Clayton (footballer), English footballer
- Andrew Clayton, English freestyle swimmer
- Custio Clayton, Canadian boxer
- Derek Clayton, Australian marathon runner
- Jim Clayton (rower), New Zealand rower
- Jonny Clayton, Welsh darts player
- José Clayton, Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
- Josh Clayton, Australian rules footballer
- Mark Clayton (American football, born 1961), American football player
- Mark Clayton (American football, born 1982), American football player
- Max Clayton, English footballer
- Michael Clayton (American football), American football player
- Royce Clayton, Major League Baseball player
- Scott Clayton, Australian rules footballer
- Tom Clayton (jockey), Australian jockey
- Travis Clayton, English-American football player
- Walter Clayton Jr., American basketball player
Given name
- Clayton Michel Afonso, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton Andrews, American professional baseball player
- Clayton Bezerra Leite, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton Brackett, American wheelchair rugby player
- Clayton da Silveira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton Donaldson, English-Jamaican footballer
- Clayton Fernandes Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton Isbell, American football player
- 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 da Rosa Peixoto, Brazilian footballer
- Clayton Thorson, American football player
- Clayton Tonnemaker, American football player
- Clayton Tune, American football player
Fictional characters
- Michael Clayton, title character in the 2007 Oscar-nominated film of the same name
- Clayton, a character and the main antagonist in the 1999 Walt Disney's animated film Tarzan
- Clayton Endicott III, character in the American television series Benson
- Clayton Farlow, oil baron in the American television series Dallas
- Clayton, a red shapeshifter ball in ''The Amazing World of Gumball''