Clarence (given name)
Clarence is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Clarence Applegran (1893–1960), American football player and basketball coach
- Clarence Avant (1931–2023), God Father of Black Music
- Clarence Albert Bacote (1906–1981), American historian and activist
- Clarence Bailey (1963–2006), American football player
- Clarence Bamberger (1886–1984), American mining executive, politician and philanthropist
- Clarence W. Barron (1855-1928), American financial editor and publisher who founded Barron's Magazine
- Clarence Birdseye (1886–1956), pioneer of frozen food
- Clarence Burton (1882–1933), American actor
- Clarence G. Burton (1886–1982), American politician
- Clarence M. Burton (1853–1932), American lawyer, businessman, historian and philanthropist
- Clarence Carnes (1927–1988), American fugitive
- Clarence Carter (born 1936), blind US soul singer and musician
- Clarence Holbrook Carter (1904–2000), US painter
- Clarence Clemons (1942–2011), American musician, saxophonist for the E Street Band
- Clarence Darrow (1857–1938), American lawyer
- Clarence Gillis (1895–1960), Canadian politician
- Clarence Gilyard (1955–2022), American university professor, actor and author
- Clarence Goodson (born 1982), US footballer
- Clarence Henry (boxer) (1926–1999), American boxer
- Clarence "Frogman" Henry (born 1937), American rhythm and blues singer and pianist
- Clarence Janecek (1911–1990), NFL player
- Clarence Jey, American record producer
- Clarence Johnson (1910–1990), US aeronautical engineer
- Clarence Kolster (1895–1972), American film editor
- Clarence Lam (born 1980), American politician and physician who has served in the Maryland Senate representing the 12th district since 2019
- Clarence P. LeMire (1886–1961), judge of the United States Tax Court
- Clarence D. Martin (1886–1955), 11th Governor of the state of Washington
- Clarence R. Martin (1886–1972), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Clarence Edward Mathias (1876–1935), US Sergeant major, Medal of Honor recipient
- Clarence Mitchell Jr. (1911-1984), an American civil rights activist and chief lobbyist for the NAACP for nearly 30 years
- Clarence Mitchell III (1939-2012), an American politician and son of Clarence Mitchell Jr.
- Clarence Mitchell IV (born 1962), an American radio cohost of The C4 And Bryan Nehman Show, former American politician, son of Clarence Mitchell III, and grandson of Clarence Mitchell Jr.
- Clarence Mitchell III (1939-2012), an American politician and son of Clarence Mitchell Jr.
- Clarence Moore (disambiguation), several people
- Clarence Nash (1904–1985), American voice actor
- Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), US District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Clarence J. Roberts (1873–1931), Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
- Clarence Saunders (athlete), Bermudian high jumper
- Clarence Saunders (grocer), US American retailer, pioneer of supermarkets
- Clarence Scharbauer (1879–1942), American rancher
- Clarence Schmalz (1916–1981), Canadian ice hockey administrator
- Clarence Seedorf (born 1976), Dutch footballer
- Clarence Smith (disambiguation), several people
- Clarence A. Southerland (1889–1973), Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
- Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Clarence L. Townes Jr. (1928–2017), American businessperson, politician, civic activist
- Clarence Watters (1902−1986), American organist
- Clarence N. Weems Jr., American scholar and military officer
- Clarence Wijewardena, Sri Lankan guitarist and vocalist
- Clarence Williams III (1939–2021), American actor
- Clarence Wiseman, Canadian clergy, tenth general of The Salvation Army
In fiction
- Clarence Odbody, a guardian angel from the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life
- Lumpy Rutherford, a recurring character in Leave It to Beaver, an American TV series
- Clarence Wendle, the titular character in the Cartoon Network TV show Clarence
- The title character of Clarence, a 1988 British TV series, portrayed by Ronnie Barker
- Clarence (Razor) Callahan, the main antagonist in the 2005 video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Clarence, a wise and virtuous orangutan who acts as adviser to the chimpanzee leader Khan on the 2017 video game Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier.
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