Ratliff
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Ratliff is a surname of British origin, which is a habitational name for a person from any of the places in Britain called Ratcliffe, Radcliffe, or Redcliff, which in turn are variants on the phrase "red cliff".[1] The surname may also be spelled Ratcliff, Radcliff, Ratcliffe, or Radcliffe.[1] Ratliff may refer to:
- Alfonso Ratliff (born 1956), American boxer
- Anthony Ratliff-Williams (born 1997), American football player
- Arthur M. Ratliff (1924–2007), American teacher, author, and businessman
- Ben Ratliff (born 1968), American journalist, music critic, and author
- Bennett Ratliff (born 1961), American politician
- Bill Ratliff (born 1936), American politician
- Bo Ratliff (born 1933), American singer
- Bozo Ratliff, American singer
- Brett Ratliff (born 1985), American football player
- Carlos Ratliff (1910–1961), American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
- Connor Ratliff, American actor and comedian
- David Ratliff (1912–1995), American politician
- Don Ratliff (born 1950), American football player
- Elizabeth Ratliff (1942–1985), American murder victim
- Ellington Ratliff (born 1993), American musician
- Evan Ratliff (born 1976), American journalist
- Gene Ratliff (born 1945), American baseball player
- James Ratliff, American politician
- Jeremiah Ratliff (born 1981), American football player
- Jon Ratliff (born 1971), American baseball player
- Keith Ratliff (1980–2013), American murder victim
- Keiwan Ratliff (born 1981), American football player
- Marie Ratliff (born? ), American music columnist
- Marshall Ratliff (died 1927), American criminal
- Martha Ratliff (born 1946), American linguist
- Melissa Ratcliff (born 1976), American politician
- Meshack Ratliff (1832–1922), American cavalry officer and politician
- Mike Ratliff (born 1951), American basketball player
- Mishon Ratliff (born 1993), American actor
- Neil Ratliff (1936–1994), American music librarian
- Paul Ratliff (born 1944), American baseball player
- Perry M. Ratliff (born 1947), American admiral
- Scott Ratliff (born 1943), American politician
- Spencer Ratcliff (born 1947) Anglo Australian journalist, author and musical creator
- Theo Ratliff (born 1973), American basketball player
- Thomas Ratliff (1836–?), English cricketer
- Walter Ratliff (born 1971), American journalist
- Wayne Ratliff (born 1946), American computer scientist
- William Ratliff (1937–2014), American political scientist
In fiction
[edit]- V. K. Ratliff, a character and sometimes narrator in William Faulkner's novels, The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion. He also makes appearances in some other Faulkner novels and stories.
See also
[edit]- Ratliff Boon (1781–1844), American politician
- Ratliff City, Oklahoma
- Ratliff Stadium, Texas
- Mount Ratliff, Antarctica
References
[edit]- ^ a b A Dictionary of English Surnames. Routledge. 1991. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0.