Ratliff

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
• 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

• 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

• Ed Ratleff (born 1950), American basketball player
• Ratliff Boon (1781–1844), American politician
• Ratliff City, Oklahoma
• Ratliff Stadium, Texas
• Mount Ratliff, Antarctica

References

1. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Routledge. 1991. ISBN   978-0-415-05737-0.