Cleaver is a surname which may refer to:
People
- Anna Cleaver, New Zealand triathlete
- Sir Anthony Cleaver (1938âÂÂ2025), British engineer and businessman
- Billy Cleaver (1921âÂÂ2003), Welsh rugby union player
- Eldridge Cleaver (1935âÂÂ1998), American writer and political activist
- Emanuel Cleaver (born 1944), U.S. Representative for Missouri and United Methodist pastor
- Euseby Cleaver (1746âÂÂ1819), Anglican Archbishop of Dublin
- Fred Cleaver (1885âÂÂ1968), English footballer
- Gerald Cleaver (musician) (born 1963), African-American jazz drummer
- Gordon Cleaver (1910âÂÂ1994), British Second World War fighter ace and skier
- Harry Cleaver (born 1944), American Marxian economics retired professor
- Harry Cleaver (footballer) (1880âÂÂ?), English footballer
- Hiram Cleaver (1801âÂÂ1877), American politician from Pennsylvania
- Hughes Cleaver (1892âÂÂ1980), Canadian politician
- Kathleen Cleaver (born 1945), American law professor
- Naomi Cleaver (born 1967), British design consultant and interior designer
- Richard Cleaver (1917âÂÂ2006), Australian politician
- Skip Cleaver (1944âÂÂ2022), American politician
- Solomon Cleaver (1855âÂÂ1939), Canadian minister and storyteller
- Sue Cleaver (born 1965), English actress
- Val Cleaver (1917âÂÂ1977), British rocket engineer
- William Cleaver (1742âÂÂ1815), English bishop and academic
Fictional characters