| Clarence Paul Oliver | |
| Birth Date: | November 8, 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Dexter, Missouri |
| Field: | Genetics |
| Education: | University of Texas |
| Work Institution: | University of Minnesota University of Texas at Austin |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Hermann Joseph Muller |
| Known For: | Human genetics and pseudoallelism |
Clarence Paul Oliver (November 8, 1898 - July 10, 1991), known to his friends as "Pete", was an American geneticist. Born in Dexter, Missouri, he attended college at University of Texas receiving a BA in 1925. He continued his studies at University of Texas completing a PhD in the laboratory of Hermann Joseph Muller in 1931. From 1932 to 1946 he was a member of the faculty of University of Minnesota where future nobelist Edward B. Lewis worked in his lab as an undergraduate. From 1946 to his retirement in 1971, he was a faculty member at University of Texas, where he studied human genetics and pseudoallelism.