Cleveland (given name) explained

Cleveland is a masculine given name borne by:

• Cleveland Abbe (1838–1916), American meteorologist and advocate of time zones
• Cleveland Abbott (1894–1955), African-American football player, college football and basketball head coach and educator
• Cleveland Amory (1917–1998), American animal rights activist and author
• Cleveland Bailey (born 1918), Jamaican cricketer
• Cleveland M. Bailey (1886–1965), American politician
• Cleveland Colbert (1906–1962), African-American politician and activist
• Cleveland Eaton (1939–2020), American jazz double bassist, producer, arranger, composer and publisher
• Cleveland Gary (born 1966), American former National Football League running back
• Cleveland Watkiss (born 1959), British singer, actor and composer
• Cleveland Williams (1933–1999), American boxer