- George Clinton (1739-1812): twice US Vice President under Jefferson and Madison. First Governor of New York.
- George Clinton (b. 1941): one of the fathers of funk. The mastermind of Parliament and Funkadelic? during the 1970s. Solo funky artist as of 1981. See: New Funk Times interview: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pjebsen/gc-8901.htm