Cline is a surname. It is an anglicisation of the German name Klein and Gaelic Clyne. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alan Cline, American computer scientist
  • Aleisha Cline (born 1970), Canadian skier
  • Alex Cline (born 1956), American drummer
  • Alfred Leonard Cline (1888–1948), American serial killer
  • Alice C. Parker, née Cline, American electrical engineer
  • Amy F. Cline (born 1974), American judge
  • Ben Cline (born 1972), American politician
  • Bill Cline (born 1943), American football player
  • Bob Cline (1933–2020), American politician
  • Bruce Cline (1931–2025), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Cass A. Cline (1850–1926), American pioneer
  • Catherine Ann Cline (1927–2005), American historian and author
  • Charles Cline (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Chris Cline (1958–2019), American businessman
  • Curly Ray Cline (1923–1997), American fiddler
  • Cyrus Cline (1856–1923), American politician
  • David Cline (activist) (1947–2007), American veterans activist
  • David B. Cline (1933–2015), American physicist
  • Donald Cline, American fertility specialist, biological father of at least 96 people
  • Edward Cline (born 1946), American screenwriter and director
  • Edward F. Cline (1891–1961), American screenwriter
  • Emma Cline, American writer
  • Emmanuael Cline, the namesake of the Cline Town in Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • Eric Cline (born 1955), Canadian politician
  • Eric H. Cline (born 1960), American archaeologist
  • Ernest Cline (born 1972), American comedian and screenwriter
  • Ezra Cline (1907–1984), American bassist
  • Genevieve R. Cline (1877–1959), American judge
  • Gloria Griffen Cline (1923–1973), American historian
  • Henry Cline (1750–1827), English surgeon
  • Hernán Cline (born 1973), Uruguayan cyclist
  • Hollis Cline, American neuroscientist
  • Howard F. Cline (1915–1971), American historian
  • Isaac Cline (1861–1955), American meteorologist
  • Jackie Cline (born 1960), American football player
  • James J. Cline (1899–1969), American football coach
  • Judy Wills Cline (born 1948), American trampoline gymnast
  • Kameron Cline (born 1998), American football player
  • Keita Cline (born 1974), Virgin Island athlete
  • Leonard Cline (1893–1929), American novelist
  • Leticia Cline (born 1978), American model
  • Madelyn Cline (born 1997), American actress
  • Maggie Cline (1857–1923), Irish-American singer
  • Mark Cline (born 1961), American artist
  • Martin Cline (born 1934), American geneticist
  • Melanie Cline (born 1975), American motocross racer
  • Melissa S. Cline, American biologist
  • Milton W. Cline (1825–1911), American sailor
  • Monk Cline (1858–1916), American baseball player
  • Nels Cline (born 1956), American guitarist and composer
  • Ollie Cline (1925–2001), American football player
  • Patsy Cline (1932–1963), American country music singer
  • Ray S. Cline (1918–1996), American intelligence officer
  • Russ Cline, American lacrosse executive
  • Russell Cline (born 1965), American currency trader
  • Sperry Cline (1881–1964), Canadian policeman
  • Sue Cline (1946–2021), American politician
  • Terry Cline (born 1958), American psychologist
  • T. J. Cline (born 1994), American-Israeli basketball player
  • Tony Cline (1948–2018), American football player
  • Tony Cline Jr. (born 1971), American football player
  • Troy Cline (born 1969), American stock car racing driver
  • Ty Cline (born 1939), American baseball player
  • Victor Cline (1925–2013), American psychoanalyst
  • William R. Cline (born 1941), American economist

See also

  • Clyne (surname), people with the surname "Clyne"
  • Kline (surname), people with the surname "Kline"
  • Klein (surname), people with the surname "Klein"