Kluckhohn, Clyde Kay Maben, 1905-60, American anthropologist, b. LeMars, Iowa, grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1928, M.A. Oxford, 1932, Ph.D. Harvard, 1936. He taught at the Univ. of New Mexico (1932-34) and at Harvard (1935-60). Kluckhohn is known primarily for his studies of the Navajo and of personality and culture. His other works include an introduction to anthropology, Mirror for Man (1949) and Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions (1952).

Kluckhohn is the surname of several persons:

• August Kluckhohn (1832-1893), German historian
• Clyde Kluckhohn (1905-1960), American anthropologist