Shobal Vail Clevenger (22 October 1812 near Middletown, Ohio – 23 September 1843 at sea) was an American sculptor.

[1] He was the son of a New Jersey weaver, went to Cincinnati when a boy, and found occupation as a stone cutter.

Having developed artistic ability, as was shown by some very creditable tombstone work, he was induced by David Guid to carve busts in freestone.

His bust of Daniel Webster was selected by the United States Post Office as best adapted for representation on the fifteen cent U.S. postage stamp.

[2] In 1840, he went to reside in Rome, where he executed the "North American Indian," which was the first distinctive American piece of sculpture made in Rome, and attracted a large number of Italians to his studio.