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Clark
Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. ''Clark'' evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th-century England. The name has many variants. ''Clark'' is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, including placing fourteenth in Scotland. Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable. According to the 1990 United States Census, ''Clark'' was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population.United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files/dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2021-07-27. Notable people with the surname include: Disambiguation pages *Anne Clark (other), multiple people *Brian Clark (other), multiple people * Cameron Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarke
Clarke is a surname which means "clerk". The surname is of English and Irish origin and comes from the Latin . Variants include Clerk and Clark. Clarke is also uncommonly chosen as a given name. Irish surname origin Clarke is a popular surname in Ireland. The Irish version of the surname is believed to have come from County Galway and County Antrim and spread to County Donegal and County Dublin. The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic sept , meaning "clerk". English surname origin Clarke, as well as Clark, is also a widespread surname in England. The English version is of Anglo-Saxon origin and was used in the Middle Ages for the name of a scribe or secretary. The word "clerc", which came from the pre-7th century Old English (meaning priest), originally denoted a member of a religious order, but later became widespread. In the Middle Ages, virtually the only people who could read and write were members of religious orders, linking the word with literacy. Thus the surname bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark Gable
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. Gable died of a heart attack at the age of 59; his final on-screen appearance was as an aging cowboy in '' The Misfits'', released posthumously in 1961. Born and raised in Ohio, Gable traveled to Hollywood where he began his film career as an extra in silent films between 1924 and 1926. He progressed to supporting roles for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and his first leading role in ''Dance, Fools, Dance'' (1931) was alongside Joan Crawford, who requested him for the part. His role in the romantic drama '' Red Dust'' (1932) with reigning sex symbol Jean Harlow, made him MGM's biggest male star. Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Frank Capra's romantic comedy ''It Happened One Night'' (1934), co-starring C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Clark (other)
James, Jim, Jimmy, or Jamie Clark may refer to: Crime * James Clark (lynching victim) (died 1926), accused of rape, lynched by a mob of white men * James Lee Clark (1968–2007), convicted killer, executed by the state of Texas * Jim Clark (criminal) (1902–1974), American bank robber and Depression-era outlaw * James Clark (criminal) (1902–1974), Depression-era bank robber known as "Oklahoma Jack" Entertainment * James Clark (artist) (1858–1943), English painter * James B. Clark (director) (1908–2000), American film and television director * Jim Clark (film editor) (1931–2016), editor of ''The Killing Fields'' * Jimmy Clark (tap dancer) (1922–2009), member of the tap dancing duo The Clark Brothers Politics U.S. * Champ Clark (James Beauchamp Clark, 1850–1921), Speaker of the US House of Representatives, 1911–1919 * James Clark Jr. (1918–2006), Maryland State Senate president * James Clark (Kentucky politician) (1779–1839), Governor of Kentucky, 1836–1839 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Clark (other)
James, Jim, Jimmy, or Jamie Clark may refer to: Crime * James Clark (lynching victim) (died 1926), accused of rape, lynched by a mob of white men * James Lee Clark (1968–2007), convicted killer, executed by the state of Texas * Jim Clark (criminal) (1902–1974), American bank robber and Depression-era outlaw * James Clark (criminal) (1902–1974), Depression-era bank robber known as "Oklahoma Jack" Entertainment * James Clark (artist) (1858–1943), English painter * James B. Clark (director) (1908–2000), American film and television director * Jim Clark (film editor) (1931–2016), editor of ''The Killing Fields'' * Jimmy Clark (tap dancer) (1922–2009), member of the tap dancing duo The Clark Brothers Politics U.S. * Champ Clark (James Beauchamp Clark, 1850–1921), Speaker of the US House of Representatives, 1911–1919 * James Clark Jr. (1918–2006), Maryland State Senate president * James Clark (Kentucky politician) (1779–1839), Governor of Kentucky, 1836–1839 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Clark (other)
David or Dave Clark may refer to: Music *Dave Clark (Canadian musician), former member of Rheostatics *Dave Clark (musician) (born 1939), English drummer who formed and led the Dave Clark Five * Dave Clark (promoter) (1909–1995), African-American record promoter and songwriter Politics *David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere (born 1939), British politician *Dave Clark (Canadian politician), Progressive Conservative Canadian politician * David C. Clark (1926–2015), American politician from the state of Florida * David Clark (Utah politician) (born 1953), Republican State Representative for Utah's 74th District * David Worth Clark (1902–1955), Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator representing Idaho *David Clark (New Zealand politician) (born 1973), Labour MP for Dunedin North since 2011 * David Clark (Georgia politician), Republican State Representative for Georgia's 98th District Sports *Dave Clark (baseball) (born 1962), baseball player *David Clark (cricketer) (1919†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Clark (other)
George Clark may refer to: Politicians *Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet (1861–1935), businessman and politician in Northern Ireland * Sir George Clark, 2nd Baronet (1883–1950) * Sir George Clark, 3rd Baronet (1914–1991), unionist politician and Orangeman * George Clark (New Orleans), mayor of New Orleans, 1866 *George Clark (Queensland politician) (1834–1907), Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Warwick *George Daniel Clark (1848–1933), Australian politician * George T. Clark (1837–1888), American politician *George Washington Clark (1834–1898), mayor of Charleston, South Carolina Sportsmen * George Clark (baseball) (1891–1940), baseball player *George Clark (American football coach) (1894–1972), "Potsy", American football coach * George Clark (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer * George Clark (racing driver) (1890–1978), American racecar driver *George Clark (Australian footballer) (1898–1978), Australian footballer Academics *George Bassett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clark (other)
Charles Clark may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Charles Clark (publisher, born 1806) (1806–1860), English farmer, poet and satirist * Charles Heber Clark (1841–1915), American humorist * Charles W. Clark (1865–1925), American baritone * Charles Badger Clark (1883–1957), American poet * Charles Clark (musician) (1945–1969), American jazz bassist * Charles Dow Clark, actor and American football coach and referee Military * Charles A. Clark (1841–1913), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Charles Edgar Clark (1843–1922), U.S. Navy officer * Charles Clark (admiral) (1902–1965), Australian admiral Politics and law * Charles Clark (governor) (1811–1877), Governor of Mississippi during the American Civil War * Charles H. Clark (1818–1873), mayor of Rochester, New York * Charles Nelson Clark (1827–1902), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Charles Clark (Australian politician) (1832–1896), Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland * Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Clark (other)
Edward or Ed Clark may refer to: Politicians * Ed Clark (born 1930), American politician, Libertarian presidential candidate in 1980 * Edward Clark (Australian politician) (1854–1933), Australian politician * Edward Clark (governor) (1815–1880), American politician, Governor of Texas * Edward Clark (Canadian politician) (born 1932), Canadian politician * Edward A. Clark (1906–1992), United States Ambassador to Australia, 1965–1968 * Edward Henry Clark (1870–1932), New Zealand politician Sports * Ed Clark (baseball) (Edmund C. Clark, 1863–1927), American baseball player * Nobby Clark (cricketer) (Edward Winchester Clark, 1902–1982), English cricketer Others * Edward Clark (actor) (1878–1954), Russian-born American actor and songwriter * Edward Clark (architect) (1822–1902), American architect, Architect of the Capitol, 1865–1902 * Edward Clark (artist) (1926–2019), American abstract painter * Edward Clark (conductor) (1888–1962), British conductor and BBC m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Clark (other)
Chris Clark may refer to: * Chris Clark (American football) (born 1985), player on the Houston Texans American football team * Chris Clark (deminer) (born 1964), mine action expert * Chris Clark (crime writer) (born 1945/6), author who writes about unsolved crimes * Chris Clark (footballer, born 1984), English footballer * Chris Clark (footballer, born 1980), Scottish footballer * Chris Clark (ice hockey) (born 1976), American professional ice hockey right winger * Chris Clark (historian) (born 1960), Australian historian * Clark (musician) (born 1979), electronic musician and composer also known as Chris Clark * Chris Clark (politician) (born 1983), mayor of Mountain View, California * Chris Clark (reporter), former lead news anchor for WTVF-TV Nashville, Tennessee * Chris Clark (singer) (born 1946), soul singer on the Motown label * The Libertarian candidate, Christopher Clark, running in the 2013 election for the Mayor of Minneapolis, MN See also * Chris Clarke (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Clark (other)
Brian Clark may refer to: * Brian Clark (writer) (1932–2021), English playwright and screenwriter * Brian Clark (footballer, born 1943) (1943–2010), English footballer * Brian Clark (Scottish footballer) (born 1988), Scottish footballer * Brian D. Clark (born 1956), Pennsylvania politician * Brian Clark (American football) (born 1983), American football wide receiver * Brian Clark (Canadian football) (born 1974), former Canadian Football League linebacker * Brian Clark (September 11 survivor) (born 1947), Canadian survivor of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 * Brian Clark (cricketer) (born 1964), Zimbabwean cricketer * Brian Clark (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league player * Brian Clark, candidate in the United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2010 See also * Bryan Clark (born 1964), American wrestler * Bryan Clark (American football) (born 1960), American football player * Bryan Clark (baseball) (born 1956), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Clark (other)
Eugene Clark or Gene Clark may refer to: * Eugene Clark (politician) (1850–1932), Wisconsin politician * Eugene Clark (rower) (1906–1981), American Olympic rower * Eugene Clark (actor) (born 1951), American actor and professional football player * Eugene F. Clark (c. 1911–1998), United States Navy officer * Eugene V. Clark (1926–2012), Catholic priest * Gene Clark (1944–1991), American singer-songwriter * Torchy Clark (Eugene Clark, 1929–2009), first basketball coach at the University of Central Florida * Eugene B. Clark (1874–1942), founder of Clark Equipment Company * Gene Clark, 1968 California political candidate * Gene Clark, grandson of Chief Geronimo, see Buffalo Ranch * "Gene Clark", a song by Teenage Fanclub from their 1993 album ''Thirteen'' See also * Eugenie Clark Eugenie Clark (May 4, 1922 – February 25, 2015), popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Clark (other)
Gregory Clark is the name of: Academics and writers *Greg Clark (journalist) (1892–1977), Canadian author and journalist * Gregory Clark (author) (born 1936), Australian diplomat, author and Japan scholar * Gregory Clark (rhetorician) (born 1950), American rhetorician and professor *Gregory A. Clark (born 1954), associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Utah * Gregory Clark (economist) (born 1957), professor of economics and economic history at the University of California, Davis * Greg Clark (urbanist) (born 1962), expert on cities and regions Politicians * Gregory S. Clark (1947–2012), Republican politician in Vermont *Greg Clark (born 1967), British MP and Former Cabinet Minister * Greg Clark (Canadian politician) (born 1971), Canadian politician in Alberta Sportsmen * Greg Clark (tight end) (1972–2021), former tight end for the San Francisco 49ers * Greg Clark (linebacker) (born 1965), former linebacker for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
