Philip Clarke (other)
Philip Clarke may refer to: * Philip Clarke (Royal Navy officer) (1898–1966), British admiral * Philip Clarke (politician) (1933–1995), Irish Republican Army member and politician * Philip L. Clarke, American voice actor * Philip Clarke (businessman) (born 1960), British businessman * Several of the Clarke baronets were called Philip Clarke * Phil Clarke (born 1971), English rugby league player *Phil Clarke (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union player * Phil Clarke (American football) (born 1977), American football player * Phil Clarke (TV producer), British comedy producer & television executive *Phil Clarke (speedway rider), English speedway rider See also * Philip Clark (other) *Clarke (surname) 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 ...

Philip Clarke (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear Admiral Sir (Charles) Philip Clarke KBE CB DSO (14 March 1898 – 13 November 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta. Naval career Clarke joined the Royal Navy in 1911 and was promoted to midshipman in 1914 at the start of the First World War. He served in the Second World War becoming commanding officer of the cruiser HMS ''Caledon'' in July 1939 and commanding officer of the cruiser HMS ''Glasgow'' in November 1943. Clarke became Director of Mobilisation at the Admiralty Admiralty most often refers to: *Admiralty, Hong Kong *Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964 *The rank of admiral *Admiralty law Admiralty can also refer to: Buildings * Admiralty, Traf ... in March 1946 and Flag Officer, Malta in June 1948. In retirement he served as President of the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers from 1955 to 1956. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Philip 1898 births ...
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Philip Clarke (politician)
Philip Christopher Clarke (15 April 1933 – 6 July 1995) was an Irish business consultant and competitive cyclist, who had been an Irish Republican Army member in the 1950s. As a cyclist, he competed in the first two Rás Tailteann races, and represented Ireland internationally. In 1954 he was imprisoned after an IRA raid on a British Army barracks in Northern Ireland, and the following year he was elected to the British parliament as the Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone; as he was imprisoned, his election was overturned on petition. He was released from prison in 1958, after which he broke his ties with the IRA. In later life, he worked for the Irish Management Institute and as an independent business consultant Early life Clarke was born in Long Island, New York (state), New York, and moved with his family to Dublin in 1936. He joined the Irish civil service in 1950, and joined the Irish Republican Army (1922-1969), Irish Republican Army shortly afterwards. In Octobe ...
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Philip L
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th centur ...
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Philip Clarke (businessman)
Philip Andrew Clarke (born 8 March 1960) is a British businessman. He served as the chief executive officer of Tesco plc until 1 September 2014. Biography Early life He was born in Liverpool, where his father was a Tesco store manager on the Wirral for many years, and gave Clarke his first job as a schoolboy in 1974. He was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School and went on to graduate with an economics degree from the University of Liverpool. Career Having initially stacked shelves at his local Tesco, he returned after graduating to join the Tesco Management Training Programme in 1981. Appointed to the Board of Directors in 1998, he then went on to replace Sir Terry Leahy in 2011. He sits on the board of directors of the Consumer Goods Forum The Consumer Goods Forum is a global organization of 400 consumer goods companies with the likes of Amazon and Kellogg being involved. It represents combined sales of 2.5 trillion Euros across 70 countries and 10 million employees. ...
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Clarke Baronets
There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Clarke (as distinct from Clark, Clerk and Clerke), two in the Baronetage of England and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010. The Clarke Baronetcy, of Salford Shirland in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 May 1617 for Simon Clarke. He later supported the Royalist cause during the Civil War. The fifth Baronet was convicted of highway robbery. He managed to escape the death penalty but was deported to Jamaica. The 6th baronet owned slaves and a plantation in Jamaica. He sent 5-year-old Amelia Lewsham as a present to his son.Kathleen Chater, 'Lewsham , Amelia (b. c.1748, d. in or after 1798)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2010; online edn, May 201accessed 28 Jan 2017/ref> The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the eleventh Baronet in 1898. Henry Stephenson Clarke ...
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Phil Clarke
Philip Clarke (born 16 May 1971) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Great Britain and England international representative back-rower or , he played his club rugby league in England for Wigan (with whom he won five consecutive Challenge Cup Finals from 1991 to 1995), and in Australia for the Sydney City Roosters. Since his retirement he has continued to work in the sport as a manager, executive and commentator. Background Clarke was born on 16 May 1971 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. For much of his early career he balanced playing rugby with studies at the University of Liverpool. He is the son of Colin Clarke, the Wigan and England of the 1960s and 1970s, and Wigan coach of the 1980s. Playing career Clarke was part of a Wigan side that dominated English rugby league in the late 1980s and 1990s, winning the Championship in six consecutive seasons and the Challenge Cup in seven consecutive seasons during Clarke ...
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Phil Clarke (rugby Union)
Philip Hipkins Clarke (born 23 January 1942) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Clarke represented and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ..., on their 1967 tour of Britain, France and Canada. He played four matches for the All Blacks on that tour, but did not appear in any of the internationals. Clarke later coached the Opawa club in Blenheim, and his son, Ben, played representative rugby for Marlborough. References 1942 births Living people People educated at Henderson High School, Auckland Rugby union players from Auckland New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Canterbury rugby union players Marlborough rugby ...
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Phil Clarke (American Football)
Phil Clarke (born January 19, 1977, in Miami, Florida) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League, playing in 50 games for the New Orleans Saints from 1999 to 2002. He attended college at the University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit .... References * 1977 births Living people American football linebackers New Orleans Saints players Pittsburgh Panthers football players {{linebacker-1970s-stub ...
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Phil Clarke (TV Producer)
Phil Clarke (14 May 1961) is a British television comedy producer and executive. He has produced or executive produced many popular British TV comedy programmes including ''Peep Show'', ''Brass Eye'', ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' and ''Big Train''. In 2012 Clarke became Head of Comedy at Channel 4. In 2017 he founded the independent television production companVarious Artists Ltd(VAL), along with co-directors Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain and Roberto Troni. Since founding VAL, Clarke has produced and/or executive produced the BAFTA-award winning Sally4Ever, and the multi-BAFTA and Emmy-winning I May Destroy You. Biography Early life and career Philip Brian Clarke was born on 14 May 1961, in Watford. Clarke was educated at Rickmansworth School and Manchester University. He worked briefly as a sub-editor at Professional Electrician magazine, then as a PR at Heathrow Airport and the National Army Museum in London, before going full-time as a stand-up on the alternative comedy cir ...
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Phil Clarke (speedway Rider)
Philip Charles Clarke (30 June 1922 - 6 October 2010) was an English motorcycle speedway rider. Speedway career Clarke was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Norwich Stars. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1955 - London, Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ... - 14th - 2pts References 1922 births 2010 deaths British speedway riders Norwich Stars riders {{Speedway-stub ...
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Philip Clark (other)
Phil or Philip Clark may refer to: * Philip Lindsey Clark (1889–1977), English sculptor * Philip Clark (rugby union) (1898–1985), American rugby union player * Phil Clark (pitcher) (1931–2018), American baseball player * Philip T. Clark (1935–1968), automotive designer * Phil Clark (American football) (born 1945), American football player * Phil Clark (outfielder) (born 1968), American baseball player * Philip Clark (cricketer) (born 1979), former English cricketer * Phil Clark (director), theatre director and writer * Philip J. Clark (1920–1964), American ecologist and zoologist See also * Philip Clarke (other) Philip Clarke may refer to: * Philip Clarke (Royal Navy officer) (1898–1966), British admiral * Philip Clarke (politician) (1933–1995), Irish Republican Army member and politician * Philip L. Clarke, American voice actor * Philip Clarke (busine ...