English language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the is ...
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, ultimately derived from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
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
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
, including placing fourteenth in Scotland. Clark is also an occasional
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, as in the case of
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 ...
.
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
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
Anne Clark (disambiguation) Ann, Anne or Annie Clark may refer to:
* Annie Clark (physician) (1844–1925), Scottish medical doctor
* Ann Nolan Clark (1896-1995), American writer
* Anne Clark (netball) (1903-1983), Australian sportswoman
* Anne Clark Martindell (1914-2008, C ...
Chris Clark (disambiguation) 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 ...
Douglas Clark (disambiguation) Douglas or Doug Clark may refer to:
Arts
*Douglas Clark (poet) (1942–2010), English poet
*Douglas Clark (sculptor), American sculptor
*Doug Clark (died 2002), leader of Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts
Politics
*Doug Clark (Arizona politician), Amer ...
, multiple people
*
David Clark (disambiguation) 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-America ...
, multiple people
*
Dick Clark (disambiguation) Dick Clark (1929–2012) was an American entertainer and producer.
Dick Clark may also refer to:
* Dick Clark (senator) (born 1928), U.S. senator from Iowa
* Dick Clark (Florida politician) (1933–2019), American politician in Florida
* Dick ...
, multiple people
*
Edward Clark (disambiguation) 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 ...
, multiple people
*
Eugene Clark (disambiguation) 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 pl ...
, multiple people
*
George Clark (disambiguation) 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 a ...
, multiple people
*
Gregory Clark (disambiguation) 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 195 ...
, multiple people
*
Jack Clark (disambiguation) Jack Clark may refer to:
*Jack Clark (baseball) (born 1955), Major League Baseball player
*Jack Clark (rugby union), American rugby coach and former rugby union player
*Jack Clark (television personality) (1925–1988), American television game sho ...
, multiple people
*
James Clark (disambiguation) 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 (crim ...
, multiple people
*
Jason Clark (disambiguation) Jason Clark may refer to:
* Jason Clark (darts player) (born 1969), British darts player
* Jason Clark (rugby league) (born 1989), Australian rugby league player
* Jason Clark (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player
* J. Clark (Jason C ...
, multiple people
*
Jeff Clark (disambiguation) Jeff Clark may refer to:
* Jeff Clark (surfer) American surfer
* Jeff Clark (designer) American poet and book designer
* Jeff Clark (musician), bassist in Death by Stereo
* Jeff Ray Clark, American economist
* Jeffrey Clark Ex-Assistant Attorney Ge ...
Jonathan Clark (disambiguation) Jonathan Clark may refer to:
*Jonathan Clark (cricketer) (born 1981), South African cricketer
*Jonathan Clark (soldier) (1750–1811), U.S. general, older brother of George Rogers Clark and William Clark
*Jonathan Clark (footballer) (born 1958), We ...
, multiple people
*
Joseph Clark (disambiguation) Joseph or Joe Clark may refer to:
Arts
*Joseph Clark (painter) (1834–1926), English painter in oils known for domestic scenes
*Joseph Clayton Clark (1857–1937), English artist who worked as "Kyd", illustrator of the novels of Charles Dickens
* ...
Lee Clark (disambiguation) Lee Clark may refer to:
* Lee Clark (footballer) (born 1972), former English footballer and manager
* Lee Clark (politician) (1936–2008), Canadian Member of Parliament from Manitoba
* Lee Anna Clark, professor in the department of psychology at t ...
Paul Clark (disambiguation) Paul Clark may refer to:
* Paul Clark (composer) (born 1968), British composer
* Paul Clark (designer) (born 1940), British designer
* Paul Clark (educator) (born 1954), American labor historian and educator
* Paul Clark (keyboardist) (born 1962), B ...
, multiple people
*
Robert Clark (disambiguation) Robert, Bob, or Bobby Clark may refer to:
Television and film
*Robert Clark (actor) (born 1987), American-born Canadian television actor
*Bob Clark (1939–2007), Canadian filmmaker
*Bob Clark (television reporter), retired American television rep ...
Sally Clark (disambiguation) Sally Clark (1964–2007) was an English victim of a miscarriage of justice who was falsely convicted and imprisoned for the murder of her two infant sons.
Sally Clark may also refer to:
*Sally Clark (playwright) (born 1953), Canadian playwright an ...
, multiple people
*
Samuel Clark (disambiguation) Samuel Clark or Clarke may refer to:
Clark
*Samuel Clark (minister) (1727–1769), English minister
*Samuel Clark (New York and Michigan politician) (1800–1870), American politician from New York and Michigan
*Samuel Reed Clark (1826–?), Americ ...
, multiple people
*
Simon Clark (disambiguation) Simon Clark may refer to:
*Simon Clark (novelist) (born 1958), English horror novel writer
*Simon Clark (broadcaster) (born 1960), British television sports presenter and correspondent
* Simon Clark (Australian footballer) (born 1967), Australian ru ...
, multiple people
*
Terry Clark (disambiguation) Terry Clark may refer to:
* Terry Clark (RAF officer) (1919–2020), British Royal Air Force veteran of the Battle of Britain
* Terry Clark (drug smuggler) (1944–1983), New Zealand-born drug smuggler and convicted murderer
* Terry Clark (musici ...
, multiple people
*
Thomas Clark (disambiguation) Thomas Clark may refer to:
Authors and academicians
* Thomas D. Clark (1903–2005), Kentucky historian
* Thomas Arkle Clark (1862–1932), American academic
*Thomas Clark (writer) (born 1980), Scottish writer
*Thomas Fife Clark (1907–1985), Br ...
, multiple people
*
William Clark (disambiguation) William Clark (1770–1838) was an American soldier and explorer; governor of Missouri Territory.
William Clark may also refer to:
Business
* W. H. Clark (brewer) (William Henry Clark, c. 1815–c. 1870), brewer in South Australia
* William Bell ...
, multiple people
Arts and literature
* Alton Dorian Clark (born 1984), better known as American hip-hop musician Dorian
*
Andy Clark (musician)
Simon Andrew Clark is an English keyboard and synthesizer player best known for working alongside guitarist Bill Nelson in art rock band Be-Bop Deluxe and their synthpop offshoot Red Noise. One of his earlier involvements in music was as member o ...
, British musician
* Ann Clarke (born 1944), Canadian artist
* Annie Erin Clark, better known under her stage name
St. Vincent (musician)
Anne Erin Clark (born September 28, 1982), known professionally as St. Vincent, is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. Her music is noted for its complex arrangements utilizing a wide array of instruments. St. Vincent is the recipient ...
(born 1982), American singer, songwriter, and musician
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Appleton P. Clark Jr.
Appleton Prentiss Clark Jr. (November 13, 1865 – March 25, 1955) was an American architect from Washington, D.C. During his 60-year career, Clark was responsible for designing hundreds of buildings in the Washington area, including homes, h ...
(1865–1955), American architect
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Blake Clark
Blake Clark (born February 2, 1946) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known as Chet Hunter on ''Boy Meets World'' and Harry "The Hardware Store Guy" on ''Home Improvement''. Clark has voiced Slinky Dog in the ''Toy Story'' f ...
(born 1946), American actor and stand-up comedian
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Bob Clark
Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work in the Canadian film industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible ...
(Benjamin "Bob" Clark) (1941–2007), an American director
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Buddy Clark
Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had some success in the 1930s, but his career truly blossomed in the late 1940s, after his return from service in Worl ...
(1911–1949), American singer
* Catherine Clark (born 1976), Canadian television host
*
Chris Clark (musician) 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 ...
(born 1979), British musician, known by the mononym "Clark"
*
Christian Clark
Christian Clark (born 15 September 1978) is an Australian actor and business owner. Christian appeared in the role of Will Griggs in the Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 2006 to 2007 and played Penn Graham in ''Home and Away'' in 2010. ...
(born 1978), Australian actor
*
Claudine Clark
Claudine Clark (born April 26, 1941) is an American R&B musician, best known as the singer and composer of the 1962 hit, " Party Lights", which reached No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Career
Clark was born in Macon, Georgia, United States ...
(born 1941), American R&B singer and performer of the 1962 hit record "Party Lights"
* Cora Mildred Maris Clark (1885–1967), New Zealand hockey player and nurse
* Dave Clark (musician) (born 1939), English drummer of The Dave Clark Five
* Dorothy Park Clark (1899–1983), American novelist who wrote under the pen name Clark McMeekin
*
Dodie Clark
Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously as Dodie (stylised dodie), is an English singer, songwriter, author and YouTuber. Dodie began her career uploading original songs and covers to YouTube. She has over 210 videos, o ...
(born 1995), English musician, YouTuber, and author
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Donté Clark
Donté Clark is a poet, actor, and community activist from unincorporated North Richmond, California who works with youth organizations throughout the Richmond area.
As a student in high school, Clark was recruited by his English teacher Molly Ra ...
, American poet, actor
* Ernest Clark (1912–1994), British actor
*
Florence Anderson Clark
Florence Anderson Clark (, Anderson; June 10, 1835 – March 19, 1918) was an American author, newspaper editor, librarian, and university administrator. She served for 14 years as assistant librarian at the University of Texas (UT), and in honor ...
(1835–1918), American author, newspaper editor, librarian, university dean
* Guy Clark (1941–2016), American musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer
*
Helen Taggart Clark
Helen Taggart Clark (, Taggart; pen names, H. T. C. and Helen T. Clark; April 24, 1849 – July 26, 1918) was an American columnist, short story writer, and poet. She wrote a weekly column for the Sudbury, Massachusetts ''News'', and was a contri ...
(1849–1918), American journalist, poet
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Hilda Margery Clarke
Hilda Margery Clarke (10 June 1926 - 13 February 2022 ) was an English painter and art gallery curator who was a student of L. S. Lowry.
Biography
Born in Manchester as the younger daughter of Frank Thompson, she met Lowry when she was aged 14. ...
(1926–2022), English painter and curator
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Jean Clark (artist)
Jean Manson Clark née Wymer (6 August 1902 - 29 March 1999) was a British artist known for her depictions of townscapes, landscapes, for her flower paintings and murals.
Biography
Clark was born in Sidcup in Kent, the second of two children bo ...
(1902–1999), English artist
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Joseph Benwell Clark
Joseph Benwell Clark (185713 February 1938) was an English painter, etcher, engraver in mezzotint and drypoint, and book illustrator.
''Victorian Painters'' describes Clark as a London painter of rustic subjects.
Early life
Born at Cerne Abbas ...
(1857–1938), English artist
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Joshua Clark
Joshua Clark is an American author, editor and publisher who resides in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Hurricane Katrina
Clark's book ''Heart Like Water: Surviving Katrina and Life in a Disaster Zone'' was a National Book Critics ...
, (born 1980), American writer
* Ken Clark (actor), (1921–2009), American actor
*
Laura Lee Clark Laura Lee Clark (born October 28, 1964) is an American interior designer based in Dallas, Texas. She is also recognized for her interior design showroom, adjoining her design space in the famous Dallas Design District at 1515 Slocum Strret.
Person ...
(born 1964), American interior designer
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Libby Clark
Elizabeth "Libby" Clark (1917 or 1918 – January 23, 2012) was an African-American journalist whose accomplishments included founding a magazine in Los Angeles, working as a newspaper writer, and forming her own public relations firm.
Early years ...
(?-2012), American journalist
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Lizzy Clark
Lizzy Clark (born 3 April 1994) is an English people, English actor. Clark is best known for playing the role of Poppy in the 2008 television film ''Dustbin Baby (film), Dustbin Baby''. Both Clark and Poppy have Asperger syndrome.
Career
Clar ...
(born 1994), English actor
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Louis Clark
Louis Clark (27 February 1947 – 13 February 2021) was an English music arranger and keyboard player.
He trained at Leeds College of Music. He is best known for his work with Electric Light Orchestra and '' Hooked on Classics''. Clark started ...
(1947–2021), musician and conductor with The Orchestra (successor band to ELO and ELO Part II)
* Robin Clark (pop singer), (born 1949), 1960s American pop singer
*
Roy Clark
Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...
(1933–2018), American singer and musician
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Spencer Treat Clark
Spencer Treat Clark (born September 24, 1987) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his roles in the films '' Gladiator'' (2000) and ''Unbreakable'' (2000). He has since appeared in the films ''Mystic River'' (2003), ''The Last House o ...
(born 1987), American actor
* Stephen R. L. Clark (born 1945), English philosopher
*
Steve Clark
''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen
Notable people with the name include:
steve jops
* Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people
* Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people
* Steve ...
(1960–1991), British guitarist for Def Leppard
* Tom Clark (journalist), Canadian television journalist
* Vicky A. Clark, American art curator
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Vinnie B. Clark
Vinnie B. Clark (1878–1971) was an educator and author who established and developed the Geography Department at the San Diego State University.
Early life
Vinnie B. Clark was born in 1878 in Mayville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Dr. Gilbert J. C ...
(1878–1971), American educator and author
* Wallis Clark (1882–1961), English actor
*
William Clark (artist)
William Clark (26 June 1803- 11 November 1883) was a Scottish artist specialising in paintings of ships. His works are held in the National Maritime Museum and other collections.
He was born in Greenock, near Glasgow, and lived there all his lif ...
(1803–1883), Scottish artist
Business
*
Allen George Clark
Sir Allen George Clark (August 24, 1898 – June 30, 1962) was an American-born British industrialist who helped to build the Plessey company into one of Europe's largest manufacturers of telecommunications equipment, military electronics and ai ...
(1898–1962), British businessman
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Arnold Clark
Sir John Arnold Clark (27 November 1927 – 10 April 2017) was a Scottish billionaire businessman. Clark opened a showroom in Glasgow in 1954 and found some success selling cars. He expanded his business and Arnold Clark Automobiles became ...
(1927–2017), Scottish businessman
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Hilda Clark (model)
Hilda Clark (1872 – May 5, 1932) was an American model and actress, known as the basis for the character depicted in the early-20th-century Coca-Cola advertisement ''Drink Coca-Cola 5¢.''
Early life
'Hilda Clark was born in Leavenworth, Ka ...
(1872–1932), American Coca-Cola advertising spokesperson
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Jonas Gilman Clark
Jonas Gilman Clark (February 1, 1815 – May 23, 1900) was an American businessman, and the founder of Clark University. He started his business career in Massachusetts, before moving to California in the 1850s. He had a successful entrepre ...
(1815–1900), American businessman and the founder of Clark University
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Lance Clark
Lancelot Pease Clark (30 April 1936 – 27 February 2018), was an English shoemaker, businessman, and member of the Clark family, which is the majority owner of shoe retailer C. & J. Clark, Clarks.
Career
Clark was born in Street, Somerset int ...
(1936–2018), English businessman, of the shoe retailers Clarks
* Myron Henry Clark (1881–1953), American management consultant
*
Shawn M. Clark Shawn M. Clark (born c. 1964) is an American organizational theorist, a senior lecturer at the College of Information Sciences and Technology of Pennsylvania State University, executive director of the defunct Institute for Global Prescience and a ...
(born ), American organizational theorist
Politics and law
* Abraham Clark (1725–1794), American politician and Revolutionary War figure
*
Alan Clark
Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (13 April 1928 – 5 September 1999) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), author and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Tra ...
(1928–1999), British Conservative politician and author, son of Kenneth Clark
* Alistair Clark, Lord Clark (), Scottish judge, senator of the College of Justice
* Augusta Clark (1932–2013), American librarian, lawyer and politician
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Barbara M. Clark
Barbara M. Clark (June 12, 1939 – February 22, 2016) represented New York State Assembly District 33, which comprises Bellerose, Cambria Heights, Hollis and St. Albans, among other neighborhoods located in Queens County, New York.
Biogr ...
(1939–2016), New York politician
* Benjamin S. W. Clark (1829–1912), a New York politician
*
Billy J. Clark
Billy James Clark (January 4, 1778 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts – September 20, 1866) was an American physician and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Ithamar Clark and Sarah (Simonds) Clark. He grew up in ...
(1778–1866), a New York physician and politician
* Boyd A. Clark (1918–1978), an American politician and jurist
*
Darius Clark
Darius Clark (April 19, 1798 Weybridge, Addison County, Vermont - January 23, 1871 Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York) was an American physician and politician from New York.
Life
He was the thirteenth and last child of Samuel Clark (b. 174 ...
(1798–1871), New York physician and politician
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Frank M. Clark
Frank Monroe Clark (December 24, 1915 – June 17, 2003) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life & military service
Frank Clark was born in Bessemer, Pennsylvania. He attended the Pittsburgh I ...
(1915–2003), American Congressman
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Gavin Brown Clark
Dr Gavin Brown Clark (1846 – 5 July 1930) was the MP for Caithness from 1885 to 1900.
He was educated at the University of Glasgow, the University of Edinburgh and King's College London, graduating in medicine.
An active campaigner for social ...
(1846–1930), MP for Caithness
* Greenleaf Clark (1835–1904), American jurist
*
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008, and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was ...
(born 1950), prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008
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Horace Clark (assemblyman)
Horace Clark was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was an Anti-Masonic member of the New York State Assembly (Erie Co.) in 1832 and 1833
Events January–March
* January 3 – Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Fal ...
, 1830s New York politician
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Horace F. Clark
Horace Francis Clark (November 29, 1815 – June 19, 1873) was an American politician and railroad executive who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1857 to 1861.
Biography
Clark was born in Southbury, Connecticut o ...
(1815–1873), US Congressman from New York
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Isabella Clark
Isabella Macdonald ( Clark; 1809 – 28 December 1857) was the first wife of John A. Macdonald, one of the fathers of the Canadian federation, and ultimately the first Prime Minister of Canada. After marrying Macdonald in Kingston, Ontario i ...
(1809–1857), wife of Prime Minister of Canada Sir John A. Macdonald
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Janet H. Clark
Janet H. Clark Entzel (born June 13, 1941) was an American politician.
Clark was born in Freeport, Illinois and graduated from Burley High School in Burley, Idaho. She graduated from Westminster College, in Salt Lake City, Utah with a bachelor's ...
(born 1941), Minnesota politician
* Joe Clark (born 1939), former prime minister of Canada
*
Karen Clark (politician)
Karen J. Clark (born July 23, 1945) is an Americans, American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 62A, which included p ...
(born 1945), American politician from Minnesota
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Katy Clark
Kathryn Sloan Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (born 3 July 1967) is a British politician and life peer who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, sh ...
(born 1967), Scottish politician and trade union official
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Kelly Clark (lawyer)
Kelly Clark (August 9, 1957 – December 17, 2013) was an American lawyer and legislator.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he lived there and in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received his B.A. degree in political science from Lewis & Clark C ...
(1957–2013), American lawyer
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Maureen Harding Clark
Maureen Harding Clark (born 3 January 1946) is an Irish jurist and judge. She has been a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Court (ICC), the High Court of Ireland and is a m ...
(born 1946), Irish jurist
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Newcomb Clark
Newcomb Clark (September 23, 1840 – 1913) was the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1885 to 1886.
Early life
Clark was born in Sullivan County, New York on September 23, 1840. Around 1841, Clark moved to Oxford, Oakland ...
(1840–1913), Michigan politician
* Orville Clark (1801–1862), New York politician
* Ramsey Clark (1927–2021), US attorney general and activist
* Rita Clark (1915–2008), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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Satterlee Clark
Satterlee Clark (May 22, 1816September 20, 1881) was an Americans, American attorney, Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served ten years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1862–1872), representi ...
, American politician
* Septima Poinsette Clark (1898–1987), American educator and voting registration leader
* Sir
Terence Clark
Sir Terence Joseph Clark (born 19 June 1934) is a British retired diplomat and writer.
Career
Clark was educated at Parmiter's School. He did National Service nominally in the Royal Air Force, actually learning Russian at the Joint Services Sc ...
(born 1934), British retired diplomat and writer
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Tom C. Clark
Thomas Campbell Clark (September 23, 1899June 13, 1977) was an American lawyer who served as the 59th United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1949 to 1967.
Clark ...
(1899–1977), US attorney general, U.S. Supreme Court justice
* Zenas Clark (1795–1864), New York politician
Benjamin Preston Clark
Benjamin Preston Clark (October 8, 1860, in West Roxbury – January 11, 1939, in Philadelphia), known to friends as "Preston", was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera, especially Sphingidae. He also operated a mercantile bu ...
(1860–1939), an American entomologist
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Bracy Clark
Bracy Clark (1771 – 16 December 1860) was an English veterinary surgeon specialising in the horse.
Biography
He was the youngest son of John and Hannah Clark of Chipping Norton, and was educated at the Quaker school of Thomas Huntley at Burford ...
(1771–1860), English veterinary surgeon specialising in the horse
* Cynthia Clark (born 1942), American statistician
* Daniel Kinnear Clark (1822–1896), Scottish railway mechanical engineer
* Duncan W. Clark (1910–2007), American public health specialist
*
Gerry Clark
Gerald Stanley Clark (9 May 1927 – June 1999) was a New Zealand sailor, writer and ornithologist. He is notable for his ornithological research work on subantarctic islands and for his circumnavigation of Antarctica in his self-built yacht ...
(1927–1999), New Zealand sailor and ornithologist
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Grahame Clark
Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark (28 July 1907 – 12 September 1995), who often published as J. G. D. Clark, was a British archaeologist who specialised in the study of Mesolithic Europe and palaeoeconomics. He spent most of his career working at ...
(1907–1995), British archaeologist
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Hamlet Clark
Hamlet Clark (30 March 182310 June 1867) was an English clergyman and entomologist specialising in Coleoptera, especially water beetles and leaf beetles.
Hamlet Clark was born in Navenby, Lincolnshire on 30 March 1823. He was the eldest son of ...
(1823–1867), English entomologist
* Hilda Clark (doctor) (1881–1955), Quaker physician and humanitarian
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Hubert Lyman Clark
Hubert Lyman Clark (January 9, 1870 – July 31, 1947) was an American zoologist. The son of Professor William Smith Clark, he was born at Amherst, Massachusetts, and educated at Amherst College and Johns Hopkins University.
From 1899 to 1905 h ...
(1870–1947), American zoologist
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Judson Freeman Clark Judson Freeman Clark (27 July 1870, Queens County, Prince Edward Island – 26 July 1942, Los Angeles) was a Canadian forester and mycologist. He is famous for publishing in 1906, what is now known as the International 1/8-Inch Log Rule (for 1/8-inc ...
(1870–1942), Canadian forester and mycologist
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Leslie J. Clark
Parvalux Electric Motors Ltd is a British manufacturer of fractional horsepower geared electric motors. Based in Wallisdown, Bournemouth in southern England. In December 2018, Parvalux was acquired by maxon motor AG.
History
The name ‘Parvalux ...
(1924–2003), British engineer and founder of Parvalux
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Lynn G. Clark
Lynn G. Clark is an American professor of botany at Iowa State University who is an expert in tropical woody bamboos. As a high school student, Clark worked summers with grass expert Thomas Soderstrom at the National Museum of Natural History. S ...
(born 1956), American botanist
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Noel A. Clark
Noel Anthony Clark (born 17 December 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American physicist, university professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, and pioneer in the development of electro-optical applications of liquid crystals.
Clark graduated ...
(born 1940), American physicist
* Wilfrid Le Gros Clark (1895–1971), British palaeoanthropologist
Sports
* Alysha Clark (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player
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Babe Clark
Otho Myron "Babe" Clark (May 7, 1889 – January 10, 1974) was an American football player who played for the Rochester Jeffersons from 1914 to 1920. He played college football at Cornell, where he also participated in hockey and crew. He was a m ...
, American football player
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Caitlin Clark
Caitlin Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference. She plays the point guard position.
At Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, Clark was named a M ...
(born 2002), American basketball player
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Calum Clark
Calum Clark (born 10 June 1989 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is a former professional rugby union player who played for Saracens. His primary position was Openside Flanker.
Early life and education
Clark is the only son of Jane Clar ...
(born 1989), English rugby union player
* Carmel Clark (born 1965), New Zealand swimmer
* Chuck Clark (born 1995), American football player
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Chuck Clark (ice hockey)
Charles William Clark (October 16, 1891 – February 8, 1970) was a British-born Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, as a substitute goaltender, during the 1 ...
(1891–1970), British-born Canadian ice hockey player
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Ciaran Clark
Ciaran Clark (born 26 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender, central midfielder and left-back for Championship club Sheffield United, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United and the Republic of I ...
(born 1989), Irish football player
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Corrie Clark
Corrie Clark (born April 11, 1982) is a female breaststroke and medley swimmer from the United States. At the 2003 Pan American Games, she won silver medals in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM, although at one point PASO stripped Clark of the br ...
(born 1982), American breaststroke swimmer
* Dallas Clark, American football player
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Damone Clark
Damone Clark ( ; born June 28, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.
Early years
Clark was born and lived in New Orleans until his family was di ...
(born 2000), American football player
* Daniel Clark (born 1988), British basketball player
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Darion Clark
Darion Clark (born April 9, 1994) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college basketball at the University of Southern California.
Early years
Clark attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He played ...
(born 1994), American football player
* Duncan Clark (athlete) (1915–2003), Scottish hammer thrower
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Dwight Clark
Dwight Edward Clark (January 8, 1957 – June 4, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 He was a member of San F ...
(1957–2018), American football player
* Earl Clark, American basketball player
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Elky Clark
Elky Clark (4 January 1898 – 22 September 1956) was a Scottish professional boxer who competed from 1921 to 1927. He held the British and inaugural Commonwealth flyweight titles from 1924 to 1926, the EBU European flyweight title from 1925 to ...
(1898–1956), Scottish boxer of the 1920s
* Emily Clark (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
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Frank Clark (footballer)
Frank Clark (born 9 September 1943) is an English former footballer and manager, and former chairman of Nottingham Forest. Clark played in over 400 games for Newcastle United before moving to Nottingham Forest where he won the European Cup. ...
, English football player
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Ginger Clark
Harvey Daniel "Ginger" Clark (March 7, 1879 – May 10, 1943) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for a very brief time during the season. The right-hander was born in Wooster, Ohio.
This "one-game wonder" played for the Cleveland Bronchos on Au ...
(1879–1943), American baseball pitcher
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Glenn Clark
Glenn Clark (born December 1, 1969 in Pickering, Ontario) is the head coach of the Albany FireWolves (previously the New England Black Wolves) and the former head coach of the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. He was also a former N ...
(born 1969), Canadian coach of Toronto Rock
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Hannah Clark
Hannah Clark (born 20 November 1990) is an English cricketer, who has played for Hampshire Women cricket team, Hampshire Women as a left-handed Batsman (cricket), batsman and wicket-keeper.
Club career
Clark made her debut for Hampshire Women cr ...
(born 1990), English cricketer
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Jeremy Clark (defensive back)
Jeremy Clark (born June 29, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Michigan, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round in the ...
(born 1994), American football player
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Kelly Clark
Kelly Clark (born July 26, 1983) is an American snowboarder who won halfpipe gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Clark was born in Newport, Rhode Island. She started snowboarding when she was 7 years old, began competing in 1999, and became a me ...
(born 1983), American snowboarder
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Kihei Clark
Kihei Issaiah Clark (born January 25, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Early life
Clark was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles as the oldest son of Malik and Sharon Clar ...
(born 2000), American–Filipino basketball player
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Le'Raven Clark
Le'Raven Clark (born April 22, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third rou ...
(born 1993), American football player
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Leon Clark (basketball)
Leon Clark (born June 11, 1943) is an American former basketball player. He played at Thornton Township High School in his hometown of Harvey, Illinois, and led his team to a second-place state finish in his junior season. Clark played collegiatel ...
, American basketball player
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Ocky Clark
Octavius ("Ocky") Rene Clark is an American competitive runner who won the gold medal in the 800 meter event at the 1991 Pan American Games.
Early life
Clark was born November 14, 1960 in Sanford, Florida. He grew up on his grandparents' farm i ...
(born 1960), American middle-distance runner
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Otey Clark
William Otis "Otey" Clark (May 22, 1915 – October 20, 2010) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1945. He was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6-foot inches and weighed 190 pounds ...
(1915–2010), American baseball pitcher
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R. Foster Clark
R. Foster Clark was an American football and baseball coach at Louisiana Tech University. Clark has the highest winning percentage of any football and baseball head coach in Louisiana Tech history. Clark's 1921 football season went undefeated and ...
, American college sports coach
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Ranza Clark
Ranza Clark (married Boileau; born December 13, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired middle distance runner from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's 1.500 metres at the 1983 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the ...
(born 1961), Canadian middle-distance runner
* Roger Clark, British rally driver
* Sherm Clark (1899–1980), American Olympic rower and rear admiral
* Stuart Clark (born 1975), Australian cricketer
* Wendel Clark (born 1966), retired Canadian ice hockey player
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Will Clark
William Nuschler Clark Jr. (born March 13, 1964) is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, an ...
(born 1964), American baseball player
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Zoey Clark
Zoey Clark (born 25 October 1994) is a British sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres and was part of the British 4 × 400 relay team that won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Since then she has won two i ...
(born 1994), British sprinter
Other
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Alice Clark (historian)
Alice Clark (1 August 1874 – 11 May 1934) was a British feminist and historian.
Life
Alice was a daughter of William Stephens Clark (1839-1925) and Helen Priestman Bright (1840–1927). The Clark family were Quakers, of shoe-making fame - C. a ...
(1874–1934), English suffragist and historian
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Annie W. Clark
Annie W. Clark (August 21, 1843 – July 3, 1907) was an American social reformer and leader in the temperance movement. She served as president of the Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
Early life and education
Annie Wood Clark was ...
(1843-1907), American social reformer
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Alister Clark
Alister Clark (1864–1949) was the best known and most influential Australian rose breeder. His roses were the most widely planted in Australia between the World Wars and made an enduring difference to the appearance of Australian cities. His e ...
(1864–1949), Australian rose-breeder
* Clark Olofsson (born 1947), Swedish criminal
* Davis Wasgatt Clark (1812–1871), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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Felton Grandison Clark
Felton Grandison Clark (October 13, 1903 – July 5, 1970) was an African-American academic administrator from Louisiana. He served as the president of Southern University (SU), a Historically black colleges and universities, historically black un ...
(1903–1970), African-American university president
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Harold M. Clark
Harold Melville Clark (October 4, 1890 – May 2, 1919) was a major in U.S. Army Signal Corps. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Clark lived in Manila, Philippines, from 1904 when his father moved there for business until 1910 when he graduated high ...
(1890–1919), American army major
* Hugh Massey Clark (1886–1956), New York philatelist
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Hulda Regehr Clark
Hulda Regehr Clark (18 October 1928 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan – 3 September 2009 in Chula Vista, California)Joseph Samuel Clark (1871–1944), African-American university president
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Manning Clark
Charles Manning Hope Clark, (3 March 1915 – 23 May 1991) was an Australian historian and the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume ''A History of Australia'', published between 1962 and 1987. He has been descri ...
(1915–1991), Australian historian
* Mark W. Clark (1896–1984), American army general in World War 2 (Italy) and the Korean War
* Nada Hazel Clark (1922–1964), New Zealand trade unionist
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Nancy B. Clark
Nancy B. Clark of Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, and oods Hole, Massachusettsis a philatelist who has served the philatelic community by her pioneering work with the Boy Scouts of America and her dedication to work at the American Philatelic ...
, Massachusetts philatelist, president of Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum
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R. Scott Clark
Robert Scott Clark (born 1961) is an American Reformed tradition, Reformed pastor and seminary professor. He is the author of several books, including his most recent work, ''Recovering the Reformed Confession''.
Biography
Clark earned a Bachel ...
(born 1961) American seminary professor
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Theresa Mathilde Clark
Theresa Mathilde Clark (''née'' Scheidemantle; October 30, 1884 – December 22, 1953) of New York City, was a philatelist and philatelic editor. She was the wife of Hugh Massey Clark, with whom she purchased the Scott Stamp and Coin Company in ...
(–1953), New York philatelist, spouse of Hugh Massey Clark
* Wesley Clark (born 1944), American army general in the Vietnam War and Kosovo
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Carlos Clark Van Leer
Carlos Clark Van Leer (October 15, 1865 – November 3, 1953) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War and as Chief of the Personnel Classification Board in the United States Depart ...
(1865–1953), American military officer
Fictional characters
* David Clark, a character in the 2013 American crime comedy movie '' We're the Millers''
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John Clark (Tom Clancy character)
John T. Clark (real name John Terence Kelly) is a fictional character created by Tom Clancy. Clark is Clancy’s second most famous character after Jack Ryan. He has been featured in many of his Ryanverse novels. Although he first appeared in ' ...
, character in Tom Clancy's Ryanverse
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Tracy Clark
This is a list of the characters that have appeared on '' 90210'', an American teen drama. The series introduces Annie Wilson (Shenae Grimes) and her adopted brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds), who move from Kansas to Beverly Hills with their father H ...
, fictional character from The CW primetime drama ''90210''
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Clark Kent
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publish ...
, secret identity of DC Superhero Superman
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Clark Griswold
''National Lampoon's Vacation'' film series is a comedy film series initially based on John Hughes' short story "Vacation '58" that was originally published by '' National Lampoon'' magazine. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists ...
, fictional character from ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' film series.
Clark (TV series)
''Clark'' is a 2022 Swedish six episode television drama series starring Bill Skarsgård, produced by Netflix, released on 5 May 2022. It is based on the life of Clark Olofsson and includes, in episode four, the events of the Norrmalmstorg robbery ...
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 i ...
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Justice Clark (disambiguation) Justice Clark may refer to:
* Albert M. Clark (1879–1950), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
* Andrew Inglis Clark (1848-1907), Senior justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
* Cornelia Clark (born 1950), associate justice of ...