Clark is an
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 ...
surname, 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
A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...
". 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 European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
,
[ 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 ...
, 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 t ...
(9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files/dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2021-07-27.
Disambiguation pages
*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 ...
, multiple people
*Brian Clark (disambiguation) 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
* Bria ...
, multiple people
* Cameron Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
*Charles Clark (disambiguation) 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
...
, multiple people
* Chris Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
* Clive Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
* Colin Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
*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 ...
, 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 19 ...
, 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 s ...
, 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 ...
, 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
Jeffrey Bossert ...
, multiple people
*Jim 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 (crimi ...
, multiple people
* John Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jonathan Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
* Joseph Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
*Ken Clark (disambiguation) Kenneth Clark (1903–1983) was an English art historian and television presenter.
Kenneth, Ken(ny) Clark or Kenneth Clarke may also refer to:
Sports Gridiron football
* Kenny Clark (wide receiver) (born 1978), American football wide receiver
* ...
, multiple people
* Kenneth Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
* Lee Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
*Mary Clark (disambiguation) Mary Clark may refer to:
* Mary Clark (printer) (active 1677–1696), London printer and publisher
*Mary Clark Thompson (1835–1923), philanthropist and wife of banker Frederick Ferris Thompson
*Mary Kitson Clark (1905–2005), British archaeologi ...
, multiple people
*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 ...
, multiple people
* Ryan Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sally Clark (disambiguation), 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), multiple people
* Terry Clark (disambiguation), 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), 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 membe ...
, British musician
* Ann Clarke (born 1944), Canadian artist
* Annie Erin Clark, better known under her stage name St. Vincent (musician) (born 1982), American singer, songwriter, and musician
*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
* Blake Clark (born 1946), American actor and stand-up comedian
* Bob Clark (Benjamin "Bob" Clark) (1941–2007), an American director
*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 ab ...
(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 2 ...
(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
Cora Mildred Maris Clark (3 March 1885 – 30 June 1967) was a New Zealand hockey player and administrator, nurse. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocea ...
(1885–1967), New Zealand hockey player and nurse
*Dave Clark (musician)
David Clark (born 15 December 1939) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. Clark was the leader, drummer and manager of the 1960s beat group the Dave Clark Five, the first British Invasion band to follow the Be ...
(born 1939), English drummer of The Dave Clark Five
* Dorothy Park Clark (1899–1983), American novelist who wrote under the pen name Clark McMeekin
Clark McMeekin was the joint pseudonym of authors Dorothy (Park) Clark (September 14, 1899 – June 23, 1983) and Isabel (McLennan) McMeekin (November 19, 1895 – September 4, 1973). They are known for a series of popular historical novels set in ...
*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
*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
Ernest Clark (12 February 1912 – 11 November 1994) was a British actor of stage, television and film.
Early life
Clark was the son of a master builder in Maida Vale, and was educated nearby at St Marylebone Grammar School. After leaving sc ...
(1912–1994), British actor
* Florence Anderson Clark (1835–1918), American author, newspaper editor, librarian, university dean
*Guy Clark
Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffet ...
(1941–2016), American musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer
* Helen Taggart Clark (1849–1918), American journalist, poet
*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
* Jean Clark (artist) (1902–1999), English artist
* Joseph Benwell Clark (1857–1938), English artist
*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)
Kenneth Donovan Clark (June 4, 1927 – June 1, 2009) was an American B movie actor. He appeared in movies in the United States and Europe, including the Secret Agent 077 trilogy, ''South Pacific'', and a number of Spaghetti Westerns.
Early ...
, (1921–2009), American actor
* Laura Lee Clark (born 1964), American interior designer
*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
*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
*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 (1933–2018), American singer and musician
*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 (1960–1991), British guitarist for Def Leppard
*Tom Clark (journalist)
Tom Clark (born 1952/1953) is a Canadian former television journalist. A longtime reporter and anchor for ''CTV National News'' and CTV News Channel, he moved to Global News in 2011 before retiring from journalism in 2016. Currently, he serves as ...
, Canadian television journalist
* Vicky A. Clark, American art curator
* Vinnie B. Clark (1878–1971), American educator and author
*Wallis Clark
Wallis Hensman Clark (2 March 1882 – 14 February 1961) was an English stage and film actor.
Biography
Clark was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, the son of William Wallis Clark (1854 - 1930), an engineer. Prior to acting, Clark was an en ...
(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 (1898–1962), British businessman
*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 beca ...
(1927–2017), Scottish businessman
*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
*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
*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
Myron Henry Clark (July 25, 1881 – August 30, 1953) was an American chemical engineer, management consultant, and director of the Labor-Management Institute at the University of Connecticut, known as long active proponent in labor-management affa ...
(1881–1953), American management consultant
* Shawn M. Clark (born ), American organizational theorist
Politics and law
*Abraham Clark
Abraham Clark (February 15, 1726 – September 15, 1794) was an American Founding Father, politician, and Revolutionary War figure. He was a delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and ...
(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, Tr ...
(1928–1999), British Conservative politician and author, son of Kenneth Clark
*Alistair Clark, Lord Clark
Alistair MacDonald Clark, Lord Clark (born 3 December 1955) is a Scottish lawyer who was appointed in 2016 as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Court of Session.
Career
Clark was a university lecturer, teaching mostly com ...
(), Scottish judge, senator of the College of Justice
*Augusta Clark
Augusta "Gussie" Clark (March 5, 1932 – October 13, 2013) was an American librarian, lawyer and politician. Clark was elected to an at-large seat on the Philadelphia City Council in 1979, becoming the second African-American woman to serve ...
(1932–2013), American librarian, lawyer and politician
*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
Benjamin S. W. Clark (May 27, 1829 – October 19, 1912) was an American merchant and politician from New York (state), New York. He was the first New York State Superintendent of Public Works.
Biography
He was born in Franklin County, New York, ...
(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
*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
*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 soc ...
(1846–1930), MP for Caithness
*Greenleaf Clark
Greenleaf Clark (August 23, 1835 – December 7, 1904) was an American jurist.
Born in Plaistow, New Hampshire, Clark received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1866 and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1857. He then m ...
(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
* Horace Clark (assemblyman), 1830s New York politician
*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
*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
* Janet H. Clark (born 1941), Minnesota politician
*Joe Clark
Charles Joseph Clark (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian statesman, businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980.
Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal polit ...
(born 1939), former prime minister of Canada
* Karen Clark (politician) (born 1945), American politician from Minnesota
*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
*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
*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
* Newcomb Clark (1840–1913), Michigan politician
*Orville Clark
Orville Clark (June 29, 1801 – March 19, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on June 29, 1801, in Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont. His family removed to Ohio in 1815. He graduated from the American ...
(1801–1862), New York politician
*Ramsey Clark
William Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021) was an American lawyer, activist, and federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Pres ...
(1927–2021), US attorney general and activist
*Rita Clark
M. Rita Clark (September 12, 1915 – May 9, 2008) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Formative years and family
Born as M. Rita Pohl in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on September 12, 1915, M. Rita Clark was a daughte ...
(1915–2008), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
*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
Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898 – December 15, 1987) was an African American educator and civil rights activist. Clark developed the literacy and citizenship workshops that played an important role in the drive for voting rights and ci ...
(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 S ...
(born 1934), British retired diplomat and writer
* Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), US attorney general, U.S. Supreme Court justice
*Zenas Clark
Zenas Clark (1795–1864) was an American politician from New York.
Life
In 1816, he co-founded the first newspaper in Potsdam, the ''Potsdam Gazette''.
He was Supervisor of the Town of Potsdam from 1830 to 1834.
He was a member of the New York ...
(1795–1864), New York politician
Science and medicine
* Adam Clark, American meteorologist
* Benjamin Preston Clark (1860–1939), an American entomologist
* Bracy Clark (1771–1860), English veterinary surgeon specialising in the horse
*Cynthia Clark
Cynthia Zang Facer Clark (born April 1, 1942) is an American statistician known for her work improving the quality of data in the Federal Statistical System of the United States, and especially in the National Agricultural Statistics Service. ...
(born 1942), American statistician
*Daniel Kinnear Clark
Daniel Kinnear Clark (17 July 1822 – 22 January 1896) was a Scottish consulting railway engineer. He served as Locomotive Superintendent to the Great North of Scotland Railway between 1853 and 1855, and also wrote comprehensive books on railw ...
(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
*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
*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
*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 he ...
(1870–1947), American zoologist
*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
*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
* Lynn G. Clark (born 1956), American botanist
* Noel A. Clark (born 1940), American physicist
*Wilfrid Le Gros Clark
Sir Wilfrid Edward Le Gros Clark (5 June 1895 – 28 June 1971) was a British anatomist, surgeon, primatologist and palaeoanthropologist, today best remembered for his contribution to the study of human evolution. He was Dr Lee's Professor of ...
(1895–1971), British palaeoanthropologist
Sports
*Alysha Clark
Alysha Angelica Clark (born July 7, 1987) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted in the second round of the 2010 WNBA draft by the S ...
(born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player
* Babe Clark, American football player
*Caitlin Clark (born 2002), American basketball player
*Calum Clark (born 1989), English rugby union player
*Carmel Clark (born 1965), New Zealand swimmer
*Chuck Clark (born 1995), American football player
*Chuck Clark (ice hockey) (1891–1970), British-born Canadian ice hockey player
*Ciaran Clark (born 1989), Irish football player
*Corrie Clark (born 1982), American breaststroke swimmer
*Dallas Clark, American football player
*Damone Clark (born 2000), American football player
*Daniel Clark (basketball), Daniel Clark (born 1988), British basketball player
*Darion Clark (born 1994), American football player
*Duncan Clark (athlete) (1915–2003), Scottish hammer thrower
*Dwight Clark (1957–2018), American football player
*Earl Clark, American basketball player
*Elky Clark (1898–1956), Scottish boxer of the 1920s
*Emily Clark (ice hockey), Emily Clark (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
*Frank Clark (footballer), English football player
*Ginger Clark (1879–1943), American baseball pitcher
*Glenn Clark (born 1969), Canadian coach of Toronto Rock
*Hannah Clark (born 1990), English cricketer
*Jeremy Clark (defensive back) (born 1994), American football player
*Kelly Clark (born 1983), American snowboarder
*Kihei Clark (born 2000), American–Filipino basketball player
*Le'Raven Clark (born 1993), American football player
*Leon Clark (basketball), American basketball player
*Ocky Clark (born 1960), American middle-distance runner
*Otey Clark (1915–2010), American baseball pitcher
*R. Foster Clark, American college sports coach
*Ranza Clark (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
*Will Clark (born 1964), American baseball player
*Zoey Clark (born 1994), British sprinter
Other
*Alice Clark (historian) (1874–1934), English suffragist and historian
*Annie W. Clark (1843-1907), American social reformer
*Alister Clark (1864–1949), Australian rose-breeder
*Clark Olofsson (born 1947), Swedish criminal
*Davis Wasgatt Clark (1812–1871), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
*Felton Grandison Clark (1903–1970), African-American university president
*Harold M. Clark (1890–1919), American army major
*Hugh Massey Clark (1886–1956), New York philatelist
*Hulda Regehr Clark, (1928–2009), alternative medicine practitioner
*Joseph Samuel Clark (1871–1944), African-American university president
*Manning Clark (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
*Nancy B. Clark, Massachusetts philatelist, president of Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum
*R. Scott Clark (born 1961) American seminary professor
*Theresa Mathilde Clark (–1953), New York philatelist, spouse of Hugh Massey Clark
*Wesley Clark (born 1944), American army general in the Vietnam War and Kosovo
*Carlos Clark Van Leer (1865–1953), American military officer
Fictional characters
* David Clark, a character in the 2013 American crime comedy movie ''We're the Millers#Cast, We're the Millers''
*John Clark (Tom Clancy character), character in Tom Clancy's Ryanverse
*Tracy Clark, fictional character from The CW primetime drama ''90210''
*Clark Kent, secret identity of DC Superhero Superman
*Clark Griswold, fictional character from ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' film series.
See also
*The Clark Sisters, American gospel vocalists from Detroit
*Clark (TV series), Swedish TV drama series produced by Netflix
*Clark (taxonomic authority)
*Clarke
*Justice Clark (disambiguation)
*Clerke (disambiguation)
*Karen Clark Sheard (born 1960), American Grammy Award-winning singer
References
External links
Clark(e) Surname DNA Project
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