Clark is an English language

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 with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. ''Clark'' evolved from " clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th-century England. The name has many variants. ''Clark'' is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, including placing fourteenth in Scotland. Clark is also an occasional

given name 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. According to the 1990 United States Census, ''Clark'' was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population. United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files/dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2021-07-27. Notable people with the surname include:

Disambiguation pages

Anne Clark (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, Cla ...

, multiple people * Brian Clark (disambiguation), multiple people *

Cameron Clark (disambiguation) Cameron Clark may refer to: * Cameron Clark (American football) (born 1997), American football offensive tackle * Cameron Clark (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player * Cameron Clark (footballer, born 2000), Scottish association footb ...

, multiple people * Charles Clark (disambiguation), multiple people *

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 ...

, multiple people *

Clive Clark (disambiguation) Clive Clark may refer to: * Clive Clark (golfer) (born 1945), English golfer * Clive Clark (footballer) (1940–2014), English former footballer See also * Clive Clarke Clive Richard Luke Clarke (born 14 January 1980) is an Irish former foo ...

, multiple people * Colin Clark (disambiguation), multiple people * Douglas Clark (disambiguation), 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 ...

, multiple people * Jim Clark (disambiguation), multiple people *

John Clark (disambiguation) John Clark may refer to: Entertainment *John Clark or Signor Brocolini (1841–1906), Irish-born American operatic singer and actor * John Clark (actor) (born 1932), English actor and theatre director *John Clark (American actor) (1933–2011), ...

, multiple people *

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 * ...

, multiple people * Ken Clark (disambiguation), multiple people *

Kenneth 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 *

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 ...

, 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), multiple people *

Ryan Clark (disambiguation) Ryan Clark may refer to: * Ryan Clark (American football) (born 1979), NFL football player * Ryan Clark (actor) (born 1983), Australian former actor, best known for Home and Away and lifeguard * Ryan Clark (musician) (born 1979), co-founder of the ...

, multiple people *

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 Dorian may refer to: Ancient Greece * Dorians, one of the main ethnic divisions of ancient Greeks * Doric Greek, or Dorian, the dialect spoken by the Dorians Art and entertainment Films * ''Dorian'' (film), the Canadian title of the 2004 film ' ...

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 *

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 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 *

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 *

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) (born 1979), British musician, known by the mononym "Clark" * Christian Clark (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 *

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 *

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) 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 *

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 *

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 *

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 (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 *

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 Stephen Richard Lyster Clark (born 30 October 1945) is an English philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Liverpool. Clark specialises in the philosophy of religion and animal rights, writing from a philosophical po ...

(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 Vicky A. Clark (born December 19, 1950) is an American independent curator of contemporary art, art historian, and writer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Early life and education Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Clark moved to Santa Monica, Ca ...

, American art curator *

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 *

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 *

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 (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 (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 *

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. Biography ...

(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. He was the first New York State Superintendent of Public Works. Biography He was born in Franklin County, New York, to Samuel Smith C ...

(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 Boyd A. Clark (January 20, 1918 – March 6, 1978) was an American jurist and politician. Born in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, Clark graduated from Sparta High School. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was a crypt ...

(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 (1846–1930), MP for Caithness * Greenleaf Clark (1835–1904), American jurist * Helen Clark (born 1950), prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008 *

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 *

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 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 *

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 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 *

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 (born 1934), British retired diplomat and writer *

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

Science and medicine

* Adam Clark, American meteorologist *

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 *

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 Duncan William Clark, MD (1910 – 5 August 2007) was an American public health and preventive medicine specialist. He is best known for advocating the addition of fluoride to the New York City's water supply to prevent tooth decay. Education 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 (1907–1995), British archaeologist * Hamlet Clark (1823–1867), English entomologist *

Hilda Clark (doctor) Hilda Clark (12 January 1881 – 24 February 1955) was a British physician and humanitarian infrastructure creator worker. In August 1914, she was the instigator of what became a Quaker relief infrastructure across Europe and through Russia, the F ...

(1881–1955), Quaker physician and humanitarian * Hubert Lyman Clark (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 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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 * Dwight Clark (1957–2018), American football player * Earl Clark, American basketball player *

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 *

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 *

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 * Glenn Clark (born 1969), Canadian coach of Toronto Rock *

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 *

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 * Kelly Clark (born 1983), American snowboarder * Kihei Clark (born 2000), American–Filipino basketball player *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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

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 *

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 *

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 Davis Wasgatt Clark (25 February 1812 – May 23, 1871) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1864; the first President of the Freedman's Aid Society; and the namesake of Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU. Bi ...

(1812–1871), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church *

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 *

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 * Hulda Regehr Clark, (1928–2009), alternative medicine practitioner * Joseph Samuel Clark (1871–1944), African-American university president *

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 Nada Hazel Clark (10 October 1922 – 4 August 1964) was a New Zealand trade unionist. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 10 October 1922. References

1922 births 1964 deaths New Zealand trade unionists Australian emigran ...

(1922–1964), New Zealand trade unionist *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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'' * John Clark (Tom Clancy character), character in Tom Clancy's Ryanverse *

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'' *

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 *

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.

References

External links

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