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Entertainment

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James P. Clarke (composer) James P. Clarke (1807/08–1877) was a Canadians, Canadian organist, conductor and composer. He was the first person to receive a bachelor's degree in music in North America. He is best known for his work ''Lays of the Maple Leaf'' (1853) and ...
(1807/8–1877), Canadian composer *
James Kenelm Clarke James Kenelm Clarke (born 1941 at Great Rissington, Gloucestershire) (died, Norfolk 2020) is an English film director. He was educated at Leighton Park School and studied music with René Leibowitz in Paris. Career At the age of 18 he wrote the mus ...
(born 1941), British film director, producer and composer *
James Clarke (composer) James Clarke (born 15 October 1957) is an English composer sometimes associated with the New Complexity school. Background Clarke was born in London, on 15 October 1957. Education According to fellow English composer and music scholar Christoph ...
(born 1957), British composer * James Clarke (author) (born 1972), cinema author


Politics

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James Clarke (Iowa politician) James Clarke (July 5, 1812 – July 28, 1850) was the third Governor of Iowa Territory from November 18, 1845 until December 3, 1846, being appointed to the office, as a Democrat, by President James Polk. Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Clarke ...
(1812–1850), American politician and Governor of Iowa Territory *
James Paul Clarke James Paul Clarke (August 18, 1854 – October 1, 1916) was a United States Senator and the 18th Governor of Arkansas as well as a white supremacist. Biography Clarke was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. His father died when Clarke was seven ye ...
(1854–1916), American politician from Arkansas *
James M. Clarke James "Jamie" McClure Clarke (June 12, 1917 – April 13, 1999) was a North Carolina politician and farmer. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. Born in Manchester, Vermont, Clarke grew up in Ashevill ...
(1917–1999), American politician and farmer from North Carolina *James Clarke, leader of the
Renew Party The Renew Party was a minor centrist political party in the United Kingdom. It was set up in 2017 to provide an alternative for moderate voters in the wake of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. The party described its ...
in the United Kingdom * Jim Clarke (Northern Ireland politician), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland * James Clarke (died 1599), English MP for
Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...
* James Clarke (died 1612), English MP for
Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ...
* James Clarke (died 1621), English MP for
Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...


Sports

* James Clarke (athlete) (1874–1929), Irish Olympic tug of war competitor * James Clarke (footballer, born 1913), English footballer for Bradford City and Rotherham United *
James Clarke (footballer, born 1923) James Clarke (7 December 1923 – 12 December 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Career Born in West Bromwich, Clarke signed for Nottingham Forest from Darlaston Town in May 1947. He later played for Boston ...
, English footballer for Nottingham Forest * James Clarke (footballer, born 1982), English footballer for Rochdale and Grimsby Town * James Clarke (footballer, born 1989), English footballer for Newport County * James Clarke (footballer, born 2000), Irish footballer for Mansfield Town F.C. * James Clarke (cricketer) (born 1979), English cricketer * James Clarke (rower) (born 1984), British lightweight rower *
Jim Clarke (Gaelic footballer) Jim Clarke is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for St Eunan's GAA, St Eunan's and the Donegal county football team, Donegal county team. He played for his county in the full-forward position at minor, under-21 and senior levels duri ...
, played for Donegal * Jim Clarke (ice hockey) (born 1954), Canadian defenceman


Other

* James Clarke (antiquary) (1798–1861), English antiquary and amateur poet *
James Clarke (VC) Regimental Sergeant Major James Clarke VC (6 April 189416 June 1947) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour " ...
(1894–1947), English World War I soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross *
James Fernandez Clarke James Fernandez Clarke (1812–1876) was an English surgeon and medical writer. Life Clarke was born at Olney, Buckinghamshire; his father and grandfather were prosperous lace merchants. After one or two brief apprenticeships, in 1828 he was pl ...
(1812–1876), English surgeon and medical writer *
James Freeman Clarke James Freeman Clarke (April 4, 1810 – June 8, 1888) was an American minister, theologian and author. Biography Born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on April 4, 1810, James Freeman Clarke was the son of Samuel Clarke and Rebecca Parker Hull, though h ...
(1810–1888), American preacher and author *
James Stanier Clarke James Stanier Clarke (1766–1834) was an English cleric, naval author and man of letters. He became librarian in 1799 to George, Prince of Wales (later Prince Regent, then George IV). Early life The eldest son of Edward Clarke and Anne Grenfi ...
(1766–1834), English cleric, author and librarian to the Prince of Wales * James Franklin Clarke Jr., American historian


See also

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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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James Clarke Hook James Clarke Hook (21 November 1819 – 14 April 1907) was an English painter and etcher of marine, genre and historical scenes, and landscapes. Life Hook was born in London, the son of James Hook, a draper and one time Judge of the Mixed ...
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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 ...
* James Clerk (disambiguation) * Jamie Clarke (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, James