Stark or Starke may refer to:

Places

Antarctica and vicinity

Stark Point Croft Bay () is a bay which indents the north-central side of James Ross Island and forms the southern part of Herbert Sound, south of the northeastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula. Location Croft Bay deeply indents the north shore of James ...

, James Ross Island *

Stark Ridge Holyoake Range () is a mountain range in the Ross Dependency of Antarctice. It is in the southern section of the Churchill Mountains, part of the Transantarctic Mountains System. Location The range extends in a northwest–southeast direction f ...

, Churchill Mountains *

Stark Rock Stark Rock () is a conspicuous rock lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Cruls Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956–57. The n ...

, south of the Crulls Islands

United States

Starke, Florida Starke is a city in and the county seat of Bradford County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,796 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The origin of the city's name is disputed. Starke may have been named in honor of local la ...

, a city * Stark, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Stark, Illinois, an unincorporated community *

Stark, Kansas Stark is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 69. History The first post office at Stark was established in January 1886. Stark was laid out and platted in 1888. It was name ...

, a city * Stark, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Stark, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Stark, New Hampshire Stark is a New England town, town in Coös County, New Hampshire, Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 478 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 556 tabulated in 2010. It has a famous ...

, a town *

Stark, New York Stark is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 757 at the 2010 census. The town was named after American Revolution, Revolutionary War general John Stark. The town of Sta ...

, a town * Stark, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Stark, Wisconsin, a town *

Stark City, Missouri Stark City is a town in Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 139 at the 2010 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is adjacent to the battlefield of the ...

Stark County, Illinois Stark County is a county in Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,400. Its county seat is Toulon. Stark County is part of the Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Stark County was formed in 1839 out o ...

Starke County, Indiana Starke County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 23,371. The county seat is Knox. History The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill on February 7, 1835, that au ...

Stark County, North Dakota Stark County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,646, and was estimated to be 33,767 in 2024, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Dakota. The county seat and the largest city ...

Stark County, Ohio Stark County is a county located in the northeastern part of U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 374,853. Its county seat is Canton. The county was created in 1808 and organized the next year. It is named for John S ...

* Stark Township, Brown County, Minnesota

Elsewhere

* Stark (crater), on the Moon

People with the name

Stark (surname) Stark and Starke are German and English surnames; in the German language ''stark'' means "strong" or "powerful". Notable people with the surname include: People Stark * Andrew Stark (born 1964), Australian street photographer * Anthony Stark (196 ...

, including Starke, and fictional characters *

Stark Young Stark Young (October 11, 1881 – January 6, 1963) was an American teacher, playwright, novelist, painter, literary critic, translator, and essayist. Early life Young was born on October 11, 1881, in Como, Mississippi. His father, Alfred Al ...

(1881–1963), American teacher and writer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Stark (''The Longest Journey''), a world in the video game * Stark, in the Japanese manga ''

Frieren is a Japanese manga series written by and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since April 2020; its chapters have been collected in 14 volumes as of March 2025. It is license ...

'' * Stark, in Michael Marshall Smith's novel ''

Only Forward ''Only Forward'' is a science fiction novel by English writer Michael Marshall Smith; his debut novel, it was first published in 1994 by HarperCollins. It was the winner of the August Derleth Award (1995) and Philip K. Dick Award (2000).

'' *

House Stark George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the undead White Walke ...

, in George R. R. Martin's works * Tony Stark or

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...

, a Marvel comic book character

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Stark'' (novel), by Ben Elton * ''Stark'' (TV series), a miniseries based on Ben Elton's novel *''Stark'', a 2005 album by

Gregory Douglass Gregory Douglass (born December 19, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. Douglass plays lead guitar and piano. Background Douglass was born and raised in rural Vermont, performing in musical theater and winning local talent shows in his ear ...

Brands and enterprises

Štark Štark (pronounced: Shtark; full legal name: ''Soko Štark d.o.o. '') is a food manufacturing company based in Belgrade, Serbia. The main products of the company include candies, biscuits and chocolates. One of its hallmark products is ''Najlep ...

, a food manufacturing company in Belgrade, Serbia * Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards, in northeastern Missouri *

Stark Candy Company The Stark Candy Company, originally the Howard B. Stark Company, was a candy manufacturer founded in 1939, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was a competitor to Necco and manufactured products including candy hearts, candy raisins, Mary Janes, peanut b ...

, later acquired by Necco *

Stark Corporation Stark Corporation Public Company Limited is a Thai holding company in the electric cable manufacturing industry. It was formed in 2019 through a backdoor listing, and was listed on the SET100 index, but lost most of its value in 2023 after it w ...

, a Thai holding company in the cable manufacturing industry * Stark Group, a Danish building materials company

Properties on the United States National Register of Historic Places

* Stark Building, Waltham, Massachusetts * Stark Park, Manchester, New Hampshire * Stark Round Barn, near Unityville, South Dakota *

Starke Round Barn The Starke Round Barn near Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States, is a round barn that was built in 1902. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of ...

, near Red Cloud, Nebraska

Science and technology

Stark effect The Stark effect is the shifting and splitting of spectral lines of atoms and molecules due to the presence of an external electric field. It is the electric-field analogue of the Zeeman effect, where a spectral line is split into several compon ...

, an optical phenomenon in physics * Stark spectroscopy *

STARK (cryptography) Stark or Starke may refer to: Places Antarctica and vicinity * Stark Point, James Ross Island * Stark Ridge, Churchill Mountains * Stark Rock, south of the Crulls Islands United States * Starke, Florida, a city * Stark, Georgia, an unincorpora ...

(Scalable Transparent ARgument of Knowledge), a protocol in cryptography

Other uses

* Stark, a

barley Barley (), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains; it was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC, giving it nonshattering spikele ...

cultivar *

Stark Law Stark Law is a set of United States federal laws that prohibit physician self-referral, specifically a referral by a physician of a Medicare or Medicaid patient to an entity for the provision of designated health services ("DHS") if the physic ...

, U.S., restricting physician self-referrals *

Stark Museum of Art Stark or Starke may refer to: Places Antarctica and vicinity * Stark Point, James Ross Island * Stark Ridge, Churchill Mountains * Stark Rock, south of the Crulls Islands United States * Starke, Florida, a city * Stark, Georgia, an unincorporat ...

, in eastern Texas * Stark–Heegner theorem, in algebra * TAC Stark, a Brazilian vehicle * USS ''Stark'', a former frigate of the United States Navy