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People whose surname is Clarke include (see also Clark): Clark is the name of several places in the United States: Clark County, Arkansas Clark County, Indiana Clark County, Nevada Clark County, Washington Clark, Missouri Clark, New Jersey Clark, South Dakota Clark Township, Minnesota Clark Point is a point in eastern Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. ...
- Alexander R. Clarke, British geodesist, whose 1866 spheroid was the standard Earth spheroid for a very long time
- Sir Arthur C. Clarke (born 1917) is an author and inventor, probably most famous for his science fiction novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, for inventing and popularizing geostationary communication satellites and the space elevator. He also wrote Clarke's three laws.
- Sir Basil Clarke (born 1879), a pioneer in public relations, a diplomat and a newspaper war correspondent in the first world war.
- Bob Clarke Cartoonist
- Carter Clarke (born c. 1928) a retired American Brigader General and founder of Gemesis Corporation
- Charles Clarke (born 1950), British politician, Home Secretary
- Sir Prof Cyril Clarke (1907–2000), an English physician and winner of the 1980 Albert Lasker Award for medical research for work on Rhesus blood groups
- Chris Clarke, Canadian boxer
- Don Clarke
- Donald Clarke
- Donald C. Clarke, a US law professor
- Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, a geochemist
- George Johnson Clarke (1857–1917), Premier of New Brunswick 1914–1917
- Harry Clarke (1889-1931), Stained glass artist and illustrator
- Jacob Augustus Lockhart Clarke, British neurologist
- Jeremiah Clarke (1674–1707), a British composer, most famous for his Trumpet Voluntary the Prince of Denmark's March
- Jeremy Clarke British-born poet
- John Clarke (dean of Salisbury) (1682–1757), natural philosopher, mathematician, and translator. Younger brother of Samuel Clarke.
- John Cooper Clarke (born 1949), British performance poet.
- John Henry Clarke (1853 - 1931), one of the most eminent homoeopaths of England.
- Kenneth Clarke (born 1940) is a British politician. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 until 1997
- Michael Clarke (born 1981), a current Australian Test Cricketer
- Rebecca Helferich Clarke (1886–1979) was an English composer known for her chamber string music, particularly for the viola.
- Rebecca Sophia Clarke (1833-1906) was an American author of children's fiction
- Richard A. Clarke (born 1951), retired U.S. government official and expert in counter-terrorism, national security advisor to four U.S. presidents. Clarke was the counter-terrorism adviser on the U.S. National Security Council when the September 11 attacks occurred.
- Sir Richard W. B. Clarke, UK civil servant.
- Richard Clarke, 16th century English privateer and navigator who made early voyages to Newfoundland.
- Richard Clarke (Deadwood Dick) (1845-1930), English frontiersman and scout in the United States; inspiration for character Deadwood Dick.
- Richard Clarke, a sailor from Canada who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- Richard Clarke, (died 1634), English preacher, on the committee translating the King James version of the Bible.
- Samuel Clarke (1675–1729) was an English philosopher, known for his religious studies and his defense of Newtonian natural philosophy in a long philosophical correspondence with Gottfried Leibniz.
- Sidney Clarke (1831–1909), American politician
- Stanley Clarke (born 1951) is a virtuosic American musician known for his work on double bass and bass guitar.
- Stephen Clarke (born 1958) is a British journalist and novelist (A Year in the Merde).
- Stephen Clarke (born 1973) is a UK-born swimmer who competed for Canada
- Steve Clarke (born 1963) is a former Scottish footballer and the current assistant manager of Chelsea FC
- Susanna Clarke, British novelist
Alexander Ross Clarke in 1861. ...
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born December 16, 1917) is a British author and inventor, most famous for his science-fiction novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. ...
Sir Basil Clarke (1879-12 Dec 1947) was an early pioneer of public relations (PR). ...
Bob Clarke was an illustrator whose elegant line appeared in innumerable advertisements as well as MAD Magazine. ...
Carter Clarke is a retired United States Army brigadier general and founded Gemesis Corporation, a manufacturer of synthetic diamonds, in 1996. ...
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Sir Cyril Astley Clarke (22nd Aug 1907–22nd November 2000) was a physician, lepidopterist and geneticist. ...
Chris Clarke (born October 24, 1956 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a retired boxer from Canada, who won the gold medal in the mens lightweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. ...
Donald Barry Clarke (November 10, 1933âDecember 29, 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1956 until 1964. ...
Donald Clarke is a writer on film, literature, and art, who writes for The Irish Times. ...
Donald C. Clarke is a law professor specializing in Chinese law at the The George Washington University Law School. ...
Frank Wigglesworth With Colleagues Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847-1931), was a chemist, born in Boston, Massachusetts 19 March 1847. ...
George Johnson Clarke (October 10, 1857-February 26, 1917) was a New Brunswick journalist and politician. ...
A Harry Clarke window Over £1 million was spent in 1922 commissioning a set of Harry Clarke window in the Presentation Sisters convent on Green Street, Dingle. ...
Jacob Augustus Lockhart Clarke (1817-1880) was a British physiologist and neurologist who is primarily known for his studies of the brain and the spinal cord. ...
Jeremiah Clarke (c. ...
Jeremy Clarke (born 05 February 1962) is a British-born poet. ...
John Clarke (1682--1757) was an English natural philosopher and dean of Salisbury Cathedral from 1728 to his death in 1757 [1]. John Clarke was the son of Edward Clarke, an alderman who represented the city of Norwich in parliament, and the younger brother of the philosopher Samuel Clarke. ...
John Cooper Clarke John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is a performance poet from Salford, Manchester, England, affectionately known as the Bard of Salford. ...
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Kenneth Harry Clarke, QC, MP, (born 2 July 1940) is a leading Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. ...
Michael Clarke may refer to: Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael Clarke (musician) Michael Clarke Duncan, U.S. actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Rebecca Helferich Clarke (Friskin) (August 27, 1886 â October 13, 1979) was an English classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. ...
Rebecca Sophia Clarke (February 22, 1833 - August 16, 1906) was an American author of childrens fiction. ...
Richard A. Clarke (born 1951) provided national security advice to four U.S. presidents: Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, consulting on issues of intelligence and terrorism, from 1973 to 2003. ...
Sir Richard William Barnes Clarke, KCB, OBE (13 August 1910 â 21 June 1975) was a British civil servant. ...
Richard Clarke (1845 - 1930), born in Yorkshire, England, was a United States frontiersman and Pony Express rider who was the original inspiration for Deadwood Dick. ...
Doctor Richard Clarke sometimes spelled Clerke (died 1634) was a Fellow of Christs College, Cambridge and an eminent scholar and preacher in the Anglican Church. ...
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Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is an American musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and bass guitar as well as his numerous film and television scores. ...
Stephen Clarke (born 1958) is a British journalist and novelist. ...
Stephen Clarke (born July 21, 1973 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire) is a former international butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle swimmer, who was born in the United Kingdom and competed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain). ...
Steve Clarke (born August 29, 1963 in Saltcoats, Scotland) is a former Scottish international footballer. ...
At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 with a Hugo award Susanna Clarke (b. ...
Other uses of Clarke include: - Clarke Checks, one of the three main check suppliers in the United States
In science Clarke (geochemistry) - elements concentration in geochemistry The field of geochemistry involves study of the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, chemical processes and reactions that govern the composition of rocks and soils, and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earths chemical components in time and space, and their interaction with...
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