Clarke (family name)

Clarke is an English family name .

Origin and meaning

The name is a variant of Clark ( New English clerk ) and thus roughly corresponds to the German name Schreiber .

variants

Clark , Clerke

Name bearer

A.

AV Clarke (1922-1998), English science fiction author and editor (actually: Aubrey Vincent Clarke)
Adlin Mair-Clarke (* 1941), Jamaican sprinter and hurdler
Adrian Clarke (* 1956), Barbadian tennis player
Alan Clarke (psychologist) (1922-2011), British psychologist
Alan Clarke (director) (1935–1990), British director
Alan Clarke (cultural scientist) (* around 1941), British actor and cultural scientist
Alan Clarke (soccer player) (born 1962), Irish soccer player
Alexander Ross Clarke (1828–1914), British geodesist
Allan Clarke (musician) (actually Harold Allan ; * 1942), British rock singer, co-founder of The Hollies
Allan Clarke (soccer player) (born 1946), English soccer player and coach
Allen Clarke (born 1952), English football player
Andrew Clarke (1793–1847), British colonial governor
Andrew Clarke (officer) (1824–1902), British officer and colonial governor
Andrew Clarke (engineer) , British railway engineer
Andrew Clarke (politician) (1868–1940), Scottish politician
Andrew Clarke (actor) (born 1954), Australian actor
Andrew Clarke (cricketer, 1961) (born 1961), English cricketer
Andrew Clarke (cricketer, 1975) (born 1975), English cricketer
Andy Clarke (comic book artist) , British comic book artist
Andy Clarke (soccer player) (born 1967), English soccer player
Angela Clarke (actress, 1909) (1909-2010), American actress
Angela Clarke (volleyball player) (* 1975), Australian volleyball and beach volleyball player
Angela Clarke (actress, 1969) (born 1969), English actress
Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Hampstead (* 1932), English trade unionist and politician (Labor Party)
Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony (born 1943), British lawyer and judge
Archibald S. Clarke (1788–1821), American politician
Arthur Clarke , real name of Babe Clarke (* around 1930), American musician
Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008), British physicist and writer
Augustine Clarke († 1841), American politician, lawyer and banker
Austin Clarke (poet) (1896–1974), Northern Irish poet
Austin Clarke (writer) (1934-2016), Canadian writer

B.

Babe Clarke (actually Arthur Clarke ; * around 1930), American musician
Bayard Clarke (1815-1884), American politician
Beverly L. Clarke (1809-1860), American politician
Bill Clarke († 2015), British manager and rowing official
Bob Carlos Clarke (actually Robert C. Clarke ; 1950–2006), British photographer
Bobby Clarke (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player
Brandon Clarke (chess player) (born 1995), English chess player
Brandon Clarke (basketball player) (born 1996), Canadian-American basketball player
Brian Clarke (artist) (born 1953), British visual artist
Brian Clarke (soccer player) (born 1968), English soccer player
Brian Patrick Clarke (born 1952), American actor
Bruce C. Clarke (1901–1988), American officer, general in the US Army
Bryan Clarke (1932-2014), British geneticist and evolutionary biologist
William Buck Clarke (1933–1988), American percussionist

C.

Cam Clarke (born 1957), American voice actor and actor
Charles Clarke (politician) (born 1950), British politician
Charles Baron Clarke (1832–1906), English botanist
Charles E. Clarke (1790–1863), American lawyer and politician
Charles G. Clarke (1899–1983), American cameraman
Charles Kirk Clarke (1857-1924), Canadian psychiatrist
Charles Mansfield Clarke (1839–1932), British officer and Governor of Malta
Charles Noble Arden-Clarke (1898–1962), British colonial administrator
Cheavan Clarke (born 1990), British boxer
Christopher Clarke (* 1990), British athlete
Clive Clarke (born 1980), Irish football player
Colin Clarke (born 1962), Northern Irish football player
Cyril Clarke (1907-2000), British physician, geneticist and lepidopterist

D.

Dan Clarke (film producer) , film producer
Dan Clarke (racing driver) (born 1983), British racing driver
Darren Clarke (* 1968), British golfer
Darren Clarke (snooker player) , British snooker player
Dave Clarke (* 1968), English music producer and DJ
Davian Clarke (born 1976), Jamaican athlete
David Clarke (actor) (1908-2004), American actor
David Clarke (racing driver) (1929–2002), British racing car driver
David Clarke (athlete) (born 1958), British long-distance runner
David Clarke (cyclist) (born 1979), British cyclist
David Clarke (ice hockey player) (born 1981), British ice hockey player
David A. Clarke (* 1956), American sheriff
David Leonard Clarke (1937–1976), British prehistorian
David Michael Clarke (born 1969), British artist
Debbie Clarke (born 1983), Welsh singer
Derek Clarke (track and field athlete) (1937–1997), British decathlete
Derek Clarke (soccer player) (born 1950), English soccer player
Dick Clarke , American trumpeter
Don Clarke (1933–2002), New Zealand rugby union player
Don Clarke (comedian) (* 1956), British-German comedian and presenter
Douglas Clarke (1893–1962), English musician, composer, conductor and music teacher

E.

Eddie Clarke (1950-2018), British guitarist
Edgerton Roland Clarke (born 1929), Jamaican clergyman, Archbishop of Kingston
Edith Clarke (1883–1959), American engineer and university professor
Edmund M. Clarke (* 1945), American computer scientist
Edward Clarke (1850–1905), Canadian journalist and politician, Mayor of Toronto
Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822), British mineralogist
Edward Hedrick Clarke (1939–2013), American economist, s. Vickrey-Clarke-Groves Mechanism
Eldece Clarke-Lewis (* 1965), Bahamian sprinter
Ellis Clarke (1917-2010), politician from Trinidad and Tobago, President 1976-1987
Emilia Clarke (born 1986), British actress
Emmy Clarke (actually Mary Elizabeth Clarke ; * 1991), American actress
Eric Clarke (politician) (born 1933), Scottish politician
Eric Clarke (musicologist) (* 1955), British musicologist
Eric Clarke (musician) ( Fish ; * around 1960), Jamaican musician
Everton Clarke (* 1992), Jamaican track and field athlete

F.

Floyd I. Clarke (born 1942), American government official
Frank Clarke (actor) (1898–1948), American actor
Frank Clarke (film editor) (1915-2002), British film editor
Frank Clarke (soccer player) ( Frank James Clarke ; born 1942), English soccer player
Frank Clarke (lawyer) (born 1951), Irish judge
Frank Clarke (director) (born 1956), British director
Frank Gay Clarke (1850–1901), American politician
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847–1931), American geologist and chemist
Frazer Clarke (born 1991), British boxer
FRC Clarke (1931–2009), Canadian organist, choir director, composer and music educator
Fred Clarke (1872-1960), American baseball player
Freeman Clarke (1809-1887), American politician

G

George Clarke (Governor) (1676–1760), British colonial governor
George Clarke (soccer player, 1894) (1894-1960), English soccer player
George Clarke (soccer player, 1900) (1900–1977), English soccer player
George Clarke (soccer player, 1902) (1902– ??), English soccer player
George Clarke (saxophonist) (1911–1985), American jazz saxophonist
George Clarke (soccer player, 1921) (1921-2011), English soccer player
George Clarke (architect) (* 1974), British architect, presenter and writer
George Elliott Clarke (* 1960), Canadian literary scholar
George Somers Clarke (1825-1882), British architect
George Sydenham Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe (1848–1933), British officer and colonial governor
George Thomas Smith-Clarke (1884–1960), British engineer
George W. Clarke (1852–1936), American politician
Georgie Clarke (* 1984), Australian athlete
Gerald Clarke (Author) (born 1937), American author
Gerald Clarke (artist) (born 1967), American artist
Gilby Clarke (born 1962), American guitarist
Gilmore David Clarke (1892–1982), American civil engineer and landscape architect

H

Hans Thacher Clarke (1887–1972), British-American chemist
Hansen Clarke (* 1957), American politician
Harry Clarke (1889–1931), Irish glass painter and book illustrator
Helen Clarke (* 1971), New Zealand hockey player
Henri Clarke d'Hunebourg (1765-1818), French general and statesman
Henry Clarke (racing driver) (* 1989), American racing driver
Henry Butler Clarke (1863-1904), British historian, Romanist and Hispanist
Henry Joseph Clarke (1833–1889), Canadian politician
Henry Stephen Clarke (around 1837–1889), British entrepreneur
Herbert L. Clarke (1867–1945), American cornetist and composer
Hilton Clarke (* 1979), Australian cyclist
Hugh Archibald Clarke (1839–1927), Canadian composer

I.

Ian Clarke (rugby player) (1931–1997), New Zealand rugby union player
Ian Clarke (computer scientist) (* 1977), Irish computer scientist
Isabel C. Clarke (1869–1951), American writer

J

Jack Clarke (rugby player) (born 1968), Irish rugby player
Jack Clarke (racing driver) (* 1988), British racing driver
Jack Clarke (soccer player) (* 2000), English soccer player
Jacob Lockhart Clarke (1817-1880), English anatomist, physiologist, and neurologist
Jake Clarke-Salter (born 1997), English football player
James Clarke (politician) (1812-1850), American politician (Iowa)
James Clarke (rower) (born 1984), British rower
James Freeman Clarke (1810–1888), American preacher
James M. Clarke (1917–1999), American politician
James Paul Clarke (1854–1916), American politician
Jamie Rhys Clarke (born 1994), Welsh snooker player
Jason Clarke (actor) (born 1969), Australian actor
Jason Clarke (ice hockey player) (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
Jason Clarke (writer) (born 1978), American writer
Jay Clarke (born 1998), British tennis player
Jennifer Ward Clarke († 2015), British cellist
Jeremiah Clarke (around 1674–1704), British composer
Jeremy Clarke (Politician) ( Jeremiah Clarke ; 1605–1652), English trader, politician and officer
Jeremy Clarke (poet) (born 1962), British poet
Jessica Clarke (* 1989), English soccer player
Joan Clarke (1917–1996), British cryptanalyst
John Clarke (clergyman) (1609–1676), English physician, Baptist preacher and politician in colonial North America
John Clarke (natural philosopher) (1682–1757), English natural philosopher
John Clarke (Scholar) (1687–1734) British scholar and educational reformer
John Clarke (medic) (1760–1815), British obstetrician and medic in Frankfurt an der Oder
John Clarke (javelin thrower) (born 1911), British javelin thrower
John Clarke (actor) (1931-2019), American actor
John Clarke (physicist) (born 1942), British physicist
John Clarke (satirist) (1948-2017), New Zealand-Australian satirist, actor and author
John Clarke (marathon runner) (fl. 1950), New Zealand marathon runner
John Blades Clarke (1833-1911), American politician
John Creemer Clarke (1821–1895), British politician
John D. Clarke (1873–1933), American politician
John Frederick Gates Clarke (1905–1990), British entomologist
John Hessin Clarke (1857–1945), American lawyer
John Hopkins Clarke (1789–1870), American politician
John Innes Clarke (1929-2018), British geographer
John Mason Clarke (1857-1925), American paleontologist
Jonathan Clarke (* 1984), Australian cyclist
Jordan Clarke (born 1950), American actor
Joseph Calvitt Clarke (1920–2004), American lawyer
Josh Clarke (born 1995), Australian athlete
Judy Clarke (* around 1952), American lawyer
Julian Clarke (* 1977), Canadian film editor

K

Kacey Clarke (* 1988), British actress, screenwriter and film producer
Kathleen Clarke (1878–1972), Irish politician
Kenneth Clarke (born 1940), British politician
Kenny Clarke (1914–1985), American drummer
Kevin Clarke (* 1967), German musicologist
Kim Clarke (* 1954), American jazz bassist

L.

Lacena Golding-Clarke (* 1975), Jamaican athlete
Leo Morris Clarke (1923-2006), Australian Former Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle
Leon Clarke ( American football player ) (1933–2009) American football player

Leon Clarke (referee) (born 1979), Lucian football referee
Leon Clarke (born 1985), English football player
Lerone Clarke (born 1981), Jamaican athlete
Lilian Jane Clarke (1866–1934), British botanist
Lindsay Clarke (* 1939), English writer
Louis Clarke (1901–1977), American track and field athlete
Lydia Clarke (1923–2018), American actress and photographer

M.

Mae Clarke (actually Violet Mary Klotz ; 1910–1992), American actress
Malcolm Clarke (biologist) ( Malcolm Roy Clarke ; 1930-2013), British biologist
Malcolm Clarke (composer) (1943-2003), British composer
Malcolm Clarke (soccer player) (born 1944), Scottish soccer player
Malcolm Clarke (producer) , English film producer
Marcus Clarke (1846-1881), Australian writer
Margi Clarke (* 1954), English presenter and actress
Marian W. Clarke (1880–1953), American politician
Mark Clarke (musician) (born 1950), British musician
Mark Clarke (Sailor) (1950–2013), Cayman Islands sailor
Martha Clarke (* 1944), American choreographer
Mary Clarke († 2015), British dance critic
Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852), English mistress
Matthew Clarke (* 1994), Northern Irish football player
Melinda Clarke (born 1969), American actress
Michael Clarke (Director) (1919-2005), British film director and producer
Michael Clarke (drummer) (1946-1993), American drummer
Michael Clarke (cricketer) (born 1981), Australian cricketer
Michael Clarke (tennis player) (* 1990), tennis player from Trinidad and Tobago
Mike Clarke (ice hockey player, 1953) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
Mike Clarke (composer) , composer
Mike Clarke (ice hockey player, 1979) (born 1979), Canadian-British ice hockey player

N

Nathan Clarke (cyclist) (* 1978), Australian cyclist
Nathan Clarke (soccer player) (born 1983), English soccer player
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (1953–2012), British religious scholar
Nick Clarke (1948-2006), British journalist
Noah Clarke (born 1979), American ice hockey player
Noel Clarke (born 1975), British actor
Norman Clarke (Bishop) ( Norman Harry Clarke ; 1892–1974), British clergyman, Bishop of Plymouth
Norman Clarke (physicist) (1916–2002), British physicist and politician
Norman Clarke (soccer player) ( Norman Samson Clarke ; * 1942), Northern Irish soccer player

O

Oz Clarke (born 1949), British actor, wine critic, author, TV and radio presenter

P

Pauline Clarke (1921–2013), English children's author
Percy Selwyn-Clarke (1893–1976), British colonial governor
Pete Clarke (1911–1975), American jazz musician
Peter Clarke (soccer player, 1949) (born 1949), English soccer player
Peter Clarke (tennis player) (born 1979), Irish tennis player
Peter Clarke (soccer player, 1982) (born 1982), English soccer player
Peter B. Clarke ( Peter Bernard Clarke ; 1940-2011), British religious scholar and historian
Peter Edward Clarke , actual name of Budgie (drummer) (* 1957), British drummer
Peter Hugh Clarke (1933-2014), English chess player and author
Philip Clarke (* 1960), British manager

R.

Reader W. Clarke (1812–1872), American politician
Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979), British composer
Rebecca Sophia Clarke (1833–1906), American writer
Ricardo Clarke (* 1992), Panamanian soccer player
Richard Clarke (* 1950), American security advisor
Richard Clarke (soccer player, 1979) (born 1979), Northern Irish soccer player
Richard Clarke (soccer player, 1985) (born 1985), Northern Irish soccer player
Richard Henry Clarke (1843–1906), American politician
Richard Lionel Clarke (born 1949), Irish clergyman, Archbishop of Armagh
Robin Clarke (actor) (born 1942), American actor
Robin Clarke (rower) (born 1964), New Zealand rower
Robin Clarke (squash player) (* 1986), Canadian squash player
Roger Clarke (1940-2014), Jamaican politician (PNP)
Roger Clarke (ornithologist) ( Roger Geoffrey Clarke ; 1952-2007), British ornithologist
Ron Clarke (1937–2015), Australian athlete and politician
Ronald J. Clarke (* 1944), British paleoanthropologist
Rosie Clarke (* 1991), English obstacle runner
Ross Clarke (* 1993), Northern Irish football player
Rotnei Clarke (* 1989), American basketball player
Roy Clarke (soccer player) (1925-2006), Welsh soccer player
Roy Clarke (screenwriter) (born 1930), English screenwriter
Ruth Knüchel-Clarke (* 1959), German pathologist and university professor

S.

Samuel Clarke (1675–1729), British theologian and philosopher
Sarah Clarke (Administrator) (born 1965), British Administrator (Lady Usher of the Black Rod)
Sarah Clarke (born 1972), American actress
Seleno Clarke (1930-2017), American musician
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (* 1990), British athlete
Shirley Clarke (1919–1997), American director
Sidney Clarke (1831–1909), American politician
Simon Clarke (* 1986), Australian cyclist
Simone Clarke (* 1970), English dancer
Somers Clarke (1841–1926), English Egyptologist and architect
Staley N. Clarke (1794–1860), American politician
Stanley Clarke (* 1951), American bass player
Stephen Clarke (born 1958), British author
Stephenson Robert Clarke (1862-1948), British naturalist and big game hunter
Steve Clarke (soccer player) (born 1963), Scottish soccer player and coach
Steve Clarke (philosopher) (* 1964), Australian philosopher
Steve Clarke (biathlete) (born 1990), British biathlete
Susanna Clarke (* 1959), British writer

T

TEB Clarke (1907-1989), British screenwriter
Tamicka Clarke (* 1980), Bahamian sprinter
Terry Clarke (* 1944), Canadian jazz musician
Thomas Clarke (Lawyer) (1703–1764), British lawyer
Thomas Clarke (skeleton rider) (1911-1969), British skeleton rider
Thomas Clarke (politician) (* 1941), Scottish politician
Thomas Clarke (soccer player) (born 1989), British soccer player
Thomas Clarke (cyclist) (* 1995), Australian cyclist
Thomas Ernest Bennett Clarke (1907-1989), British screenwriter, see TEB Clarke
Thomas James Clarke (1858-1916), Irish revolutionary
Thomas Shields Clarke (1860–1920), American artist
Thurmond Clarke (1902–1971), American lawyer
Tom Clarke (screenwriter) (1918-1993), British screenwriter
Tom Clarke (soccer player) (born 1987), British soccer player
Tony Clarke (singer) (1940–1971), American singer
Tony Clarke (producer) (1941-2010) British musician and record producer
Tony Clarke (Author) (born 1944), Canadian author and civil rights activist
Troy Clarke (1969-2013), Australian Australian football player

V

Vince Clarke (* 1960), English pop musician

W.

Walter Clarke (1640–1714), British colonial politician
Warren Clarke (1947-2014), British filmmaker
Wayne Clarke (born 1961), English football player
Will Clarke (producer) , British film producer
Will Clarke (triathlete) ( William Roger Clarke ; * 1985), British duathlete and triathlete
Will Clarke ( American football player ) ( William Clarke, Jr. , born 1991), American football player

William Clarke (politician) (around 1623–1666), British politician

William Clarke (architect) (1809–1889), Scottish architect

William Clarke, 1st Baronet (1831–1897), Australian rancher, politician, and philanthropist

William Clarke (journalist) (1852-1901), British journalist

William Clarke (musician) (1951–1996), American blues musician

William Clarke (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian cyclist

William Aurelius Clarke (1868–1940), Canadian politician

William Branwhite Clarke (1798–1878), Anglo-Australian geologist

William Eagle Clarke (1853-1938), British ornithologist

William Eden Clarke (1863-1940), Jamaican colonial policeman

Y

Yvette Clarke (* 1964), American politician