CLARKE

★ Clarke College, a Catholic college in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Other uses of Clarke include:

In science

Names

People whose surname is 'Clarke' include (see also Clark):

★ Alan Clarke (1935-1990), British TV and film director

★ Allan Clarke (born 1946), English footballer

★ 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 (1879–1947), a pioneer in public relations, a diplomat and a newspaper war correspondent in the first world war.

★ Bob Clarke Cartoonist

★ Bobbie Clarke, rock drummer

★ 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 (1933-2002), New Zealand Rugby Union player

★ Donald Clarke, American writer on music

★ Donald C. Clarke, a US law professor

★ Evan V. Clarke, graduate of St. Marys School. American basketball player.

★ 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.

★ Marcus Clarke (1846–1881), Australian novelist (''For the Term of his Natural Life'')

★ Maura Clarke (January 13, 1931 – December 2, 1980) An American nun, a martyr, who was killed in El Salvador by a pack of military death squad officials.

★ 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 (born 1959), British novelist (''Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'')

★ Vince Clarke (born 1960), British musician of the band Erasure

★ Wayne Clarke (born 1961), British radio broadcaster and Christian minister

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