Clark

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. Clark, Charles Joseph Known as "Joe.” Born 1939. Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1979-1980).
2. Clark, George Rogers 1752-1818. American military leader and frontiersman who led numerous raids on British troops and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory during the Revolutionary War.
3. Clark, John Bates 1847-1938. American economist known for his theory of marginal productivity. He wrote The Philosophy of Wealth (1885) and The Distribution of Wealth (1899).
4. Clark, Kenneth Bancroft 1914-2005. Panamanian-born American psychologist and author who demonstrated the psychological effects of racial segregation and ghetto life, influencing the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
5. Clark, Sir Kenneth McKenzie 1903-1983. British art historian whose works include The Nude (1955), Civilisation (1970), and Feminine Beauty (1980).
6. Clark, Mark Wayne 1896-1984. American general who was Allied commander in North Africa and Italy in World War II and supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea (1952-1953).
7. Clark, William 1770-1838. American explorer who joined Meriwether Lewis in an expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806). Clark was responsible for the careful mapmaking en route.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. An obsolete spelling of clerk, still used as a proper name, Clark, Clarke.

Wiktionary

1. n. An English occupational surname, variant of Clarke, for someone who was either a scribe or priest / cleric
2. n. A male given name transferred from the surname.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)
2. n. United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
3. n. Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
4. n. United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-2005)