Globally, Clark (Clark 
, كلارك 
, クラーク 
, among others...) is a common boy's given name. The first name Clark is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common girly name, Macao, where it is quite a rare male name, and the United States. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Philippines, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More frequently, Clark is the last name as well as the forename.
Clark is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Superman , the superhero appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League; Clark Kent , the fictional character from Smallville; Clark Kent , the fictional character and secret identity of Superman, Man of Steel; Clarke Griffin , the fictional character from The CW's TV series The 100 and Chris Redfield , the character in the Resident Evil series of video games, Resident Evil: Afterlife, and in many other works.
| captain james clark 1744 Danbury, CT - 8 Jan 1809 Danbury, CT (b. 1744) |
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willis gaylord clark American writer (1808-1841), US (b. 1808) |
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lewis gaylord clark American editor, US (b. 1808) |
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meriwether lewis clark, sr. American architect and engineer, US (b. 1809) |
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| duncan clark loyalist in Halifax, Nova Scotia (b. 1759) |
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spencer m. clark American government official (1811-1890) (b. 1811) |
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rice owen clark 1816-, NZ (b. 1816) |
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satterlee clark American politician (1816-1881), US (b. 1816) |
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archibald clark New Zealand politician, NZ (b. 1824) |
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lewis whitehouse clark American judge, US (b. 1828) |
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rush clark American politician (1834-1879), US (b. 1834) |
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| satterlee clark Clark, Satterlee, class of 1807, US (b. 1785) |
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addison clark American University President, US (b. 1842) |
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| smith clark American lawyer, US (b. 1795) |
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alonzo howard clark American scientist, US (b. 1850) |
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