William Clark (disambiguation)

William Clark (1770–1838) was an American soldier and explorer; governor of Missouri Territory.

William Clark may also refer to:

Business

  • W. H. Clark (brewer) (William Henry Clark, c. 1815–c. 1870), brewer in South Australia
  • William Bell Clark (1889–1968), American advertising executive and naval historian
  • William Clark (stockbroker), Australian financier and racehorse owner in London

Entertainment

  • Bill Clark (screenwriter) (born 1944), former New York Police Department detective and television writer
  • William Clark (artist) (1803–1883), Scottish marine painter
  • William Andrews Clark Jr. (1877–1934), American violinist and founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Bill Clark (musician) (1925–1986), American jazz drummer
  • Billy C. Clark (1928–2009), American author

Military

  • William A. Clark (soldier) (1828–1916), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • William Philo Clark (1845–1884), U.S. Army officer
  • William Leon Clark (1911–2005), Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force

Politics

U.S.

  • William Clark (merchant) (1670–1742), merchant and town official in Boston, Massachusetts
  • William Clark (congressman) (1774–1851), US Congressman from Pennsylvania and U.S. Treasurer
  • Billy J. Clark (1778–1866), American physician and politician from New York
  • William Clark Jr. (1798–1871), American politician and signatory to the Texas Declaration of Independence
  • William Clark Jr. (diplomat) (1930–2008), former United States Ambassador to India
  • William Clark (Montgomery County, NY) (1811–1885), New York politician
  • William A. Clark (1839–1925), copper baron and United States Senator from Montana
  • William A. Clark (Maryland politician) (born 1958), American politician from Maryland
  • William G. Clark (1924–2001), American jurist and politician
  • William G. Clark Jr. (1912–1990), American jurist and politician in Massachusetts
  • William P. Clark Jr. (1931–2013), American politician, and United States Secretary of the Interior
  • Ramsey Clark (William Ramsey Clark; 1927–2021), American politician, United States Attorney General
  • William Thomas Clark (1831–1905), American soldier and Congressman from Texas, 1869–1872
  • William Walter Clark (1885–1971), American politician from Wisconsin
  • William White Clark (1819–1883), Confederate politician

Canada

  • William George Clark (politician) (1865–1948), Canadian politician
  • William Harold Clark (1869–1913), Canadian politician in Alberta
  • William Mortimer Clark (1836–1915), Canadian politician
  • Keir Clark (William Keir Clark; 1910–2010), Canadian merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island

U.K.

Religion

  • William Clark (priest) (died 1603), English Roman Catholic priest and conspirator
  • William Clark (bishop) (died 1925), Canadian Anglican bishop
  • William Hawley Clark (1919–1997), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
  • William Robinson Clark (1829–1912), Canadian theologian
  • William Clark (Anglican), Massachusetts cleric

Science

Sports

Football and rugby

  • Bill Clark (American football) (born 1968), retired college football coach
  • Bill Clark (Australian footballer) (1922–2015), Australian rules footballer
  • Bill Clark (rugby union) (1929–2010), New Zealand rugby player
  • Billy Clark (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1937), Scottish football player
  • Billy Clark (footballer, born 1967), English football player
  • Billy Clark (footballer, born 1991), English football player
  • William Clark (football manager), Scottish football manager
  • William Dennison Clark (1885–1932), American football player
  • William Clarke (footballer, fl. 1897–1900), football player for Lincoln City and Aberdeen F.C.
  • Willie Clarke (footballer) (1878–1940), born William Clark, Scottish football player for Aston Villa, Bradford and Bristol Rovers

Other sports

  • William Clark (archer) (1842–1913), American Olympic archer
  • William Clark (boxer) (1899–1988), American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
  • William Clark (skier) (1910–1975), Canadian skier and Olympic competitor
  • Will Clark (William Nuschler Clark, Jr., born 1964), American professional baseball player
  • Bill Clark (basketball) (born 1988), American basketball player

Professors

Other

  • William Tierney Clark (1783–1852), English engineer and bridge designer
  • William Clark (inventor) (1821–1880), British civil engineer and inventor
  • William Nairne Clark (1804–1854), public notary and publisher in Australia
  • William Ovens Clark (1849–1937), barrister and judge in British India
  • William Clark (judge) (1891–1957), American federal judge

See also

  • William Clarke (disambiguation)
  • William Clark Jr. (disambiguation)
  • William H. Clark (disambiguation)
  • Will Clark (disambiguation)
  • Willie Clark (disambiguation)
  • William Clerk (disambiguation)
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