William Clark William Clark (August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Miss ...

(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 (1815–1870) was an early settler and brewer in Adelaide, in the Colony of South Australia. He was the founder of the Halifax Street Brewery around 1844 (sold in 1856), and in 1859 was responsible for the building of a brewe ...

(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) William Clark (26 June 1803- 11 November 1883) was a Scottish artist specialising in paintings of ships. His works are held in the National Maritime Museum and other collections. He was born in Greenock, near Glasgow, and lived there all his lif ...

(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 William Philo Clark (July 27, 1845 – September 22, 1884) was a United States Army officer during the American Indian Wars#Great Plains, Plains Indian Wars. Clark was appointed to the US Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 1868. He ...

(1845–1884), U.S. Army officer *

William Leon Clark William Leon Clark (1911 – March 19, 2005) was Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. Biography Clark was born in Mississippi in 1911 and grew up in Hattiesburg and Petal. He attended Pearl River Community College, Missis ...

(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) William Clark (February 18, 1774March 28, 1851) was a farmer, jurist, and politician from Dauphin, Pennsylvania. Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. ''Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography.'' Chicago: American Publisher's Associat ...

(1774–1851), US Congressman from Pennsylvania and U.S. Treasurer *

Billy J. Clark Billy James Clark (January 4, 1778 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts – September 20, 1866) was an American physician and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Ithamar Clark and Sarah (Simonds) Clark. He grew up in ...

(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) William Clark Jr. (October 12, 1930 – January 22, 2008) was an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to India. Early life and education Clark was born in Oakland, ...

(1930–2008), former United States Ambassador to India * William Clark (Montgomery County, NY) (1811–1885), New York politician *

William A. Clark William Andrews Clark Sr. (January 8, 1839March 2, 1925) was an American politician and entrepreneur, involved with mining, banking, and railroads. Biography Clark was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He moved with his family to Iowa in 1 ...

(1839–1925), copper baron and United States Senator from Montana *

William A. Clark (Maryland politician) William A. Clark (born March 4, 1958) is an American politician. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 35A from 1983 to 1990. Early life William A. Clark was born on March 4, 1958, in Havre de Grace, Maryland ...

(born 1958), American politician from Maryland * William D. Clark (1916–1985), economist and first director of the Overseas Development Institute * 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 (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021) was an American lawyer, activist, and federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Pres ...

(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 William Walter Clark (July 7, 1885May 15, 1971) was an American educator, farmer, and Republican politician. He represented Wood County in the Wisconsin State Assembly for fourteen years, and was twice elected to the Wisconsin State Senate fro ...

(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 William Harold Clark (July 1, 1869 – December 24, 1913) was an English-born Canadian businessman and politician. He was a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta. Biography William Clark was born in London, England on July 1, 1869. ...

(1869–1913), Canadian politician in Alberta *

William Mortimer Clark Sir William Mortimer Clark (also spelled Clarke), KC (May 24, 1836 – August 10, 1915) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Life and career Born in 1836 in Aberdeen, Scotland, Clark was educated at Marischal College and the University of Edin ...

(1836–1915), Canadian politician *

Keir Clark William Keir Clark (May 30, 1910 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. After serving as mayor of Montague in 1941 and 1942, he represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Princ ...

(William Keir Clark; 1910–2010), Canadian merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island

U.K.

William Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston William Gibson Haig Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston, (18 October 1917 – 6 October 2004) was a British Conservative politician who sat for a total of 28 years as a member of Parliament for three constituencies. He was also a Member of the House ...

(1917–2004), British politician * William Henry Clark (1876–1952), British civil servant and diplomat *

William Moore Wallis Clark William Moore Wallis Clark (10 January 1897 – 1 May 1971) was an Ulster Unionist member of the Senate of Northern Ireland The Senate of Northern Ireland was the upper house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created by the Government ...

(1897–1971), Ulster Unionist member of the Senate of Northern Ireland

Religion

* William Clark (priest) (died 1603), English Roman Catholic priest and conspirator * William Clark (bishop) (died 1925), Canadian Anglican bishop *

William Hawley Clark William Hawley Clark (May 10, 1919 – March 7, 1997) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, serving as diocesan from 1975 to 1985. He was elected January 24, 1975, consecrated on May 16, 1975, and installed on May 18, 1975. Clark ret ...

(1919–1997), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware *

William Robinson Clark William Robinson Clark (26 March 1829 – 12 November 1912) was a Scottish-Canadian theologian. Biography Clark was born in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, son of Rev. James Clark. Originally educated for the Congregationalist ministry at New Co ...

(1829–1912), Canadian theologian *

William Clark (Anglican) Rev. William Clark was an Anglican priest from Massachusetts. Clark was the son of Rev. Peter of Danvers, Massachusetts. After he was graduated from Harvard College in 1759, he was an interim preacher in various congregational churches around Bo ...

, Massachusetts cleric

Science

* William Andrew Clark (1911–1983), British botanist * William Bullock Clark (1860–1917), American geologist *

William Inglis Clark William Inglis Clark FRSE (4 June 1855 – 21 December 1932) was a Scottish pharmaceutical chemist. He is also remembered as a keen amateur mountaineer. Clark invented a neutral encapsulation of foul-tasting medicines. As a chemist and keen ama ...

(1855–1932), Scottish pharmaceutical chemist * William J. Clark, Scottish orthodontist

Sports

Football and rugby

Bill Clark (American football) Bill Bradford Clark (born June 28, 1968) is a retired American football coach. He was the head football coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He held the position from 2014 season until June 24, 2022, when he retired because of ...

(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) William Gibb Clarke (3 March 1878 – 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger. Clarke was the first Black professional footballer to score in the English Football League, while playing for Aston Villa in December 19 ...

(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 March 13, 1964) is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, an ...

(William Nuschler Clark, Jr., born 1964), American professional baseball player * Bill Clark (basketball) (born 1988), American basketball player

Professors

* William Clark (anatomist) (1788–1869), Professor of Anatomy at Cambridge University *

William George Clark William George Clark (March 18216 November 1878) was an English classical and Shakespearean scholar. Life He was born at Barford Hall, Darlington. He was educated at Sedbergh School, Shrewsbury School, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he ...

(1821–1878), British scholar of Shakespearean literature * William S. Clark (1826–1886), American agricultural scientist and educator at University of Massachusetts * William W. Clark (born 1940), professor of art history *

William C. Clark William Cummin Clark is the Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. William Clark known for his long-term efforts to promote sustainabi ...

(born 1948), American ecologist and environmental policy analyst * William A. V. Clark (born 1938), professor of geography *

William Mansfield Clark William Mansfield Clark (17 August 1884 – 19 January 1964) was an American chemist and professor at the Johns Hopkins University. He studied oxidation-reduction reactions and was a pioneer of medical biochemistry. Clark was born in Tivoli, New ...

(1884–1964), American chemist

Other

* William Tierney Clark (1783–1852), English engineer and bridge designer * William Clark (inventor) (1821–1880), British civil engineer and inventor *

William Nairne Clark William Nairne Clark (1804–1854) was a public notary and publisher, active at the Swan River Colony and Tasmanian settlements founded in Australia. The son of Charles Clark of Princeland, he was born in Scotland at Coupar Angus, Perthshire, t ...

(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