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 Misso ...

(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) Bill Clark (born May 20, 1944) is a former New York Police Department first grade detective and an award-winning television writer and producer. He was a veteran NYPD Detective First Grade before joining David Milch and Steven Bochco's ''NYPD Blu ...

(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. Biography He was born in Greenock, near Glasgow, and lived there a ...

(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 Plains Indian Wars. Clark was appointed to the US Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 1868. He was assigned as a Second Lieutena ...

(1845–1884), U.S. Army officer * William Leon Clark (1911–2005), Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force

Politics

Canada

* William George Clark (politician) (1865–1948), Canadian politician * William Harold Clark (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 Edinb ...

(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 Prin ...

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

United Kingdom

* William D. Clark (1916–1985), economist and first director of the Overseas Development Institute *

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 (MP for Croydon South) *

William Henry Clark Sir William Henry Clark (4 January 1876 – 22 November 1952) was a British civil servant and diplomat. He was the first British High Commissioner to Canada 1928–1934. Early life Clark was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cam ...

(1876–1952), British civil servant and diplomat * William Moore Wallis Clark (1897–1971), Ulster Unionist member of the Senate of Northern Ireland

United States

* 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.Thomas William Herringshaw, Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. ''Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography.'' Chicago: Am ...

(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) William Clark Jr. (April 14, 1798 – January 3, 1871) was a merchant, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and a legislator in the Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas (), or simply Texas, was a country in North America th ...

, 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) William Clark (June 25, 1811, in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York – May 28, 1885) was an American politician from New York. Life He was the son of Cyrenus Clark (born 1772) and Rachel (Tracy) Clark (born 1777). In 1836, he married Anna ...

(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 (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021) was an American lawyer, activist, and United States Federal Government, federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States ...

(William Ramsey Clark; 1927–2021), American politician, United States Attorney General *

William Thomas Clark William Thomas Clark (June 29, 1831 – October 12, 1905) was an American soldier and politician, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War and as a Reconstruction era U.S. Congressman. Birth and early years Cla ...

(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 fr ...

(1885–1971), American politician from Wisconsin *

William White Clark William White Clark (September 23, 1819 – August 6, 1883) was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Richmond County, Georgia and served in the Georgia state legislature The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of ...

(1819–1883), Confederate politician

Religion

William Clark (priest) William Clark (died 1603) was an English Roman Catholic priest and conspirator. He is remembered for his involvement in a plan to kidnap King James I of England, made together with another Catholic priest William Watson in the Bye Plot. He was ex ...

(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 (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 William Bullock Clark (December 15, 1860 – July 27, 1917), was an American geologist. Early life William Bullock Clark was born on December 15, 1860, at Brattleboro, Vermont, to Helen (née Bullock) and Barna Atherton Clark. Clark had private ...

(1860–1917), American geologist * William Inglis Clark (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, and ...

(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 (18 March 18216 November 1878) was an English writer and classical scholar. He was best known for founding the ''Journal of Philology'' and '' The Cambridge Shakespeare'' alongside writer William Aldis Wright. Life He wa ...

(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 (born 1948), American ecologist and environmental policy analyst * William A. V. Clark (born 1938), professor of geography * William Mansfield Clark (1884–1964), American chemist

Other

William Tierney Clark William Tierney Clark FRS FRAS (23 August 1783 – 22 September 1852) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. He was among the earliest designers of suspension bridges. Born in B ...

(1783–1852), English engineer and bridge designer *

William Clark (inventor) William Clark (17 March 1821 – 22 January 1880) was an English civil engineer and inventor. Life Born at Colchester, Clark attended King's College London in 1842, and was made an Associate of King's College in 1845. Soon afterwards he beca ...

(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