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Contemporary Notables of the name Clark (post 1700) +

  • Roy Linwood Clark (1933-2018), American singer and musician, best known for having co-hosting Hee Haw, the nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009
  • William Clark (1770-1838), American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor, best remembered as co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean
  • Caitlin Clark (b. 2022), American three-time gold medalist college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference
  • John Bullock Clark Sr. (1802-1885), American militia officer who was given the Extermination Order during the 1838 Mormon War
  • Shawn Clark (1975-2025), American college football coach, served as the head football coach at Appalachian State University (2019-2024), offensive line coach at the University of Central Florida (2025)
  • Irma Clark Coleman (1937-2025), politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 3rd district (2003-2010), a member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1999-2002)
  • Enid Ernestine Clark (1922-2010), American private in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, first all-female, all-African-American battalion to server overseas
  • Gurthalee Clark (1919-1990), née Walker, American sergeant in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, first all-female, all-African-American battalion to server overseas
  • Ann Nolan Clark (1896-1995), née Nolan, American writer who won the 1953 Newbery Medal
  • ... (Another 67 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


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