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- Sir William Clarke (English politician)William Clarke (English politician)Sir William Clarke was an English politician. Born about 1623 in London of obscure parentage, he was admitted as a student to Inner Temple in 1645 and called to the bar in 1653. On 28 Jan. 1661 he was appointed Secretary at War, after having served for at least the previous twelve years as...
(c. 1623–1666), English politician and Secretary to the Council of the Army - William Clarke (apothecary)William Clarke (apothecary)William Clarke was an apothecary who provided lodgings for a young Isaac Newton whilst he attended King's School in Grantham....
(1609–1682) - William Clarke (cricketer) (1798–1856)
- William Clarke (English politician)William Clarke (English politician)Sir William Clarke was an English politician. Born about 1623 in London of obscure parentage, he was admitted as a student to Inner Temple in 1645 and called to the bar in 1653. On 28 Jan. 1661 he was appointed Secretary at War, after having served for at least the previous twelve years as...
(died 1666) - William Clarke (industrialist)William Clarke (industrialist)William Clarke was an important British industrialist. He is best known as the co-founder of Clarke Chapman in Gateshead, once one of the largest employers on Tyneside....
(1831–1890), English industrialist, co-founder of Clarke Chapman - William Clarke (Leicestershire cricketer)
- William Clarke (mayor)William Clarke (mayor)William Clarke was the seventeenth Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He succeeded Charles H. O'Neill. Clarke served from April, 1869 to May 1, 1870. He was succeeded by Charles H. O'Neill.-External links:*...
, mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey - William Clarke (Australian politician)William Clarke (Australian politician)William Clarke was an Australian businessman and parliamentarian.Clarke was born in Melbourne, where he married Mary Ann Mortimer on 25 June 1862. He was a Justice of the Peace for the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, and was M.L.A. for Orange in the former colony, but was...
(1843–1903), Australian businessman and parliamentarian - William Aurelius ClarkeWilliam Aurelius ClarkeWilliam Aurelius Clarke was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative....
(1868–1940), politician in Ontario, Canada - William Branwhite ClarkeWilliam Branwhite ClarkeWilliam Branwhite Clarke, FRS was an English geologist and clergyman, active in Australia.-Early life and England:...
(1798–1878) English/Australian geologist - William Clarke (cryptographer)William Clarke (cryptographer)William Francis 'Nobby' Clarke was a British intelligence officer and cryptographer of naval codes in both World Wars.In 1915 he was commissioned as an assistant paymaster, having failed the eye examination for executive officer. He knew German, and in March 1916 joined Room 40. His talent was for...
(1883–1961), British cryptographer - William Eagle ClarkeWilliam Eagle ClarkeDr William Eagle Clarke I.S.O LL.D. was a British ornithologist.Clarke was born in Leeds where his father William Clarke was a solicitor and educated at the Grammar School and at Yorkshire College, Leeds where he studied under Professor L C Miall. He was originally a civil engineer and surveyor,...
(1853–1938), British ornithologist - William John ClarkeWilliam John ClarkeSir William John Clarke was an Australian pastoralist, cattle-breeder and philanthropist.-Early life:Clarke was the eldest son of William John Turner Clarke and his wife Eliza, née Dowling and was born in Van Diemen's Land...
(1831–1897), Australian pastoralist, cattle-breeder and philanthropist - Sir William Clarke, 1st BaronetSir William Clarke, 1st BaronetSir William John Clarke, 1st Baronet was an Australian landowner.He was born on 31 March 1831 at Lovely Banks, Van Diemen's Land, the eldest of three sons of William John Turner Clarke, and his wife Eliza, née Dowling....
(1805–1880), Australian landowner - William Clarke (justice), chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- William Clarke (musician)William Clarke (musician)William Clarke was an American blues harmonica player. He was chiefly associated with the Chicago blues style of amplified harmonica, but also incorporated elements of soul jazz and swing into his playing.-Biography:...
(1951–1996), blues harmonica player - William Clarke, a.k.a. Bunny Rugs, lead singer for Third World (band)Third World (band)Third World is a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1973. Their sound is influenced by soul, funk and disco.-History:Third World started when keyboard player Michael "Ibo" Cooper and guitarist Stephen "Cat" Coore, who had originally played in The Alley Cats then Inner Circle, subsequently left to form...
- William Clarke (triathlete) (born 1985), British triathlete
- William Clarke (United Kingdom railway contractor) (unrelated to William Tierney Clark)
- Will ClarkeWill ClarkeWill Clarke is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story....
(born 1970), American novelist - Willie ClarkeWillie ClarkeWillie Clarke MLA is a junior republican politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003 as a Sinn Féin member for South Down. Clarke has become infamous among his fellow MLAs for his truancy since then, failing to introduce a single law in his 8 years in the...
, Northern Ireland nationalist politician - Bill Clarke (politician) (born 1933), Canadian MP for Vancouver Quadra, 1973–1984
- Bill Clarke (Canadian football) (1932–2000) , Canadian football defensive lineman
- Bill Clarke (footballer born 1880)Bill Clarke (footballer born 1880)William Harry "Bill" Clarke was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in the 1900s.-Football career:...
, English footballer with Sheffield United, Northampton Town and Southampton - Bill Clarke (footballer born 1916)Bill Clarke (footballer born 1916)William Harry "Bill" Clarke was an English professional footballer who played as an outside-forward for Exeter City and Southampton in the 1930s.-Football career:...
, English footballer with Leicester City, Exeter and Southampton - Bill Clarke (football manager), Carlisle United F.C. manager 1933–1935
- Billy Clarke (footballer born 1878)Billy Clarke (footballer born 1878)William Gibb Clarke, known as Billy or Willie, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.-Career:...
, professional Scottish footballer - Billy Clarke (footballer born 1987), professional Irish footballer
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- William Clarke & SonWilliam Clarke & SonWilliam Clarke & Son was a tobacco company that was founded in 1830 at South Main Street, Cork, Ireland.In January 1924, following the formation of the Irish Free State, the United Kingdom trade of William Clarke & Son was transferred to Dublin and taken over by Ogden's....
, a tobacco company founded in 1830 in Cork, Ireland - William Clarke EstateWilliam Clarke EstateThe William Clarke Estate is a historic home in Orange Park, Florida. It is located at 1039-1057 Kingsley Avenue. On July 15, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References and external links:* at...
, a historic home in Orange Park, Florida - William Clarke CollegeWilliam Clarke CollegeWilliam Clarke College is an Anglican co-educational high school founded in 1988. It is located in Kellyville, in the north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college takes its name from William Branwhite Clarke, an Anglican clergyman who arrived in Australia during 1839...
, an Anglican co-educational high school in Kellyville, New South Wales, Australia