William Clark (disambiguation)

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

William Clark may also refer to:

Business

William Henry Clark (brewer) (c. 1810–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

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 (Montgomery County, NY) (1811–1885), New York politician
William White Clark (1819–1883), Confederate politician
William Thomas Clark (1831–1905), American soldier and Congressman from Texas, 1869–1872
William A. Clark (1839–1925), copper baron and United States Senator from Montana
William Walter Clark (1885–1971), American politician from Wisconsin
William G. Clark (1924–2001), American jurist and politician
William G. Clark Jr. (1912–1990), American jurist and politician in Massachusetts
William Clark Jr. (diplomat) (1930–2008), former United States Ambassador to India
William P. Clark Jr. (1931–2013), American politician, and United States Secretary of the Interior
William D. Clark (1916–1985), economist and first director of the Overseas Development Institute
Ramsey Clark (William Ramsey Clark; born 1927), America politician, United States Attorney General

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.

William Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston (1917–2004), British politician
William Henry Clark (1876–1952), British civil servant and diplomat
William Moore Wallis Clark (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 (1919–1997), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
William Robinson Clark (1829–1912), Canadian theologian

Science

William Andrew Clark (1911–1983), British botanist
William Bullock Clark (1860–1917), American geologist
William Inglis Clark (1855–1932), Scottish pharmaceutical chemist
William J. Clark, Scottish orthodontist

Sports

Football and rugby

William Dennison Clark (1885–1932), American football player
Bill Clark (American football) (born 1968), head football coach for the UAB Blazers
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 (footballer), Scottish football manager

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 1990), American basketball player

Professors

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

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

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gollark: Circles are magic.

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