Clarke is a given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Clarke. It has been used as a given name since the 1600s. The names Clark and Clarke, along with their spelling variations, have been influenced by well-known figures such as Clark Gable. The name's use for girls was influenced by characters like Clarke Betancourt, a character in the 1990 film Mo' Better Blues and later by Clarke Griffin, a character in the television series The 100, which premiered in 2014.
People
Clarke Abel (c. 1789 – 1826), British surgeon and naturalist
Clarke W. Brown (died 1956), American politician
Clarke Carlisle (born 1979), English footballer
Clarke Dermody (born 1980), New Zealand rugby union footballer
Clarke Fraser (1920–2014), Canadian medical geneticist
Clarke Hinkle (1909–1988), American National Football League player
Clarke Hogan (born 1969), American politician
Clarke Howard Johnson (1851–1930), justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
Clarke Lewis (1840–1896), United States Representative from Mississippi
Clarke MacArthur (born 1985), Canadian National Hockey League player
Clarke Peters (born 1952), American actor, singer, writer and director
Clarke Reed (born 1928), American politician
Clarke Rosenberg (born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player
Clarke Scholes (1930–2010), American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist
Clarke Wilm (born 1976), Canadian hockey player