Stark (surname)

Stark and Starke are German, Swedish and English surnames; in the German and Swedish languages stark means 'strong' or 'powerful'.

People

Notable people with the surname include:

Stark

• Andrew Stark (disambiguation), several people
• Anthony Stark (director) (1961–2011), American film director and screenwriter
• Arthur Stark (1846–1899), British medical doctor and naturalist
• Arthur James Stark (1831–1902), English painter
• Benjamin Stark (1820–1898), American merchant, politician; U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator (D-OR)
• Chris Stark (born 1987), British radio personality
• Christine Stark (born 1970), Canadian volleyball player
• David Stark (disambiguation), several people
• Dolly Stark (1885–1924), American baseball coach and player
• Edward W. Stark (1869–1935), American politician
• Ethel Stark (1916–2012), Canadian violinist and conductor
• Etilmon J. Stark (1868–1962), American composer and arranger
• Dame Freya Stark (1893–1993), English writer about the Middle East
• Grace Stark (born 2001), American hurdler
• Graham Stark (1922–2013), English comedian, actor, writer and director
• Hans Stark (1911–1988), German SS officer and concentration camp overseer at Auschwitz concentration camp
• Harold Stark (born 1939), American mathematician
• Harold Raynsford Stark (1880–1972), U.S. Navy admiral during WWII
• Helen Stark or Hellen Stirk (executed 1544), one of the Perth Martyrs
• Henry Powning Stark (1827–1870), New Zealand politician
• Ian Stark (born 1954), Australian equestrian, Olympic medalist in eventing
• James Stark (disambiguation), several people
• Janne Stark (born 1963), Swedish music writer, author and musician
• Jayson Stark (born 1951), American sportswriter
• Johannes Stark (1874–1957), German physicist; Nobel Prize laureate
• John Stark (disambiguation), several people
• Johnny Stark (1922–1989), French talent manager
• John Stillwell Stark (1841–1927), American music publisher
• Jürgen Stark (born 1948), German banker
• Kirsty Stark, Australian film producer
• Lars Johan Stark (1826–1910), American politician
• Leonid Stark (1889–1937), Russian and Soviet revolutionary, diplomat and editor
• Linda Stark (born 2001), German politician
• Koo Stark (born 1956), American actress, model, and photographer
• Leonard P. Stark (born 1969), American judge
• Lisa K. Stark (born 1959), American judge
• Lloyd C. Stark (1886–1972), American businessman and politician, governor of Missouri
• Mabel Stark (1889–1968), American circus performer
• Melissa Stark (born 1973), American television personality
• Menachem Stark (1974–2014), American businessman who was kidnapped and murdered in an intended robbery
• Mike Stark, American author, activist, blogger and commentator
• Oliver Stark, British actor
• Oskar Victorovich Stark (1846–1928), Russian vice-admiral
• Pesach Stark (1905–1996), birth name of Julian Stryjkowski, Polish journalist and writer
• Pete Stark (1931–2020), American politician; U.S. Representative (D-CA)
• Péter Stark (born 1978), Hungarian footballer
• Ray Stark (1915–2004), American film producer
• Richard Stark (1933–2008), pseudonym of American writer Donald E. Westlake
• Richard Stark (designer) (born 1960), American fashion designer
• Richard Stark (politician) (born 1952), American Democratic politician from Florida
• Robert L. Stark (born 1951), American real estate developer
• Rodney Stark (1934–2022), American sociologist of religion
• Rudolf Stark (1897-?), German flying ace
• Sandra Stark (born 1951), American photographer
• Sebastian Stark (politician) (born 2000), Austrian politician
• Tibor Stark (born 1972), Hungarian weightlifter
• Wilbur Stark (1912–1995), American film producer
• William Henry Stark (1851–1936), American businessman
• Wolfgang Stark (born 1969), German football referee

Starke

• Annie Starke (born 1988), American actress
• George Starke (born 1948), American football player
• Hayden Starke (1871–1958), Australian judge
• Mariana Starke (1762–1838), English traveller and author
• Peter Burwell Starke (1815–1888), Confederate general
• Richard Starke (born 1960), Canadian politician from Alberta
• Tom Starke (born 1981), German football goalkeeper
• William E. Starke (1814–1862), Confederate general

Fictional characters with the surname Stark

• House Stark, a fictional noble family in the fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire and its derived works, including TV series Game of Thrones and several games based on the novel series:
• Ned Stark
• Catelyn Stark
• Robb Stark
• Sansa Stark
• Arya Stark
• Bran Stark
• Rickon Stark
• Stark family in Marvel Comics
• Howard Stark, father of Tony Stark
• Maria Stark, mother of Tony Stark
• Tony Stark, superhero Iron Man
• Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), the 21st-century film version of this superhero
• Morgan Stark, Tony Stark and Pepper Potts's daughter
• Albert Stark, in A Million Ways to Die in the West
• Dieter Stark, in '
• Eric John Stark, a character created by Leigh Brackett
• Sergeant Ethan Stark, in a novel trilogy by John G. Hemry
• George Stark, in Stephen King's novel The Dark Half
• Hayley Stark, the main protagonist in Hard Candy (film)
• Jim Stark, in Rebel Without a Cause
• Lizzie Stark, in British TV series Peaky Blinders
• Nathan Stark, in the Eureka universe
• Paul Stark, in 1986 TV series Mr. Sunshine
• Deputy District Attorney Sebastian Stark, in TV series Shark
• Stark, in Australian-American TV series Farscape
• Stark, a character in anime/manga Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
• Tandy Stark, in Corner Shop Show
• Willie Stark, title character in the 1981 opera by Carlisle Floyd
• Willie Stark (character), in the novel All the King's Men and its film adaptations
• Commander Stark, in the Doctor Who episode "The Pandorica Opens"