Polk (name)

Polk may refer to the following people:
 * Given name
 * Polk, a Paiute (Native American) chief (see Bluff War)
 * Polk Laffoon (1844–1906), American lawyer and U.S. Representative from Kentucky
 * Polk Miller (c. 1840–1913), American pharmacist, musician, and Confederate soldier
 * Polk Robison (1912–2008), American collegiate basketball and football coach and athletics administrator


 * Surname
 * Albert Fawcett Polk (1869–1955), American lawyer and United States representative from Delaware
 * Antoinette Polk, Baroness de Charette (1847–1919), American Southern belle and French aristocrat by marriage
 * Aysia Polk (born 1990), American actress
 * Benjamin Polk (1916–2001), American designer and architect
 * Carlos Polk (born 1977), American retired National Football League player
 * Charles Polk, Jr. (1788–1857), American farmer and politician
 * Chris Polk (born 1989), American football running back
 * DaShon Polk (born 1977), American football player
 * Doug Polk (born 1988), American professional poker player
 * Elias Polk (1806–1886), American slave and political activist
 * Ezekiel Polk (1747–1824), American surveyor, soldier, pioneer and grandfather to United States president James K. Polk
 * Frank Polk (1871–1943), American lawyer
 * George Polk (1913–1948), American journalist murdered in Greece
 * Grace Porterfield Polk (1875–1965), American singer, songwriter, composer, clubwoman
 * Hiram Polk (born 1936), American surgeon and thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast
 * James G. Polk (1896–1959), United States representative from Ohio
 * James H. Polk (1911–1992), American four-star general
 * James K. Polk (1795–1849), 11th president of the United States of America
 * John A. Polk (born 1949), American politician from Mississippi
 * John C. Polk (died 1877), American politician from Maryland
 * Leonidas Polk (1806–1864), American bishop, Confederate general, planter, related to U.S. president James K. Polk
 * Leonidas Lafayette Polk (1837–1892), American farmer, journalist and political figure
 * Lucius Junius Polk (1802–1870), American politician and planter from Tennessee.
 * Lucy Ann Polk (1927–2011), American jazz singer
 * Makai Polk (born 2001), American football player
 * Oscar Polk (1899–1949), American actor
 * Ron Polk (born 1944), American college baseball coach
 * Rufus King Polk (1866–1902), United States representative from Pennsylvania
 * Sarah Childress Polk (1803–1891), wife of James K. Polk
 * Shawntinice Polk (1983–2005), American basketball player
 * Susan Polk (born 1957), American murderer
 * Tori Polk (born 1983), American long jumper
 * Trusten Polk (1811–1876), American governor, Confederate Army officer, and United States senator
 * Vanleer Polk (1858–1907), American politician from Tennessee
 * William Benjamin Polk (1930–2014), Illinois state representative
 * William Hawkins Polk (1815–1862), Tennessee congressman
 * William R. Polk (1929–2020), foreign policy consultant, author
 * William Polk (colonel) (1758–1834), American Revolutionary War officer and bank president
 * Willis Polk (1867–1924), American architect best known for his work in San Francisco, California