Stark (surname)

Stark and Starke are German and English surnames; in the German language stark means "strong" or "powerful". Notable people with the surname include:

Stark

 * Andrew Stark (born 1964), Australian street photographer
 * Anthony Stark (1961–2011), American Film director and screenwriter
 * Arthur C. 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
 * 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 Rainsford Stark (1880–1972), U.S. Navy admiral during WWII
 * Helen Stark, 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 (contemporary), Swedish music writer, author and musician
 * Jayson Stark (born 1951), American sportswriter
 * Johannes Stark (1874–1957), German physicist; Nobel Prize laureate
 * John Stark (1728–1822), American Revolutionary War general
 * Johnny Stark (talent manager) (1922-1989), French talent manager
 * John Stillwell Stark (1841–1927), American music publisher
 * Jürgen Stark (born 1948), German banker
 * Lars Johan Stark (1826-1910), American politician
 * Leonid Stark (1889-1937), Russian and Soviet revolutionary, diplomat and editor
 * 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), United States former 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
 * 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)
 * Ray Stark (1915–2004), American film producer
 * Richard Stark, (1933–2008), pseudonym of American writer Donald E. Westlake
 * Robert L. Stark (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
 * 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
 * Zoe Stark (contemporary), Australian actress

Starke

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

Fictional characters surnamed Stark

 * Albert Stark, the main character of the 2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West, played by Seth MacFarlane
 * Coyote Starrk (Bleach), in the Bleach manga/anime universe
 * Dieter Stark, a character in The Lost World: Jurassic Park
 * 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, the main character of Rebel Without A Cause
 * Paul Stark, the main character played by Jeffrey Tambor on the 1986 TV series Mr. Sunshine
 * 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
 * Lizzie Stark, a character from the British TV series Peaky Blinders
 * Nathan Stark, in the Eureka universe
 * Deputy District Attorney Sebastian Stark, the main character in the TV series Shark
 * Stark (Farscape), in the TV series Farscape
 * Tandy Stark, a gamer played by Tandy Tatter in the British web series Corner Shop Show
 * title character of Willie Stark, a 1981 opera by Carlisle Floyd
 * Willie Stark (character), in the novel All the King's Men and its film adaptations