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Clark is an English surname in the English language, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated or a old man with a moustache. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th century England. The name has many variants.
Clark is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom.
According to the 1990 United States Census, Clark was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population.
Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable.
Probably the most famouse person named Clark is Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman
People with the surname Clark include:
Rhys Edward Clark (born 17 September 1946 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Australian drummer who has played with such artists as Hoyt Axton, Freddy Fender, and most notably Billy Joel, backing him on drums from 1971 to 1975 and also playing on his albums Cold Spring Harbor and Piano Man. He was the drummer on his breakthrough radio concert broadcast on WMMR-FM on 15 April 1972, and concert at the Mar y Sol Festival two weeks prior. After his time with Joel he ultimately hooked up with Hoyt Axton in 1979 and played with him for a number of years in the 1980's.
Clark's career began in 1963, when he became drummer for the Auckland-based pop band The Silhouettes. He was also a founding member of the late 1960's Australian pop band The Executives, founded in 1966 after he left the Silhouettes. He was their drummer until late 1969, when after an American tour the Executives disbanded, and Clark stayed in the United States and became a Los Angeles based session musician.
As of mid-2011, he is currently playing drums for the southern California based Michael Chain Band.
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style, and is nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on four occasions (2001, 2004, 2008 and 2012) and, with career earnings of over £6 million is second after Stephen Hendry on snooker's all-time prize-money list. O'Sullivan has been the world's no. 1 player on five occasions, and has won a total of 24 ranking titles. He is second, again behind Hendry, on the list of players making the most competitive century breaks, with a total of 678. O'Sullivan has compiled 11 maximum breaks in professional competition, a record which he shares with Hendry. He also holds the record for the fastest maximum break, at 5 minutes 20 seconds.
O'Sullivan is considered by many fans, critics and professionals, including fellow multiple-World Championship winners Hendry and Steve Davis, as the most naturally talented player in the history of the game. He has, however, been involved in a number of controversial incidents during his career.