Stark and Starke are German and English surnames; in the German language stark means "strong" or "powerful". Notable people with the surname include:
Andrew Stark (born 1964), Australian street photographer
Anthony Stark (disambiguation), multiple people
Arthur C. Stark (1846-1899), British medical doctor and naturalist
Benjamin Stark (1820-1898), American merchant, politician; U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator (D-OR)
Christine Stark (born 1970), Canadian volleyball player
David Stark (disambiguation) -- refers to several people of this name
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
Ian Stark (contemporary), Australian equestrian, Olympic medalist in eventing
James Stark (disambiguation) refers to several people of this name, including:
James Stark (painter) (1794–1859), British painter
Janne Stark (contemporary), Swedish music writer, author and musician
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
Juergen Stark (born 1948), German banker
Julian Stryjkowski, Polish journalist and writer (born as Pesach Stark)
Lars Johan Stark (1826-1910), American politician
Louis Stark (Born 1956), Inventor of Non Pneumatic tire
Koo Stark (born 1956), American actress, model, and photographer
Leonard P. Stark (born 1969), American judge
Lisa K. Stark, 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
Mike Stark, American author, activist, blogger and commentator
Oskar Victorovich Stark (1846–1928), Russian vice-admiral
Pete Stark (born 1931), American politician; U.S. Representative (D-CA)
Ray Stark (1915–2004), American film producer
Richard Stark, pseudonym of American writer Donald E. Westlake (born 1933)
Robert L. Stark (1951), American real estate developer
Rodney Stark, American sociologist of religion
Sar Stark (1975), Australian businessman
Tibor Stark (born 1972), Hungarian weightlifter
William Henry Stark (1851-1936), American businessman
Wolfgang Stark (born 1969), German football referee
Zoe Stark (contemporary), Australian actress
Albert Stark, the main character of A Million Ways to Die in the West
Coyote Stark (Bleach), a character in Bleach media
Eric John Stark, a character by Leigh Brackett
Sergeant Ethan Stark, a character in a trilogy by John G. Hemry
George Stark, a character in The Dark Half
Jim Stark, the main character of Rebel Without A Cause
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. Some members include Ned, Catelyn, Robb, Sansa, Arya, and Bran
Howard Stark, a character in "Captain America", premiered in 2011; father of Tony Stark
Nathan Stark, a character in the Eureka universe
Deputy District Attorney Sebastian Stark, the main character in Shark
Stark (Farscape), a character in Farscape
Tony Stark, the identity of the Marvel Comic's superhero Iron Man
Willie Stark, an opera by Carlisle Floyd to his own libretto premiered in 1981
Willie Stark (character), a character in All the King's Men
George Starke (born 1948), American football player
Mariana Starke (born ?1762), English traveller and author
Peter Burwell Starke (1815-1888), Confederate general
Robert Starke, Australian ice hockey player
Tom Starke (born 1981), German football goalkeeper
William E. Starke (1814-1862), Confederate general
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