<P> Stark and Starke are German and English surnames; in the German language stark means "strong" or "powerful". Notable people with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Andrew Stark (born 1964), Australian street photographer </Li> <Li> Anthony Stark (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Arthur C. Stark (1846 - 1899), British medical doctor and naturalist </Li> <Li> Benjamin Stark (1820 - 1898), American merchant, politician; U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator (D - OR) </Li> <Li> Christine Stark (born 1970), Canadian volleyball player </Li> <Li> David Stark (disambiguation)--refers to several people of this name </Li> <Li> Dolly Stark (1885--1924), American baseball coach and player </Li> <Li> Edward W. Stark (1869 - 1935), American politician </Li> <Li> Ethel Stark (1916--2012), Canadian violinist and conductor </Li> <Li> Etilmon J. Stark (1868--1962), American composer and arranger </Li> <Li> Dame Freya Stark (1893--1993), English writer about the Middle East </Li> <Li> Graham Stark (1922 - 2013), English comedian, actor, writer and director </Li> <Li> Hans Stark (1911 - 1988), German SS officer and concentration camp overseer at Auschwitz concentration camp . </Li> <Li> Harold Stark (born 1939), American mathematician </Li> <Li> Harold Rainsford Stark (1880--1972), U.S. Navy admiral during WWII </Li> <Li> Helen Stark, one of the Perth Martyrs </Li> <Li> Ian Stark (contemporary), Australian equestrian, Olympic medalist in eventing </Li> <Li> James Stark (disambiguation) refers to several people of this name, including: <Ul> <Li> James Stark (painter) (1794--1859), British painter </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Janne Stark (contemporary), Swedish music writer, author and musician </Li> <Li> Jayson Stark (born 1951), American sportswriter </Li> <Li> Johannes Stark (1874--1957), German physicist; Nobel Prize laureate </Li> <Li> John Stark (1728--1822), American Revolutionary War general </Li> <Li> Johnny Stark (talent manager) (1922 - 1989), French talent manager </Li> <Li> John Stillwell Stark (1841--1927), American music publisher </Li> <Li> Juergen Stark (born 1948), German banker </Li> <Li> Julian Stryjkowski, Polish journalist and writer (born as Pesach Stark) </Li> <Li> Lars Johan Stark (1826 - 1910), American politician </Li> <Li> Koo Stark (born 1956), American actress, model, and photographer </Li> <Li> Leonard P. Stark (born 1969), American judge </Li> <Li> Lisa K. Stark, American judge </Li> <Li> Lloyd C. Stark (1886--1972), United States former governor of Missouri </Li> <Li> Mabel Stark (1889--1968), American circus performer </Li> <Li> Melissa Stark (born 1973), American television personality </Li> <Li> Menachem Stark (1974--2014), American businessman who was kidnapped and murdered in an intended robbery </Li> <Li> Mike Stark, American author, activist, blogger and commentator </Li> <Li> Oskar Victorovich Stark (1846--1928), Russian vice-admiral </Li> <Li> Pete Stark (born 1931), American politician; U.S. Representative (D - CA) </Li> <Li> Ray Stark (1915--2004), American film producer </Li> <Li> Richard Stark, pseudonym of American writer Donald E. Westlake (born 1933) </Li> <Li> Robert L. Stark (1951), American real estate developer </Li> <Li> Rodney Stark, American sociologist of religion </Li> <Li> Tibor Stark (born 1972), Hungarian weightlifter </Li> <Li> Wilbur Stark (1912--1995), American film producer </Li> <Li> William Henry Stark (1851 - 1936), American businessman </Li> <Li> Wolfgang Stark (born 1969), German football referee </Li> <Li> Zoe Stark (contemporary), Australian actress </Li> </Ul>

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