Stark (surname)

Last updated November 30, 2025

Stark and Starke are German and English surnames; in the German language stark means 'strong' or 'powerful'.^[1]

People

Notable people with the surname include:

Stark

Andrew Stark (disambiguation), several people
Anthony Stark (director) (1961–2011), American film director and screenwriter
Arthur 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
Grace Stark (born 2001), American hurdler
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 Raynsford Stark (1880–1972), U.S. Navy admiral during WWII
Helen Stark or Hellen Stirk (executed 1544), 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 (born 1963), Swedish music writer, author and musician
Jayson Stark (born 1951), American sportswriter
Johannes Stark (1874–1957), German physicist; Nobel Prize laureate
John Stark (disambiguation), several people
Johnny Stark (1922–1989), French talent manager
John Stillwell Stark (1841–1927), American music publisher
Jürgen Stark (born 1948), German banker
Kirsty Stark, Australian film producer
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), American businessman and politician, 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
Oliver Stark, British actor
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)
Péter Stark (born 1978), Hungarian footballer
Ray Stark (1915–2004), American film producer
Richard Stark (1933–2008), pseudonym of American writer Donald E. Westlake
Richard Stark (designer) (born 1960), American fashion designer
Richard Stark (politician) (born 1952), American Democratic politician from Florida
Robert L. Stark (born 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
Sebastian Stark (politician) (born 2000), Austrian politician
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

Starke

Annie Starke (born 1988), American actress
George Starke (born 1948), American football player
Hayden Starke (1871–1958), Australian judge
Mariana Starke (1762–1838), English traveller and author
Peter Burwell Starke (1815–1888), Confederate general
Richard Starke (born 1960), Canadian politician from Alberta
Tom Starke (born 1981), German football goalkeeper
William E. Starke (1814–1862), Confederate general

Fictional characters with the surname Stark

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:
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
Albert Stark, in A Million Ways to Die in the West
Dieter Stark, 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, in Rebel Without a Cause
Lizzie Stark, in British TV series Peaky Blinders
Nathan Stark, in the Eureka universe
Paul Stark, in 1986 TV series Mr. Sunshine
Deputy District Attorney Sebastian Stark, in TV series Shark
Stark, in Australian-American TV series Farscape
Stark, a character in anime/manga Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Tandy Stark, in Corner Shop Show
Willie Stark , title character in the 1981 opera by Carlisle Floyd
Willie Stark (character), in the novel All the King's Men and its film adaptations
Commander Stark, in the Doctor Who episode "The Pandorica Opens"

References

↑ Oxford Dictionaries: Translation of "Stark"

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[1] Oxford Dictionaries: Translation of "Stark"

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