I. Clarke, Arthur C. /klɑːk $ klɑːrk/ BrE AmE
(1917–2008) a British scientist and writer of ↑ science fiction . Many of his books are about journeys in space, and the film 2001: A Space Odyssey was based on one of his stories. His official title is Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
II. Clarke, Ken ‧ neth /ˈkenəθ, ˈkenɪθ/ BrE AmE
((1940–) a British politician and member of the Conservative Party, who was ↑ Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997
III. Clarke, Richard A. BrE AmE
(1951–) a US ↑ adviser to several presidents on national ↑ security , including problems of ↑ intelligence and ↑ terrorism . He apologized to families affected by the attacks on September 11, 2001, for not doing enough to stop terrorist attacks, and said President Bush did not listen to his advice. He wrote a book called Against All Enemies (2004) which criticized the way in which the War on Terror had been dealt with by government. He has also written ↑ novel s including The Scorpion's Gate (2005) and Breakpoint (2007).