Polk (name)

• Polk, a Paiute chief who fought in the Bluff War
• Polk Laffoon, American lawyer and U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• Polk Miller, American pharmacist, musician, and Confederate soldier
• Polk Robison, American collegiate basketball and football coach and athletics administrator

• Albert Fawcett Polk, American lawyer and United States representative from Delaware
• Antoinette Polk, Baroness de Charette, American Southern belle and French aristocrat by marriage
• Aysia Polk, American actress
• Benjamin Polk, American designer and architect
• Carlos Polk, American retired National Football League player
• Charles Polk Jr., American farmer and politician
• Chris Polk, American football running back
• DaShon Polk, American football player
• Doug Polk, American professional poker player
• Elias Polk, American slave and political activist
• Ezekiel Polk, American surveyor, soldier, pioneer and grandfather to United States president James K. Polk
• Frank Polk, American lawyer
• George Polk, American journalist murdered in Greece
• Grace Porterfield Polk, American singer, songwriter, composer, clubwoman
• Hiram Polk, American surgeon and thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast
• Ja'Lynn Polk, American football player
• James G. Polk, United States representative from Ohio
• James H. Polk, American four-star general
• James K. Polk, 11th president of the United States of America
• John A. Polk, American politician from Mississippi
• John C. Polk, American politician from Maryland
• Leonidas Polk, American bishop, Confederate general, planter, related to U.S. president James K. Polk
• Leonidas Lafayette Polk, American farmer, journalist and political figure
• Lucius Junius Polk, American politician and planter from Tennessee.
• Lucy Ann Polk, American jazz singer
• Makai Polk, American football player
• Oscar Polk, American actor
• Ron Polk, American college baseball coach
• Rufus King Polk, United States representative from Pennsylvania
• Sarah Childress Polk, wife of James K. Polk
• Shawntinice Polk, American basketball player
• Susan Polk, American murderer
• Tori Polk, American long jumper
• Trusten Polk, American governor, Confederate Army officer, and United States senator
• Vanleer Polk, American politician from Tennessee
• William Polk
• Willis Polk, American architect best known for his work in San Francisco, California