Darke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Francis Nicholson Darke (1863–1940), Canadian leading citizen of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Harold Darke (1888–1976), English composer and organist Ian Darke, English football and boxing commentator John Charles Darke (1806–1844), English-born surveyor and explorer in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania ) and South Australia Nick Darke (1948–2005), British playwright Robert Darke (1876–1961), English cricketer General William Darke (1736–1801), American soldier and politician William Wedge Darke (1810–1890), Australian colonist and surveyor
Fictional characters: Sebastian Darke, the eponymous hero of a series of children's novels written by British author Philip Caveney