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Burgess is a surname of English origin, having derived from the French word “Bourgeois” meaning citizen, or freeman of the borough. Notable people with the name include:
In arts and entertainment
Actors
In music and dance
- Bobby Burgess (born 1941), American dancer and singer
- Casey Burgess (born 1988), Australian television personality, Hi-5
- Colin Burgess (1946–2023), Australian musician
- Emma Burgess, American singer-songwriter
- Grayston Burgess (1932–2019), English countertenor and conductor
- Iain Burgess (1953–2010), British record producer
- John D. Burgess (1934–2005), Scottish bagpiper
- Ken Burgess, British musician
- Leroy Burgess, known as Black Ivory, disco producer
- Lord Burgess (born Irving Burgie, 1924–2019), American songwriter
- Mark Burgess (musician) (born 1960), lead singer of British band The Chameleons
- Norine Burgess, Canadian singer
- Rosie Burgess (born 1978), Australian musician
- Sally Burgess (born 1953), British mezzo-soprano
- Sharna Burgess (born 1985), Australian dancer on Dancing with the Stars (US)
- Sonny Burgess (1931-2017), rockabilly musician
- Tim Burgess (musician) (born 1967), lead singer of British band The Charlatans (English band)
- Wilma Burgess (1939–2003), American country music singer
Writers
In other arts
In government and politics
Britain/UK
United States
Other nations
- Cathal Brugha (Charles William St. John Burgess), Irish nationalist and politician, active in the Anglo-Irish War and the Irish Civil War (1874–1922)
- Henry Givens Burgess (1859–1937), Irish politician
- Ken Burgess (died 2005), Canadian politician
- Neale Burgess (born 1956), Australian politician
In science
In sport
Aquatic sports
- Andy Burgess (footballer) (born 1981), English footballer (soccer)
- Ben Burgess (born 1981), English-born footballer (soccer)
- Cam Burgess (1919–1978), English footballer (soccer)
- Charlie Burgess (1883–1956), English footballer (soccer)
- Christian Burgess (born 1991), English footballer (soccer)
- Daryl Burgess (born 1971), English footballer (soccer)
- Herbert Burgess (1883–1954), English football player
- Joanne Burgess (born 1979), Australian footballer (soccer)
- Kevin Burgess (footballer) (born 1988), British footballer (soccer)
- Mac Burgess, English football manager
- Nigel Burgess (born 1981), Bermudan footballer (soccer)
- Oliver Burgess (born 1981), English footballer (soccer)
- Romelle Burgess (born 1982), Barbadian footballer (soccer)
- Stuart Burgess (born 1962), Scottish footballer (soccer)
- Tyrell Burgess (born 1986), Bermudan footballer (soccer)
Basketball
Rugby
Other sports
- Bryan Burgess, Canadian curler
- Charlotte Burgess (born 1987), British archer
- Erika Burgess (born 1984), New Zealand netball player
- Gordon Burgess, New Zealand cricket player
- Graham Burgess (cricketer) (born 1943), English cricketer
- Ian Burgess (1930–2012), British Formula One driver
- Jeremy Burgess (born 1953), Australian motorcycle racing engineer
- Lauren Burgess (born 1986), New Zealand netball player
- Reg Burgess (born 1934), Australian rules footballer
- Shayne Burgess (1964), English darts player
- Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), American Major League Baseball player
In other fields
- Abbie Burgess (1839–1892), American lighthouse-keeper
- Albert Franklin Burgess (1873–1953), American entomologist
- Anthony Joseph Burgess (1938–2013), Australian-born Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop
- Graham Burgess (born 1968), English chess master
- Josiah Burgess, 18th-century pirate captain
- Martin Burgess (born 1931), English clockmaker
- Samuel Burgess, 17th-century pirate captain
- Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), U.S. conservationist and children's author
- Timothy Mark Burgess (born 1956), American lawyer
- Warren Randolph Burgess (1889–1978), American banker and diplomat
- Stephen Michael Burgess (born 1958), Director of G. Burgess & Son Ltd
Names shared by multiple people
Fictional characters
- Alex Burgess, fictional character from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman
- Grace Burgess, fictional character from BBC’s Peaky Blinders TV series
See also
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