Burke (Irish : de Búrca Latin : de Burgo ) is a Norman-Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh . In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (circa 1160–1206) had the surname de Burgh , which was gaelicised in Irish as de Búrca Búrc , then Burke, and Bourke .[ 1]
Notable people with this name include:
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Aggrey Burke Alexandra Burke Adam Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Adrian P. Burke (1904–2000), New York judgeAedanus Burke (1743–1802), Irish-American soldier, judge, and politicianAggrey Burke (born 1943), British psychiatrist and academicAlafair Burke (born 1969), mystery novel writer and Court TV commentatorAlan Burke (1922–1992), American conservative television and radio talk show hostAlan Burke (director) (1923–2007), Australian writer and film director and producerAlbert Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Alex Burke (born 1977), Scottish former professional footballerAlexander Burke (born 1983) is an American musician, producer, writer and actorAlexandra Burke (born 1988), British singer, songwriter and actressAlfred Burke (1918–2011), British actor who starred in the ITV series Public Eye Alice Burke (politician) or Alice Driscoll Burke (1892–1974), American politicianAlice Burke (footballer) , (born 2002), Australian rules footballerAlicia Burke , Jamaican fashion modelMontel Vontavious Porter or Alvin Antonio Burke Jr or Hassan Hamin Assad (born 1973), professional wrestlerAmbrose Burke (1895–1998), English professor and Catholic priestAndrew Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Angela Brown-Burke , Jamaican politicianAnna Burke (born 1966), Australian politicianAnne Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Anthony D. Burke (born 1966), Australian political theorist and international relations scholarAntoine Burke (born 1975), Irish athleteAntonee Burke-Gilroy (born 1997), English-born Australian association football playerAntonella Gambotto-Burke or Antonella Gambotto (born 1965), Italian-Australian author and journalistAoife de Búrca (1885–1974), born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter RisingArizona John Burke , see John BurkeArleigh Burke or Arleigh Albert Burke (1901–1996), former Admiral of the United States NavyAugustus Nicholas Burke (1838–1891), Irish painterAustin-Emile Burke (1922–2011), Canadian Prelate of the Catholic ChurchAutumn Burke (born 1973), American politician
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Barbara Burke Bessie Burke Barbara Burke (1917–1998), British and South African sprint runnerBarbara Burke Hubbard (born 1948), American science writerBernard Burke or John Bernard Burke (1814–1892), British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage Bernie Burke or Bernie M. Burke Jr, American ice hockey playerBerny Burke or Berny Thomas Burke Montiel (born 1996) is a Costa Rican footballerBessie Burke (1891–1968), African American teacherBeulah Burke or Beulah Elizabeth Burke (1885–1975), American founder of the first African-American sororityBill Burke (athlete) (born 1969), American middle-distance runnerBilly Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Billy Burke (actor) (born 1966), American actorBilly Burke (evangelist) (born 1953), Pentecostal faith healerBilly Burke (golfer) (1902–1972), professional golferBilly Burke (baseball) (1889–1967), Major League Baseball playerBilly Burke (hurler) (1912–1995), Irish hurlerBilly Burke (firefighter) (1955–2001), sacrificed his life when the World Trade Centers collapsedBilly Burke (criminal) or William "Billy the Kid" Burke (1858–1919), American gangsterBill Burke (athlete) (born 1969), American middle-distance runnerBill Burke (photographer) (born 1943), American documentary photographerBillie Burke (1884–1970), American stage and screen actressWillie Burke (born 1972), Irish footballerBobby Burke or Robert James Burke (1907–1971), American baseball playerBobby Burke (footballer) , (born 1934), Northern Irish former professional footballerBrendan Burke or Brendan Gilmore Burke (1988–2010), American athleteBrendan Burke (soccer) , (born 1982), American soccer coachBrendan Burke (sportscaster) , (born 1984) American sportscasterBrian Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Brock Burke (born 1996), American professional baseball pitcherBrooke Burke (born 1971), actress and modelBryan Burke (born 1989), American soccer playerByron Burke , American record producer
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Caroline Burke Charles H. Burke Cheryl Burke Chris Burke Callahan Burke (born 1997), American ice hockey playerCam Burke (born 1987), Canadian amateur golferCaroline Burke or Caroline Berg (1913–1964), American actress, producer, writer, and art collectorCarolyn Burke (born 1940), Australian-born American translator, art critic, and authorCatherine Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Ceelle Burke , American musician and performerCes Burke or Cecil Burke (1914–1997), New Zealand cricketerChand Burke (1932–2008), Indian actressCharles Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Cheryl Burke (born 1984), American professional dancerChesya Burke , American editor, educator and authorChris Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Christopher Burke (Irish revolutionary) (1898-1964), Irish revolutionary, hunger striker and sportsmanChris Burke (actor) (born 1965), American actor and folk singerChris Burke (baseball) (born 1980), Major League Baseball playerChris Burke (footballer) (born 1983), Scottish footballerChristopher Burke (design writer) , (born 1967), typeface designer and author on typographyChristopher Burke, guitarist with Beach Fossils
Christopher Burke, astronomer Ursa Minor Dwarf
Chris Burke (priest) , (born 1965), Vice-Dean and Canon Precentor of Sheffield Cathedral, and Archdeacon-designate of BarkingChris Burke-Gaffney , Canadian songwriter and producerChristie Burke (born 1989), Canadian actressChristy Burke , Irish independent Dublin politicianCiarán Burke (born 1999), Irish hurlerClarence Burke Jr (1949–2013), American singer and member of the Five StairstepsClem Burke (born 1954), American drummer for the group BlondieColm Burke (born 1957), Irish Fine Gael politicianConor Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Cormac Burke (footballer) , (born 1993) is a Northern Irish association footballerCory Burke (born 1991), Jamaican professional footballerCourtney Burke (born 1994), American ice hockey defensemanCyril Burke (Australian rules footballer) , (1905–1984), Australian rules footballerCyril Burke (1925–2010), Australian rugby union player
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Daithí Burke David Burke Delta Burke Dennis K. Burke Don Burke Daithí Burke (born 1992) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballerDan Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Daniel Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Dave Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
David Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
David Burke (British actor) (born 1934), British television actorDavid Burke (American actor) (born 1967), American television actorDavid Burke (author) , language books authorDavid J. Burke (born 1948), producer, screenwriter and film and television directorDavid Burke (Australian footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballerDavid Burke (English footballer) (born 1960), English footballerDavid Burke (boxer) (born 1975), English boxerDavid Burke (Galway hurler) (born 1990), Irish hurler for GalwayDavid Burke (Kilkenny hurler) (born 1981), Irish hurler for Kilkenny and WexfordDavy Burke (born 1988), Irish Gaelic football manager and former playerDavid Burke (politician) (born 1967), member of the Ohio House of RepresentativesDavid Burke (botanist) (1854–1897), English botanistDavid Burke (chef) (born 1962), chef and restaurateurDavid W. Burke (1935–2014), American television news executiveDavid Eric Burke, Irish businessman working in Indonesia as the chief operating officer of Visi Media Asia
David A. Burke (1952–1987), American hijacker and former employee who caused the crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771David Burke (neurophysiologist) (born c. 1944 ), Australian expert in spinal and brain traumaDean Burke or Kenneth Dean Burke (born 1957), American Republican politician and member of the Georgia State SenateDeclan Burke (born 1972), Irish musicianDelta Burke (born 1956), American actress and producerDenis Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Desmond Lardner-Burke (1909–1984), politician in RhodesiaDominic Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Don Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Donal Burke (born 1998), Irish hurlerDonna Burke , Australian singer, voice actress and businesswomanDonna Burke (luger) , (born 1954), American lugerDoris Burke or Doris Sable, American sports announcer and analystDouglas Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
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Edmund Burke Elijah Burke Éanna Burke (born 1995), Irish hurlerEdmond W. Burke (1935–2020), American juristEdmund Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Edmund Bourke (1761–1821) or Edmund Burke (1761–1821), Danish statesmanEdmund Burke (1729–1797), Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopherEdmond de Burgh (or de Burke ) (1298–1338), Irish knightEdmund Bourke (1761–1821) , Danish statesmanEdmund Burke (congressman) (1809–1882), U.S. Representative for New HampshireEdmund Burke (architect) (1850–1919), Canadian architectEdmund Burke III (born 1940), U.S. historianEdmund Burke Fairfield (1821–1904), American minister, educator and politicianE. Michael Burke (1916–1987), U.S. intelligence officer and business executiveEddie Burke (1905–1993), Canadian ice hockey playerEdward Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Edward A. Burke (1839–1928), Louisiana State TreasurerEdward T. Burke (1870–1935), North Dakota Supreme Court justiceEdward J. Burke (1876–1935), Wisconsin legislatorEdward R. Burke (1880–1968), American politicianEdward M. Burke (born 1943), Chicago, Illinois AldermanEddie Burke (baseball) (1866–1907), American baseball playerEdward Burke (American football) (1907–1967), selected to the 1928 College Football All-America TeamEdward Burke (cricketer) (born 1870, date of death unknown), Jamaican cricketerEd Burke (hammer thrower) (born 1940), hammer thrower, American flagbearer at 1984 Olympic gamesEdward Burke (basketball) (1945–2009), American basketball coachEdward Burke (priest) (1847–1915), priest, president of Carlow College, and founder of St. Joseph's AcademyEd Burke (musician) (1909–1988), American musicianTed Burke (1877–1967), Australian rules footballerEdwin J. Burke (1889–1944), American screenwriterEileen O'Neill Burke , American lawyer, politician, and judgeElena Burke or Romana Elena Burgues Gonzalez (1928–2002), Cuban singerElijah Burke (born 1981), American professional wrestlerElizabeth Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Elmer "Trigger" Burke (1917–1958), American hitmanErnest Burke (1924–2004), American baseball player
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Frances Mary Burke Frank W. Burke Fergus Burke (born 1999), New Zealand rugby union playerFintan Burke (born 1997), Irish hurlerFlorrie Burke (1918–1995), Irish footballerFlorrie R. Burke , American human rights advocateFrances Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Francis Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Frank Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Fred Burke (1893–1940), American armed robber and contract killer
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Geoffrey Burke Greg Burke Geoffrey Burke (1913–1999), English Roman Catholic bishopGeorge Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
George Thew Burke (1776–1854), Canadian soldier, merchant and politicianGeorgia Burke (1878–1984), actressGerald Burke (1930–1994), Australian rules footballerGerald L Burke (1906-1968), Canadian medical researcher & authorGerry Burke , Irish hurlerGillian Burke (born 1974/1975), British natural history television programme producer and voiceover artistGlenn Burke (1952–1995), American baseball playerGordon Burke (born 1941), American politicianGraham Burke (born 1993), Irish footballerGreg Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Gregory Burke (born 1968), Scottish playwrightGregory Burke (curator) (born 1957), Canadian museum director, writer and curator
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Harry E. Burke Hannah Burke (born 1988), English professional golferHarold P. Burke (1895–1981), American judgeHarry E. Burke (1878–1963), American forest entomologistHeather Burke (born 1966), Australian historical archaeologistHelen Burke, Countess Clanricarde , or Helen MacCarty or Helen FitzGerald (c. 1641–1722), Irish peeressHenry Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Honora Burke (1674–1698), an Irish aristocrat married to Patrick Sarsfield and the Duke of Berwick
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Ian Burke Irish Gaelic football playerIngrid Burke or "Indy" Burke, American botanist and academicIrwin Burke (born 1916, date of death unknown), Barbadian cricketer
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J. Herbert Burke Jack Burke James Edmund Burke James Burke Jamie Burke James Burke James Burke James F. Burke Jasmine Burke John Burke John J. Burke J. C. Burke (born 1965), Australian authorJ. Herbert Burke (1913–1993), American Republican politicianJ. Martin Burke , American legal scholar and Professor of LawJack Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Jackson Burke (1908–1975), American type and book designerJacqui Burke (born 1953), Australian politician,James Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
James F. Burke (politician) (1867–1932), United States Representative from PennsylvaniaJames Burke (Australian politician) (born 1971), member of the Northern Territory Legislative AssemblyJames Burke (Cork politician) (died 1936), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician and barristerJames Burke (Roscommon politician) (died 1964), Irish Fine Gael politician and farmerJames A. Burke (New York politician) (1890–1965), New York City politician and Queens Borough PresidentJames A. Burke (Massachusetts politician) (1910–1983), U.S. Congressman from MassachusettsJames Edmund Burke (1849–1943), American politician and Mayor of Burlington, VermontJames Burke (boxer) (1809–1845), English boxerJames Burke (cricketer) (born 1991), English cricketerJames Burke (19th-century footballer) , 19th-century football playerJames Burke (footballer, born 1994) , football player currently playing for Hyde UnitedJames Burke (Dublin hurler) , inter county senior hurler with DublinJames Burke (Kildare hurler) (born 1999), Irish hurlerJames Burke (wrestler) (1936–2006), American Olympic wrestlerJamie Burke (born 1971), baseball playerJamie Burke (rugby union) (born 1980), American rugby union playerJames Burke (baseball) , American baseball player for the 1884 Boston RedsJimmy Burke (baseball) (1874–1942), American baseball playerJames Burke (bishop) (1926–1994), American-born Catholic bishop in PeruJames Burke (science historian) (born 1936), British broadcaster, author, and television producerJames E. Burke (1925–2012), CEO of Johnson & JohnsonJames Cobb Burke (1915–1964), American photographer and photojournalistJames Burke (actor) (1886–1968), appeared in The Maltese Falcon and numerous other filmsJames Lee Burke (born 1936), American authorJames Burke (gangster) (1931–1996), Irish-American gangsterE. James Burke (born 1949), justice of the Wyoming Supreme CourtJames Burke (space engineer) (1925–2023), American lunar settlement and exploration expert, known for the Ranger programJames F. Burke (musician) (1923–1981), American cornet soloistJames F. Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Jamie Burke (born 1971), Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle MarinersJan Burke (born 1953), American author of novels and short storiesJanine Burke , Australian author, art historian, biographer and novelistJarrad Burke (born 1983) is an Australian cricketerJason Burke (born 1970), British author and journalistJasmine Burke (born 1983), American actressJean Dadario Burke , American television soap opera producer and directorJenni Burke (born 1971/2), Australian swimmerJennifer Burke or Jennifer Lo or Jennifer Mather, Canadian television journalistJerry Burke (1911–1965), American musicianJim Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Jimmy Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Joan Burke or Joan Crowley (1928–2016), Irish Fine Gael politician, farmer and nurseJohn Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
John mac Richard Mór Burke , 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1536), Irish chieftain and nobleJohn Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde (1642–1722), Irish soldier and peerJohn Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde or John Smith Burke (1720–1782), Irish peerJohn Burke, Baron Leitrim or John "na Seamer" Burke or Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc, 1st Baron Leitrim (d. 1583), Irish nobleSir John Burke, 2nd Baronet (1782–1847), Irish soldier and MP for Galway CountyJohn Burke (North Dakota politician) (1859–1937), 10th Governor of North Dakota and Treasurer of the United StatesJohn H. Burke (1894–1951), American lawyer, real estate broker, and politicianJohn Francis Burke (1923–2006), Canadian politicianJohn Burke (mayor) (born 1946), mayor of Porirua City New Zealand, 1983–1998John R. Burke (1924–1993), U.S. ambassador to GuyanaJohn P. Burke (born 1954), American politician in MassachusettsJohn Burke (Rhode Island politician) (born 1960), member of the Rhode Island SenateJohn Burke (spy) (1830–1871), Confederate spy in the American Civil WarJohn Burke (colonel) (1838–1914), officer in the Union Army during the American Civil WarJohn Luddy Burke (1909–2003), United States Navy officer and business executiveJohn Oge Burke (d. 1601), Irish gentleman and soldierJohnny Burke (lyricist) (1908–1964), American songwriterJohn Burke (composer) (1951–2020), Canadian composerJohnny Burke (Newfoundland songwriter) (1851–1930), Newfoundland songwriterJohnny Burke (Canadian singer) (died 2017), Canadian country singerJohn Burke (American pianist) (born 1988), American composer & pianistJohn Burke (1900s pitcher) (1877–1950), U.S. baseball player for the New York GiantsJohn Burke (1990s pitcher) (born 1970), U.S. baseball player for the Colorado Rockies and the University of FloridaJohn Burke (American football) (born 1971), played for the New England Patriots, New York Jets and San Diego ChargersJohn Burke (footballer, fl. 1927–35) , Irish footballer from TipperaryJohnny Burke (footballer) (1911–1987), Irish footballerJohn Burke (footballer, born 1956) , Irish footballer from DublinJohn Burke (footballer, born 1962) , Scottish footballer for Exeter City and Chester CityJohn Burke (rugby league, born 1948) (1948–2013), rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Leeds, KeighleyJohn Burke (rugby league, born 1957) , rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Wigan, and Workington TownJack Burke Sr. (John Burke, 1888–1943), American golferJack Burke Jr. (John Burke, born 1923), American golferJohn MacSeonin Burke (died 1450), Archbishop of Tuam, 1441–1450John J. Burke (1875–1936), Paulist priest and editor of the Catholic World John Burke (genealogist) (1786–1848), Irish genealogist, founder of Burke's Peerage Sir John Bernard Burke (1814–1892), British genealogist
John F. Burke (1922–2011), American medical researcher and co-inventor of synthetic skin in 1981Arizona John Burke (1842–1917), American publicist, press agent and authorJohn Burke (author) (1922–2011), English writer of novels and short storiesJohn Burke (artist) (1946–2006), Irish artistJohn Burke (photographer) (c.1843–1900), 19th century British photographerJohn M. Burke (born 2001), American chess playerJohn Burke, president of Trek Bicycle Corporation Jordan Burke , English rugby league footballerJoseph Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Joe Burke (composer) (1884–1950), American actor, composer and pianistJoe Burke (accordionist) (1939–2021), Irish accordion playerJoe Burke (baseball executive) (1923–1992), baseball executiveJoe Burke (baseball executive) (1923–1992), American Major League Baseball executiveJoseph Burke (cricketer) (1923–2005), Irish cricketerJoe Burke (infielder) (1867–1940), 19th-century baseball playerJoe Burke (outfielder) , baseball right fielder in the Negro leaguesJoe Burke (New Zealand footballer) , New Zealand international football (soccer) playerJoe Burke (rugby league) (born 1990), rugby league footballer for Wales, and South Wales ScorpionsJoe Burke (American football) (born 1961), American football playerJoseph Burke (botanist) (1812–1873), English collector of plants and animalsJoseph Burke (politician) (1853– after 1888), land surveyor and political figure in ManitobaJoseph A. Burke (1886–1962), bishop of BuffaloJoseph Burke (judge) (1888–1990), Illinois judgeJoseph C. Burke (1932–2018), American educatorSir Joseph Burke, 11th Baronet of the Burke baronets
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, 1914–1980), American musicianJoy Burke or Bao Hsi-le (born 1990), Taiwanese-American basketball playerJunior Burke , American fiction writer, songwriter and educator
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Kathleen Burke Kathleen Burke Hale Kamar Burke (born 1986), Canadian professional basketball playerKareem Burke (born 1974), American entrepreneur and record executiveKaren Burke (born 1971), English footballerKaren Danczuk or Karen Burke, British politician and campaignerKathleen Burke or Kathleen B. Burke (1913–1980), American actress and modelKathleen Burke Hale or Kathleen Burke Peabody McLean Hale (1887–1958), British-American philanthropist and war workerKathy Burke (born 1964), English actress, comic and theatre directorKelly Burke (born 1944), American modelKelly M. Burke , American Democratic politician and member of the Illinois House of RepresentativesKeni Burke or Kenneth M. Burke (born 1953), American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalistKenn Burke , Scottish ballet dancerKennedy Burke (born 1997), American professional basketball playerKenneth Burke (1897–1993), American literary theorist and philosopherKerry Burke or Sir Thomas Kerry Burke (born 1942), New Zealand politicianKerry Burke (rugby league) , Australian former rugby league footballerKerry Burke (reporter) American city reporter for the New York Daily News Kevin Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Kevin Burke (musician) (born 1950), Irish fiddlerKevin Burke (CEO) , chairman, president, and CEO of Consolidated EdisonKevin Burke (judge) (born 1950), district judge in Hennepin County, MinnesotaKevin Burke (quarterback) (born 1993), college football quarterback, two-time Gagliardi Trophy winnerKevin Burke (American football coach) , American football coach and wide receiverKevin Burke (hurler) (born 2000), Irish hurlerKevin C. A. Burke (1929–2018), British-American geologist, professor of geology and tectonics at the University of Houston, USAKevin M. Burke (born 1946), American attorney and politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Leo Burke Leon Burke III Lena Burke or Lena Pérez or Lena (born 1978), Cuban singer-songwriterLenka Pichlíková-Burke (born 1954), American actressLeo Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Leon Burke III , American musicianLeonie Burke or Leonie Hemingway (born 1949), Australian politicianLes Burke or Leslie Kingston Burke or "Buck" (1902–1975), American baseball playerLiam Burke (1928–2005), Irish Fine Gael politicianLiam Burke (hurler) , (born 1972), Irish hurlerLiles C. Burke (born 1969), American judgeLillian Burke (1879–1952), American artist, teacher, musician and occupational therapistLillie Burke (d. 1949), American founder of the first African-American sororityLloyd Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Louis H. Burke (1905–1986), American lawyerLouise Burke , Australian sports dietitian, academic and authorLuke Burke (born 1998), English professional footballerLynn Burke (born 1943), American swimmer
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Marie Burke Margaret Burke Sheridan Maud Alice Burke Cunard Michael Burke Mildred Burke Malena Burke (born 1958), Cuban singerMarie Burke or Marie Rosa Altfuldisch (later Holt), (1894–1988), English actressMargaret Burke Sheridan (1889–1958), Irish opera singerMark Burke (born 1969), English footballerMark Andrew Burke (born 1969), Australian squash playerMario Burke (born 1997) is a Barbadian sprinterMarshall Burke (born 1959) is a Scottish former footballerMartyn Burke (born 1952), Canadian director, novelist and screenwriterMarvin Burke (1918– 1994), American NASCAR driverMary Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Matt Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Maud Cunard or Maud Alice Burke (1872– 1948), American-born, London-based society hostessMeghann Burke (born 1980), American professional soccer goalkeeperMelanie Burke , New Zealand duathlete and triathleteMichael Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Michael Burke (New South Wales colonial politician) (1843–1909), Australian politician from New South WalesMichael E. Burke (1863–1918), American politician from WisconsinMichael Burke (Australian politician) (1865–1937), Australian politician from New South WalesMike Burke (shortstop) (1854–1889), American Major League Baseball playerMicky Burke (1904–1984), Scottish football forwardMick Burke (mountaineer) (1941–1975), English mountaineer and climbing cameramanMick Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1941), Irish Gaelic footballerMike Burke (punter) (born 1950), American football punterMick Burke (rugby league) (born 1958), English rugby league footballerMike Burke (strongman) (born 1974), American professional strongman competitorMichael Burke (soccer) (born 1977), American Major League Soccer playerMichael Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1985), Irish Gaelic football playerMichael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde (1686–1726), Irish peerMichael Burke (poet) (c. 1800 –1881), Irish poetE. Michael Burke (1916–1987), American naval officer, CIA operative, circus, television and sports executiveMichael Reilly Burke (born 1964), American actorMike Burke (journalist) , American journalist and senior producer of Democracy Now! Michael Burke (economist) , Irish economistMichèle Burke or Michèle Burke-Winter, (born 1959), Irish-born Academy Award-winning make-up artistMichelle Burke or Michelle Gray (born 1970), American actressMickey Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Mildred Burke (1915–1989), American professional wrestlerMiles Burke (1885–1928), American flyweight boxerMollie Burke , American politician and member of the Vermont House of RepresentativesMolly Burke (born 1994), Canadian YouTuber and disability rights advocateMorgan J. Burke Jr. (1906–1967), American judge and attorney
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Nicholas Burke Nathan Burke (born 1970), Australian rules footballerNathan Burke (musician) , American bassistNazim Burke (born 1956), Grenadaian politician from CarriacouNeil Burke , American musician and artistNiamh Reid Burke (born 1991) is an Irish association footballerNicholas Burke (born 1837), Irish uilleann piperNita Burke (born 1937), Australian basketball playerNoel Burke (born 1962), Irish singerNorah Burke (1907–1976), British novelist, non- fiction and travel writerNorthcote Burke (1927–1968), Canadian cleric and Dean of New Westminster from 1953 to 1968
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Paul Burke Paul Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Patricia Burke (1917–2003), English singer and actressPatrick Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Patrick B. Burke (born 1984), Democratic politician from New YorkPatrick Burke (bishop) (1779–1843), bishop of Elphin from 1827 to 1843Patrick Burke (Clare politician) (1879–1945), Irish politician from ClarePatrick Burke (cricketer) (born 1919, date of death unknown), Trinidadian cricketerPatrick Burke (Dublin politician) (1904–1985), Irish politician from DublinPatrick Burke (defensive back) (born 1968), Canadian football playerPatrick Burke (golfer) (born 1962), American golferPatrick F. Burke (1934–2011), American football player, businessmanPaddy Burke (born 1955), Irish Fine Gael party politician from County Mayo, Senator since 1993Paddy Burke (Australian footballer) (1898–1953), Australian rules footballerPat Burke (baseball) (1901–1965), MLB playerPat Burke (born 1973), Irish basketball playerPat Burke (association footballer) (1889–1942), English footballerPat Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1983/4), Irish Gaelic footballerPatrick E. Burke (1830–1864), lawyer, Missouri state legislator, and Civil War officerPeter Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Phil Burke (born 1982), Canadian film, television and stage actorPhilip Burke (born 1956), American caricature artist and illustratorPhyllis Le Cappelaine Burke (1900-1969), Australian Catholic women's rights activist
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Raymond H. Burke Ricard O'Sullivan Burke Richard Burke Jr. Robert C. Burke Randy Burke (born 1955), American football playerRaymond Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Redmond Burke, Baron Leitrim (fl. 1580s–1602), Irish noble and soldierRedmond Burke (born 1958), American surgeon, innovator, software developer, author, and inventorReece Burke (born 1996), English professional footballerRicard O'Sullivan Burke (1838–1922), Irish nationalist and American soldier, campaigner, and engineerRichard Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Richard Burke Jr. (1758–1794), Member of Parliament, son of Edmund BurkeRichard Burke (Irish politician) (1932–2016), Irish Fine Gael politician and European CommissionerRichard Anthony Burke (born 1949), Irish bishop in the Roman Catholic ChurchRichard J. Burke (1915–1999), Irish-American journalist, poet and playwrightRichard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde or Richard (Sassanach) Burke (d. 1582), Irish nobleRichard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde or Richard de Burgh (1572–1635), Irish nobleman and politicianRichard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde (d. 1666), Irish peerRichard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1709), Irish peerRichard Óg Burke , 2nd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1387), Irish chieftain and nobleRichard Óge Burke , 7th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1519), Irish chieftain and nobleRichard Mór Burke , 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1530), Irish chieftain and nobleRichard Bacach Burke , 11th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1538), Irish chieftain and nobleDick Burke (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2004), English football playerDick Burke (Australian footballer) (born 1938), Australian rules footballer for South MelbourneRichard Burke (businessman) (1934–2008), co-founder of Trek Bicycle CorporationRichard Burke (Alabama politician) (1807 or 1808 - 1870), Baptist preacher and Alabama state representativeRicky Burke (born 1990), Scottish footballerRichie Burke (born 1962), British professional footballerRobert Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Robert Burke (director) (born 1984), American film directorRobert John Burke (born 1960), American actor who starred in Robocop 3 Robert C. Burke (1949–1968), Medal of Honor recipient and United States Marine, killed in action in VietnamRobert Malachy Burke (1907–1998), Irish Christian socialist and philanthropistRobert E. Burke (1847–1901), U.S. Representative from TexasRobert O'Hara Burke (1821–1861), Australian explorerRobert H. Burke (1922–2003), American politician in CaliforniaRobert P. Burke (born 1961), United States Navy admiralRobert Easton (actor) (Robert Burke, 1930–2011), American actorRobyn Burke , American politicianRon Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Ronan Burke (born 1990), Irish hurlerRory Burke (born 1994), Irish rugby union playerRosetta Burke (born 1937), American senior officer of the United States Army ReserveRyan Burke (born 2000), Irish professional footballer
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Sailor Burke Selma Burke Solomon Burke Sailor Burke or Charles Presser (1885–1960), American welter and middleweight boxerSam Burke , West Indies cricket umpireSamson Burke or Sam Burke (born 1929), Canadian bodybuilder, swimmer, wrestler and actorSamuel Burke (born 1985/6), American journalistSamuel Martin Burke (1906–2010), Pakistani diplomatSarah Burke (1982–2012), Canadian freestyle skierSéamus Burke (1893–1967), Irish politicianSeán Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Selma Burke (1900–1995), American sculptorShannon Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Simon Burke (born 1961), Australian actorSinéad Burke (born 1990), Irish writer, academic and disability activistSolomon Burke (1936/40–2010), American soul singer ("Everybody Needs Somebody to Love")Sonny Burke (1914–1980), American musicianStanley Burke (1923–2016), Canadian television journalistSteve Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Stoney Burke (born 1953), American California street performer and actorSue Burke (born 1955), American writer and translatorSusan Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Syd Burke (1938–2010), Jamaican-British broadcaster, photographer and journalistSydney Burke (1934–2017), South African cricketer
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Thomas Burke Thomas Burke Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke Thomas Burke Tom Burke Tarana Burke (born 1973), American activistTed Burke (1877–1967), Australian rules footballerTeresa Blankmeyer Burke , American philosopherTerry Burke (born 1942), Australian politicianSir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet or Theobald Hubert Burke (1833–1909), Irish baronetTheresa Burke , Canadian writer, journalist and producerThomas Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Thomas Burke (Clare politician) (1876–1951), Irish independent legislatorThomas Burke (North Carolina) (c. 1747 –1783), Irish-born physician, lawyer and politicianThomas Burke (Seattle) (1849–1925), American jurist and railroad builderSir Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet (1813–1875), Irish legislatorThomas A. Burke (1898–1971), American Democratic city executive and legislator from OhioThomas Henry Burke (civil servant) (1829–1882), Irish Catholic Permanent Under Secretary in Britain's Irish OfficeThomas Henry Burke (politician) (1904–1959), American politician from OhioThomas J. Burke (North Dakota judge) (1896–1966), American jurist; justice of North Dakota Supreme CourtTom Burke (Australian politician) (1910–1973), Labor Party legislator for the Division of PerthKerry Burke or Sir Thomas Kerry Burke (born 1942), New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament for Rangiora and West CoastT. J. Burke (Thomas James Burke, born 1972), American-born Canadian legislatorThomas Burke (bishop) (c. 1709 –1776), Irish Roman Catholic clergymanThomas Nicholas Burke (1830–1882), Irish Roman Catholic theologian and preacherThomas Martin Aloysius Burke (1840–1915), Irish-born Roman Catholic clergymanTom Burke (priest) (1923–2008), Irish Carmelite priest, physicist and school teacherTom Burke (footballer) (1862–1914), Welsh footballerTom Burke (hurler) (fl. 1865–1887), Irish hurlerThomas Burke (athlete) (1875–1929), American sprinter in 1896 Athens OlympicsTom Burke (American football) (born 1976), American defensive end in National Football LeagueTom Burke (Irish footballer) , Ireland footballerWilliam Burke (pirate) (died 1699), sometimes known as Thomas Burke, Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William KiddThomas Burke (artist) (1749–1815), Irish engraver and painter known for mezzotintThomas Burke (author) (1886–1945), English poet and authorThomas Burke (businessman) (1870–1949), Australian businessman and philanthropistThomas Burke (Irish revolutionary and sportsman) (1894–1967), Irish revolutionary, sportsman and refereeThomas Burke (Medal of Honor sailor) (1833–1883), U.S. Navy sailor and peacetime Medal of Honor recipientThomas Burke (Medal of Honor soldier) (1842–1902), Medal of Honor recipient for valor on June 30, 1863Thomas Burke (tenor) (1890–1969), British operatic tenorThomas Ulick Burke (1826–1867), bank manager and victim of the Break-o-Day murder in gold-rush VictoriaTom Burke (actor) (born 1981), English television, film and stage actorTom Burke (environmentalist) (born 1938), British academic and writer on environmental policy issuesTom Burke (RAF officer) , British pilot and senior Royal Air Force officerTomás Burke (fl. 1600–02), Irish gentleman and soldierTim Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Toby Bourke , Irish singer-songwriterTomás Burke (fl. 1600–02), Irish gentleman and soldierTony Burke (born 1969), Australian politicianTrey Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Trudy Burke (born 1991), Australian association football playerTyler Clark Burke , Canadian artist, illustrator, designer, and writer
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Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde Ulick Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Ulick Burke of Umhaill (died 1343), founder of the Bourkes of the OwlesUilleag de Burgh or Sir Ulick Burke, 1st Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1343 or 1353), Irish chieftain and nobleUlick an Fhiona Burke , 3rd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1424), Irish chieftain and nobleUlick Ruadh Burke , 5th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1485), Irish chieftain and nobleUlick Fionn Burke , 6th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1509), Irish chieftain and nobleUlick Óge Burke , 8th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1520), Irish chieftain and nobleUlick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde and 12th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1544), Irish nobleUlick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde , 3rd Earl of Clanricarde (d. 1601), Irish peerUlick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde or Ulick MacRichard Burke (1604–1657), Anglo-Irish noblemanUlick Burke, 1st Viscount Galway (c. 1670 –1691), Irish peer and army officerSir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet (died 1708), of Glinsk, MP for Galway CountyUlick Canning de Burgh, Lord Dunkellin (1827–1867), Anglo-Irish soldier and politicianUlick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (1802–1874), British whig politicianUlick Burke (politician) (born 1943), Irish Fine Gael politicianPeter Burke (historian) , or Ulick Peter Burke (born 1937), British historian
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Walter Burke William J. Burke Walter Burke (1908–1984), American actorWalter Burke (purser) (1736–1815), English sailor on HMS Victory when Lord Nelson diedWalter Burke (hurler) (born 1981), Irish hurlerW.S. Burke or Walter Samuel Burke (born 1861), British outdoorsman, sports writer, editor, entertainerWilfrid Burke (1889–1968), British Trade union organiser and politicianWilliam Burke (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
William Burke (pirate) (died 1699), Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William KiddWilliam Burke (Burke and Hare murders) (1792–1829), Irish-Scots serial killerWilliam Burke (author) (1729–1798), English pamphleteerWilliam J. Burke (1862–1925), American politician and businessmanWilliam Burke (baseball) (1865–1939), 19th-century baseball playerWilliam L. Burke (1941–1996), astronomy, astrophysics, and physics professor at UC Santa CruzWilliam Burke Miller (1904–1983), newspaper and radio reporterWilliam Burke (prior) (c. 1611 –c. 1685 ), Irish DominicanWilliam Malachy Burke (1819–1879), Irish physician and Registrar GeneralWilliam H. Burke , head coach of the College of William & Mary's football team in 1899William H. Burke Jr. (1906–1975), American political figureWilliam mac Ulick Burke , 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1430), Irish chieftain and nobleWilliam Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1687), Irish peerWilliam Burke, Lord of Bealatury (fl. 1580s-1616), Irish noble and soldierWillie Burke (born 1972), former Irish footballerWilliam Burke-White , American law professor and policy advisorWylie Burke , American geneticist
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Burke Cuppage Burke Shelley Charles Burke Elbrick Burke Badenhop (born 1983), American professional baseball playerBurke Boyce (1901–1969), American fencerBurke Byrnes (born 1937), American actorBurke Cuppage or Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage (1794–1877), British Army officerBurke Dales (born 1977), Canadian professional football punterBurke Day (1954–2017), American politicianBurke Deadrich (1945–2012), American wrestlerBurke Fahling (born 1997), American professional soccer playerBurke Hanford or Burke Gaius Hanford (1872–1928), American sailorBurke Harr (born 1971), American politician from NebraskaBurke Henry (born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey playerBurke Jackson (born 1949), American rancher and politicianBurke Jones (1903–1983), American soccer playerBurke Marshall (1922–2003), American lawyerBurke Moses (born 1959), American actorBurke Ramsey (born 1987), brother of Jonbenét RamseyBurke Reid , Australian–Canadian record producer and musicianBurke Riley (1914–2006), American legislator, lawyer and public officialBurke Roberts , American underground film director and multimedia artistBurke Shelley (1950–2022), Welsh rock musicianBurke Thomas or Burke Thomas Overdrive, American musician and record producerBurke Trend, Baron Trend or Burke Frederick St John Trend (1914–1987), British civil servantBurke Trieschmann , Vietnamese composer and sound designerBurke W. Whitman , American executive, board director, and former United States Marine Corps generalCharles Burke Elbrick (1908–1983), American ambassadorEdmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy or Edmond Burke Roche (1815–1874), Irish politicianEdmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy or Edmund James Burke Roche (1939–1984), British businessmanHerschel Burke Gilbert (1918–2003), American orchestrator, musical supervisor, and composerJames Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy or James Boothby Burke Roche (1851–1920), British peerMary Burke Washington or Mary Cornelia Burke Washington (formerly Mary Burke Nicholas), (1926–2014), American economistMorris Burke Belknap (the elder) or Morris Burke Belknap Sr (1780–1877), American industrialistMorris B. Belknap or Morris Burke Belknap Jr or "the younger" (1856–1910), American businessmanMaurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy or Edmund Maurice Burke Roche (1885–1955), British Conservative Party politicianMaurice Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy or (Patrick) Maurice Burke Roche (born 1967), British businessmanNadine Burke Harris (born 1975) is a Canadian-American pediatricianPatricia Burke Brogan (1926–2022), Irish playwright, novelist, poet and artistRalph Burke Tyree (1921–1979), American artistW. B. Belknap or William Burke Belknap Sr or "the elder" (1811–1889), American businessmanWilliam Burke Belknap or William Burke Belknap Jr or "the younger" (1885–1965), American entrepreneur and economistWilliam B. Garrett III or William Burke Garrett III, American army officerWilliam Burke Kirwan (c. 1814 –1880?), Irish painter and murderer
By title
Fictional characters
Burke, a character from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Burke, the antihero protagonist of the Burke Series of novels by Andrew Vachss
Burke, a character from Rampage Joe Manganiello
Burke Breyer, a fictional character in the film Shazam!
Burke Dennings, a fictional character played by Jack MacGowran in The Exorcist
Burke Lapadura, a character in the game Identity V
Burke Ryan, a character in the 2009 American romantic drama movie Love Happens
Amos Burke, main character in the 1963 television series Burke's Law 1994 revival , played by Gene Barry
Carter J. Burke, a character from the 1986 film Aliens
Catherine 'Katie' Burke, character in Abandon (film)
Clyde Burke, a newspaper reporter and one of the agents of The Shadow
Danny Burke, a character in the 1984 American teen sex comedy movie Revenge of the Nerds
David Burke, author of a book on Melita Norwood
David "Bombhead" Burke , a character played by Lee Otway on Hollyoaks Doreen Burke, a character from Blow the Man Down (film) , played by Marceline Hugot
Dorothy Burke, a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours
Elizabeth Burke, a character in the television series White Collar
Elizabeth Burke, a character in The Faculty
Hayden Burke, FBI Director from The Silence of the Lambs (film) Roger Corman
Hazel Burke, Shirley Booth 's lead character on the NBC/CBS television series, Hazel
Joseph Burke, a World War II veteran in the novel Double Play
Juliet Burke , a character from the TV series Lost Kevin Burke, a character in the 1998 American sitcom Two of a Kind
Leslie Burke , a character from Bridge to Terabithia DCI Matt Burke, a character in the television series Taggart
Mel Burke (Hart), a character in the television sitcom Melissa & Joey
Miss Burke, a character from The Faculty
Peter Burke , a character from the TV series White Collar Preston Burke , a character on Grey's Anatomy Dr Richard Burke , Monica's boyfriend on the television sitcom Friends , played by Tom Selleck Rick Burke , a character on the television series 24 Robert Burke, a hunter and dinosaur expert in the film The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Detective Sam Burke, a policeman in the Spawn series from Image comics
Steve Burke (One Life to Live ) , a soap opera characterThomas Burke, a character from Final Destination 2
Thomas Burke, character in Mafia III
Walter Burke, a character, played by Al Pacino in The Recruit
See also
Burke (disambiguation) De Burgh House of Burgh , an Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193Bourke (disambiguation) Burk (name) , given name and surnameBurkes , surnameBurkle (surname) , surnameBerg (disambiguation) Berkley (disambiguation) Birke , given name and surnameBurgh , an autonomous corporate entity in ScotlandBurgos , a city of northern SpainBurk (disambiguation) Burke and Wills Burke and Hare Burke's Peerage Burke's Landed Gentry
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