Burke

Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname deriving from an ancient noble family, the House of de Burgh. Variants include Bourke. Notable people with the surname include:

Politics

Anna Burke (born 1966), Australian politician
Brian Burke (born 1947), Australian politician
Brian Bourke (born 1936), Irish Political Theorist noted for his "Red Pride" campaign
Brian Burke (born 1958), Wisconsin politician
Edmund Bourke (or Burke) (1761–1821), Danish statesman
Edmund Burke (1729–1797), Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopher
Frank W. Burke (1920–2007), Louisville mayor and U.S. Representative from Kentucky
James A. Burke (1910–1983), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
Richard Burke (1932–2016), Irish Fine Gael politician and European Commissioner
Séamus Burke (1893–1967), Irish politician
Terry Burke (born 1942), Australian politician
Thomas Henry Burke (1829–1882), Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office
Tony Burke (born 1969), Australian politician
William J. Burke (1862–1925), English-born American politician and businessman

Miscellaneous

Adrian P. Burke (1904–2000), New York judge
Arleigh Burke (1901–1996), former Admiral of the United States Navy and Chief of Naval Operations
Dominic Burke (1639–1704), Bishop of Elphin from 1671 to 1704
Edmond W. Burke (1935-2020), American jurist
Aoife de Búrca (1885–1974), born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising
Henry Farnham Burke (1859–1930), British genealogist, Garter Principal King of Arms
George Thew Burke (1776–1854), Canadian soldier, merchant and politician
Greg Burke (born 1959), Director of the Holy See Press Office
Honora Burke (1674–1698), an Irish aristocrat married to Patrick Sarsfield and the Duke of Berwick
John Bernard Burke (1814–1892), British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage
Harry E. Burke (1878–1963), American forest entomologist
James "Jimmy" Burke (1931–1996), Irish-American gangster
Kareem Burke (born 1974), American entrepreneur and record executive
Kenneth Burke (1897–1993), American literary theorist and philosopher
Leo Burke (born 1948), Canadian retired professional wrestler
Leo Burke (baseball) (born 1934), retired American utility player in Major League Baseball
Leo Burke (footballer) (1891-1957), Australian rules footballer
Raymond Leo Burke (born 1948), U.S. Catholic prelate and cardinal, former archbishop of St. Louis
Patrick Burke (1779–1843), Bishop of Elphin from 1827 to 1843
Peter Burke (born 1937), British historian
Richard Edward Burke (1882-1912), First-class Ship steward onboard Olympic and RMS Titanic
Robert O'Hara Burke (1821–1861), Australian explorer
Theobald Burke (1833–1909), Irish baronet
Walter Burke (1736–1815), English sailor on HMS Victory when Lord Nelson died
William Burke (1792–1829), one of the two West Port murderers
William L. Burke (1941–1996), American college professor
Walter Samuel Burke (1861 – ?), British outdoorsman, sports writer, editor, entertainer

Arts

Alafair Burke (born 1969), mystery novel writer and Court TV commentator, daughter of James Lee Burke
Alexandra Burke (born 1988), winner of the fifth series of British show The X Factor
Alfred Burke (1918–2011), British actor who starred in the ITV series Public Eye
Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838–1891), Irish painter
Billie Burke (1884–1970), American stage and screen actress
Brooke Burke (born 1971), actress and model
Cheryl Burke, professional dancer
Clem Burke, drummer for the group Blondie
Declan Burke, English musician
Delta Burke, actress
Don Burke, Australian television personality
Donna Burke, Australian singer, voice actress and businesswoman
Edwin J. Burke (1889–1944), American screenwriter
Georgia Burke (1878–1984), actress
James Lee Burke, American author and mystery writer
Jason Burke, author
James Burke (born 1936), British author and television producer
Joe Burke (1884–1950), American actor, composer and pianist
Joe Burke (born 1939), Irish accordion player
Kathy Burke, English actress, comic and theatre director
Kevin Burke (born 1950), Irish fiddler
Leon Burke III, American musician
Paul Burke (1926–2009), American actor
Philip Burke (born 1956), American caricature artist and illustrator
Raymond Burke (1904–1986), New Orleans jazz clarinetist
Solomon Burke, soul singer ("Everybody Needs Somebody to Love")
Sonny Burke (1914–1980), American musician
Toby Bourke, Irish singer-songwriter
Walter Burke (1908–1984), American actor

Sports

Alvin Burke, Jr., professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment
Bill Burke (born 1969), American middle-distance runner
Brian Burke (born 1955), GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Burke (born 1980), professional baseball player
David Burke (born 1960), English footballer
Doug Burke (born 1963), Jamaican professional tennis player
Doug Burke (born 1957), American Olympic water polo player
Elijah Burke, American professional wrestler
Graham Burke, Irish footballer
Jamie Burke, Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners
Joe Burke (1924–1992), baseball executive
Joy Burke, (born 1990), Taiwanese-American basketball player
Kevin Burke (American football) (born 1993), American football player
Lynn Burke (born 1943), American swimmer
Mark Burke (born 1969), English footballer
Mark Andrew Burke (born 1969), Australian squash player
Matt Burke, Australian rugby union footballer
Melanie Burke, New Zealand duathlete and triathlete
Mick Burke (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
Mildred Burke, American professional wrestler
Nita Burke (born 1937), Australian basketball player
Pat Burke, Irish basketball player
Sarah Burke (1982–2012), Canadian freestyle skier
Sean Burke, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings
Thomas Burke (1875–1929), American athlete
Trey Burke (born 1992), American basketball player
Walter Burke (born 1981), Irish hurler
William H. Burke, American college football coach

Given names

Burke Day (1954-2017), American politician
Burke Ramsey (born 1987), brother of JonBenét Ramsey
Burke Marshall (1922–2003), American lawyer
Burke Moses (born 1959), American actor
Burke Shelley (born 1950), Bass guitarist
Burke Dennings, a fictional character played by Jack MacGowran in The Exorcist
Burke Breyer, a fictional character in the film Shazam!

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
Amos Burke, main character in the 1963 television series Burke's Law and its 1994 revival, played by Gene Barry
Carter J. Burke, a character from the 1986 film Aliens
Clyde Burke, a newspaper reporter and one of the agents of The Shadow
Hazel Burke, Shirley Booth's lead character on the NBC/CBS television series, Hazel
Juliet Burke, a character from the TV series Lost
Peter Burke, a character from the TV series White Collar
Leslie Burke, a character from Bridge to Terabithia
Preston Burke, a character on Grey's Anatomy
Robert Burke, a hunter and dinosaur expert in the film The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Thomas Burke, a character from Final Destination 2
Walter Burke, a character, played by Al Pacino in The Recruit
Dr. Richard Burke, Monica's on-again, off-again boyfriend on Friends, played by Tom Selleck
Burke, a character from Rampage played by Joe Manganiello
Burke Lapadura, a character in the game Identity V

Publications

Burke's Peerage, account of nobility, first published in 1826 by John Burke
Burke's Landed Gentry, account of families of the land-holding class, first published in 1833 by John Burke

Burke

Politics

Miscellaneous

Arts

Sports

Given names

Fictional characters

Publications

See also