Burke

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Field	Value
name	Burke
image	[[File:Arms_of_the_House_of_de_Burgh.svg
caption	Blazon: Or, a cross gules
pronunciation

| | language | English / Irish | | languageorigin | French | | region | England, Ireland | | derivation | de Burgh (de Búrca / Búrc) | | meaning | "of the borough" | | variant | Bourke, Burgo/de Burgo, de Bourgh | | anglicisation | Burgh | ::

| name = Burke | image = [[File:Arms_of_the_House_of_de_Burgh.svg|175px]] | caption = Blazon: Or, a cross gules | pronunciation =

| gender = | language = English / Irish | masculine = | feminine = | languageorigin = French | origin = | region = England, Ireland | derivation = de Burgh (de Búrca / Búrc) | meaning = "of the borough" | variant = Bourke, Burgo/de Burgo, de Bourgh | cognate = | anglicisation = Burgh | derivative =

Burke (; ) 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 and over the centuries became Búrc, then Burke, and Bourke.

Notable people with this name include:

Surname

A

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Aggrey_Burke_at_New_Beacon_Books,_2006.jpg" caption="[[Aggrey Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Alexandra_Burke_October_15,_2011.jpg" caption="[[Alexandra Burke]]"] ::

• Adam Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Adam Burke (rower), (1971–2018), Irish ocean rower
  • Adam Burke (comedian), American stand-up comedian, writer, and comic artist
• Adrian P. Burke (1904–2000), American jurist from New York
• Aedanus Burke (1743–1802), Irish-American soldier, judge, and politician
• Aggrey Burke (1943–2025), British psychiatrist and academic
• Alafair Burke (born 1969), mystery novel writer and Court TV commentator
• Alan Burke (1922–1992), American conservative television and radio talk show host
• Alan Burke (director) (1923–2007), Australian writer and film director and producer
• Albert Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Albert E. Burke (1919–1999), American professor and public educational television pioneer
  • Albert Burke (tennis) (1901–1958), Irish tennis player
• Alex Burke (born 1977), Scottish footballer
• Alexander Burke (born 1983), American musician, producer, writer and actor
• Alexandra Burke (born 1988), British singer, songwriter and actress
• Alfred Burke (1918–2011), British actor, Public Eye
• Alice Burke (politician) (1892–1974), American politician
• Alice Burke (footballer), (born 2002), Australian footballer
• Alicia Burke, Jamaican fashion model
• Montel Vontavious Porter or Alvin Antonio Burke Jr or Hassan Hamin Assad (born 1973), wrestler
• Ambrose Burke (1895–1998), English professor and Catholic priest
• Andrew Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Andrew H. Burke (1850–1918), American politician from North Dakota
  • Andrew Burke (poet) (1944–2023), Australian poet
  • Andrew Burke (sailor) (1949–2009), Barbadian sailor
• Angela Brown-Burke, Jamaican politician
• Anna Burke (born 1966), Australian politician
• Anne Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Anne Burke (writer) (fl.1780–1805), Irish novelist
  • Anne M. Burke (born 1944), American jurist from Illinois
• Anthony D. Burke (born 1966), Australian political theorist and international relations scholar
• Antoine Burke (born 1975), Irish athlete
• Antonee Burke-Gilroy (born 1997), English-born Australian football player
• Antonella Gambotto-Burke or Antonella Gambotto (born 1965), Italian-Australian author and journalist
• Aoife de Búrca (1885–1974), born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising
• Arizona John Burke, see John Burke
• Arleigh Burke or Arleigh Albert Burke (1901–1996), American admiral
• Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838–1891), Irish painter
• Austin-Emile Burke (1922–2011), Canadian Catholic prelate
• Autumn Burke (born 1973), American politician

B

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Ethel_Raby,_Barbara_Burke_1938.jpg" caption="[[Barbara Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Bessie_Bruington_Burke.jpg" caption="[[Bessie Burke]]"] ::

• Barbara Burke (1917–1998), British and South African sprint runner
• Barbara Burke Hubbard (born 1948), American science writer
• Bernard Burke (1814–1892), British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage
• Bernie Burke, American ice hockey player
• Berny Burke (born 1996), Costa Rican footballer
• Bessie Burke (1891–1968), African American teacher
• Beulah Burke (1885–1975), American founder of the first African-American sorority
• Bill Burke (athlete) (born 1969), American middle-distance runner
• Billy Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Billy Burke (actor) (born 1966), American actor
  • Billy Burke (golfer) (1902–1972), golfer
  • Billy Burke (baseball) (1889–1967), baseball player
  • Billy Burke (hurler) (1912–1995), Irish hurler
  • Billy Burke (firefighter) (1955–2001), died when the World Trade Centers collapsed
  • Billy Burke (criminal) or "Billy the Kid" (1858–1919), American gangster
  • Bill Burke (athlete) (born 1969), American middle-distance runner
  • Bill Burke (photographer) (born 1943), American documentary photographer
  • Billie Burke (1884–1970), American actress
  • Willie Burke (born 1972), Irish footballer
• Bobby Burke (1907–1971), American baseball player
• Bobby Burke (footballer), (born 1934), Northern Irish footballer
• Brendan Burke (1988–2010), American athlete
• Brendan Burke (soccer), (born 1982), American soccer coach
• Brendan Burke (sportscaster), (born 1984) American sportscaster
• Brian Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Brian Burke (Australian politician) (born 1947), Australian politician from Western Australia
  • Brian Burke (American politician) (born 1958), American politician from Wisconsin
  • Brian Burke (ice hockey) (born 1955), American ice hockey executive
  • Brian Burke (American football) (born 1935), American football player and coach
  • Brian Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1966), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Brock Burke (born 1996), American baseball pitcher
• Brooke Burke (born 1971), actress and model
• Bryan Burke (born 1989), American soccer player
• Byron Burke, American record producer

C

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Caroline_Flora_Berg_yearbook_photo.jpg" caption="[[Caroline Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Chas._H._Burke,_Com._of_Indian_Affairs,4-1-21_LOC_npcc.03854(cropped).jpg" caption="[[Charles H. Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/CherylBurkeByPhilKonstantin.jpg" caption="[[Cheryl Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/D-Backs_Chris_Burke.jpg" caption="Chris Burke]]"] ::

• Callahan Burke (born 1997), American ice hockey player
• Cam Burke (born 1987), Canadian golfer
• Caroline Burke (1913–1964), American actress, producer, writer, and art collector
• Carolyn Burke (born 1940), Australian-born American translator, art critic, and author
• Catherine Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Kathy Burke (born 1964), British actress
  • Katharine Alice Burke (1875–1924), British chemist
• Ceelle Burke, American musician and performer
• Ces Burke (1914–1997), New Zealand cricketer
• Chand Burke (1932–2008), Indian actress
• Charles Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Charles H. Burke (1861–1944), American politician
  • Charles Burke (British Army officer) (1882–1917)
  • Charlie Burke, Hong Kong cricket coach
  • Chuck Burke (born 1930), American speed skater
• Cheryl Burke (born 1984), American dancer
• Chesya Burke, American editor, educator and author
• Chris Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Christopher Burke (Irish revolutionary) (1898–1964), Irish revolutionary, hunger striker and sportsman
  • Chris Burke (actor) (born 1965), American actor and folk singer
  • Chris Burke (baseball) (born 1980), baseball player
  • Chris Burke (footballer) (born 1983), Scottish footballer
  • Christopher Burke (design writer), (born 1967), typeface designer and author on typography
  • Christopher 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 Barking
  • Chris Burke-Gaffney, Canadian songwriter and producer
• Christie Burke (born 1989), Canadian actress
• Christy Burke, Irish politician
• Ciarán Burke (born 1999), Irish hurler
• Clarence Burke Jr (1949–2013), American singer and member of the Five Stairsteps
• Clem Burke (1954–2025), American drummer for the group Blondie
• Colm Burke (born 1957), Irish politician
• Conor Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Conor Burke (rugby union), (born 1974), Irish rugby player
  • Conor Burke (hurler), (born 1998), Irish hurler
  • Conor Burke (baseball), American baseball player and coach
• Cormac Burke (footballer), (born 1993), Northern Irish footballer
• Cory Burke (born 1991), Jamaican footballer
• Courtney Burke (born 1994), American ice hockey player
• Cyril Burke (Australian rules footballer), (1905–1984), Australian footballer
• Cyril Burke (1925–2010), Australian rugby player

D

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Daithí_Burke_cropped.jpg" caption="[[Daithí Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/David_Burke_(Hurler)_cropped.jpg" caption="David Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Deltaburke2.jpg" caption="[[Delta Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Dennis_Burke_US_Attorney.jpg" caption="[[Dennis K. Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Don_Burke_1949.jpeg" caption="Don Burke]]"] ::

• Daithí Burke (born 1992) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
• Dan Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Dan Burke (baseball) (1868–1933), MLB utility player
  • Dan Burke (basketball) (born 1959), NBA assistant coach
  • Daniel Burke (executive) (1929–2011), former president of Capital Cities Communications and American Broadcasting Corporation
  • Daniel J. Burke (born 1951), former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
• Daniel Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Daniel J. Burke (born 1951), former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Dan Burke (baseball) (1868–1933), Major League Baseball player
  • Daniel Burke (Australian politician) (1827–1927), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
  • Daniel Burke (executive) (1929–2011), former president of the American Broadcasting Corporation
  • Daniel Burke (rower) (born 1974), Australian rower
  • Daniel W. Burke (1841–1911), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Dave Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • David Burke (politician) (born 1967), Ohio politician
  • Dave Burke (Australian footballer) (1916–1987), Australian rules footballer
• David Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • David Burke (British actor) (born 1934), British television actor
  • David Burke (American actor) (born 1967), American television actor
  • David Burke (author), language books author
  • David J. Burke (born 1948), producer, screenwriter and film and television director
  • David Burke (Australian footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer
  • David Burke (English footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
  • David Burke (boxer) (born 1975), English boxer
  • David Burke (Galway hurler) (born 1990), Irish hurler for Galway
  • David Burke (Kilkenny hurler) (born 1981), Irish hurler for Kilkenny and Wexford
  • Davy Burke (born 1988), Irish Gaelic football manager and former player
  • David Burke (politician) (born 1967), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
  • David Burke (botanist) (1854–1897), English botanist
  • David Burke (chef) (born 1962), chef and restaurateur
  • David W. Burke (1935–2014), American television news executive
  • David A. Burke (1952–1987), American hijacker and former employee who caused the crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771
  • David Burke (neurophysiologist) (born ), Australian expert in spinal and brain trauma
• Dean Burke or Kenneth Dean Burke (born 1957), American Republican politician and member of the Georgia State Senate
• Declan Burke (born 1972), Irish musician
• Delta Burke (born 1956), American actress and producer
• Denis Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Denis Burke (Irish politician) (1904–1971), Irish politician, senator (1948–1961)
  • Denis Burke (Australian politician) (born 1948), Australian politician, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1999–2001)
  • Dennis K. Burke (born 1962), U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona (2009–2011)
• Denzel Burke (born 2002), American football player
• Desmond Lardner-Burke (1909–1984), politician in Rhodesia
• Dominic Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Dominic Burke (c. 1603 – 1649) was an Irish Dominican priest and political agent
  • Dominic Burke (bishop) (1639–1704), Irish Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin from 1671 to 1704
  • Dominick Burke (died 1747), Irish politician
  • Dominic Burke (businessman) (born 1958), British businessman
• Don Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Don Burke (born 1947) is an Australian television presenter and horticulturist
  • Donald Burke, an American infectious diseases researcher
  • Don Burke (American football) (1926–2009), an American football player
• Donal Burke (born 1998), Irish hurler
• Donna Burke, Australian singer, voice actress and businesswoman
• Donna Burke (luger), (born 1954), American luger
• Doris Burke or Doris Sable, American sports announcer and analyst
• Douglas Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Doug Burke (tennis) (born 1963), Jamaican professional tennis player
  • Doug Burke (water polo) (born 1957), American Olympic water polo player

E

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/EdmundBurke1771.jpg" caption="[[Edmund Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/JoshElijah_(Cropped).jpg" caption="[[Elijah Burke]]"] ::

• Éanna Burke (born 1995), Irish hurler
• Edmond W. Burke (1935–2020), American jurist
• Edmund Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Edmund Burke (1729–1797), Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopher
  • Edmond de Burgh (or de Burke) (1298–1338), Irish knight
  • Edmund Bourke (1761–1821), Danish statesman
  • Edmund Burke (congressman) (1809–1882), U.S. Representative for New Hampshire
  • Edmund Burke (architect) (1850–1919), Canadian architect
  • Edmund Burke III (born 1940), U.S. historian
  • Edmund Burke Fairfield (1821–1904), American minister, educator and politician
  • E. Michael Burke (1916–1987), U.S. intelligence officer and business executive
  • Eddie Burke (1905–1993), Canadian ice hockey player
• Edward Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Edward A. Burke (1839–1928), Louisiana State Treasurer
  • Edward T. Burke (1870–1935), North Dakota Supreme Court justice
  • Edward J. Burke (1876–1935), Wisconsin legislator
  • Edward R. Burke (1880–1968), American politician
  • Edward M. Burke (born 1943), Chicago, Illinois Alderman
  • Eddie Burke (baseball) (1866–1907), American baseball player
  • Edward Burke (American football) (1907–1967), selected to the 1928 College Football All-America Team
  • Edward Burke (cricketer) (born 1870, date of death unknown), Jamaican cricketer
  • Ed Burke (hammer thrower) (born 1940), hammer thrower, American flagbearer at 1984 Olympic games
  • Edward Burke (basketball) (1945–2009), American basketball coach
  • Edward Burke (priest) (1847–1915), priest, president of Carlow College, and founder of St. Joseph's Academy
  • Ed Burke (musician) (1909–1988), American musician
  • Ted Burke (1877–1967), Australian rules footballer
• Edwin J. Burke (1889–1944), American screenwriter
• Eileen O'Neill Burke, American lawyer, politician, and judge
• Elena Burke or Romana Elena Burgues Gonzalez (1928–2002), Cuban singer
• Elijah Burke (born 1981), American professional wrestler
• Elizabeth Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Elizabeth Burke-Plunkett, née Elizabeth Burke (1862–1944), an Irish activist
  • Betty Burke, alias of Bonnie Prince Charlie
• Elmer "Trigger" Burke (1917–1958), American hitman
• Ernest Burke (1924–2004), American baseball player

F

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Frances_Burke_(designer),_3_June_1952.jpg" caption="[[Frances Mary Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Frank_W._Burke.jpg" caption="[[Frank W. Burke]]"] ::

• Fergus Burke (born 1999), New Zealand rugby union player
• Fintan Burke (born 1997), Irish hurler
• Florrie Burke (1918–1995), Irish footballer
• Florrie R. Burke, American human rights advocate
• Frances Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (1567–1633), English noblewoman
  • Frances Marie Burke (1922–2017), Miss America 1940
  • Frances Mary Burke (1904–1994) was an Australian artist
• Francis Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Francis Burke (Franciscan) (died 1697), Irish Franciscan friar and writer
  • Francis Burke (bishop) (died 1723), Irish Roman Catholic archbishop of Tuam
  • Francis Burke (Dean of Elphin) (1834–1904), priest of the Church of Ireland
• Frank Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Frank Burke (United States Army officer) (1918–1988), American Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Frank G. Burke (1927–2015), Acting Archivist of the United States
  • Frank W. Burke (1920–2007), American politician
  • Frank Burke (Australian politician) (1876–1949), Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • Frank Burke (baseball) (1880–1946), American baseball player
  • Frank Burke (hurler) (born 1952), Irish hurler
  • Frank Burke (dual player) (1895–1987), Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
  • Frankie Burke (1915–1983), American actor
• Fred Burke (1893–1940), American armed robber and contract killer

G

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Burke,_Bishop_Geoffrey.jpg" caption="[[Geoffrey Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Greg_Burke.jpg" caption="Greg Burke]]"] ::

• Geoffrey Burke (1913–1999), English Roman Catholic bishop
• George Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • George Burke (cricketer) (1847–1920), English cricketer
  • George Thew Burke (1776–1854), soldier, merchant and political figure in Upper Canada
  • George J. Burke (1886–1950), judge during the Nuremberg Trials
• George Thew Burke (1776–1854), Canadian soldier, merchant and politician
• Georgia Burke (1878–1984), actress
• Gerald Burke (1930–1994), Australian rules footballer
• Gerry Burke, Irish hurler
• Gillian Burke (born 1974/1975), British natural history television programme producer and voiceover artist
• Glenn Burke (1952–1995), American baseball player
• Gordon Burke (born 1941), American politician
• Graham Burke (born 1993), Irish footballer
• Greg Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Greg Burke (athletic director) (born 1956), director of athletics for Northwestern State University
  • Greg Burke (baseball) (born 1982), Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for San Diego and the New York Mets
  • Greg Burke (journalist) (born 1959), American former TV news correspondent and adviser to Pope Francis
  • Greg Burke (rugby league) (born 1993), rugby league player
• Gregory Burke (born 1968), Scottish playwright
• Gregory Burke (curator) (born 1957), Canadian museum director, writer and curator

H

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/1906._Forest_entomologist_Harry_Eugene_Burke,_after_a_field_season_in_the_Yosemite_country._Palo_Alto,California.(37317666981).jpg" caption="[[Harry E. Burke]]"] ::

• Hannah Burke (born 1988), English professional golfer
• Harold P. Burke (1895–1981), American judge
• Harry E. Burke (1878–1963), American forest entomologist
• Heather Burke (born 1966), Australian historical archaeologist
• Helen Burke, Countess Clanricarde, or Helen MacCarty or Helen FitzGerald (c.1641–1722), Irish peeress
• Henry Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Henry Farnham Burke (1859–1930), British genealogist, Garter Principal King of Arms
  • Henry Lardner-Burke (1916–1970), South African flying ace
• Honora Burke (1674–1698), an Irish aristocrat married to Patrick Sarsfield and the Duke of Berwick

I

• Ian Burke Irish Gaelic football player
• Ingrid Burke or "Indy" Burke, American botanist and academic
• Irwin Burke (born 1916, date of death unknown), Barbadian cricketer

J

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/J._Herbert_Burke.jpg" caption="[[J. Herbert Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/JackBurke2017TOA.jpg" caption="Jack Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/James_Edmund_Burke,_Vermont_politician.jpg" caption="[[James Edmund Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/James_Burke.jpg" caption="James Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Jamie_Burke.jpg" caption="[[Jamie Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/James_Burke_The_Du_Pont_Show_1960.jpg" caption="James Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/JamesBurke.jpg" caption="James Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/James_F._Burke.jpg" caption="James F. Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Jasmine_Burke_2019.png" caption="[[Jasmine Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/John_Burke,Treasurer_of_U.S.LCCN2016828802(2)(cropped).jpg" caption="John Burke]]"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/BURKE,_FATHER_JOHN._MEDALS,_ETC._DECORATED_LCCN2016870007.jpg" caption="[[John J. Burke]]"] ::

• J. C. Burke (born 1965), Australian author
• J. Herbert Burke (1913–1993), American Republican politician
• J. Martin Burke, American legal scholar and Professor of Law
• Jack Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Jack Burke Jr. (1923–2024), American golfer
  • Jack Burke Sr. (1888–1943), American golfer
  • Jack Burke (boxer) (1875–1942), American boxer known for fighting the longest boxing match in history
  • Jack Burke (footballer) (1918–2004), Australian footballer, who played for Hawthorn
  • Jack Burke (cyclist) (born 1995), Canadian cyclist
• Jackson Burke (1908–1975), American type and book designer
• Jacqui Burke (born 1953), Australian politician,
• James Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • James F. Burke (politician) (1867–1932), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
  • James Burke (Australian politician) (born 1971), member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  • James Burke (Cork politician) (died 1936), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician and barrister
  • James Burke (Roscommon politician) (died 1964), Irish Fine Gael politician and farmer
  • James A. Burke (New York politician) (1890–1965), New York City politician and Queens Borough President
  • James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician) (1910–1983), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
  • James Edmund Burke (1849–1943), American politician and Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
  • James Burke (boxer) (1809–1845), English boxer
  • James Burke (cricketer) (born 1991), English cricketer
  • James Burke (19th-century footballer), 19th-century football player
  • James Burke (Dublin hurler), inter county senior hurler with Dublin
  • James Burke (Kildare hurler) (born 1999), Irish hurler
  • James Burke (wrestler) (1936–2006), American Olympic wrestler
  • Jamie Burke (born 1971), baseball player
  • Jamie Burke (rugby union) (born 1980), American rugby union player
  • James Burke (baseball), American baseball player for the 1884 Boston Reds
  • Jimmy Burke (baseball) (1874–1942), American baseball player
  • James Burke (bishop) (1926–1994), American-born Catholic bishop in Peru
  • James Burke (science historian) (born 1936), British broadcaster, author, and television producer
  • James E. Burke (1925–2012), CEO of Johnson & Johnson
  • James Cobb Burke (1915–1964), American photographer and photojournalist
  • James Burke (actor) (1886–1968), appeared in The Maltese Falcon and numerous other films
  • James Lee Burke (born 1936), American author
  • James Burke (gangster) (1931–1996), Irish-American gangster
  • E. James Burke (born 1949), justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
  • James Burke (space engineer) (1925–2023), American lunar settlement and exploration expert, known for the Ranger program
  • James F. Burke (musician) (1923–1981), American cornet soloist
• James F. Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • James F. Burke (politician) (1867–1932), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
  • James F. Burke (musician) (1923–1981), American cornet soloist
• Jamie Burke (born 1971), Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners
• Jan Burke (born 1953), American author of novels and short stories
• Janine Burke, Australian author, art historian, biographer and novelist
• Jarrad Burke (born 1983) is an Australian cricketer
• Jason Burke (born 1970), British author and journalist
• Jasmine Burke (born 1983), American actress
• Jean Dadario Burke, American television soap opera producer and director
• Jenni Burke (born 1971/2), Australian swimmer
• Jennifer Burke or Jennifer Lo or Jennifer Mather, Canadian television
• Jerry Burke (1911–1965), American musician
• Jim Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Jim Burke (author) (born 1961), American author
  • Jim Burke (cricketer) (1930–1979), Australian cricketer
  • Jim Burke (illustrator) (born 1973), American illustrator
  • Jim Burke (–1994), the real name of the prolific letter column contributor T. M. Maple
  • Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer (Jim Burke), British parodist and rapper
  • Jim Burke (film producer) or Jim Burke Jr, American film producer who frequently collaborates with Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
• Jimmy Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • James Burke (gangster) (1931–1996), Irish-American gangster
  • Jimmy Burke (baseball) (1874–1942), American baseball player
• Joan Burke or Joan Crowley (1928–2016), Irish Fine Gael politician, farmer and nurse
• John Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1536), Irish chieftain and noble
  • John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde (1642–1722), Irish soldier and peer
  • John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde or John Smith Burke (1720–1782), Irish peer
  • John Burke, Baron Leitrim or John "na Seamer" Burke or Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc, 1st Baron Leitrim (d. 1583), Irish noble
  • Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet (1782–1847), Irish soldier and MP for Galway County
  • John Burke (North Dakota politician) (1859–1937), 10th Governor of North Dakota and Treasurer of the United States
  • John H. Burke (politician) (1894–1951), American lawyer, real estate broker, and politician
  • John Francis Burke (1923–2006), Canadian politician
  • John Burke (mayor) (born 1946), mayor of Porirua City New Zealand, 1983–1998
  • John R. Burke (1924–1993), U.S. ambassador to Guyana
  • John P. Burke (born 1954), American politician in Massachusetts
  • John Burke (Rhode Island politician) (born 1960), member of the Rhode Island Senate
  • John Burke (spy) (1830–1871), Confederate spy in the American Civil War
  • John Burke (colonel) (1838–1914), officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War
  • John Luddy Burke (1909–2003), United States Navy officer and business executive
  • John Oge Burke (d. 1601), Irish gentleman and soldier
  • Johnny Burke (lyricist) (1908–1964), American songwriter
  • John Burke (composer) (1951–2020), Canadian composer
  • Johnny Burke (Newfoundland songwriter) (1851–1930), Newfoundland songwriter
  • Johnny Burke (Canadian singer) (died 2017), Canadian country singer
  • John Burke (American pianist) (born 1988), American composer & pianist
  • John Burke (1900s pitcher) (1877–1950), U.S. baseball player for the New York Giants
  • John Burke (1990s pitcher) (born 1970), U.S. baseball player for the Colorado Rockies and the University of Florida
  • John Burke (American football) (born 1971), played for the New England Patriots, New York Jets and San Diego Chargers
  • John Burke (footballer, fl. 1927–35), Irish footballer from Tipperary
  • Johnny Burke (footballer) (1911–1987), Irish footballer
  • John Burke (footballer, born 1956), Irish footballer from Dublin
  • John Burke (footballer, born 1962), Scottish footballer for Exeter City and Chester City
  • John Burke (rugby league, born 1948) (1948–2013), rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Leeds, Keighley
  • John Burke (rugby league, born 1957), rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Wigan, and Workington Town
  • Jack Burke Sr. (John Burke, 1888–1943), American golfer
  • Jack Burke Jr. (John Burke, born 1923), American golfer
  • John MacSeonin Burke (died 1450), Archbishop of Tuam, 1441–1450
  • John 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 1981
  • Arizona John Burke (1842–1917), American publicist, press agent and author
  • John Burke (author) (1922–2011), English writer of novels and short stories
  • John Burke (artist) (1946–2006), Irish artist
  • John Burke (photographer) (c.1843–1900), 19th century British photographer
  • John M. Burke (born 2001), American chess player
• Joseph Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Joe Burke (composer) (1884–1950), American actor, composer and pianist
  • Joe Burke (accordionist) (1939–2021), Irish accordion player
  • Joe Burke (baseball executive) (1923–1992), baseball executive
  • Joe Burke (baseball executive) (1923–1992), American Major League Baseball executive
  • Joseph Burke (cricketer) (1923–2005), Irish cricketer
  • Joe Burke (infielder) (1867–1940), 19th-century baseball player
  • Joe Burke (outfielder), baseball right fielder in the Negro leagues
  • Joe Burke (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
  • Joe Burke (rugby league) (born 1990), rugby league footballer for Wales, and South Wales Scorpions
  • Joe Burke (American football) (born 1961), American football player
  • Joseph Burke (botanist) (1812–1873), English collector of plants and animals
  • Joseph Burke (politician) (1853– after 1888), land surveyor and political figure in Manitoba
  • Joseph A. Burke (1886–1962), bishop of Buffalo
  • Joseph Burke (judge) (1888–1990), Illinois judge
  • Joseph C. Burke (1932–2018), American educator
  • Sir Joseph Burke, 11th Baronet of the Burke baronets
  • Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, 1914–1980), American musician
• Joy Burke or Bao Hsi-le (born 1990), Taiwanese-American basketball player
• Junior Burke, American fiction writer, songwriter and educator

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• Kamar Burke (born 1986), Canadian professional basketball player
• Kareem Burke (born 1974), American entrepreneur and record executive
• Karen Burke (born 1971), English footballer
• Karen Danczuk or Karen Burke, British politician and campaigner
• Katherine Delmar Burke (1867–1929), American educator
• Kathi Burke, Irish artist
• Kathleen Burke or Kathleen B. Burke (1913–1980), American actress and model
• Kathleen Burke Hale or Kathleen Burke Peabody McLean Hale (1887–1958), British-American philanthropist and war worker
• Kathy Burke (born 1964), English actress, comic and theatre director
• Kelly Burke (born 1944), American model
• Kelly M. Burke, American Democratic politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives
• Keni Burke or Kenneth M. Burke (born 1953), American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist
• Kenn Burke, Scottish ballet dancer
• Kennedy Burke (born 1997), American professional basketball player
• Kenneth Burke (1897–1993), American literary theorist and philosopher
• Kerry Burke or Sir Thomas Kerry Burke (born 1942), New Zealand politician
• Kerry Burke (rugby league), Australian former rugby league footballer
• Kerry Burke (reporter) American city reporter for the New York Daily News
• Kevin Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Kevin Burke (musician) (born 1950), Irish fiddler
  • Kevin Burke (CEO), chairman, president, and CEO of Consolidated Edison
  • Kevin Burke (judge) (born 1950), district judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota
  • Kevin Burke (quarterback) (born 1993), college football quarterback, two-time Gagliardi Trophy winner
  • Kevin Burke (American football coach), American football coach and wide receiver
  • Kevin Burke (hurler) (born 2000), Irish hurler
  • Kevin C. A. Burke (1929–2018), British-American geologist, professor of geology and tectonics at the University of Houston, USA
  • Kevin M. Burke (born 1946), American attorney and politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

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• Lena Burke or Lena Pérez or Lena (born 1978), Cuban singer-songwriter
• Lenka Pichlíková-Burke (born 1954), American actress
• Leo Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • 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
• Leon Burke III, American musician
• Leonie Burke or Leonie Hemingway (born 1949), Australian politician
• Les Burke or Leslie Kingston Burke or "Buck" (1902–1975), American baseball player
• Liam Burke (1928–2005), Irish Fine Gael politician
• Liam Burke (hurler), (born 1972), Irish hurler
• Liles C. Burke (born 1969), American judge
• Lillian Burke (1879–1952), American artist, teacher, musician and occupational therapist
• Lillie Burke (d. 1949), American founder of the first African-American sorority
• Lloyd Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Lloyd L. Burke, (1924–1999), American Medal of Honor recipient
  • Lloyd Hudson Burke (1916–1988), American federal judge
• Louis H. Burke (1905–1986), American lawyer
• Louise Burke, Australian sports dietitian, academic and author
• Luke Burke (born 1998), English professional footballer
• Lynn Burke (born 1943), American swimmer

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Lady_Cunard_01.JPG" caption="Maud Alice Burke Cunard]]"] ::

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• Malena Burke (born 1958), Cuban singer
• Margaret Burke Sheridan (1889–1958), Irish opera singer
• Marie Burke or Marie Rosa Altfuldisch (later Holt) (1894–1988), English actress
• Mario Burke (born 1997), Barbadian sprinter
• Mark Burke (born 1969), English footballer
• Mark Andrew Burke (born 1969), Australian squash player
• Marshall Burke (born 1959), Scottish footballer
• Martyn Burke (born 1952), Canadian director, novelist and screenwriter
• Marvin Burke (1918–1994), American NASCAR driver
• Mary Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Mary Burke (born 1959) is an American businesswoman
  • Mary Burke (basketball) (born 1965), American women's college basketball coach
  • Marylouise Burke, American actress
  • Mary Burke Washington (1926–2014), American economist
  • Mary Griggs Burke (1916–2012), American art collector
  • Mary Burke (consort), (c.1560–c.1627), Irish noblewoman and consort of Brian O'Rourke
• Matt Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Matt Burke (rugby union) (born 1973), Australian rugby union player who represented the Wallabies from 1993 to 2004
  • Matt Burke (rugby) (born 1964), Australian rugby union and rugby league player who represented the Wallabies from 1984 to 1987
  • Matt Burke (American football) (born 1976), American football coach
  • Matthew Burke (born ), financial planner and Republican House of Representatives candidate
  • Matthew Burke (rugby union) (born 1997), Irish rugby union player
• Maud Cunard or Maud Alice Burke (1872– 1948), American-born, London-based society hostess
• Meghann Burke (born 1980), American professional soccer goalkeeper
• Melanie Burke, New Zealand duathlete and triathlete
• Michael Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Michael Burke (New South Wales colonial politician) (1843–1909), Australian politician from New South Wales
  • Michael E. Burke (1863–1918), American politician from Wisconsin
  • Michael Burke (Australian politician) (1865–1937), Australian politician from New South Wales
  • Mike Burke (shortstop) (1854–1889), American Major League Baseball player
  • Micky Burke (1904–1984), Scottish football forward
  • Mick Burke (mountaineer) (1941–1975), English mountaineer and climbing cameraman
  • Mick Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1941), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Mike Burke (punter) (born 1950), American football punter
  • Mick Burke (rugby league) (born 1958), English rugby league footballer
  • Mike Burke (strongman) (born 1974), American professional strongman competitor
  • Michael Burke (soccer) (born 1977), American Major League Soccer player
  • Michael Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1985), Irish Gaelic football player
  • Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde (1686–1726), Irish peer
  • Michael Burke (poet) (–1881), Irish poet
  • E. Michael Burke (1916–1987), American naval officer, CIA operative, circus, television and sports executive
  • Michael Reilly Burke (born 1964), American actor
  • Mike Burke (journalist), American journalist and senior producer of Democracy Now!
  • Michael Burke (economist), Irish economist
• Michèle Burke or Michèle Burke-Winter (1949–2025), Irish-born Academy Award-winning make-up artist
• Michelle Burke or Michelle Gray (born 1970), American actress
• Mickey Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Mickey Burke (footballer) (died 1993), Irish football player
  • Mickey Burke (hurler) (1927–1994), Irish retired hurler
• Mildred Burke (1915–1989), American professional wrestler
• Miles Burke (1885–1928), American flyweight boxer
• Mollie Burke, American politician and member of the Vermont House of Representatives
• Molly Burke (born 1994), Canadian YouTuber and disability rights advocate
• Morgan J. Burke Jr. (1906–1967), American judge and attorney

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• Nathan Burke (born 1970), Australian rules footballer
• Nathan Burke (musician), American bassist
• Nazim Burke (born 1956), Grenadaian politician from Carriacou
• Neil Burke, American musician and artist
• Niamh Reid Burke (born 1991) is an Irish association footballer
• Nicholas Burke (born 1837), Irish uilleann piper
• Nita Burke (born 1937), Australian basketball player
• Noel Burke (born 1962), Irish singer
• Norah Burke (1907–1976), British novelist, non- fiction and travel writer
• Northcote Burke (1927–1968), Canadian cleric and Dean of New Westminster from 1953 to 1968

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• Oliver Burke (born 1997), Scottish professional footballer

P

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• Paul Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Paul Burke (actor) (1926–2009), American actor in TV series Naked City (1960–63) and 12 O'Clock High
  • Paul Burke (boxer) (born 1966), English professional lightweight and light welterweight boxer
  • Paul Burke (rugby union) (born 1973), English born Ireland international
  • Paul Burke (rugby union) (born 1982), Scottish rugby union player
• Patricia Burke (1917–2003), English singer and actress
• Patrick Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Patrick B. Burke (born 1984), Democratic politician from New York
  • Patrick Burke (bishop) (1779–1843), bishop of Elphin from 1827 to 1843
  • Patrick Burke (Clare politician) (1879–1945), Irish politician from Clare
  • Patrick Burke (cricketer) (born 1919, date of death unknown), Trinidadian cricketer
  • Patrick Burke (Dublin politician) (1904–1985), Irish politician from Dublin
  • Patrick Burke (defensive back) (born 1968), Canadian football player
  • Patrick Burke (golfer) (born 1962), American golfer
  • Patrick F. Burke (1934–2011), American football player, businessman
  • Paddy Burke (born 1955), Irish Fine Gael party politician from County Mayo, Senator since 1993
  • Paddy Burke (Australian footballer) (1898–1953), Australian rules footballer
  • Pat Burke (baseball) (1901–1965), MLB player
  • Pat Burke (born 1973), Irish basketball player
  • Pat Burke (association footballer) (1889–1942), English footballer
  • Pat Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1983/4), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Patrick E. Burke (1830–1864), lawyer, Missouri state legislator, and Civil War officer
• Peter Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Peter Burke (barrister) (1811–1881), English serjeant-at-law
  • Peter Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1976), played for Mayo
  • Peter Burke (historian) (born 1937), British historian and professor
  • Peter Burke (Irish footballer), Irish association footballer
  • Peter Burke (politician) (born 1982), Fine Gael TD for Longford–Westmeath
  • Peter Burke (rugby union) (1927–2017), New Zealand rugby union player and coach
  • Peter Burke (Australian footballer) (born 1964), Australian rules footballer
• Phil Burke (born 1982), Canadian film, television and stage actor
• Philip Burke (born 1956), American caricature artist and illustrator
• Phyllis Le Cappelaine Burke (1900–1969), Australian Catholic women's rights activist

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• Randy Burke (1955–2025), American football player
• Raymond Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Raymond Burke (clarinetist) (1904–1986), New Orleans jazz clarinetist
  • Raymond H. Burke (1881–1954), United States politician from Ohi
  • Raymond Leo Burke (born 1948), American Roman Catholic prelate
  • Raymond Burke (priest) (died 1562), Irish priest
  • Ray Burke (Irish politician) (Raphael Patrick Burke, born 1943), Irish politician
• Redmond Burke, Baron Leitrim (fl. 1580s–1602), Irish noble and soldier
• Redmond Burke (born 1958), American surgeon, innovator, software developer, author, and inventor
• Reece Burke (born 1996), English professional footballer
• Ricard O'Sullivan Burke (1838–1922), Irish nationalist and American soldier, campaigner, and engineer
• Richard Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Richard Burke Jr. (1758–1794), Member of Parliament, son of Edmund Burke
  • Richard Burke (Irish politician) (1932–2016), Irish Fine Gael politician and European Commissioner
  • Richard Anthony Burke (born 1949), Irish bishop in the Roman Catholic Church
  • Richard J. Burke (1915–1999), Irish-American journalist, poet and playwright
  • Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde or Richard (Sassanach) Burke (d. 1582), Irish noble
  • Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde or Richard de Burgh (1572–1635), Irish nobleman and politician
  • Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde (d. 1666), Irish peer
  • Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1709), Irish peer
  • Richard Óg Burke, 2nd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1387), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Richard Óge Burke, 7th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1519), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Richard Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1530), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Richard Bacach Burke, 11th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1538), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Dick Burke (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2004), English football player
  • Dick Burke (Australian footballer) (born 1938), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne
  • Richard Burke (businessman) (1934–2008), co-founder of Trek Bicycle Corporation
  • Richard Burke (Alabama politician) (1807 or 1808 - 1870), Baptist preacher and Alabama state representative
  • Ricky Burke (born 1990), Scottish footballer
• Richie Burke (born 1962), British professional footballer
• Robert Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Robert Burke (director) (born 1984), American film director
  • Robert 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 Vietnam
  • Robert Malachy Burke (1907–1998), Irish Christian socialist and philanthropist
  • Robert E. Burke (1847–1901), U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Robert O'Hara Burke (1821–1861), Australian explorer
  • Robert H. Burke (1922–2003), American politician in California
  • Robert P. Burke (born 1961), United States Navy admiral
  • Robert Easton (actor) (Robert Burke, 1930–2011), American actor
• Robyn Burke, American politician
• Ron Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Ron Burke (sportscaster) (born 1963), American anchor/reporter and television personality
  • Ronnie Burke (1921–2003), British footballer
• Ronan Burke (born 1990), Irish hurler
• Rory Burke (born 1994), Irish rugby union player
• Rosetta Burke (born 1937), American senior officer of the United States Army Reserve
• Ryan Burke (born 2000), Irish professional footballer

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• Sailor Burke or Charles Presser (1885–1960), American welter and middleweight boxer
• Sam Burke, West Indies cricket umpire
• Samson Burke or Sam Burke (born 1929), Canadian bodybuilder, swimmer, wrestler and actor
• Samuel Burke (born 1985/6), American journalist
• Samuel Martin Burke (1906–2010), Pakistani diplomat
• Sarah Burke (1982–2012), Canadian freestyle skier
• Séamus Burke (1893–1967), Irish politician
• Seán Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Seán Burke (Gaelic footballer) (born 1970), Irish retired Gaelic footballer
  • Seán Burke (hurler), Irish hurler
  • Sean Burke (born 1967), Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Seán Burke (literary theorist) and author
  • Sean M. Burke, author, linguist and programmer
  • Sean Burke, English musician and former member of Tubeway Army
  • Shawn Burke, of Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Selma Burke (1900–1995), American sculptor
• Shannon Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Shannon Burke, host of the Shannon Burke Show, a radio show on WTKS Real Radio in Orlando, Florida
  • Shannon Burke (writer) (born 1966), American novelist and screenwriter
• Simon Burke (born 1961), Australian actor
• Sinéad Burke (born 1990), Irish writer, academic and disability activist
• Solomon Burke (1936/40–2010), American soul singer ("Everybody Needs Somebody to Love")
• Sonny Burke (1914–1980), American musician
• Stanley Burke (1923–2016), Canadian television journalist
• Steve Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Steve Burke (baseball) (born 1955), former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Steve Burke (businessman) (born 1958), Chairman of NBCUniversal
  • Steve Burke (footballer) (born 1960), English former footballer
  • Steve Burke (composer) (born 1974), British video game composer, sound designer and voice actor
  • Steven Burke (born 1988), English track and road cyclist
  • Steven Burke (born 1984), American Real Estate Agent, Broker, and Auctioneer. Certified CDL
• Stoney Burke (born 1953), American California street performer and actor
• Sue Burke (born 1955), American writer and translator
• Susan Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Susan L. Burke (born 1962), American lawyer
  • Susan Theresa Burke, American writer, actress and stand-up comic
• Syd Burke (1938–2010), Jamaican-British broadcaster, photographer and journalist
• Sydney Burke (1934–2017), South African cricketer

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• Tarana Burke (born 1973), American activist
• Ted Burke (1877–1967), Australian rules footballer
• Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, American philosopher
• Terry Burke (born 1942), Australian politician
• Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet or Theobald Hubert Burke (1833–1909), Irish baronet
• Theresa Burke, Canadian writer, journalist and producer
• Thomas Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Thomas Burke (Clare politician) (1876–1951), Irish independent legislator
  • Thomas Burke (North Carolina) (–1783), Irish-born physician, lawyer and politician
  • Thomas Burke (Seattle) (1849–1925), American jurist and railroad builder
  • Sir Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet (1813–1875), Irish legislator
  • Thomas A. Burke (1898–1971), American Democratic city executive and legislator from Ohio
  • Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant) (1829–1882), Irish Catholic Permanent Under Secretary in Britain's Irish Office
  • Thomas Henry Burke (politician) (1904–1959), American politician from Ohio
  • Thomas J. Burke (North Dakota judge) (1896–1966), American jurist; justice of North Dakota Supreme Court
  • Tom Burke (Australian politician) (1910–1973), Labor Party legislator for the Division of Perth
  • Kerry Burke or Sir Thomas Kerry Burke (born 1942), New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament for Rangiora and West Coast
  • T. J. Burke (Thomas James Burke, born 1972), American-born Canadian legislator
  • Thomas Burke (bishop) (–1776), Irish Roman Catholic clergyman
  • Thomas Nicholas Burke (1830–1882), Irish Roman Catholic theologian and preacher
  • Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke (1840–1915), Irish-born Roman Catholic clergyman
  • Tom Burke (priest) (1923–2008), Irish Carmelite priest, physicist and school teacher
  • Tom Burke (footballer) (1862–1914), Welsh footballer
  • Tom Burke (hurler) (fl. 1865–1887), Irish hurler
  • Thomas Burke (athlete) (1875–1929), American sprinter in 1896 Athens Olympics
  • Tom Burke (American football) (born 1976), American defensive end in National Football League
  • Tom Burke (Irish footballer), Ireland footballer
  • William Burke (pirate) (died 1699), sometimes known as Thomas Burke, Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd
  • Thomas Burke (artist) (1749–1815), Irish engraver and painter known for mezzotint
  • Thomas Burke (author) (1886–1945), English poet and author
  • Thomas Burke (businessman) (1870–1949), Australian businessman and philanthropist
  • Thomas Burke (Irish revolutionary and sportsman) (1894–1967), Irish revolutionary, sportsman and referee
  • Thomas Burke (Medal of Honor sailor) (1833–1883), U.S. Navy sailor and peacetime Medal of Honor recipient
  • Thomas Burke (Medal of Honor soldier) (1842–1902), Medal of Honor recipient for valor on June 30, 1863
  • Thomas Burke (tenor) (1890–1969), British operatic tenor
  • Thomas Ulick Burke (1826–1867), bank manager and victim of the Break-o-Day murder in gold-rush Victoria
  • Tom Burke (actor) (born 1981), English television, film and stage actor
  • Tom Burke (environmentalist) (born 1938), British academic and writer on environmental policy issues
  • Tom Burke (RAF officer), British pilot and senior Royal Air Force officer
  • Tomás Burke (fl. 1600–02), Irish gentleman and soldier
• Tim Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Tim Burke (ice hockey) (born 1955), American ice hockey player/coach
  • Tim Burke (baseball) (born 1959), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Tim Burke (biathlete) (born 1982), American biathlete
  • Tim Burke (gridiron football), American football coach
  • Tim Burke (visual effects supervisor) (born 1965)
  • Tim Burke (wrestler) (1960–2011), American professional wrestler
  • Tim Burke (golfer) (born 1986), American golfer
  • Timothy Burke (businessman), contractor and railroad owner
  • Timothy Burke (politician) (1866–1926), member of the Wisconsin Legislature
• Toby Bourke, Irish singer-songwriter
• Tomás Burke (fl. 1600–02), Irish gentleman and soldier
• Tony Burke (born 1969), Australian politician
• Trey Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Trey Burke (born 1992), American basketball player
  • Trey Burke (racing driver), (born 2004), American racing driver
• Trudy Burke (born 1991), Australian association football player
• Tyler Clark Burke, Canadian artist, illustrator, designer, and writer

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• Ulick Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Ulick Burke of Umhaill (died 1343), founder of the Bourkes of the Owles
  • Uilleag de Burgh or Sir Ulick Burke, 1st Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1343 or 1353), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Ulick an Fhiona Burke, 3rd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1424), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Ulick Ruadh Burke, 5th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1485), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1509), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Ulick Óge Burke, 8th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1520), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde and 12th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1544), Irish noble
  • Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde (d. 1601), Irish peer
  • Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde or Ulick MacRichard Burke (1604–1657), Anglo-Irish nobleman
  • Ulick Burke, 1st Viscount Galway (–1691), Irish peer and army officer
  • Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet (died 1708), of Glinsk, MP for Galway County
  • Ulick Canning de Burgh, Lord Dunkellin (1827–1867), Anglo-Irish soldier and politician
  • Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (1802–1874), British whig politician
  • Ulick Burke (politician) (born 1943), Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Peter Burke (historian), or Ulick Peter Burke (born 1937), British historian

V

• Vanley Burke (born 1951) is a British Jamaican photographer and artist
• Vern Burke (born April 30, 1941), American football player
• Victor Burke, Irish-born actor, voiceover artist, and entrepreneur
• Vincent Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Vincent P. Burke (1878–1953), Canadian politician
  • Vincent S. Burke (1920–2001), American politician
  • Vincent Burke (producer) (1952–2022), New Zealand film and television producer
• Vinnie Burke (1921–2001), American jazz bassist
• Virginia M. Burke (1916–1978), American composition and literature scholar

W

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• Walter Burke (1908–1984), American actor
• Walter Burke (purser) (1736–1815), English sailor on HMS Victory when Lord Nelson died
• Walter Burke (hurler) (born 1981), Irish hurler
• W.S. Burke or Walter Samuel Burke (born 1861), British outdoorsman, sports writer, editor, entertainer
• Wilfrid Burke (1889–1968), British Trade union organiser and politician
• William Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • William Burke (pirate) (died 1699), Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd
  • William Burke (Burke and Hare murders) (1792–1829), Irish-Scots serial killer
  • William Burke (author) (1729–1798), English pamphleteer
  • William J. Burke (1862–1925), American politician and businessman
  • William Burke (baseball) (1865–1939), 19th-century baseball player
  • William L. Burke (1941–1996), astronomy, astrophysics, and physics professor at UC Santa Cruz
  • William Burke Miller (1904–1983), newspaper and radio reporter
  • William Burke (prior) (–), Irish Dominican
  • William Malachy Burke (1819–1879), Irish physician and Registrar General
  • William H. Burke, head coach of the College of William & Mary's football team in 1899
  • William H. Burke Jr. (1906–1975), American political figure
  • William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1430), Irish chieftain and noble
  • William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1687), Irish peer
  • William Burke, Lord of Bealatury (fl. 1580s-1616), Irish noble and soldier
  • Willie Burke (born 1972), former Irish footballer
  • William Burke-White, American law professor and policy advisor
• Wylie Burke, American geneticist

Y

• Yvonne Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (born 1932), American politician and lawyer from California
  • Yvonne Burke (Garda), (born 1970), Irish police (Garda Síochána) officer

Given name

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• Burke Badenhop (born 1983), American professional baseball player
• Burke Boyce (1901–1969), American fencer
• Burke Byrnes (born 1937), American actor
• Burke Cuppage or Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage (1794–1877), British Army officer
• Burke Dales (born 1977), Canadian professional football punter
• Burke Day (1954–2017), American politician
• Burke Deadrich (1945–2012), American wrestler
• Burke Fahling (born 1997), American professional soccer player
• Burke Hanford or Burke Gaius Hanford (1872–1928), American sailor
• Burke Harr (born 1971), American politician from Nebraska
• Burke Henry (born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Burke Jackson (born 1949), American rancher and politician
• Burke Jones (1903–1983), American soccer player
• Burke Marshall (1922–2003), American lawyer
• Burke Moses (born 1959), American actor
• Burke Ramsey (born 1987), brother of Jonbenét Ramsey
• Burke Reid, Australian–Canadian record producer and musician
• Burke Riley (1914–2006), American legislator, lawyer and public official
• Burke Roberts, American underground film director and multimedia artist
• Burke Shelley (1950–2022), Welsh rock musician
• Burke Thomas or Burke Thomas Overdrive, American musician and record producer
• Burke Trend, Baron Trend or Burke Frederick St John Trend (1914–1987), British civil servant
• Burke Trieschmann, Vietnamese composer and sound designer
• Burke W. Whitman, American executive, board director, and former United States Marine Corps general
• Charles Burke Elbrick (1908–1983), American ambassador
• Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy or Edmond Burke Roche (1815–1874), Irish politician
• Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy or Edmund James Burke Roche (1939–1984), British businessman
• Herschel Burke Gilbert (1918–2003), American orchestrator, musical supervisor, and composer
• James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy or James Boothby Burke Roche (1851–1920), British peer
• Mary Burke Washington or Mary Cornelia Burke Washington (formerly Mary Burke Nicholas), (1926–2014), American economist
• Morris Burke Belknap (the elder) or Morris Burke Belknap Sr (1780–1877), American industrialist
• Morris B. Belknap or Morris Burke Belknap Jr or "the younger" (1856–1910), American businessman
• Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy or Edmund Maurice Burke Roche (1885–1955), British Conservative Party politician
• Maurice Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy or (Patrick) Maurice Burke Roche (born 1967), British businessman
• Nadine Burke Harris (born 1975) is a Canadian-American pediatrician
• Patricia Burke Brogan (1926–2022), Irish playwright, novelist, poet and artist
• Ralph Burke Tyree (1921–1979), American artist
• W. B. Belknap or William Burke Belknap Sr or "the elder" (1811–1889), American businessman
• William Burke Belknap or William Burke Belknap Jr or "the younger" (1885–1965), American entrepreneur and economist
• William B. Garrett III or William Burke Garrett III, American army officer
• William Burke Kirwan (–1880?), Irish painter and murderer

By title

• Attorney General Burke (disambiguation)
• General Burke (disambiguation)
• Governor Burke (disambiguation)
• Justice Burke (disambiguation)
• Senator Burke (disambiguation)

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 played by 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 and its 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), played by 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 from Robert B. Parker
• 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 character
• Thomas Burke, a character from Final Destination 2
• Thomas Burke, character in Mafia III
• Walter Burke, a character, played by Al Pacino in The Recruit

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

1. Woulfe, Patrick. (1923). "Irish Names and Surnames". M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd.

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