Burke
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 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
- Adam Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Adam Burke (rower),, Irish ocean rower
- * Adam Burke (comedian), American stand-up comedian, writer, and comic artist
- Adrian P. Burke, American jurist from New York
- Aedanus Burke, Irish-American soldier, judge, and politician
- Aggrey Burke, British psychiatrist and academic
- Alafair Burke, mystery novel writer and Court TV commentator
- Alan Burke, American conservative television and radio talk show host
- Alan Burke (director), Australian writer and film director and producer
- Albert Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Albert E. Burke, American professor and public educational television pioneer
- * Albert Burke (tennis), Irish tennis player
- Alex Burke, Scottish footballer
- Alexander Burke, American musician, producer, writer and actor
- Alexandra Burke, British singer, songwriter and actress
- Alfred Burke, British actor, Public Eye
- Alice Burke (politician), American politician
- Alice Burke (footballer),, Australian footballer
- Alicia Burke, Jamaican fashion model
- Montel Vontavious Porter or Alvin Antonio Burke Jr or Hassan Hamin Assad, wrestler
- Ambrose Burke, English professor and Catholic priest
- Andrew Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Andrew H. Burke, American politician from North Dakota
- * Andrew Burke (poet), Australian poet
- * Andrew Burke (sailor), Barbadian sailor
- Angela Brown-Burke, Jamaican politician
- Anna Burke, Australian politician
- Anne Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Anne Burke (writer), Irish novelist
- * Anne M. Burke, American jurist from Illinois
- Anthony D. Burke, Australian political theorist and international relations scholar
- Antoine Burke, Irish athlete
- Antonee Burke-Gilroy, English-born Australian football player
- Antonella Gambotto-Burke or Antonella Gambotto, Italian-Australian author and journalist
- Aoife de Búrca, born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising
- Arizona John Burke, see John Burke
- Arleigh Burke or Arleigh Albert Burke, American admiral
- Augustus Nicholas Burke, Irish painter
- Austin-Emile Burke, Canadian Catholic prelate
- Autumn Burke, American politician
B
- Barbara Burke, British and South African sprint runner
- Barbara Burke Hubbard, American science writer
- Bernard Burke, British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage
- Bernie Burke, American ice hockey player
- Berny Burke, Costa Rican footballer
- Bessie Burke, African American teacher
- Beulah Burke, American founder of the first African-American sorority
- Bill Burke (athlete), American middle-distance runner
- Billy Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Billy Burke (actor), American actor
- * Billy Burke (golfer), golfer
- * Billy Burke (baseball), baseball player
- * Billy Burke (hurler), Irish hurler
- * Billy Burke (firefighter), died when the World Trade Centers collapsed
- * Billy Burke (criminal) or "Billy the Kid", American gangster
- * Bill Burke (athlete), American middle-distance runner
- * Bill Burke (photographer), American documentary photographer
- * Billie Burke, American actress
- * Willie Burke, Irish footballer
- Bobby Burke, American baseball player
- Bobby Burke (footballer),, Northern Irish footballer
- Brendan Burke, American athlete
- Brendan Burke (soccer),, American soccer coach
- Brendan Burke (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- Brian Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Brian Burke (Australian politician), Australian politician from Western Australia
- * Brian Burke (American politician), American politician from Wisconsin
- * Brian Burke (ice hockey), American ice hockey executive
- * Brian Burke (American football), American football player and coach
- * Brian Burke (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Brock Burke, American baseball pitcher
- Brooke Burke, actress and model
- Bryan Burke, American soccer player
- Byron Burke, American record producer
C
- Callahan Burke, American ice hockey player
- Cam Burke, Canadian golfer
- Caroline Burke, American actress, producer, writer, and art collector
- Carolyn Burke, Australian-born American translator, art critic, and author
- Catherine Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Kathy Burke, British actress
- * Katharine Alice Burke, British chemist
- Ceelle Burke, American musician and performer
- Ces Burke, New Zealand cricketer
- Chand Burke, Indian actress
- Charles Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Charles H. Burke, American politician
- * Charles Burke (British Army officer)
- * Charlie Burke, Hong Kong cricket coach
- * Chuck Burke, American speed skater
- Cheryl Burke, American dancer
- Chesya Burke, American editor, educator and author
- Chris Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Christopher Burke (Irish revolutionary), Irish revolutionary, hunger striker and sportsman
- * Chris Burke (actor), American actor and folk singer
- * Chris Burke (baseball), baseball player
- * Chris Burke (footballer), Scottish footballer
- * Christopher Burke (design writer),, typeface designer and author on typography
- * Christopher Burke, guitarist with Beach Fossils
- * Christopher Burke, astronomer Ursa Minor Dwarf
- * Chris Burke (priest),, Vice-Dean and Canon Precentor of Sheffield Cathedral, and Archdeacon-designate of Barking
- * Chris Burke-Gaffney, Canadian songwriter and producer
- Christie Burke, Canadian actress
- Christy Burke, Irish politician
- Ciarán Burke, Irish hurler
- Clarence Burke Jr, American singer and member of the Five Stairsteps
- Clem Burke, American drummer for the group Blondie
- Colm Burke, Irish politician
- Conor Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Conor Burke (rugby union),, Irish rugby player
- * Conor Burke (hurler),, Irish hurler
- * Conor Burke (baseball), American baseball player and coach
- Cormac Burke (footballer),, Northern Irish footballer
- Cory Burke, Jamaican footballer
- Courtney Burke, American ice hockey player
- Cyril Burke (Australian rules footballer),, Australian footballer
- Cyril Burke, Australian rugby player
D
- Daithí Burke is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
- Dan Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Dan Burke (baseball), MLB utility player
- * Dan Burke (basketball), NBA assistant coach
- * Daniel Burke (executive), former president of Capital Cities Communications and American Broadcasting Corporation
- * Daniel J. Burke, former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Daniel Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Daniel J. Burke, former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- * Dan Burke (baseball), Major League Baseball player
- * Daniel Burke (Australian politician), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- * Daniel Burke (executive), former president of the American Broadcasting Corporation
- * Daniel Burke (rower), Australian rower
- * Daniel W. Burke, American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Dave Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * David Burke (politician), Ohio politician
- * Dave Burke (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- David Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * David Burke (British actor), British television actor
- * David Burke (American actor), American television actor
- * David Burke (author), language books author
- * David J. Burke, producer, screenwriter and film and television director
- * David Burke (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- * David Burke (English footballer), English footballer
- * David Burke (boxer), English boxer
- * David Burke (Galway hurler), Irish hurler for Galway
- * David Burke (Kilkenny hurler), Irish hurler for Kilkenny and Wexford
- * Davy Burke, Irish Gaelic football manager and former player
- * David Burke (politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- * David Burke (botanist), English botanist
- * David Burke (chef), chef and restaurateur
- * David W. Burke, American television news executive
- * David A. Burke, American hijacker and former employee who caused the crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771
- * David Burke (neurophysiologist), Australian expert in spinal and brain trauma
- Dean Burke or Kenneth Dean Burke, American Republican politician and member of the Georgia State Senate
- Declan Burke, Irish musician
- Delta Burke, American actress and producer
- Denis Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Denis Burke (Irish politician), Irish politician, senator
- * Denis Burke (Australian politician), Australian politician, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
- * Dennis K. Burke, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
- Denzel Burke, American football player
- Desmond Lardner-Burke, politician in Rhodesia
- Dominic Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Dominic Burke was an Irish Dominican priest and political agent
- * Dominic Burke (bishop), Irish Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin from 1671 to 1704
- * Dominick Burke, Irish politician
- * Dominic Burke (businessman), British businessman
- Don Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Don Burke is an Australian television presenter and horticulturist
- * Donald Burke, an American infectious diseases researcher
- * Don Burke (American football), an American football player
- Donal Burke, Irish hurler
- Donna Burke, Australian singer, voice actress and businesswoman
- Donna Burke (luger),, American luger
- Doris Burke or Doris Sable, American sports announcer and analyst
- Douglas Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Doug Burke (tennis), Jamaican professional tennis player
- * Doug Burke (water polo), American Olympic water polo player
E
- Éanna Burke, Irish hurler
- Edmond W. Burke, American jurist
- Edmund Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopher
- * Edmond de Burgh, Irish knight
- * Edmund Bourke (1761–1821), Danish statesman
- * Edmund Burke (congressman), U.S. Representative for New Hampshire
- * Edmund Burke (architect), Canadian architect
- * Edmund Burke III, U.S. historian
- * Edmund Burke Fairfield, American minister, educator and politician
- * E. Michael Burke, U.S. intelligence officer and business executive
- * Eddie Burke, Canadian ice hockey player
- Edward Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Edward A. Burke, Louisiana State Treasurer
- * Edward T. Burke, North Dakota Supreme Court justice
- * Edward J. Burke, Wisconsin legislator
- * Edward R. Burke, American politician
- * Edward M. Burke, Chicago, Illinois Alderman
- * Eddie Burke (baseball), American baseball player
- * Edward Burke (American football), selected to the 1928 College Football All-America Team
- * Edward Burke (cricketer), Jamaican cricketer
- * Ed Burke (hammer thrower), hammer thrower, American flagbearer at 1984 Olympic games
- * Edward Burke (basketball), American basketball coach
- * Edward Burke (priest), priest, president of Carlow College, and founder of St. Joseph's Academy
- * Ed Burke (musician), American musician
- * Ted Burke, Australian rules footballer
- Edwin J. Burke, American screenwriter
- Eileen O'Neill Burke, American lawyer, politician, and judge
- Elena Burke or Romana Elena Burgues Gonzalez, Cuban singer
- Elijah Burke, American professional wrestler
- Elizabeth Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Elizabeth Burke-Plunkett, née Elizabeth Burke, an Irish activist
- * Betty Burke, alias of Bonnie Prince Charlie
- Elmer "Trigger" Burke, American hitman
- Ernest Burke, American baseball player
F
- Fergus Burke, New Zealand rugby union player
- Fintan Burke, Irish hurler
- Florrie Burke, Irish footballer
- Florrie R. Burke, American human rights advocate
- Frances Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde, English noblewoman
- * Frances Marie Burke, Miss America 1940
- * Frances Mary Burke was an Australian artist
- Francis Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Francis Burke (Franciscan), Irish Franciscan friar and writer
- * Francis Burke (bishop), Irish Roman Catholic archbishop of Tuam
- * Francis Burke (Dean of Elphin), priest of the Church of Ireland
- Frank Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Frank Burke (United States Army officer), American Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- * Frank G. Burke, Acting Archivist of the United States
- * Frank W. Burke, American politician
- * Frank Burke (Australian politician), Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- * Frank Burke (baseball), American baseball player
- * Frank Burke (hurler), Irish hurler
- * Frank Burke (dual player), Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
- * Frankie Burke, American actor
- Fred Burke, American armed robber and contract killer
G
- Geoffrey Burke, English Roman Catholic bishop
- George Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * George Burke (cricketer), English cricketer
- * George Thew Burke, soldier, merchant and political figure in Upper Canada
- * George J. Burke, judge during the Nuremberg Trials
- George Thew Burke, Canadian soldier, merchant and politician
- Georgia Burke, actress
- Gerald Burke, Australian rules footballer
- Gerry Burke, Irish hurler
- Gillian Burke, British natural history television programme producer and voiceover artist
- Glenn Burke, American baseball player
- Gordon Burke, American politician
- Graham Burke, Irish footballer
- Greg Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Greg Burke (athletic director), director of athletics for Northwestern State University
- * Greg Burke (baseball), Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for San Diego and the New York Mets
- * Greg Burke (journalist), American former TV news correspondent and adviser to Pope Francis
- * Greg Burke (rugby league), rugby league player
- Gregory Burke, Scottish playwright
- Gregory Burke (curator), Canadian museum director, writer and curator
H
- Hannah Burke, English professional golfer
- Harold P. Burke, American judge
- Harry E. Burke, American forest entomologist
- Heather Burke, Australian historical archaeologist
- Helen Burke, Countess Clanricarde, or Helen MacCarty or Helen FitzGerald, Irish peeress
- Henry Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Henry Farnham Burke, British genealogist, Garter Principal King of Arms
- * Henry Lardner-Burke, South African flying ace
- Honora Burke, 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, Barbadian cricketer
J
- J. C. Burke, Australian author
- J. Herbert Burke, American Republican politician
- J. Martin Burke, American legal scholar and Professor of Law
- Jack Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Jack Burke Jr., American golfer
- * Jack Burke Sr., American golfer
- * Jack Burke (boxer), American boxer known for fighting the longest boxing match in history
- * Jack Burke (footballer), Australian footballer, who played for Hawthorn
- * Jack Burke (cyclist), Canadian cyclist
- Jackson Burke, American type and book designer
- Jacqui Burke, Australian politician,
- James Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * James F. Burke (politician), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
- * James Burke (Australian politician), member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
- * James Burke (Cork politician), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician and barrister
- * James Burke (Roscommon politician), Irish Fine Gael politician and farmer
- * James A. Burke (New York politician), New York City politician and Queens Borough President
- * James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
- * James Edmund Burke, American politician and Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
- * James Burke (boxer), English boxer
- * James Burke (cricketer), 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), Irish hurler
- * James Burke (wrestler), American Olympic wrestler
- * Jamie Burke, baseball player
- * Jamie Burke (rugby union), American rugby union player
- * James Burke (baseball), American baseball player for the 1884 Boston Reds
- * Jimmy Burke (baseball), American baseball player
- * James Burke (bishop), American-born Catholic bishop in Peru
- * James Burke (science historian), British broadcaster, author, and television producer
- * James E. Burke, CEO of Johnson & Johnson
- * James Cobb Burke, American photographer and photojournalist
- * James Burke (actor), appeared in The Maltese Falcon and numerous other films
- * James Lee Burke, American author
- * James Burke (gangster), Irish-American gangster
- * E. James Burke, justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
- * James Burke (space engineer), American lunar settlement and exploration expert, known for the Ranger program
- * James F. Burke (musician), American cornet soloist
- James F. Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * James F. Burke (politician), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
- * James F. Burke (musician), American cornet soloist
- Jamie Burke, Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners
- Jan Burke, American author of novels and short stories
- Janine Burke, Australian author, art historian, biographer and novelist
- Jarrad Burke is an Australian cricketer
- Jason Burke, British author and journalist
- Jasmine Burke, American actress
- Jean Dadario Burke, American television soap opera producer and director
- Jenni Burke, Australian swimmer
- Jennifer Burke or Jennifer Lo or Jennifer Mather, Canadian television
- Jerry Burke, American musician
- Jim Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Jim Burke (author), American author
- * Jim Burke (cricketer), Australian cricketer
- * Jim Burke (illustrator), American illustrator
- * Jim Burke, the real name of the prolific letter column contributor T. M. Maple
- * Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer, 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), Irish-American gangster
- * Jimmy Burke (baseball), American baseball player
- Joan Burke or Joan Crowley, Irish Fine Gael politician, farmer and nurse
- John Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish soldier and peer
- * John Smith [de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde] or John Smith Burke, Irish peer
- * John Burke, Baron Leitrim or John "na Seamer" Burke or Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc, 1st Baron Leitrim, Irish noble
- * Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet, Irish soldier and MP for Galway County
- * John Burke (North Dakota politician), 10th Governor of North Dakota and Treasurer of the United States
- * John H. Burke (politician), American lawyer, real estate broker, and politician
- * John Francis Burke, Canadian politician
- * John Burke (mayor), mayor of Porirua City New Zealand, 1983–1998
- * John R. Burke, U.S. ambassador to Guyana
- * John P. Burke, American politician in Massachusetts
- * John Burke (Rhode Island politician), member of the Rhode Island Senate
- * John Burke (spy), Confederate spy in the American Civil War
- * John Burke (colonel), officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- * John Luddy Burke, United States Navy officer and business executive
- * John Oge Burke, Irish gentleman and soldier
- * Johnny Burke (lyricist), American songwriter
- * John Burke (composer), Canadian composer
- * Johnny Burke (Newfoundland songwriter), Newfoundland songwriter
- * Johnny Burke (Canadian singer), Canadian country singer
- * John Burke (American pianist), American composer & pianist
- * John Burke (1900s pitcher), U.S. baseball player for the New York Giants
- * John Burke (1990s pitcher), U.S. baseball player for the Colorado Rockies and the University of Florida
- * John Burke (American football), 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), 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), 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., American golfer
- * Jack Burke Jr., American golfer
- * John MacSeonin Burke, Archbishop of Tuam, 1441–1450
- * John J. Burke, Paulist priest and editor of the Catholic World
- * John Burke (genealogist), Irish genealogist, founder of Burke's Peerage
- * Sir John Bernard Burke, British genealogist
- * John F. Burke, American medical researcher and co-inventor of synthetic skin in 1981
- * Arizona John Burke, American publicist, press agent and author
- * John Burke (author), English writer of novels and short stories
- * John Burke (artist), Irish artist
- * John Burke (photographer), 19th century British photographer
- * John M. Burke, American chess player
- Joseph Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Joe Burke (composer), American actor, composer and pianist
- * Joe Burke (accordionist), Irish accordion player
- * Joe Burke (baseball executive), baseball executive
- * Joe Burke (baseball executive), American Major League Baseball executive
- * Joseph Burke (cricketer), Irish cricketer
- * Joe Burke (infielder), 19th-century baseball player
- * Joe Burke (outfielder), baseball right fielder in the Negro leagues
- * Joe Burke (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international football player
- * Joe Burke (rugby league), rugby league footballer for Wales, and South Wales Scorpions
- * Joe Burke (American football), American football player
- * Joseph Burke (botanist), English collector of plants and animals
- * Joseph Burke (politician), land surveyor and political figure in Manitoba
- * Joseph A. Burke, bishop of Buffalo
- * Joseph Burke (judge), Illinois judge
- * Joseph C. Burke, American educator
- * Sir Joseph Burke, 11th Baronet of the Burke baronets
- * Sonny Burke, American musician
- Joy Burke or Bao Hsi-le, Taiwanese-American basketball player
- Junior Burke, American fiction writer, songwriter and educator
K
- Kamar Burke, Canadian professional basketball player
- Kareem Burke, American entrepreneur and record executive
- Karen Burke, English footballer
- Karen Danczuk or Karen Burke, British politician and campaigner
- Katherine Delmar Burke, American educator
- Kathi Burke, Irish artist
- Kathleen Burke or Kathleen B. Burke, American actress and model
- Kathleen Burke Hale or Kathleen Burke Peabody McLean Hale, British-American philanthropist and war worker
- Kathy Burke, English actress, comic and theatre director
- Kelly Burke, American model
- Kelly M. Burke, American Democratic politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Keni Burke or Kenneth M. Burke, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist
- Kenn Burke, Scottish ballet dancer
- Kennedy Burke, American professional basketball player
- Kenneth Burke, American literary theorist and philosopher
- Kerry Burke or Sir Thomas Kerry Burke, 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), Irish fiddler
- * Kevin Burke (CEO), chairman, president, and CEO of Consolidated Edison
- * Kevin Burke (judge), district judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota
- * Kevin Burke (quarterback), college football quarterback, two-time Gagliardi Trophy winner
- * Kevin Burke (American football coach), American football coach and wide receiver
- * Kevin Burke (hurler), Irish hurler
- * Kevin C. A. Burke, British-American geologist, professor of geology and tectonics at the University of Houston, USA
- * Kevin M. Burke, American attorney and politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
L
- Lena Burke or Lena Pérez or Lena, Cuban singer-songwriter
- Lenka Pichlíková-Burke, American actress
- Leo Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Leo Burke, Canadian retired professional wrestler
- * Leo Burke (baseball), retired American utility player in Major League Baseball
- * Leo Burke (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Leon Burke III, American musician
- Leonie Burke or Leonie Hemingway, Australian politician
- Les Burke or Leslie Kingston Burke or "Buck", American baseball player
- Liam Burke, Irish Fine Gael politician
- Liam Burke (hurler),, Irish hurler
- Liles C. Burke, American judge
- Lillian Burke, American artist, teacher, musician and occupational therapist
- Lillie Burke, American founder of the first African-American sorority
- Lloyd Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Lloyd L. Burke,, American Medal of Honor recipient
- * Lloyd Hudson Burke, American federal judge
- Louis H. Burke, American lawyer
- Louise Burke, Australian sports dietitian, academic and author
- Luke Burke, English professional footballer
- Lynn Burke, American swimmer
M
- Malena Burke, Cuban singer
- Margaret Burke Sheridan, Irish opera singer
- Marie Burke or Marie Rosa Altfuldisch, English actress
- Mario Burke, Barbadian sprinter
- Mark Burke, English footballer
- Mark Andrew Burke, Australian squash player
- Marshall Burke, Scottish footballer
- Martyn Burke, Canadian director, novelist and screenwriter
- Marvin Burke, American NASCAR driver
- Mary Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Mary Burke is an American businesswoman
- * Mary Burke (basketball), American women's college basketball coach
- * Marylouise Burke, American actress
- * Mary Burke Washington, American economist
- * Mary Griggs Burke, American art collector
- * Mary Burke (consort),, Irish noblewoman and consort of Brian O'Rourke
- Matt Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Matt Burke (rugby union), Australian rugby union player who represented the Wallabies from 1993 to 2004
- * Matt Burke (rugby), Australian rugby union and rugby league player who represented the Wallabies from 1984 to 1987
- * Matt Burke (American football), American football coach
- * Matthew Burke, financial planner and Republican House of Representatives candidate
- * Matthew Burke (rugby union), Irish rugby union player
- Maud Cunard or Maud Alice Burke, American-born, London-based society hostess
- Meghann Burke, American professional soccer goalkeeper
- Melanie Burke, New Zealand duathlete and triathlete
- Michael Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Michael Burke (New South Wales colonial politician), Australian politician from New South Wales
- * Michael E. Burke, American politician from Wisconsin
- * Michael Burke (Australian politician), Australian politician from New South Wales
- * Mike Burke (shortstop), American Major League Baseball player
- * Micky Burke, Scottish football forward
- * Mick Burke (mountaineer), English mountaineer and climbing cameraman
- * Mick Burke (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- * Mike Burke (punter), American football punter
- * Mick Burke (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
- * Mike Burke (strongman), American professional strongman competitor
- * Michael Burke (soccer), American Major League Soccer player
- * Michael Burke (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic football player
- * Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer
- * Michael Burke (poet), Irish poet
- * E. Michael Burke, American naval officer, CIA operative, circus, television and sports executive
- * Michael Reilly Burke, American actor
- * Mike Burke (journalist), American journalist and senior producer of Democracy Now!
- * Michael Burke (economist), Irish economist
- Michèle Burke or Michèle Burke-Winter, Irish-born Academy Award-winning make-up artist
- Michelle Burke or Michelle Gray, American actress
- Mickey Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Mickey Burke (footballer), Irish football player
- * Mickey Burke (hurler), Irish retired hurler
- Mildred Burke, American professional wrestler
- Miles Burke, American flyweight boxer
- Mollie Burke, American politician and member of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Molly Burke, Canadian YouTuber and disability rights advocate
- Morgan J. Burke Jr., American judge and attorney
N
- Nathan Burke, Australian rules footballer
- Nathan Burke (musician), American bassist
- Nazim Burke, Grenadaian politician from Carriacou
- Neil Burke, American musician and artist
- Niamh Reid Burke is an Irish association footballer
- Nicholas Burke, Irish uilleann piper
- Nita Burke, Australian basketball player
- Noel Burke, Irish singer
- Norah Burke, British novelist, non- fiction and travel writer
- Northcote Burke, Canadian cleric and Dean of New Westminster from 1953 to 1968
O
- Oliver Burke, Scottish professional footballer
P
- Paul Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Paul Burke (actor), American actor in TV series Naked City and 12 O'Clock High
- * Paul Burke (boxer), English professional lightweight and light welterweight boxer
- * Paul Burke (rugby union), English born Ireland international
- * Paul Burke (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player
- Patricia Burke, English singer and actress
- Patrick Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Patrick B. Burke, Democratic politician from New York
- * Patrick Burke (bishop), bishop of Elphin from 1827 to 1843
- * Patrick Burke (Clare politician), Irish politician from Clare
- * Patrick Burke (cricketer), Trinidadian cricketer
- * Patrick Burke (Dublin politician), Irish politician from Dublin
- * Patrick Burke (defensive back), Canadian football player
- * Patrick Burke (golfer), American golfer
- * Patrick F. Burke, American football player, businessman
- * Paddy Burke, Irish Fine Gael party politician from County Mayo, Senator since 1993
- * Paddy Burke (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- * Pat Burke (baseball), MLB player
- * Pat Burke, Irish basketball player
- * Pat Burke (association footballer), English footballer
- * Pat Burke (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- * Patrick E. Burke, lawyer, Missouri state legislator, and Civil War officer
- Peter Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Peter Burke (barrister), English serjeant-at-law
- * Peter Burke (Gaelic footballer), played for Mayo
- * Peter Burke (historian), British historian and professor
- * Peter Burke (Irish footballer), Irish association footballer
- * Peter Burke (politician), Fine Gael TD for Longford–Westmeath
- * Peter Burke (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union player and coach
- * Peter Burke (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Phil Burke, Canadian film, television and stage actor
- Philip Burke, American caricature artist and illustrator
- Phyllis Le Cappelaine Burke, Australian Catholic women's rights activist
R
- Randy Burke, American football player
- Raymond Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Raymond Burke (clarinetist), New Orleans jazz clarinetist
- * Raymond H. Burke, United States politician from Ohi
- * Raymond Leo Burke, American Roman Catholic prelate
- * Raymond Burke (priest), Irish priest
- * Ray Burke (Irish politician), Irish politician
- Redmond Burke, Baron Leitrim, Irish noble and soldier
- Redmond Burke, American surgeon, innovator, software developer, author, and inventor
- Reece Burke, English professional footballer
- Ricard O'Sullivan Burke, Irish nationalist and American soldier, campaigner, and engineer
- Richard Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Richard Burke Jr., Member of Parliament, son of Edmund Burke
- * Richard Burke (Irish politician), Irish Fine Gael politician and European Commissioner
- * Richard Anthony Burke, Irish bishop in the Roman Catholic Church
- * Richard J. Burke, Irish-American journalist, poet and playwright
- * Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde or Richard Burke, Irish noble
- * Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde or Richard de Burgh, Irish nobleman and politician
- * Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer
- * Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer
- * Richard Óg Burke, 2nd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Richard Óge Burke, 7th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Richard Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Richard Bacach Burke, 11th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Dick Burke (footballer, born 1920), English football player
- * Dick Burke (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne
- * Richard Burke (businessman), co-founder of Trek Bicycle Corporation
- * Richard Burke (Alabama politician), Baptist preacher and Alabama state representative
- * Ricky Burke, Scottish footballer
- Richie Burke, British professional footballer
- Robert Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Robert Burke (director), American film director
- * Robert John Burke, American actor who starred in Robocop 3
- * Robert C. Burke, Medal of Honor recipient and United States Marine, killed in action in Vietnam
- * Robert Malachy Burke, Irish Christian socialist and philanthropist
- * Robert E. Burke, U.S. Representative from Texas
- * Robert O'Hara Burke, Australian explorer
- * Robert H. Burke, American politician in California
- * Robert P. Burke, United States Navy admiral
- * Robert Easton (actor), American actor
- Robyn Burke, American politician
- Ron Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Ron Burke (sportscaster), American anchor/reporter and television personality
- * Ronnie Burke, British footballer
- Ronan Burke, Irish hurler
- Rory Burke, Irish rugby union player
- Rosetta Burke, American senior officer of the United States Army Reserve
- Ryan Burke, Irish professional footballer
S
- Sailor Burke or Charles Presser, American welter and middleweight boxer
- Sam Burke, West Indies cricket umpire
- Samson Burke or Sam Burke, Canadian bodybuilder, swimmer, wrestler and actor
- Samuel Burke, American journalist
- Samuel Martin Burke, Pakistani diplomat
- Sarah Burke, Canadian freestyle skier
- Séamus Burke, Irish politician
- Seán Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Seán Burke (Gaelic footballer), Irish retired Gaelic footballer
- * Seán Burke (hurler), Irish hurler
- * Sean Burke, 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, 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), American novelist and screenwriter
- Simon Burke, Australian actor
- Sinéad Burke, Irish writer, academic and disability activist
- Solomon Burke, American soul singer
- Sonny Burke, American musician
- Stanley Burke, Canadian television journalist
- Steve Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Steve Burke (baseball), former Major League Baseball pitcher
- * Steve Burke (businessman), Chairman of NBCUniversal
- * Steve Burke (footballer), English former footballer
- * Steve Burke (composer), British video game composer, sound designer and voice actor
- * Steven Burke, English track and road cyclist
- * Steven Burke, American Real Estate Agent, Broker, and Auctioneer. Certified CDL
- Stoney Burke, American California street performer and actor
- Sue Burke, American writer and translator
- Susan Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Susan L. Burke, American lawyer
- * Susan Theresa Burke, American writer, actress and stand-up comic
- Syd Burke, Jamaican-British broadcaster, photographer and journalist
- Sydney Burke, South African cricketer
T
- Tarana Burke, American activist
- Ted Burke, Australian rules footballer
- Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, American philosopher
- Terry Burke, Australian politician
- Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet or Theobald Hubert Burke, Irish baronet
- Theresa Burke, Canadian writer, journalist and producer
- Thomas Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Thomas Burke (Clare politician), Irish independent legislator
- * Thomas Burke (North Carolina), Irish-born physician, lawyer and politician
- * Thomas Burke (Seattle), American jurist and railroad builder
- * Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet">Thomas Burke (railroad builder)">Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet, Irish legislator
- * Thomas A. Burke, American Democratic city executive and legislator from Ohio
- * Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant), Irish Catholic Permanent Under Secretary in Britain's Irish Office
- * Thomas Henry Burke (politician), American politician from Ohio
- * Thomas J. Burke (North Dakota judge), American jurist; justice of North Dakota Supreme Court
- * Tom Burke (Australian politician), Labor Party legislator for the Division of Perth
- * Kerry Burke or Sir Thomas Kerry Burke, New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament for Rangiora and West Coast
- * T. J. Burke, American-born Canadian legislator
- * Thomas Burke (bishop), Irish Roman Catholic clergyman
- * Thomas Nicholas Burke, Irish Roman Catholic theologian and preacher
- * Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke, Irish-born Roman Catholic clergyman
- * Tom Burke (priest), Irish Carmelite priest, physicist and school teacher
- * Tom Burke (footballer), Welsh footballer
- * Tom Burke (hurler), Irish hurler
- * Thomas Burke (athlete), American sprinter in 1896 Athens Olympics
- * Tom Burke (American football), American defensive end in National Football League
- * Tom Burke (Irish footballer), Ireland footballer
- * William Burke (pirate), sometimes known as Thomas Burke, Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd
- * Thomas Burke (artist), Irish engraver and painter known for mezzotint
- * Thomas Burke (author), English poet and author
- * Thomas Burke (businessman), Australian businessman and philanthropist
- * Thomas Burke (Irish revolutionary and sportsman), Irish revolutionary, sportsman and referee
- * Thomas Burke (Medal of Honor sailor), U.S. Navy sailor and peacetime Medal of Honor recipient
- * Thomas Burke (Medal of Honor soldier), Medal of Honor recipient for valor on June 30, 1863
- * Thomas Burke (tenor), British operatic tenor
- * Thomas Ulick Burke, bank manager and victim of the Break-o-Day murder in gold-rush Victoria
- * Tom Burke (actor), English television, film and stage actor
- * Tom Burke (environmentalist), British academic and writer on environmental policy issues
- * Tom Burke (RAF officer), British pilot and senior Royal Air Force officer
- * Tomás Burke, Irish gentleman and soldier
- Tim Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Tim Burke (ice hockey), American ice hockey player/coach
- * Tim Burke (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher
- * Tim Burke (biathlete), American biathlete
- * Tim Burke (gridiron football), American football coach
- * Tim Burke (visual effects supervisor)
- * Tim Burke (wrestler), American professional wrestler
- * Tim Burke (golfer), American golfer
- * Timothy Burke (businessman), contractor and railroad owner
- * Timothy Burke (politician), member of the Wisconsin Legislature
- Toby Bourke, Irish singer-songwriter
- Tomás Burke, Irish gentleman and soldier
- Tony Burke, Australian politician
- Trey Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Trey Burke, American basketball player
- * Trey Burke (racing driver),, American racing driver
- Trudy Burke, Australian association football player
- Tyler Clark Burke, Canadian artist, illustrator, designer, and writer
U
- Ulick Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Ulick Burke of Umhaill, founder of the Bourkes of the Owles
- * Uilleag de Burgh or Sir Ulick Burke, 1st Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Ulick an Fhiona Burke, 3rd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Ulick Ruadh Burke, 5th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Ulick Óge Burke, 8th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde and 12th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish noble
- * Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer
- * Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde or Ulick MacRichard Burke, Anglo-Irish nobleman
- * Ulick Burke, 1st Viscount Galway, Irish peer and army officer
- * Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet, of Glinsk, MP for Galway County
- * Ulick Canning de Burgh, Lord Dunkellin, Anglo-Irish soldier and politician
- * Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, British whig politician
- * Ulick Burke (politician), Irish Fine Gael politician
- * Peter Burke (historian), or Ulick Peter Burke, British historian
V
- Vanley Burke is a British Jamaican photographer and artist
- Vern Burke, American football player
- Victor Burke, Irish-born actor, voiceover artist, and entrepreneur
- Vincent Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Vincent P. Burke, Canadian politician
- * Vincent S. Burke, American politician
- * Vincent Burke (producer), New Zealand film and television producer
- Vinnie Burke, American jazz bassist
- Virginia M. Burke, American composition and literature scholar
W
- Walter Burke, American actor
- Walter Burke (purser), English sailor on HMS Victory when Lord Nelson died
- Walter Burke (hurler), Irish hurler
- W.S. Burke or Walter Samuel Burke, British outdoorsman, sports writer, editor, entertainer
- Wilfrid Burke, British Trade union organiser and politician
- William Burke (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * William Burke (pirate), Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd
- * William Burke (Burke and Hare murders), Irish-Scots serial killer
- * William Burke (author), English pamphleteer
- * William J. Burke, American politician and businessman
- * William Burke (baseball), 19th-century baseball player
- * William L. Burke, astronomy, astrophysics, and physics professor at UC Santa Cruz
- * William Burke Miller, newspaper and radio reporter
- * William Burke (prior), Irish Dominican
- * William Malachy Burke, 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., American political figure
- * William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- * William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer
- * William Burke, Lord of Bealatury, Irish noble and soldier
- * Willie Burke, 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, American politician and lawyer from California
- * Yvonne Burke (Garda),, Irish police officer
Given name
- Burke Badenhop, American professional baseball player
- Burke Boyce, American fencer
- Burke Byrnes, American actor
- Burke Cuppage or Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage, British Army officer
- Burke Dales, Canadian professional football punter
- Burke Day, American politician
- Burke Deadrich, American wrestler
- Burke Fahling, American professional soccer player
- Burke Hanford or Burke Gaius Hanford, American sailor
- Burke Harr, American politician from Nebraska
- Burke Henry, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Burke Jackson, American rancher and politician
- Burke Jones, American soccer player
- Burke Marshall, American lawyer
- Burke Moses, American actor
- Burke Ramsey, brother of Jonbenét Ramsey
- Burke Reid, Australian–Canadian record producer and musician
- Burke Riley, American legislator, lawyer and public official
- Burke Roberts, American underground film director and multimedia artist
- Burke Shelley, Welsh rock musician
- Burke Thomas or Burke Thomas Overdrive, American musician and record producer
- Burke Trend, Baron Trend or Burke Frederick St John Trend, 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, American ambassador
- Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy or Edmond Burke Roche, Irish politician
- Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy or Edmund James Burke Roche, British businessman
- Herschel Burke Gilbert, American orchestrator, musical supervisor, and composer
- James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy or James Boothby Burke Roche, British peer
- Mary Burke Washington or Mary Cornelia Burke Washington,, American economist
- Morris Burke Belknap (the elder) or Morris Burke Belknap Sr, American industrialist
- Morris B. Belknap or Morris Burke Belknap Jr or "the younger", American businessman
- Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy or Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, British Conservative Party politician
- Maurice Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy or Maurice Burke Roche, British businessman
- Nadine Burke Harris is a Canadian-American pediatrician
- Patricia Burke Brogan, Irish playwright, novelist, poet and artist
- Ralph Burke Tyree, American artist
- W. B. Belknap or William Burke Belknap Sr or "the elder", American businessman
- William Burke Belknap or William Burke Belknap Jr or "the younger", American entrepreneur and economist
- William B. Garrett III or William Burke Garrett III, American army officer
- William Burke Kirwan, 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, 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''