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, multiple people, including:
  • * Adam Burke,, Irish ocean rower
  • * Adam Burke, 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 , Australian writer and film director and producer
  • Albert Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Albert E. Burke, American professor and public educational television pioneer
  • * Albert Burke , 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 , American politician
  • Alice Burke,, 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, multiple people, including:
  • * Andrew H. Burke, American politician from North Dakota
  • * Andrew Burke , Australian poet
  • * Andrew Burke , Barbadian sailor
  • Angela Brown-Burke, Jamaican politician
  • Anna Burke, Australian politician
  • Anne Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Anne Burke , 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 , American middle-distance runner
  • Billy Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Billy Burke , American actor
  • * Billy Burke , golfer
  • * Billy Burke , baseball player
  • * Billy Burke , Irish hurler
  • * Billy Burke , died when the World Trade Centers collapsed
  • * Billy Burke or "Billy the Kid", American gangster
  • * Bill Burke , American middle-distance runner
  • * Bill Burke , American documentary photographer
  • * Billie Burke, American actress
  • * Willie Burke, Irish footballer
  • Bobby Burke, American baseball player
  • Bobby Burke,, Northern Irish footballer
  • Brendan Burke, American athlete
  • Brendan Burke,, American soccer coach
  • Brendan Burke, American sportscaster
  • Brian Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Brian Burke , Australian politician from Western Australia
  • * Brian Burke , American politician from Wisconsin
  • * Brian Burke , American ice hockey executive
  • * Brian Burke , American football player and coach
  • * Brian Burke , 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, 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, multiple people, including:
  • * Charles H. Burke, American politician
  • * Charles Burke
  • * Charlie Burke, Hong Kong cricket coach
  • * Chuck Burke, American speed skater
  • Cheryl Burke, American dancer
  • Chesya Burke, American editor, educator and author
  • Chris Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Christopher Burke , Irish revolutionary, hunger striker and sportsman
  • * Chris Burke , American actor and folk singer
  • * Chris Burke , baseball player
  • * Chris Burke , Scottish footballer
  • * Christopher Burke,, typeface designer and author on typography
  • * Christopher Burke, guitarist with Beach Fossils
  • * Christopher Burke, astronomer Ursa Minor Dwarf
  • * Chris Burke,, 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, multiple people, including:
  • * Conor Burke,, Irish rugby player
  • * Conor Burke,, Irish hurler
  • * Conor Burke, American baseball player and coach
  • Cormac Burke,, Northern Irish footballer
  • Cory Burke, Jamaican footballer
  • Courtney Burke, American ice hockey player
  • Cyril Burke,, Australian footballer
  • Cyril Burke, Australian rugby player

    D

  • Daithí Burke is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
  • Dan Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Dan Burke , MLB utility player
  • * Dan Burke , NBA assistant coach
  • * Daniel Burke , former president of Capital Cities Communications and American Broadcasting Corporation
  • * Daniel J. Burke, former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Daniel Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Daniel J. Burke, former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • * Dan Burke , Major League Baseball player
  • * Daniel Burke , member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
  • * Daniel Burke , former president of the American Broadcasting Corporation
  • * Daniel Burke , Australian rower
  • * Daniel W. Burke, American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Dave Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * David Burke , Ohio politician
  • * Dave Burke , Australian rules footballer
  • David Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * David Burke , British television actor
  • * David Burke , American television actor
  • * David Burke, language books author
  • * David J. Burke, producer, screenwriter and film and television director
  • * David Burke , Australian rules footballer
  • * David Burke , English footballer
  • * David Burke , English boxer
  • * David Burke , Irish hurler for Galway
  • * David Burke , Irish hurler for Kilkenny and Wexford
  • * Davy Burke, Irish Gaelic football manager and former player
  • * David Burke , member of the Ohio House of Representatives
  • * David Burke , English botanist
  • * David Burke , 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 , 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, multiple people, including:
  • * Denis Burke , Irish politician, senator
  • * Denis Burke , 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, multiple people, including:
  • * Dominic Burke was an Irish Dominican priest and political agent
  • * Dominic Burke , Irish Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin from 1671 to 1704
  • * Dominick Burke, Irish politician
  • * Dominic Burke , British businessman
  • Don Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Don Burke is an Australian television presenter and horticulturist
  • * Donald Burke, an American infectious diseases researcher
  • * Don Burke , an American football player
  • Donal Burke, Irish hurler
  • Donna Burke, Australian singer, voice actress and businesswoman
  • Donna Burke,, American luger
  • Doris Burke or Doris Sable, American sports announcer and analyst
  • Douglas Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Doug Burke , Jamaican professional tennis player
  • * Doug Burke , American Olympic water polo player

    E

  • Éanna Burke, Irish hurler
  • Edmond W. Burke, American jurist
  • Edmund Burke, multiple people, including:
  • * Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopher
  • * Edmond de Burgh , Irish knight
  • * Edmund Bourke, Danish statesman
  • * Edmund Burke , U.S. Representative for New Hampshire
  • * Edmund Burke , 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, 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 , American baseball player
  • * Edward Burke , selected to the 1928 College Football All-America Team
  • * Edward Burke , Jamaican cricketer
  • * Ed Burke , hammer thrower, American flagbearer at 1984 Olympic games
  • * Edward Burke , American basketball coach
  • * Edward Burke , priest, president of Carlow College, and founder of St. Joseph's Academy
  • * Ed Burke , 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, 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