Burl (given name)

• Burl Barer, American author and literary historian best known for his work on the character of Simon Templar, aka "the Saint"
• Burl Cain, warden of Louisiana State Penitentiary
• Burl Jaybird Coleman, American country blues harmonica player, guitarist and singer
• Burl Ives, American actor, folk music singer and writer
• Burl Osborne, American reporter and publisher
• Burl Plunkett, former women's basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma
• Burl S. Watson, American businessman