John Burke
John Burke may refer to:
Government and politics
- 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 Burke (Fairbanks), a 1963 bronze sculpture
- 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
Military
- 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
Music
- 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
Sports
- 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. 1927–1935), 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 H. Burke (coach), American college football and basketball coach
- John H. Burke Jr., his son, American basketball coach
Others
- 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 Edward Burke, shipowner in Queensland, Australia
- John F. Burke, American medical researcher and co-inventor of synthetic skin in 1981
- Arizona John Burke, American publicist, press agent and author
- John P. Burke (unionist), American labor unionist and socialist politician
- John Burke (author), English writer of novels and short stories
- John Burke (artist), Irish artist
- John Burke (photographer), British photographer
- John M. Burke, American chess player
- John Burke, president of Trek Bicycle Corporation
- SS John Burke, an American Liberty Ship destroyed in a kamikaze attack