Burke
 Blazon: Or, a cross gules | |
| Pronunciation | /bərk/ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English / Irish |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Derivation | de Burgh |
| Meaning | "of the borough" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Bourke |
Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname deriving from the ancient Hiberno-Norman noble family, the House of Burgh. Variants include Bourke. Notable people with the surname include:
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Politics[]
- Anna Burke (born 1966), Australian politician
- Brian Burke (born 1947), Australian politician
- Brian Bourke (born 1936), Irish Political Theorist noted for his "Red Pride" campaign
- Brian Burke (born 1958), Wisconsin politician
- Edmund Bourke (or Burke) (1761–1821), Danish statesman
- Edmund Burke (1729–1797), Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopher
- Frank W. Burke (1920–2007), Louisville mayor and U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- James A. Burke (1910–1983), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Richard Burke (1932–2016), Irish Fine Gael politician and European Commissioner
- Séamus Burke (1893–1967), Irish politician
- Terry Burke (born 1942), Australian politician
- Thomas Henry Burke (1829–1882), Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office
- Tony Burke (born 1969), Australian politician
- William J. Burke (1862–1925), English-born American politician and businessman
Miscellaneous[]
- Adrian P. Burke (1904–2000), New York judge
- Arleigh Burke (1901–1996), former Admiral of the United States Navy and Chief of Naval Operations
- Barbara Burke Hubbard (born 1948), American science writer
- Dominic Burke (1639–1704), Bishop of Elphin from 1671 to 1704
- Edmond W. Burke (1935-2020), American jurist
- Aoife de Búrca (1885–1974), born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising
- Henry Farnham Burke (1859–1930), British genealogist, Garter Principal King of Arms
- George Thew Burke (1776–1854), Canadian soldier, merchant and politician
- Greg Burke (journalist) (born 1959), American journalist and Director of the Holy See Press Office
- Honora Burke (1674–1698), an Irish aristocrat married to Patrick Sarsfield and the Duke of Berwick
- John Bernard Burke (1814–1892), British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage
- Harry E. Burke (1878–1963), American forest entomologist
- James "Jimmy" Burke (1931–1996), Irish-American gangster
- James Burke (science historian) (born 1936), British broadcaster and historian of science
- J. Martin Burke, American Professor of Law
- Kareem Burke (born 1974), American entrepreneur and record executive
- Kenneth Burke (1897–1993), American literary theorist and philosopher
- 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
- Molly Burke (born 1994), Canadian Youtuber and disability rights advocate
- Raymond Leo Burke (born 1948), U.S. Catholic prelate and cardinal, former archbishop of St. Louis
- Patrick Burke (1779–1843), Bishop of Elphin from 1827 to 1843
- Peter Burke (born 1937), British historian
- Phyllis Le Cappelaine Burke (1900-1969), Australian Catholic women's rights activist
- Robert O'Hara Burke (1821–1861), Australian explorer
- Samuel Martin Burke (1906–2010), Pakistani diplomat
- Theobald Burke (1833–1909), Irish baronet
- Walter Burke (1736–1815), English sailor on HMS Victory when Lord Nelson died
- William Burke (1792–1829), one of the two West Port murderers
- William L. Burke (1941–1996), American college professor
- Walter Samuel Burke (1861 – ?), British outdoorsman, sports writer, editor, entertainer
Arts[]
- Alafair Burke (born 1969), mystery novel writer and Court TV commentator, daughter of James Lee Burke
- Alexandra Burke (born 1988), winner of the fifth series of British show The X Factor
- Alfred Burke (1918–2011), British actor who starred in the ITV series Public Eye
- Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838–1891), Irish painter
- Billie Burke (1884–1970), American stage and screen actress
- Brooke Burke (born 1971), actress and model
- Chand Burke, Indian actress
- Cheryl Burke, professional dancer
- Clem Burke, drummer for the group Blondie
- Declan Burke, English musician
- Delta Burke, actress
- Don Burke, Australian television personality
- Donna Burke, Australian singer, voice actress and businesswoman
- Edwin J. Burke (1889–1944), American screenwriter
- Georgia Burke (1878–1984), actress
- James Lee Burke, American author and mystery writer
- Jason Burke, author
- James Burke (born 1936), British author and television producer
- Joe Burke (1884–1950), American actor, composer and pianist
- Joe Burke (1939–2021), Irish accordion player
- (born 1945), American actor
- Kathy Burke, English actress, comic and theatre director
- Kevin Burke (born 1950), Irish fiddler
- Leon Burke III, American musician
- Paul Burke (1926–2009), American actor
- Philip Burke (born 1956), American caricature artist and illustrator
- Raymond Burke (1904–1986), New Orleans jazz clarinetist
- Solomon Burke, soul singer ("Everybody Needs Somebody to Love")
- Sonny Burke (1914–1980), American musician
- Toby Bourke, Irish singer-songwriter
- Walter Burke (1908–1984), American actor
Sports[]
- Alvin Burke, Jr., professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment
- Bill Burke (born 1969), American middle-distance runner
- Brian Burke (born 1955), GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Chris Burke (born 1980), professional baseball player
- David Burke (born 1960), English footballer
- Doug Burke (born 1963), Jamaican professional tennis player
- Doug Burke (born 1957), American Olympic water polo player
- Elijah Burke, American professional wrestler
- Glenn Burke (1952-1995), American baseball player
- Graham Burke, Irish footballer
- Jamie Burke, Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners
- Joe Burke (1923–1992), baseball executive
- Joy Burke, (born 1990), Taiwanese-American basketball player
- Kevin Burke (quarterback) (born 1993), American football player
- Lynn Burke (born 1943), American swimmer
- Mark Burke (born 1969), English footballer
- Mark Andrew Burke (born 1969), Australian squash player
- Matt Burke (rugby union, born 1973), Australian rugby union footballer
- Melanie Burke, New Zealand duathlete and triathlete
- Mick Burke (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
- Mildred Burke, American professional wrestler
- Nita Burke (born 1937), Australian basketball player
- Pat Burke, Irish basketball player
- Sarah Burke (1982–2012), Canadian freestyle skier
- Sean Burke, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings
- Thomas Burke (1875–1929), American athlete
- Trey Burke (born 1992), American basketball player
- Walter Burke (born 1981), Irish hurler
- William H. Burke, American college football coach
Given names[]
- Burke Day (1954-2017), American politician
- Burke Ramsey (born 1987), brother of JonBenét Ramsey
- Burke Marshall (1922–2003), American lawyer
- Burke Moses (born 1959), American actor
- Burke Shelley (1950-2022), Rock musician
- Burke Dennings, a fictional character played by Jack MacGowran in The Exorcist
- Burke Breyer, a fictional character in the film Shazam!
Fictional characters[]
- Burke, a character from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Burke Ryan, a character in the 2009 American romantic drama movie Love Happens
- , the antihero protagonist of the Burke Series of novels by Andrew Vachss
- 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
- 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
- Hazel Burke, Shirley Booth's lead character on the NBC/CBS television series, Hazel
- Juliet Burke, a character from the TV series Lost
- Peter Burke, a character from the TV series White Collar
- Leslie Burke, a character from Bridge to Terabithia
- Preston Burke, a character on Grey's Anatomy
- 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.
- Thomas Burke, a character from Final Destination 2
- Walter Burke, a character, played by Al Pacino in The Recruit
- Dr. Richard Burke, Monica's on-again, off-again boyfriend on Friends, played by Tom Selleck
- Burke, a character from Rampage played by Joe Manganiello
- Burke Lapadura, a character in the game Identity V
- Hayden Burke, FBI Director from The Silence of the Lambs (film), played by Roger Corman
- Doreen Burke, a character from Blow the Man Down (film), played by Marceline Hugot
Publications[]
- Burke's Peerage, account of nobility, first published in 1826 by John Burke
- Burke's Landed Gentry, account of families of the land-holding class, first published in 1833 by John Burke
See also[]
- Burke (disambiguation)
- De Burgh
- House of Burgh, an Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193
- Bourke (disambiguation)
- Burke, South Dakota
- Burke, Virginia
- Burke, Washington
- Burk (name), given name and surname
- Burkle (surname), surname
- Berg (disambiguation)
- Berkley (disambiguation)
- Burgh, an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland
- Burgos, a city of northern Spain
- Burk (disambiguation)
- Justice Burke (disambiguation)
- Burke and Wills
- Burke and Hare
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