Burke
Burke is an Irish surname. Variants include Bourke. Notable people with the surname include:
Politics
- Anna Burke, Australian politician
- Brian Burke, Australian politician
- Brian Bourke, Irish Political Theorist noted for his "Red Pride" campaign
- Brian Burke, Wisconsin politician
- Edmund Bourke , Danish statesman
- Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopher
- Frank W. Burke, Louisville mayor and U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- James A. Burke, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Richard Burke, Irish Fine Gael politician and European Commissioner
- Séamus Burke, Irish politician
- Terry Burke, Australian politician
- Thomas Henry Burke, Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office
- Tony Burke, Australian politician
- William J. Burke, English-born American politician and businessman
Miscellaneous
- Adrian P. Burke, New York judge
- Arleigh Burke, former Admiral of the United States Navy and Chief of Naval Operations
- Dominic Burke, Bishop of Elphin from 1671 to 1704
- Edmond W. Burke, American jurist
- Henry Farnham Burke, British genealogist, Garter Principal King of Arms
- George Thew Burke, Canadian soldier, merchant and politician
- Greg Burke, Director of the Holy See Press Office
- Honora Burke, an Irish aristocrat married to Patrick Sarsfield and the Duke of Berwick
- John Bernard Burke, British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage
- Harry E. Burke, American forest entomologist
- James "Jimmy" Burke, Irish-American gangster
- Kareem Burke, American entrepreneur and record executive
- Kenneth Burke, American literary theorist and philosopher
- Leo Burke, Canadian retired professional wrestler
- Leo Burke , retired American utility player in Major League Baseball
- Leo Burke , Australian rules footballer
- Professor Nathaniel Burke, Chief Executive Officer of
- Raymond Leo Burke, U.S. Catholic prelate and Cardinal, former Archbishop of St. Louis
- Patrick Burke, Bishop of Elphin from 1827 to 1843
- Peter Burke, British historian
- Richard Edward Burke, First-class Ship steward onboard Olympic and RMS Titanic
- Robert O'Hara Burke, Australian explorer
- Theobald Burke, Irish baronet
- Walter Burke, English sailor on HMS Victory when Lord Nelson died
- William Burke, one of the two West Port murderers
- William L. Burke, American college professor
Arts
- Alafair Burke, mystery novel writer and Court TV commentator, daughter of James Lee Burke
- Alexandra Burke, winner of the fifth series of British show The X Factor
- Alfred Burke, British actor who starred in the ITV series Public Eye
- Augustus Nicholas Burke, Irish painter
- Billie Burke, American stage and screen actress
- Brooke Burke, actress and model
- 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, American screenwriter
- Georgia Burke, actress
- James Lee Burke, American author and mystery writer
- Jason Burke, author
- James Burke, British author and television producer
- Joe Burke, American actor, composer and pianist
- Joe Burke, Irish accordion player
- Kathy Burke, English actress, comic and theatre director
- Kevin Burke, Irish fiddler
- Leon Burke III, American musician
- Paul Burke, American actor
- Philip Burke, American caricature artist and illustrator
- Raymond Burke, New Orleans jazz clarinetist
- Solomon Burke, soul singer
- Sonny Burke, American musician
- Toby Bourke, Irish singer-songwriter
- Walter Burke, American actor
Sports
- Alvin Burke, Jr., professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment
- Bill Burke, American middle distance runner
- Brian Burke, GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Chris Burke, professional baseball player
- David Burke, English footballer
- Doug Burke, Jamaican professional tennis player
- Doug Burke, American Olympic water polo player
- Elijah Burke, American professional wrestler
- Graham Burke, Irish footballer
- Jamie Burke, Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners
- Joe Burke, baseball executive
- Joy Burke,, Taiwanese-American basketball player
- Kevin Burke , American football player
- Lynn Burke, American swimmer
- Mark Burke, English footballer
- Mark Andrew Burke, Australian squash player
- Matt Burke, Australian rugby union footballer
- Melanie Burke, New Zealand duathlete and triathlete
- Mick Burke, English rugby league footballer
- Mildred Burke, American professional wrestler
- Nita Burke, Australian basketball player
- Pat Burke, Irish basketball player
- Sarah Burke, Canadian freestyle skier
- Sean Burke, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings
- Thomas Burke, American athlete
- Trey Burke, American basketball player
- Walter Burke, Irish hurler
- William H. Burke, American college football coach
Given names
- Burke Day, American politician
- Burke Ramsey, brother of JonBenét Ramsey
- Burke Marshall, American lawyer
- Burke Moses, American actor
- Burke Shelley, Bass guitarist
- 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 '
- Burke, 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
- 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 '
- 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
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