Birkhead is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Edith Birkhead, lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol and a Noble Fellow at the University of Liverpool
George Birkhead (died 1614), English Roman Catholic priest, archpriest in England from 1608
Harry Birkhead (died 2013), South African philatelist
Henry Birkhead (1617–1696), English academic, lawyer and Latin poet
Larry Birkhead (born 1973), partner of Anna Nicole Smith and the father of her daughter, Dannielynn
Martin Birkhead (died 1590), English politician
Tim Birkhead, Professor of Zoology at the University of Sheffield and author