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 LiverpoolGeorge Birkhead (died 1614), English Roman Catholic priest, archpriest in England from 1608Harry Birkhead (died 2013), South African philatelistHenry Birkhead (1617–1696), English academic, lawyer and Latin poetLarry Birkhead (born 1973), partner of Anna Nicole Smith and the father of her daughter, DannielynnMartin Birkhead (died 1590), English politicianTim Birkhead, Professor of Zoology at the University of Sheffield and author