Burbidge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Frederick William Thomas Burbidge (1847–1905), English explorer and botanist
Geoffrey Burbidge (1925–2010), English astronomy professor
George Burbidge (1847–1908), Canadian lawyer, judge and author
John Burbidge (1718–1812), English soldier, land owner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia
Leslie William Burbidge (1891–??), English World War I flying ace
Margaret Burbidge (born 1919), British-born American astrophysicist
Maurice "Moss" Burbidge (1896–1977), pioneering Canadian aviator
Michael Francis Burbidge (born 1957), American Roman Catholic Bishop
Nancy Tyson Burbidge (1912–1977), Australian systemic botanist
Richard Burbidge (1847–1917), English merchant, 1st Baronet Burbidge
