Burbidge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Frederick William Thomas Burbidge (1847–1905), English explorer and botanistGeoffrey Burbidge (1925–2010), English astronomy professorGeorge Burbidge (1847–1908), Canadian lawyer, judge and authorJohn Burbidge (1718–1812), English soldier, land owner, judge and political figure in Nova ScotiaLeslie William Burbidge (1891–??), English World War I flying aceMargaret Burbidge (born 1919), British-born American astrophysicistMaurice "Moss" Burbidge (1896–1977), pioneering Canadian aviatorMichael Francis Burbidge (born 1957), American Roman Catholic BishopNancy Tyson Burbidge (1912–1977), Australian systemic botanistRichard Burbidge (1847–1917), English merchant, 1st Baronet Burbidge