Burke

Politics

Anna Burke, Australian politician

Brian Burke (Australian politician), Australian politician

Brian Bourke, Irish Political Theorist noted for his "Red Pride" campaign

Brian Burke (Wisconsin politician), American politician

Edmund Bourke (1761–1821) (or Burke), Danish statesman

Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopher

Frank W. Burke, Louisville mayor and U.S. Representative from Kentucky

James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts

Richard Burke (1932–2016), Irish Fine Gael politician and European Commissioner

Séamus Burke, Irish politician

Terry Burke, Australian politician

Tony Burke, Australian politician

William J. Burke (1862–1925), English-born American politician and businessman

Miscellaneous

Adrian P. Burke (1904–2000), New York judge

Arleigh Burke, former Admiral of the United States Navy and Chief of Naval Operations

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, U.S. Catholic prelate and Cardinal, former Archbishop of St. Louis

Dominic Burke (bishop), Bishop of Elphin from 1671 to 1704

Sir Henry Farnham Burke, British genealogist, Garter Principal King of Arms

Greg Burke (journalist), Director of the Holy See Press Office

Honora Burke (1674-1698), an Irish aristocrat married to Patrick Sarsfield and the Duke of Berwick

Sir John Bernard Burke, British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage

Harry E. Burke (1878-1963), American forest entomologist

James "Jimmy" Burke (1931–1996), Irish-American gangster

Kenneth Burke, American literary theorist and philosopher

Patrick Burke (bishop), Bishop of Elphin from 1827 to 1843

Peter Burke (disambiguation), British historian

Robert O'Hara Burke, Australian explorer

Walter Burke (purser), (1736–1815) English Sailor, on HMS Victory when Lord Nelson died

William Burke, one of the two West Port murderers

William L. Burke (1941–1996), 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

Edwin J. Burke (1889-1944), American screenwriter

James Lee Burke, American author and mystery writer

Jason Burke, author

James Burke (science historian), British author and television producer

Joe Burke (composer) (1884–1950), American actor, composer and pianist

Joe Burke (keyboardist) (born 1939), Irish accordion player

Kathy Burke, English actress, comic and theatre director

Kevin Burke (musician), Irish fiddler

Leon Burke III, American musician

Paul Burke (actor), American actor

Raymond Burke (clarinetist), New Orleans jazz clarinetist

Solomon Burke, soul singer ("Everybody Needs Somebody to Love")

Sonny Burke (1914–1980), American musician

Toby Bourke, Irish singer-songwriter

Walter Burke, (1908–1984) American actor

Sports

Alvin Burke, Jr., professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment

Bill Burke (athlete) (born 1969), American middle distance runner

Brian Burke (ice hockey), GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Chris Burke (baseball), professional baseball player

Doug Burke (tennis), Jamaican professional tennis player

Doug Burke (water polo), 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) (1924–1992), baseball executive

Lynn Burke (born 1943), American swimmer

Mark Andrew Burke (born 1969), Australian squash player

Matt Burke, Australian rugby union footballer

Mick Burke, English rugby league footballer

Mildred Burke, American professional wrestler

Pat Burke, Irish basketball player

Sarah Burke (1982–2012), Canadian freestyle skier

Sean Burke, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings

Trey Burke (born 1992), American basketball player

Walter Burke (hurler), Irish hurler (1981– )

William H. Burke, American college football coach

Fictional characters

Burke, a character from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Burke, the antihero protagonist of the Burke Series of novels by Andrew Vachss

Amos Burke, main character in Burke's Law, 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 The Lost World: Jurassic Park

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

Publications

Burke's Peerage, authoritative index of nobility, first published in 1826 by John Burke

Burke's Landed Gentry