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
Séamus Burke, Irish politician
Terry Burke, Australian politician
Tony Burke, Australian politician
William J. Burke (1862–1925), English-born American politician and businessman

Adrian P. Burke (1904–2000), New York judge
Arleigh Burke, former Admiral of the United States Navy and Chief of Naval Operations
Sir John Bernard Burke, British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage
Dominic Burke (bishop), Bishop of Elphin from 1671 to 1704
Sir Henry Farnham Burke, British genealogist, Garter Principal King of Arms
Honora Burke (1674-1698), an Irish aristocrat married to Patrick Sarsfield and the Duke of Berwick
Kenneth Burke, American literary theorist and philosopher
Patrick Burke (bishop), Bishop of Elphin from 1827 to 1843
Peter Burke, British historian
Raymond Leo Burke, U.S. Catholic prelate and Cardinal, former Archbishop of St. Louis
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

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
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
Walter Burke, (1908–1984) American actor

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"
Officer Thomas Burke, a character, played by Michael Landes in "Final Destination 2"
Dr. Richard Burke, Monica's on-again, off-again boyfriend on Friends, played by Tom Selleck

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