Burgess (surname)

In arts and entertainment

Actors

• Adrienne Burgess, British actress
• Dennis Burgess, British actor
• Dominic Burgess, British actor
• Dorothy Burgess, American motion picture actress
• Keith Burgess, American voice actor
• Neil Burgess , British actor
• Tituss Burgess, American actor

  In music and dance

• Bobby Burgess, American dancer and singer
• Colin Burgess, Australian musician
• Emma Burgess, American singer-songwriter
• Grayston Burgess, English countertenor and conductor
• Iain Burgess, British record producer
• John D. Burgess, Scottish bagpiper
• Ken Burgess, British musician
• Leroy Burgess, known as Black Ivory, disco producer
• Lord Burgess, American songwriter
• Norine Burgess, Canadian singer
• Rosie Burgess, Australian musician
• Sally Burgess, British mezzo-soprano
• Sharna Burgess, Australian dancer on Dancing with the Stars
• Sonny Burgess, rockabilly musician
• Tim Burgess , lead singer of British band the Charlatans
• Wilma Burgess, American country music singer

  Writers

• Alan Burgess, English author
• Anthony Burgess, English novelist and critic
• Gelett Burgess, U.S. humorist
• Haldane Burgess, Shetland writer
• James Bland Burgess, English writer and politician
• Melvin Burgess, British author
• Mitchell Burgess, American television writer
• Thornton Burgess, U.S. conservationist and children's author

  In other arts

• Bruce Burgess, British documentary filmmaker
• Gregory Burgess, Australian architect
• Henry William Burgess, English artist
• Ida Josephine Burgess, American artist
• Janice Burgess, American television producer
• Lowry Burgess, American artist
• Neil Burgess , American vaudeville comedian

  In government and politics

Britain/UK

• Claude Bramall Burgess, British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958-1963
• Guy Burgess, British double-agent
• James Bland Burgess, English writer and politician
• Joseph Burgess, British politician
• Stanley Burgess, British politician

  United States

• Brian L. Burgess, an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
• Frank Burgess, American basketball player and federal judge
• Gavon Drummond Burgess, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
• H. S. Burgess, American politician
• Isabel Burgess, American politician
• Lathrop Burgess, American politician
• Tim Burgess, member of the Seattle City Council
• Walter S. Burgess, an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court

  Other nations

• Cathal Brugha, Irish nationalist and politician, active in the Anglo-Irish War and the Irish Civil War
• Henry Givens Burgess, Irish politician
• Ken Burgess, Canadian politician
• Neale Burgess, Australian politician

  In science

• Charles Frederick Burgess, American chemist
• Eric Burgess, freelance space consultant
• Ernest Burgess, urban sociologist at the University of Chicago

  In sport

Aquatic sports

• Edgar Burgess, English Olympic rower
• Greg Burgess, American swimmer
• Nigel Burgess, British yachtsman
• Reuben Burgess, British canoeist

  Association football (soccer)

• Andy Burgess, English footballer
• Ben Burgess, English-born footballer
• Cam Burgess, English footballer
• Charlie Burgess, English footballer
• Christian Burgess, English footballer
• Daryl Burgess, English footballer
• Herbert Burgess, English football player
• Joanne Burgess, Australian footballer
• Kevin Burgess, British footballer
• Mac Burgess, English football manager
• Nenita Burgess, Australian footballer
• Nigel Burgess, Bermuda footballer
• Oliver Burgess, English footballer
• Romelle Burgess, Barbadian footballer
• Stuart Burgess, Scottish footballer
• Tyrell Burgess, Bermudan footballer

  Basketball

• Chris Burgess, American basketball player
• Franklin D. Burgess, American basketball player and federal judge
• Pete Burgess, New Zealand basketball player

  Gridiron football

• Derrick Burgess, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots
• Prescott Burgess, American football linebacker
• Rodney Burgess, American footballer
• Rudy Burgess, American footballer
• Terrell Burgess, American football player

  Rugby

• Clive Burgess, Welsh rugby union footballer
• Greg Burgess , New Zealand rugby union player
• Liza Burgess, Welsh rugby union player
• Sam Burgess, English Rugby League player

  Other sports

• Bryan Burgess, Canadian curler
• Charlotte Burgess, British archer
• Erika Burgess, New Zealand netball player
• Gordon Burgess, New Zealand cricket player
• Graham Burgess , English cricketer
• Ian Burgess, British Formula One driver
• Jeremy Burgess, Australian motorcycle racing engineer
• Lauren Burgess, New Zealand netball player
• Reg Burgess, Australian rules footballer
• Shayne Burgess, English darts player
• Smoky Burgess, American Major League Baseball player

  In other fields

• Abbie Burgess, American lighthouse-keeper
• Albert Franklin Burgess, American entomologist
• Anthony Joseph Burgess, Australian-born Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop
• Graham Burgess, English chess master
• Martin Burgess, English clockmaker
• Samuel Burgess, 17th-century pirate captain
• Thornton Burgess, U.S. conservationist and children's author
• Timothy Mark Burgess, American lawyer
• Warren Randolph Burgess, American banker and diplomat

  Names shared by multiple people

• Colin Burgess
• Daniel Burgess
• David Burgess
• Don Burgess
• Edward Burgess
• George Burgess
• Harry Burgess
• Jim Burgess
• John Burgess
• Luke Burgess
• Mark Burgess
• Michael Burgess
• Paul Burgess
• Richard Burgess
• Robert Burgess
• Ron Burgess
• Sarah Burgess
• Thomas Burgess
• William Burgess

  Fictional characters

• Alex Burgess, fictional character from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman
• Grace Burgess, fictional character from BBC’s Peaky Blinders TV series