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Burgess is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
In arts and entertainment
Actors
- Adrienne Burgess, British actress
- Dennis Burgess, British actor
- Dominic Burgess (born 1982), British actor
- Dorothy Burgess (1907–1961), American motion picture actress
- Keith Burgess, American voice actor
- Neil Burgess (actor) (born 1966), British actor
- Tituss Burgess, American actor
In music and dance
- Bobby Burgess (born 1941), American dancer and singer
- Colin Burgess, Australian musician
- Emma Burgess, American singer-songwriter
- Grayston Burgess (1932–2019), English countertenor and conductor
- Iain Burgess (1953–2010), British record producer
- John D. Burgess (1934–2005), Scottish bagpiper
- Ken Burgess, British musician
- Leroy Burgess, known as Black Ivory, disco producer
- Lord Burgess (born Irving Burgie, 1924–2019), American songwriter
- Norine Burgess, Canadian singer
- Rosie Burgess (born 1978), Australian musician
- Sally Burgess (born 1953), British mezzo-soprano
- Sharna Burgess (born 1985), Australian dancer on Dancing with the Stars (US)
- Sonny Burgess (1931-2017), rockabilly musician
- Tim Burgess (artist) (born 1967), lead singer of British band the Charlatans
- Wilma Burgess (1939–2003), American country music singer
Writers
- Alan Burgess (1915–1998), English author
- Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), English novelist and critic
- Gelett Burgess (1866–1951), U.S. humorist
- Haldane Burgess (1862–1927), Shetland writer
- James Bland Burgess (1752–1824), English writer and politician
- Melvin Burgess (born 1954), British author
- Mitchell Burgess, American television writer
- Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), U.S. conservationist and children's author
In other arts
- Bruce Burgess, British documentary filmmaker
- Gregory Burgess, Australian architect
- Ida Josephine Burgess, American artist
- Janice Burgess, American television producer
- Lowry Burgess, American artist
- Neil Burgess (comedian) (1846–1910), American vaudeville comedian
In government and politics
Britain/UK
- Claude Bramall Burgess (died 1998), British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958–1963
- Guy Burgess (1911–1963), British double-agent
- James Bland Burgess (1752–1824), English writer and politician
- Joseph Burgess (1853–1934), British politician
- Stanley Burgess (born 1889), British politician
United States
- Franklin D. Burgess (1935–2010), American basketball player and federal judge
- H. S. Burgess (1866–1952), American politician
- Isabel Burgess (1912–1999), American politician
- Lathrop Burgess, American politician
- Tim Burgess (Seattle), member of the Seattle City Council
Other nations
- Cathal Brugha (Charles William St. John Burgess), Irish nationalist and politician, active in the Anglo-Irish War and the Irish Civil War (1874–1922)
- Henry Givens Burgess (1859–1937), Irish politician
- Ken Burgess (died 2005), Canadian politician
- Neale Burgess (born 1956), Australian politician
In science
- Charles Frederick Burgess (1873–1945), American chemist
- Eric Burgess (1920–2005), freelance space consultant
- Ernest Burgess (1886–1966), urban sociologist at the University of Chicago
In sport
Aquatic sports
- Edgar Burgess (1891–1952), English Olympic rower
- Greg Burgess (born 1972), American swimmer
- Nigel Burgess (1942–1992), British yachtsman
- Reuben Burgess (born 1966), British canoeist
Association football (soccer)
- Andy Burgess (born 1981), English footballer (soccer)
- Ben Burgess (born 1981), English-born footballer (soccer)
- Cam Burgess (1919–1978), English footballer (soccer)
- Charlie Burgess (born 1880), English footballer (soccer)
- Christian Burgess (born 1991), English footballer (soccer)
- Daryl Burgess (born 1971), English footballer (soccer)
- Herbert Burgess (1883–1954), English football player
- Joanne Burgess (born 1979), Australian footballer (soccer)
- Kevin Burgess (born 1988), British footballer (soccer)
- Mac Burgess, English football manager
- Nenita Burgess (born 1985), Australian footballer (soccer)
- Nigel Burgess (born 1981), Bermuda footballer (soccer)
- Oliver Burgess (born 1981), English footballer (soccer)
- Romelle Burgess (born 1982), Barbadian footballer (soccer)
- Stuart Burgess (born 1962), Scottish footballer (soccer)
- Tyrell Burgess (born 1986), Bermudan footballer (soccer)
Basketball
- Chris Burgess (born 1979), American basketball player
- Franklin D. Burgess (1935–2010), American basketball player and federal judge
- Pete Burgess (born 1984), New Zealand basketball player
Gridiron football
- Derrick Burgess, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots
- Prescott Burgess (born 1984), American football linebacker
- Rodney Burgess (born 1984), American footballer
- Rudy Burgess (born 1984), American footballer
- Terrell Burgess (born 1997), American football player
Rugby
- Clive Burgess (1950–2006), Welsh rugby union footballer
- Greg Burgess (rugby union) (born 1954), New Zealand rugby union player
- Liza Burgess (born 1964), Welsh rugby union player
- Sam Burgess (born 1988), English Rugby League player
Other sports
- Bryan Burgess, Canadian curler
- Charlotte Burgess (born 1987), British archer
- Erika Burgess (born 1984), New Zealand netball player
- Gordon Burgess, New Zealand cricket player
- Graham Burgess (cricketer) (born 1943), English cricketer
- Ian Burgess (born 1930), British Formula One driver
- Jeremy Burgess (born 1953), Australian motorcycle racing engineer
- Lauren Burgess (born 1986), New Zealand netball player
- Reg Burgess (born 1934), Australian rules footballer
- Shayne Burgess (1964), English darts player
- Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), American Major League Baseball player
In other fields
- Abbie Burgess (1839–1892), American lighthouse-keeper
- Albert Franklin Burgess (1873–1953), American entomologist
- Anthony Joseph Burgess (1938–2013), Australian-born Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop
- Graham Burgess (born 1968), English chess master
- Martin Burgess (born 1931), English clockmaker
- Samuel Burgess, 17th-century pirate captain
- Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), U.S. conservationist and children's author
- Timothy Mark Burgess (born 1956), American lawyer
- Warren Randolph Burgess (1889–1978), American banker and diplomat
Names shared by multiple people
- Colin Burgess (disambiguation)
- Daniel Burgess (disambiguation)
- David Burgess (disambiguation)
- Don Burgess (disambiguation)
- Edward Burgess (disambiguation)
- George Burgess (disambiguation)
- Harry Burgess (disambiguation)
- Jim Burgess (disambiguation)
- John Burgess (disambiguation)
- Luke Burgess (disambiguation)
- Mark Burgess (disambiguation)
- Michael Burgess (disambiguation)
- Paul Burgess (disambiguation)
- Richard Burgess (disambiguation)
- Robert Burgess (disambiguation)
- Ron Burgess (disambiguation)
- Sarah Burgess (disambiguation)
- Thomas Burgess (disambiguation)
- William Burgess (disambiguation)
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
See also
This page lists people with the surname Burgess.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.