Burgess (surname)

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Burgess is a surname of English origin, having derived from the French word “Bourgeois” meaning citizen, or freeman of the borough. 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
Casey Burgess (born 1988), Australian television personality, Hi-5
Colin Burgess (1946–2023), 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
Mark Burgess (musician) (born 1960), lead singer of British band The Chameleons
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 (musician) (born 1967), lead singer of British band The Charlatans (English band)
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
Geoffrey Burgess, British writer
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
Eliza Mary Burgess, English artist
Gregory Burgess, Australian architect
Henry William Burgess, English artist
Ida Josephine Burgess, American artist
Janice Burgess (1952–2024), 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 (1889–1972), British politician

United States

Brian L. Burgess, an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
Frank Burgess (1935–2010), American basketball player and federal judge
Gavon D. Burgess, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
H. S. Burgess (1866–1952), American politician
Isabel Burgess (1912–1999), American politician
Lathrop Burgess, American politician
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess, American politician from Maine
Tim Burgess (Seattle), member of the Seattle City Council
Walter S. Burgess, an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court

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
Edward Sandford Burgess (1855–1928), American botanist (abbrev. E.S.Burgess)
Eric Burgess (1920–2005), freelance space consultant
Ernest Burgess (1886–1966), urban sociologist at the University of Chicago
George H. Burgess (born December 25, 1949), ichthyologist and fisheries biologist
Warren E. Burgess, ichthyologist

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 (footballer) (born 1981), English footballer (soccer)
Ben Burgess (born 1981), English-born footballer (soccer)
Cam Burgess (1919–1978), English footballer (soccer)
Charlie Burgess (1883–1956), 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 (footballer) (born 1988), British footballer (soccer)
Mac Burgess, English football manager
Nigel Burgess (born 1981), Bermudan 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, American football player, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots
Prescott Burgess (born 1984), American football linebacker
Rodney Burgess (born 1984), American football player
Ronnie Burgess (1963-2021), American football player
Rudy Burgess (born 1984), American football player
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 (1930–2012), 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
Josiah Burgess, 18th-century pirate captain
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
Stephen Michael Burgess (born 1958), Director of G. Burgess & Son Ltd

Names shared by multiple people

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