Burgess (surname)
Burgess is a surname. Notable people with the name include: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