Birk is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Ado Birk Ado Birk (; also known as ''Aadu Birk'', ''Aado Birk'' or ''Avdei Birk''; – 2 February 1942), was an Estonian politician who was the Estonian Prime Minister for three days, from 28 July 1920 to 30 July 1920. Biography Ado Birk was born i ...

(1883–1942), Estonian former Prime Minister *

Alma Birk Alma Lillian Birk, Baroness Birk (née Wilson; 22 September 1917 – 29 December 1996) was a British journalist, Labour Party politician and Government minister. Early life and education Alma Lillian Wilson was born on 22 September 1917 in B ...

(1917–1996), English journalist and politician *

Anne Birk Anne Birk (real name: ''Rosemarie Tietz'', maiden name ''Schumacher'') (* August 20, 1942 in Trossingen, Germany; † July 29, 2009 in Esslingen, Germany) was a German author. Biography Rosemarie Schumacher was the daughter of a school teach ...

(1942–2009), German writer * Carsten Birk (born 1977), German footballer *

Emmet Birk Emmet Clifford Birk (March 21, 1914 – November 6, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League for one game during the 1938–39 season. In college, he played for th ...

(1914–2000), American professional basketball player *

Matt Birk Matthew Robert Birk (born July 23, 1976) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He spent most of his professional career playing for the Minnesota Vikings. He was the Republican nom ...

(born 1976), American professional football player *

Raye Birk Raye Birk (born May 27, 1943, Flint, Michigan) is an American film and television actor best known for a variety of roles, such as playing the role of Pahpshmir in the first and last of the ''Naked Gun'' movies, and a variety of television appea ...

(born 1943), American actor *

Sandow Birk Sandow Birk (born 1962 in Detroit) is an American visual artist from Los Angeles whose work deals mainly with contemporary American culture. Seven books have been published on his works and he has made two films. With an emphasis on social issue ...

(born 1962), American artist * Thomas Birk (born 1988), German footballer * Yehudith Birk (1926–2013), Polish-born Israeli biochemist

Given name

* Birk Anders (born 1964), German biathlete * Birk Engstrøm (born 1950), Norwegian footballer *

Birk Risa Birk Risa (born 13 February 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for New York City FC. Club career 1. FC Köln Risa joined 1. FC Köln's youth ranks in 2014 from Sandnes Ulf. He made his Bundesliga debut for 1. ...

(born 1998), Norwegian footballer *

Birk Sproxton Birk Sproxton (August 12, 1943 – March 14, 2007) was a Canadian poet and novelist who lived in Red Deer, Alberta. Born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Sproxton studied in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba before moving west to Alberta. He taught c ...

(1943–2007), Canadian poet and novelist

Fictional characters

* Birk Balthazar, father of

Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series. The show follows a young peasant girl named Sofia ( Ariel Winter), who becomes a princess after her mother marries the king of Enchancia. Episodes focus on her ad ...

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