Birks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Anthony Birks Lieutenant General Anthony Leonard Birks, (30 December 1941 – 21 January 2002) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Army. He served as Chief of Army (New Zealand), Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the New Zealand Army, f ...

(1941–2002), New Zealand Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff and Chief of Defence Force * Ashley Birks (born 1990), British speedway rider *Charles Napier Birks (1844–1924), founder of South Australian department store

Charles Birks & Co Charles Birks & Co Ltd. was a South Australian department store founded by Charles Napier Birks in Rundle Street, Adelaide. His son Napier Birks took over the business in 1908. The business was acquired by David Jones Limited in 1954. History Ch ...

* Cliff Birks (1910–1998), English Association football player * Douglas Birks (1919–2004), English cricket player * Frederick Birks (1894–1917), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross *

George Vause Birks Dr. George Vause Birks ( 1815 – 31 January 1858) was a medical doctor who with his family emigrated to South Australia in 1853, and died there less than four years later. Their family was significant in the commercial life of the young city of A ...

(c. 1815–1858), medical doctor, founder of influential family in South Australia *

Gerald Birks Lieutenant Gerald Alfred Birks (30 October 1894 – 26 May 1991) was a Canadian First World War fighter ace credited with twelve aerial victories while serving in the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force. Family background and educa ...

(1894–1991), Canadian fighter ace in World War I * Graham Birks (born 1942), English Association football player *

Henry Birks Henry Birks (30 November 1840 – 16 April 1928) was a Canadian businessman and founder of Henry Birks and Sons, a chain of high-end Canadian jewellery stores. He was born to English immigrants from Yorkshire, England. His parents moved to Ca ...

(1840–1928), Canadian businessman and founder of the Canadian jewelry store, Birks & Mayors * Horace Birks (1897–1985), British Army officer who served during both the World Wars * Jānis Birks (born 1956), Latvian politician, the

Mayor of Riga Riga City Council ( lv, Rīgas dome) is the government of the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Its meeting place is in the Riga Town Hall (''Rīgas rātsnams)'' at the Town Hall Square (''Rātslaukums'') in the very heart of Riga. The Riga ...

between 2007 and 2009 * Jocelynn Birks (born 1993), American volleyball player * John B. Birks (1920–1979), British physicist and namesake for the Birks' law *

Laurie Birks Laurence Sydney Birks (born 7 January 1928, date of death unknown) was an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and a ...

(born 1928), Australian Olympic boxer * Lawrence Birks (1874–1924), Australian electrical engineer in New Zealand * Len Birks (1896–1975), English Association football player *

Malcolm Birks Malcolm James Birks (born 29 July 1975) is a former cricketer for Cambridge and the Marylebone Cricket Club. A wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman hailing from Keighley, Yorkshire, Birks made twenty-two first-class cricket appearances between ...

(born 1975), English cricket player *

Melville Birks Dr. Melville Birks FRCS, MB, BS, FRCP (30 January 1876 – 27 April 1924) was a South Australian medical practitioner and occupational health specialist remembered for his work in Broken Hill, New South Wales. History Melville was born in Grenfe ...

(1876–1924), South Australian medical practitioner in Broken Hill, New South Wales *

Peter Birks Peter Brian Herrenden Birks (3 October 1941 – 6 July 2004) was the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1989 until his death. He also became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1989, and an honorary Queen's counsel in ...

(1941–2004), Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford *

Ray Birks Raymond James 'Ray' Birks (1930-2008) was an Australian rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen playe ...

(1930–2008), Australian rugby league player *

Rosetta Jane Birks Rosetta Jane "Rose" Birks (1856–1911) was a social reformer and philanthropist who played a key role in South Australian women's suffrage. Birks née Thomas was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 12 March 1856 to English-born parents Willia ...

(1856–1911), Australian social reformer and philanthropist *

Thomas Rawson Birks Thomas Rawson Birks (28 September 1810 – 19 July 1883) was an English theologian and controversialist, who figured in the debate to try to resolve theology and science. He rose to be Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University ...

(1810–1883), theologian and controversialist at Oxford * Tim Birks, British physicist, 2018 winner of the

Rank Prize for Optoelectronics The Rank Prizes comprise the Rank Prize for Optoelectronics and the Rank Prize for Nutrition. The prizes recognise, reward and encourage researchers working in the respective fields of optoelectronics and nutrition. The prizes are funded by the c ...

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