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Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 * Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature * Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 10 ...
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, a variant of the surname
Burke Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised ...
, deriving from the ancient
Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 * Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature * Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 10 ...
and
Hiberno-Norman From the 12th century onwards, a group of Normans invaded and settled in Gaelic Ireland. These settlers later became known as Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans. They originated mainly among Cambro-Norman families in Wales and Anglo-Normans from ...
noble dynasty, the
House of Burgh The House of Burgh or Burke (; ; ; ga, de Búrca; la, de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty (with the Anglo-Irish branches later adopting the surname Burke and its variants) who held the earldom ...
. In Ireland, the descendants of
William de Burgh William de Burgh (; ; ; la, de Burgo; c.1160–winter 1205/06) was the founder of the House of Burgh (later surnamed Burke or Bourke) in Ireland and elder brother of Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent and Geoffrey de Burgh, Bishop of Ely. I ...
(c.1160–1206) had the surname ''
de Burgh de Burgh (also spelt de Bourgh, and Burke, and also Latinised as de Burgo) is an Anglo-Norman surname deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (c ...
'' which was
gaelicised Gaelicisation, or Gaelicization, is the act or process of making something Gaelic, or gaining characteristics of the ''Gaels'', a sub-branch of celticisation. The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group, traditionally viewed as having spread from Ire ...
in
Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
as ''
de Búrca de Búrca (also De Burgh, de Burgh, Búrc and Burke, and Latinised as de Burgo) is an Irish language, Irish Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman surname deriving from the ancient Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of ...
'' and over the centuries became ''Búrc'' then
Burke Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised ...
and Bourke. Notable people with this name include:


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Al Bourke Al Bourke (born Alan Stamford; March 17, 1928) is an Australian professional boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the Victorian middleweight title, List of Australian middleweight boxing champions, Australian middleweight title, and List of Comm ...
or Alan Stamford (born 1928), Australian boxer of the 1940s and 1950s *
Anselm Bourke Mgr Anselm Bourke, born Nicholas Bourke, (Dublin, 10 September 1835 – West Perth, 2 June 1924) was a Roman Catholic priest of Irish origins. He was prominent in Catholic education for several decades, and also founded the West Perth (now Northbr ...
or Msgr Anselm (Nicholas) Bourke (1835–1924), Irish-Australian Roman Catholic priest * Arthur Roston Bourke, English association football referee and administrator


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Balthazar Bourke Balthazar Bourke was an Irish soldier A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, or an officer. Etymology The word ''soldier'' derives from t ...
(fl. 1607), Irish soldier and Knight of Santiago * Barry Bourke (born 1943), Australian rules footballer *
Betty Bourke Betty Bourke (née Lucas, 23 July 1924 – 7 December 2015) was a New Zealand local-body politician and health administrator. She was first elected to the Patea Hospital Board in 1962, and later served as the board's chair for three years, unsuc ...
(née Lucas), (1924–2015), New Zealand politician and health administrator * Bill Bourke (disambiguation) ** Bill Bourke (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1932), Australian rules footballer **
Bill Bourke William Meskill Bourke (2 June 1913 – 22 May 1981) was an Australian politician. Bourke was elected to the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fawkner at the 1949 election representing the Australian Labor Party. He was expelled f ...
or William Meskill Bourke (1913–1981), Australian politician ** Bill Bourke (footballer, born 1927) (1927–2002), Australian rules footballer *
Brian Bourke Brian Bourke (born 1936 in Dublin) is an Irish people, Irish artist. Life Bourke was born in Dublin in 1936. His parents were Thomas Bourke (Tómas de Búrca) and Eileen (Eibhlín) Bourke (née Somers). Bourke left school early and got a job in ...
(born 1936), Irish artist * Bruce Bourke (born 1929), Australian former swimmer


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Cecil Bourke Cecil Frederick Joseph Bourke (1 September 1841 – 15 April 1910) was the Archdeacon of Buckingham from 1895 until his death. Bourke was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and ordained in 1865. He began his ordained ministry as a cura ...
or Cecil Frederick Joseph Bourke (1841–1910), British cleric and Archdeacon of Buckingham * Charles Bourke (c.1765–1820), Irish priest *
Chris Bourke Christopher John Bourke is an Australian politician, a Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Ginninderra from 2011 to 2016. He was the first Indigenous Australian elected to the A ...
, Australian politician *
Ciarán Bourke Ciarán Bourke (18 February 1935 – 10 May 1988) was an Irish musician and one of the original founding members of the Irish folk band The Dubliners. Early life Ciarán Bourke was born in Dublin on 18 February 1935, but lived most of his life ...
(1935–1988), Irish singer and folk musician * Colin Bourke (born 1984), Japanese rugby sevens player


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Damian Bourke Damian Bourke (born 19 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer for Australian Football League (AFL) clubs Geelong during the 1980s and Brisbane in the early 1990s. Bourke played as a ruckman and captained Geelong from 1987 unt ...
(born 1965), Australian rules footballer * Daniel Bourke (1886–1952), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Darren Bourke (born 1970), Australian rules footballer * Daryl Bourke (born 1965), Australian rules footballer *
David Bourke David Bourke (born 9 January 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 85 games for the Richmond Football Club, kicking 18 goals and one game player, kicking 1 goal for the Kangaroos. He is the son of Richmond champion Francis ...
(born 1976), Australian rules footballer *
David Noel Bourke David Noel Bourke (born December 20, 1970) is a Denmark-based, Irish-born award-winning independent filmmaker. A writer, director, and editor, has made FOUR independent feature films: LAST EXIT, NO RIGHT TURN, BAKERMAN and VINCENT. These films ...
(born 1970), Denmark-based, Irish-born independent filmmaker *
Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo Dermot Robert Wyndham Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo KP PC (Ire) (; ; 2 July 1851 – 31 December 1927) was an Anglo-Irish peer, styled Lord Naas (; ) from 1867 to 1872, who served as a representative peer in the British House of Lords (1890–1921 ...
(1851–1927), Anglo-Irish peer


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Eddie Bourke Edmund Francis Bourke ( ga, Éamonn Proinséas De Búrca; 27 January 1852 – 30 August 1926) was an Irish-South African politician and businessman who served as a member of the Transvaal Legislative Council and the first mayor of Pretoria. Bio ...
or Edmund Francis Bourke (1852–1926), Irish-South African politician and businessman * Edmund Bourke (1761–1821) (1761–1821), Danish statesman *
Edwin Bourke Edwin Bourke (September 19, 1836 – March 18, 1915) was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented St. James (provincial electoral district), St. James from 1870 to 1878 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He was born i ...
(1836–1915), Canadian farmer and political figure in Manitoba *
Eva Bourke Eva Bourke (born 1946) is a German-born Irish poet. Biography Bourke was born in Germany but has lived for much of her life in Galway, Ireland. She studied German Literature and History of Art at the University of Munich. Towards the end of the ...
(born 1946), German-born Irish poet * Evelyn Bourke (born 1965), Irish businesswoman


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Fannie Bourke Fannie Bourke, also known as Fan Bourke or Fannie Burke, (July 12, 1886 – March 9, 1959) was an American stage and film actress, suffragist, and motion picture exhibitor. She worked on Broadway and appeared in silent films from the 1910s u ...
or Fan Bourke or Fannie Burke, (1886–1959), American stage and film actress *
Fiona Bourke Fiona Bourke (born 16 October 1988, Dannevirke) is a New Zealand rower. She won the 2014 World Championship in the women's double sculls with Zoe Stevenson, having won the silver medal in the same team the year before. At the 2012 Summer Olymp ...
(born 1988), New Zealand rower *
Francis Bourke Francis William Bourke (born 2 April 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who represented Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1967 and 1981, and coached the club in 1982 and 1983. A key figure in a suc ...
or Francis William Bourke (born 1947), Australian rules footballer *
Frank Bourke Francis Michael "Frank" Bourke (3 February 1922 – 27 December 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s. He played one game during the 1943 seaso ...
or Francis Michael "Frank" Bourke (1922–2011), Australian rules footballer


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Gillian Bourke Gillian Bourke (born 28 August 1984) is a female rugby union player. She represented at the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, where she was voted the Number 2 position in the WRWC Team of the Tournament. She has 51 caps for Ireland, playi ...
(born 1984), Irish female rugby union player *
Glenn Bourke Glenn Bourke (born 11 November 1960) is an Australian sailor. He competed in the Finn event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially ...
(born 1960), Australian sailor *
Greg Bourke Greg Bourke is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Balmain Tigers, Eastern Suburbs and the North Queensland Cowboys in the Australian Rugby League and NRL competition ...
, Australian professional rugby league footballer


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* Henry Bourke or Brigadier Henry Sackville Joynt Bourke (1900–1983), British Army officer *
Harry Legge-Bourke Major Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke, (16 May 1914 – 21 May 1973), was a British politician, and a Member of Parliament for Isle of Ely from 1945 until his death in 1973. Early life Legge-Bourke was born as the only child of Lt. Ni ...
or Sir Henry Legge-Bourke (1914–1973) British politician


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* Joanna Bourke (born 1963), British-based historian * Joe Bourke (1884–1932), Australian rules footballer * John Bourke (disambiguation) ** John Bourke (Australian politician) (1901–1970), Australian politician ** John Bourke (footballer) (born 1953), Scottish footballer **
John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo (; ; circa 1705 – 1790), styled Lord Naas (; ) from 1775 to 1781 and Viscount Mayo from 1781 to 1785, was an Irish politician and peer who was MP for Naas (1727–60, 1768–72) and Old Leighlin (1760–68) an ...
(–1790), Irish politician and peer **
John Bourke, 2nd Earl of Mayo John Bourke, 2nd Earl of Mayo (; ; circa 1729 – 20 April 1792), styled Lord Naas (; ) until 1790, was an Irish politician and peer who was MP for Naas (1763–90). Career Bourke was the son of John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo and Mary Deane, ...
(–1792), Irish politician and peer **
John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo, GCH, PC (Ire) (; ; 18 June 1766 – 23 May 1849) was an Irish peer and courtier, styled Lord Naas (; ) from 1792 to 1794, who served as Chairman of Committees in the Irish House of Lords until 1801. Career ...
(1766–1849), Irish politician and peer **
John Gregory Bourke John Gregory Bourke (; June 23, 1846 – June 8, 1896) was a captain in the United States Army and a prolific diarist and postbellum author; he wrote several books about the American Old West, including ethnologies of its indigenous peoples. He ...
(1846–1896), American Civil War medal of honor recipient **
John Philip Bourke John Philip Bourke (5 August 1857 – 13 January 1914) was an Australian poet. Bourke was born in Nundle, New South Wales, on the Peel River (New South Wales), Peel River diggings, New South Wales, the son of William David Bourke, butcher, an ...
(1860–1914), Australian poet ** Sir John Bourke of Brittas, Irish Roman Catholic, hanged for refusing to renounce his faith *
Jordon Bourke Jordon Bourke (born 11 November 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). The son of former and ruckman Damian Bourke, Jordon is a tall strong-m ...
(born 1994), Australian rules footballer *
Joseph Bourke Joseph Bourke (9 January 1772 – 3 May 1843) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. The son of Joseph Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo, Archbishop of Tuam from 1782 to 1784, he was educated at Trinity Colleg ...
(1772–1843), Irish Anglican priest *
Joseph Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo Joseph Deane Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo (; ; 1736 – 20 August 1794) was an Irish peer and cleric who held several high offices in the Church of Ireland including Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin (1772–82) and Archbishop of Tuam (1782–94). Fam ...
or Joseph Deane Bourke (1736–1794), Irish peer and cleric


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Katherine Bourke Katherine Louise Bourke is an Australian lawyer and judge. She has been a Judge of the County Court of Victoria since December 2007. Biography Judge Bourke was born in Melbourne on 5 July 1961. She is one of five children, all girls, of Dr Joh ...
, Australian lawyer and judge *
Ken Bourke Ken Bourke (born 23 May 1957) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played first-grade for the Western Suburbs Magpies. Ken is a successful NRL SuperCoach player, his team Kenneth's Maggies finished inside the top 1000 in 2023. R ...
(born 1958), Australian professional rugby league footballer


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* Latika Bourke (born 1984), Australian author and journalist *
Lindsay Bourke Lindsay Bourke (born 1945), who also performed as Lindsay Blue, is an Australian classical and ambient musician, visual artist and poet. He issued two albums in the 1970s, ''Wilderness Awakening'' (1971) and ''Love All Life'' (1975). In the l ...
or Lindsay Blue (born 1945), Australian classical and ambient musician, visual artist and poet


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Margaret Bourke Margaret Bourke (11 November 1945 – August 2021) was an Australian bridge player. Bridge accomplishments Margaret represented Australia on 31 occasions, more than any other player. This includes 15 World Championships, and 15 at Asia Pacific Ch ...
(1945–2021), Australian bridge player *
Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Bourke-White (; June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971), an American list of photographers, photographer and documentary photography, documentary photographer, became arguably best known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take p ...
(1904–1971), American photographer * Martin Bourke (disambiguation) **
Martin Bourke (diplomat) Martin Bourke (born 12 March 1947) is a former British diplomat who was Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from June 1993 to September 1996. Bourke was succeeded by John Kelly in October 1996. He was educated at Stockport Grammar School and ...
, (born 1947), British diplomat, governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands **
Martin Bourke (footballer) Martin Bourke (born 28 May 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of ...
, (born 1936), Australian rules footballer **
Martin Bourke (politician) Martin Bourke (December 1, 1867 – April 8, 1939) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Bourke was born on December 1, 1867, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Martin Bourke and Anna MacNamara. Bourke initially attend ...
, (1867–1939), American lawyer and politician from New York * Mary Bourke-Dowling (1882–1944), Irish suffragette and republican *
Mary Robinson Mary Therese Winifred Robinson ( ga, Máire Mhic Róibín; ; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who was the 7th president of Ireland, serving from December 1990 to September 1997, the first woman to hold this office. Prior to her electi ...
(nee Bourke; born 1944), Irish politician and 7th President of Ireland * Matthew Bourke (born 1968), Australian rules footballer * Maurice Bourke (1853–1900), British Royal Navy officer * Meiler Bourke or Miles Bourke, 11th Mac William Iochtar (died 1520), Irish chieftain and noble *
Michael Bourke Michael Gay Bourke (born 28 November 1941) was the second area and third overall Bishop of Wolverhampton from 1993 until 2007. Education and career Bourke studied Modern Languages at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and then Theology at Cambrid ...
(born 1941) British cleric and Bishop of Wolverhampton *
Miles Bourke Miles Bourke (20 November 1925 – 13 October 1982) was an Australian farmer who served as the first president of the Victorian Farmers' Federation. He was born in Warracknabeal to farmer Michael Thomas Bourke and Lucy, ''née'' Powell. He at ...
(1925–1982), Australian farmer


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Nicholas Bourke Nicholas Bourke was an Anglo-Irish planter in Jamaica who emigrated to the island around 1740 and acquired significant land-holdings there. He was prominent in the House of Assembly of Jamaica from the later 1750s and speaker in 1770. Bourke argued ...
, Anglo-Irish planter in Jamaica *
Norah Lindsay Norah Mary Madeleine Lindsay (née Bourke) (26 April 1873 – 20 June 1948) was a socialite garden designer who between the World wars became a major influence on garden design and planting in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. Biography ...
or Norah Mary Madeleine Bourke (1873–1948), Anglo-Irish socialite and garden designer


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Paddy Bourke (disambiguation) Paddy Bourke may refer to: * Paddy Bourke (footballer) (1883–1930), Australian rules footballer * Paddy Bourke (politician) Patrick Bourke is an Irish Independent politician. He was elected as a Labour Party councillor for the Artane ar ...
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Paddy Bourke (footballer) Patrick Bourke (26 March 1883 – 26 February 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ser ...
(1883–1930), Australian rules footballer **
Paddy Bourke (politician) Patrick Bourke is an Irish Independent politician. He was elected as a Labour Party councillor for the Artane area in 1991. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Seanad in 1997. He lost his seat at the 1999 local elections but was re-el ...
, Irish politician *
Paget Bourke Sir Paget John Bourke, SC (1906 – 7 November 1983) was an Irish barrister and British colonial judge who served as chief justice of Sierra Leone and Cyprus . Biography The son of H.C. Bourke, of Amana, Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, Bourke ...
or Sir Paget John Bourke (1906–1983), British colonial judge * Pat Bourke (disambiguation) ** Pat Bourke (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1982), Australian footballer for Melbourne ** Pat Bourke (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2005), Australian footballer for South Melbourne ** Pat Bourke (musician), guitarist with the band Dallas Crane * Peter Bourke (runner) (born 1958), Australian former middle-distance runner *
Pieter Bourke Pieter Bourke is an Australian musician, composer, producer and audio engineer. From 1995 he has recorded several projects with Dead Can Dance founder Lisa Gerrard, and was a touring member of Dead Can Dance's 1996 Spiritchaser Tour. On 14 April ...
Australian musician, composer, producer and audio engineer


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* Richard Bourke (disambiguation) ** Ricard Bourke, 9th Mac William Iochtar (died 1509), Irish chieftain and noble **
Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bourke Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bourke, 7th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1479) was an Irish chieftain and noble. A son of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458), Ricard was tánaiste for his uncle, Risdeárd de Búrca, 6th M ...
, 7th Mac William Iochtar (died1473), Irish chieftain and noble **
Ricard mac Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke Ricard mac Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 16th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1571) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Ricard was the son of Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 13th Mac William Íochtar. He succeeded his cousin, David de Búrca, 15th Ma ...
, 16th Mac William Iochtar (died 1571), Irish chieftain and noble **
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, (; ; 21 February 1822 – 8 February 1872) styled Lord Naas (; ) from 1842 to 1867 and Lord Mayo in India, was a British statesman and prominent member of the British Conservative Party who serve ...
or Richard Southwell Bourke (1822–1872), Irish statesman ** Richard Bourke (academic) (born 1965), Irish academic **
Richard Bourke (bishop) The Honourable Richard Bourke (22 April 1767 – 15 November 1832) was an Irish Church of Ireland cleric who was Dean of Ardagh (1800–1813) and the last Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (1813–1832) before it merged with the defunct Eccle ...
(1767–1832), Irish bishop **
Richard the Iron Bourke Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
, 18th Mac William Iochtar (died 1583), Irish chieftain and noble **
Richard Bourke (d. 1586) Richard Bourke, 19th Mac William Íochtar (Irish: ''Risdeárd Bourke''; ; ; died 1586) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Bourke was the son of Oliver Bourke of Tirawley, grandson of Seaán Bourke, and a great-grandson of Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bo ...
, 19th Mac William Iochtar (died 1586), Irish chieftain and noble **
Richard "the Devils Hook" Bourke Richard "the Devils Hook" Bourke, 22nd Mac William Íochtar (Irish: ''Risdeárd mac Deamhain an Chorráin Bourke''; ; ; died October 1601) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Richard was the son of Ricard "Deamhan an Chorráin" Bourke, grandson ...
, 22nd Mac William Iochtar (died 1601), Irish chieftain and noble **
Richard Bourke General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB (4 May 1777 – 12 August 1855), was an Irish-born British Army officer who served as Governor of New South Wales from 1831 to 1837. As a lifelong Whig (Liberal), he encouraged the emancipation of convicts and ...
or Sir Richard Bourke (1777–1855), 8th Governor of New South Wales **
Rick Bourke Richard (Rick) Bourke (16 November 1953 – 15 August 2006) was an Australian rugby league footballer. He played for Cronulla-Sutherland and South Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Playing career A Sharkie ...
or Richard Bourke (1953–2006), Australian rugby league footballer *
Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara, (; ; ; ; 11 June 1827 – 3 September 1902) was a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator who served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1874–80, 1885–86) and Governor of ...
(1827–1902), British Conservative politician and colonial administrator *
Roger Bourke White Roger Bourke White (1911–2002), a Cleveland businessman, co-founded Glastic Corporation with Richard C. Newpher. Glastic, located in South Euclid, Ohio, was one of the first makers of fiberglass insulators for the electrical industry, a ...
(1911–2002), American businessman * Russell Bourke, Autstralian engineer


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Sean Bourke Sean Aloysius Bourke (1934–1982), from Limerick, aided in the prison escape of the British spy George Blake in October 1966. Blake had been convicted in 1961 of spying for the Soviet Union. After the escape, Blake eventually made his way to Mosc ...
or Sean Aloyisious Bourke (1934–1982) Irish prisoner *
Seaán mac Oliver Bourke Seaán mac Oliver (John) Bourke, 17th Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William or Mac William Oughter) ( ; died 1580) was an Irish people, Irish nobility, noble who was created Baron Ardenerie (1580). Career Bourke was the son of Oliver Bourke ...
or Seaán mac Oliver (John) Bourke, 17th Mac William Íochtar and 1st Baron Ardenerie (died 1580), Irish noble *
Shân Legge-Bourke Dame Elizabeth Shân Josephine Legge-Bourke (née Bailey; born 10 September 1943) is a Welsh landowner who served as the second Lord Lieutenant of Powys. The only child of Wilfred Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk, Legge-Bourke inherited the Glanusk P ...
(born 1943), Welsh landowner * Shane Bourke (born 1988) is an Irish sportsperson * Stan Bourke, Australian professional soccer player *
Stephen Bourke Stephen Bourke is an Australian archaeologist of the ancient Near East. He obtained his Ph.D. from University College London in 1992, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Council for British Research in the Levant. Bourke has led the ongoing Univers ...
, Australian archaeologist


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Ted Bourke Edward Arthur Bourke (17 February 1904 – 27 November 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s. Often playing at centre half back, Bourke sp ...
or Edward Arthur Bourke (1904–1952), Australian rules footballer * Ted Bourke (footballer, born 1925) or Edward Thomas Bourke (1925–2014), Australian rules footballer * Terence Bourke, 10th Earl of Mayo or Terence Patrick Bourke (1929–2006), Anglo-Irish peer * Theobald Bourke (disambiguation) ** Theobald Bourke, 8th Mac William Iochtar (died 1503), Irish chieftain and noble **
Theobald mac Uilleag Bourke Theobald mac Uilleag Bourke, 14th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1537) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Theobald was the son of Uilleag de Búrca and grandson of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458). His brother ...
, 14th Mac William Iochtar (died 1537), Irish chieftain and noble ** Theobald Bourke (Irish MP) (c.1683–1726), Irish politician and MP * Thomas Bourke (disambiguation) **
Thomas Bourke (cricketer) Thomas Joseph Deane Bourke (7 February 1815 – 28 February 1875) was an Irish first-class cricketer. Bourke made his first-class debut for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Hampshire in 1843. This was his only first-class match for MCC. ...
or Thomas Joseph Deane Bourke (1815–1875), Irish cricketer **
Thomas E. Bourke Thomas Eugene Bourke (May 5, 1896 – January 9, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps general who, during World War II, commanded Marine artillery units at the Battle of Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Leyte. At the end of World War II, he comman ...
or Thomas Eugene Bourke (1896–1978), United States Marine Corps general ** Thomas Bourke, 4th Baron Bourke of Connell, 4th Baron Bourke of Connell (d. 1599), Irish noble **
Tom Bourke Tom Bourke (4 April 1918 – 29 December 2001) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. A New South Wales representative centre, he played his club football in Sydney for Balmain who he captained, and with w ...
(1918–2001), Australian rugby league footballer *
Tibbot MacWalter Kittagh Bourke Tibbot MacWalter (Theobald Fitzwalter) Kittagh Bourke, 21st Mac William Íochtar (Irish: ''Tiobóid mac Walter Ciotach Búrca'') (; ; c.1570 – in or after 1602) was the first and last person to hold that title following its restoration. He was ...
or Theobald FitzWalter Kittagh Bourke, 21st Mac William Iochtar (c.1570–c.1602), Irish chieftain and noble *
Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo Tibbot na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo (anglicised as Theobald Bourke; ; ; 1567 – 18 June 1629) was an Irish Peerage of Ireland, peer and Irish House of Commons, parliamentarian. A prominent member of the Mac William Íochtar, MacWilliam Bu ...
or Theobald Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo (1567–1629), Irish peer and parliamentarian *
Tiggy Legge-Bourke Alexandra Shân "Tiggy" Pettifer (née Legge-Bourke; born 1 April 1965) is a British former nanny and companion to Prince William and Prince Harry. She was a personal assistant to Charles III (then Prince of Wales) from 1993 to 1999. She has ...
(born 1965), former British royal nanny * Tim Bourke (footballer) (born 1969), Australian rules footballer *
Tim Bourke Tim Bourke is an Australian bridge player and writer. He is internationally renowned as a collector and composer of bridge hands, or , having composed most of those in David Bird's "Abbot" series since 1996. He also put together the world' ...
, Australian bridge player and author *
Tony Bourke (Australian politician) Anthony James Bourke (born 30 July 1941) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1980, representing the electorate of Lockyer. A long-term Toowoomba councillor, he later se ...
or Anthony James Bourke (born 1941), Australian politician *
Tony Bourke Tony Bourke (born 13 June 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from East Ballarat Football Club in the Ballarat Football League (BFL), Bourke was drafted ...
(born 1976), Australian rules footballer *
Troy Bourke Troy Bourke (born March 30, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was selected 72nd overall, by the Colorado Avalanche, in the 2012 NHL Entry D ...
(born 1994), Canadian professional ice hockey player


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* Vernon Bourke (1907–1998), Canadian-American Philosopher * Vin Bourke or Vincent Valera Bourke (born 1933), Australian rules footballer


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* William Bourke (disambiguation) **
William "the Blind Abbot" Bourke William "the Blind Abbot" Bourke, 20th Mac William Íochtar (Irish: ''William An tAb Caoch Bourke''; ; ; died 1593) was an Irish chieftain and noble. William was a son of David de Búrca, 15th Mac William Íochtar. His brother was Richard " ...
, 20th Mac William Iochtar (died 1593), Irish chieftain and noble **
William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Connell Baron Bourke of Castleconnell ( ) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created on 16 May 1580 for Sir William Bourke. The eighth baron was attainted and the barony forfeited in 1691. Barons Bourke of Castleconnell (1580) *William Bourke, 1st B ...
, 1st Baron Bourke of Connell (died 1584), Irish noble **
William Bourke Cockran William Bourke Cockran (February 28, 1854March 1, 1923), commonly known as Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran in contemporary reports, was an Irish-American politician and orator. He served as a United States representative from the East Side of M ...
(Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran), (1854–1923), Irish-American politician and orator


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Aylmer Bourke Lambert Aylmer Bourke Lambert (2 February 1761 – 10 January 1842) was a British botanist, one of the first fellows of the Linnean Society. Early life Aylmer Bourke Lambert was born at Bath, England on 2 February 1761, the son of Edmund Lambert ...
(1761–1842), British botanist and one of the first fellows of the Linnean Society * Bourke B. Hickenlooper or Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896–1971), American attorney and politician *
Philip Bourke Marston Philip Bourke Marston (13 August 1850 – 13 February 1887) was an English poet. Life He was born in London 13 August 1850, the son of John Westland Marston. Philip James Bailey and Dinah Maria Mulock were his sponsors, and the most popular of ...
(1850–1887), English poet


See also

* Bourke (disambiguation) *
House of Burgh The House of Burgh or Burke (; ; ; ga, de Búrca; la, de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty (with the Anglo-Irish branches later adopting the surname Burke and its variants) who held the earldom ...
, an
Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 * Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature * Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 10 ...
and
Hiberno-Norman From the 12th century onwards, a group of Normans invaded and settled in Gaelic Ireland. These settlers later became known as Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans. They originated mainly among Cambro-Norman families in Wales and Anglo-Normans from ...
dynasty founded in 1193 *
Earl of Mayo Earl of the County of Mayo, usually known simply as Earl of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created, in 1785, for John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo, John Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo (of the second creation). For many years he served as "Firs ...
, earldom created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1785 * Baron Bourke of Castleconnell, barony created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1580 *
Baron Bourke of Brittas Baron Bourke of Brittas ( ), of the County of Limerick, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created on 17 February 1618 for Theobald Bourke. He was the son of Theobald Bourke, son of William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Castleconnell (see Baro ...
, barony created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1618 *
Baron Ardenerie Baron Ardenerie was a title in the Peerage of Ireland which was created in May 1580 for John Bourke, who died on 24 November of that year, and became dormant in 1591 on the death of the second Baron. Barons Ardenerie (1580) * John Bourke, 1st ...
, barony created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1580 * Viscount Bourke of Clanmorries, viscountcy created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1629 * Baron Connemara, barony created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1887 *
de Burgh de Burgh (also spelt de Bourgh, and Burke, and also Latinised as de Burgo) is an Anglo-Norman surname deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (c ...
, surname *
Burke Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised ...
, surname


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