Burchett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Josiah Burchett
Josiah Burchett (c.1665 – 2 October 1746), of Hampstead, Middlesex, was a British naval administrator and Whig politician, who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1741. He was Secretary of the Admiralty in Engla ...
, British Secretary of the Admiralty (1694–1742)
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Wilfred Burchett
Wilfred Graham Burchett (16 September 1911 – 27 September 1983) was an Australian journalist known for being the first western journalist to report from Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb, and for his reporting from "the other si ...
, Australian war journalist, alleged KGB agent, and first Westerner to cover the aftermath of the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima (1911–1983)
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Tim Burchett
Timothy Floyd Burchett (born August 25, 1964) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for , based in Knoxville, serving since 2019.
A Republican, Burchett was formerly mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee ...
, the
U.S. representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
for
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James Burchett
James Charles Sholto Burchett Queen's Counsel, born in Goodooga, New South Wales, on 11 October 1930, died 30 September 2012, was Justice of the Federal Court of Australia between June 1985 and October 2000 and was president of the Australian C ...
, Australian, Justice on the Federal Court of Australia and President of the Copyright Tribunal
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George Burchett
George "Professor" Burchett (23 August 1872 – 3 April 1953) was an English tattoo artist known as the "King of Tattooists".
Profile
Burchett was born George Burchett-Davis on 23 August 1872 in the English seaside town of Brighton, East Sussex. ...
, English tattoo artist popular with the wealthy upper class of England and royalty including King George V
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Rick Burchett
Rick Burchett (born March 9, 1952) is an American comic book artist known for his work on such characters as Batman and Superman.
Career
Burchett began his artistic career in St. Louis, Missouri, and did his early professional comics work at Fi ...
, American illustrator, comics artist for Batman, Superman, the Flash, Blackhawk, and American Flagg
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Mark Burchett, Hollywood film director and producer, horror movies
See also
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Burchett's Green
Burchetts Green is a small village to the west of Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire. It is half in the civil parish of Hurley and half in the civil parish of Bisham. According to the Post Office, in the 2011 census, the majority of t ...
, Berkshire, England
*Burchett Way, located in the
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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