Burd is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Burd (born 1988), American rapper and comedian known professionally as

Lil Dicky David Andrew Burd (born March 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Lil Dicky, is an American rapper, comedian, and actor. He came to prominence with the release of the music video for his song "Ex-Boyfriend" in 2013, which became popular w ...

Edward Burd Edward Burd (February 5, 1749July 24, 1833) was a Revolutionary War officer in Pennsylvania and later a Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Life Burd, the son of Colonel James Burd and Sarah (Shippen) Burd, was born February 5, 1749 ...

(1749–1833), American Revolutionary War officer, lawyer and chief court clerk of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court *

George Burd George Burd (1788January 13, 1844) was an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George Burd was born in Pennsylvania in 1788. He was admitted to the bar in 1810 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and practiced ...

(1793–1844), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *

James Burd James Burd (March 10, 1725 – October 5, 1793) was a colonial American soldier in the French and Indian War, during which he played an important role in fortifying the Pennsylvania frontier. Early life Born in Ormiston, near Edinburgh, Scotland, ...

(1726–1793), colonial American soldier in the French and Indian War; father of Edward Burd * James M. Burd (1931-2013), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Lettie Cowman Lettie Burd Cowman (March 3, 1870 – April 17, 1960), also known as L.B. Cowman, was an American writer and author of the devotional books ''Streams in the Desert'' and ''Springs in the Valley''. Cowman published her books under the author na ...

, née Burd (1870-1960), American writer and cofounder of the Oriental Missionary Society *

Steven Burd Steven A. Burd (born 1949) is an American businessman. He served as chairman, president and CEO of Safeway Inc. from October 26, 1992, to May 14, 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life Burd received a Bachelor of Science degree ...

(born 1949), president and chief executive officer of Safeway Inc. *

Walter Burd Walter Burd, DCM, was an Anglican bishop in the second quarter of the 20th century. He was born on 23 February 1888 and educated at Wycliffe College. He served with distinction in the First World War after which he became the General Secretary o ...

(1888-1939), Anglican Bishop of Saskatchewan, Canada Fictional characters: *Burd Ellen, in two unrelated works: the ballad ''

Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane is Child ballad number 28. Despite similarity in names, it appears to have no connection with ''Tam Lin'', nor with the tale of Childe Rowland, though they both have characters named Burd Ellen; indeed, Francis James C ...

'' and the fairy tale "

Childe Rowland Childe Rowland is a fairy tale, the most popular version written by Joseph Jacobs in his ''English Fairy Tales'', published in 1890, based on an earlier version published in 1814 by Robert Jamieson. Jamieson's was repeating a "Scottish ballad", w ...

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