Burley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Adam Burley
Adam Burley (died 1327/8) was a philosopher educated at University College, Oxford.
Adam is responsible for two questions commentaries, preserved uniquely in Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, MS 668*/645:
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, medieval English logician
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Aidan Burley
Aidan Burley (born 22 January 1979) is a British politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase, elected in 2010 on a large vote swing away from the Labour Party candidate. Burley stepped down in 2015.
Early life
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, New Zealand-born English politician
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Charley Burley, American boxer
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Craig Burley
Craig William Burley (born 24 September 1971) is a Scottish former professional footballer and sports television pundit and co-commentator for ESPN.
As a player he was a midfielder from 1989 until 2004, notably playing in the Premier League for ...
, Scottish footballer
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Fulton Burley, Irish-Canadian musician known for his work for Disney
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George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager
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Gillian Beer
Dame Gillian Patricia Kempster Beer, (née Thomas; born 27 January 1935) is a British literary critic and academic. She was President of Clare Hall from 1994 to 2001, and King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at the University of Ca ...
(born Burley), British literary critic
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Ingrid Burley
Ingrid Burley (born December 19, 1986), known professionally as Ingrid (formerly IB3), is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Burley's mother was close to Tina Knowles and Mathew Knowles, who signed Burle ...
, American rapper and singer
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Jane Burley
Jane Burley (born 12 February 1971 in Liverpool) is a female field hockey midfielder from Scotland. She played club hockey for Giffnock Hutchesons Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1996. Burley works as a firefighter. ...
, Scottish field hockey midfielder
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Jos Burley
Jocelyn Ann Burley (born 2 September 1942) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in six Test matches and two One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1966 and 1973. She playe ...
, member of New Zealand's women's cricket team
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Joseph Leonard Burley
Burley-Sekem Pty Ltd is an Australian sports equipment manufacturing company. It was formed in 1985 from the merger of "Burley Sports Pty Ltd" (an Australian footballs and cricket balls manufacturer, established in 1907), and "Sekem Pty Ltd." (a ...
, founder of the Burley Football Company
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Kay Burley, English television newscaster
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Nancy Burley
Nancy Burley (8 March 1930 – 7 January 2013) was an Australian figure skater. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th. She and Gweneth Molony were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at ...
(1930–2013), Australian figure skater
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Nick Burley
Nick Burley (May 17, 1875 – March 5, 1911) was an American boxer of Croatian descent (from Boljenovići, Pelješac peninsula) His boxing career from 1890 until 1907. In 1902 he defeated Frank "Paddy" Slavin to win the Heavyweight Championshi ...
, American boxer
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Robert Burley
Robert Burley (born March 18, 1957) is a Canadian photographer of architecture and the urban landscape. He is based in Toronto, Canada, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Life and work
Robert Burley grew up in rural Ontario in th ...
, Canadian photographer
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Siaha Burley
Siaha Burley (born July 16, 1977) is an American former arena football wide receiver and former head coach. He played college football at UCF Knights football, UCF and was also the head coach of the Jacksonville Sharks from 2017 to 2019 before re ...
, American arena football player
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Simon de Burley
Sir Simon de Burley, KG (ca. 1336 – 5 May 1388) was holder of the offices of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle between 1384–88, and was a Knight of the Garter.
Life
Sir Simon Burley was one of the most influent ...
, English knight, court official, and childhood friend of Richard II
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W. J. Burley
William John Burley (1 August 1914 – 15 November 2002) was a British crime writer, best known for his books featuring the detective Charles Wycliffe, which became the basis of the popular television series ''Wycliffe (TV series), Wycliffe'', ...
, author of the Wycliffe detective novels
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Walter Burley
Walter Burley (or Burleigh; 1275 – 1344/45) was an English scholastic philosopher and logician with at least 50 works attributed to him. He studied under Thomas WiltonHarjeet Singh Gill, ''Signification in language and culture'', Indian Inst ...
, medieval English logician
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