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

Aaron Burr Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805. Burr's legacy is defined by his famous personal conflict with Alexand ...

(1756–1836), third U.S. vice president *

Aaron Burr Sr. Aaron Burr Sr. (January 4, 1716 – September 24, 1757) was a notable Presbyterian minister and college educator in colonial America. He was a founder of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the father of Aaron Burr ( ...

(1716–1757), American Presbyterian minister and college educator * Amelia Josephine Burr (1878–1968), American poet *

Albert G. Burr Albert George Burr (November 8, 1829 – June 10, 1882) was a United States representative in Congress from the state of Illinois for two terms, the 40th and 41st Congresses (serving from March 4, 1867, until March 3, 1871). He was a member of ...

(1829–1882), American politician * Benjamin Burr (1818–1894), American politician * Bill Burr (born 1968), American stand-up comedian and actor *

Chandler Burr Chandler Burr is an American journalist, author, and museum curator. Early life and education Born in Chicago and raised in Washington, D.C., Burr graduated from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois. He began his journalism career in 1987 as a ...

(born 1963), American journalist and author *

Claudia Burr Claudia Andrea Burr Huerta (Santiago, October 1, 1968) is a Chilean film and television actress. Her first appearance on television was in ''Marrón Glacé'' telenovela on Channel 13. She stood out in the television series ''Estúpido Cupido' ...

(born 1968), Chilean actress *

Clive Burr Clive Ronald Burr (8 March 1957 – 13 March 2013) was an English drummer. He was a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Career Previously a member of Samson, Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979. Auditioning and joining ...

(1957–2013), English drummer *

David H. Burr David Burr (1803–1875) was an American cartographer, surveyor and topographer. He served in several positions for the United States government, as the official topographer for the United States Post Office Department from 1832 until 1838, ...

(1803–1875), American cartographer and surveyor * Esther Edwards Burr (1732–1758), wife of Aaron Burr Sr. *

Frances Ellen Burr Frances Ellen Burr (June 4, 1831 - February 9, 1923) was an American suffragist and writer from Connecticut. Biography Burr was born on June 4, 1831, in Hartford, Connecticut, and was the youngest of fourteen children. Her brother went on to pub ...

(1831-1923), American suffragist * George Dominicus Burr, surveyor, after whom Mount Burr, South Australia was named (father of Thomas Burr) * George Elbert Burr (1859–1939), American painter and printmaker * George Frederick Burr (1819–1857), English cricketer and priest *

George Lincoln Burr George Lincoln Burr (January 30, 1857 – June 27, 1938) was a US historian, diplomat, author, and educator, best known as a Professor of History and Librarian at Cornell University, and as the closest collaborator of Andrew Dickson White, the ...

(1857–1938), American historian *

Harold Saxton Burr Harold Saxton Burr (April 18, 1889 – February 17, 1973) was E. K. Hunt Professor of Anatomy at Yale University School of Medicine and researcher into bio-electrics. Early life He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1889, to parents Hanfo ...

(1889–1973), American anatomist *

Jeff Burr Jeff Burr (July 18, 1963) is an American film director, writer, and producer best known for his work in horror sequels, such as ''Stepfather II'', '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'', ''Puppet Master 4'' and '' 5'', and '' Pumpkinhead II''. Ea ...

(born 1963), American movie actor, scenarist and producer * John Burr (1831–1893), Scottish painter *

John Pierre Burr John Pierre Burr (June 1792 – April 4, 1864) was an American abolitionist and community leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active in education and civil rights for African Americans. He was an illegitimate child of Aaron Burr, the third U.S ...

(1792–1864), American abolitionist *

Lachlan Burr Lachlan Burr (born 27 September 1992) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a and for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Gold Coast Ti ...

(born 1992), Australian rugby league footballer *

Malcolm Burr Malcolm Burr (6 July 1878 - 13 July 1954) was an English author, translator, entomologist, and geologist. He taught English at the School of Economics in Istanbul, and spent most of his life in Turkey. Life Burr was a noted specialist of earwig ...

(1878–1954), English entomologist * Raymond Burr (1917–1993), Canadian-American actor * Richard Burr (born 1955), American businessman and senator from North Carolina *

Robert N. Burr Robert N. Burr (October 15, 1916 – December 8, 2014) was an American historian. He was a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1948 to 1987, where he established the Latin American Studies program and serv ...

(1916–2014), American historian *

Shawn Burr Shawn Christopher Burr (July 1, 1966 – August 5, 2013) was a professional ice hockey left winger. Burr played in the NHL for parts of 16 seasons from 1985 to 2000. Playing career Burr was drafted in the first round (seventh overall) by the De ...

(1966–2013), Canadian ice hockey player * Tanya Burr (born 1989), English vlogger and blogger * Theodore Burr (1771–1822/24), American inventor of the Burr Truss * Theodosia Burr Alston (1783–1813), née Burr, daughter of American politician

* Thomas Burr (1813–1866), Deputy Surveyor General of South Australia 1839–46

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