Burris is a surname, and may refer to: *

Al Burris Alva Burton Burris (January 28, 1874 – March 24, 1938)"Al Burris Stat ...

(1894–1938), baseball player * Art Burris (1924–1993) basketball player *

Benjamin J. Burris Benjamin Jackson Burris (March 19, 1882 – April 26, 1927) is best known for being a past president of Ball State University (then known as Ball Teachers College) and held many different occupations. Burris was once a county attorney, politi ...

, university president * Bo Burris (born 1944), American football player *

Buddy Burris Paul "Buddy" Burris (January 20, 1923 – November 26, 2007) was an American football player. He played college football for the Golden Hurricane at University of Tulsa, and after a hiatus to serve in the Second World War, for the Sooners at the ...

(1923–2007) football player * Henry Burris (born 1975), football player *

Jack Burris Jack Burris (May 27, 1917 – June 1952) served as County attorney of Mayes County, Oklahoma from 1947 until his murder in June 1952. He was the subject of one of the most famous unsolved murders in Oklahoma history. His assassination and the inve ...

(1917–1952), attorney and murder victim *

Jeff Burris Jeffrey Lamar Burris (born June 6, 1972) is an American football coach and former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Notre Dam ...

(born 1972), football player * John Burris (born 1945), attorney *

John Burris (politician) John Burris (born 1985) is a Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, ...

(born 1986), American politician *

Kurt Burris Kurt Burris (June 27, 1932 – July 21, 1999) was an American gridiron football center. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was an All-American and finished second in the 1954 Heisman Trophy balloting. In 2000, he was inducted into ...

(1932–1999), football player * Patrick Burris (born 1950), martial artist *

Patrick Tracy Burris Patrick Tracy Burris (August 8, 1967 – July 6, 2009) was an American spree killer responsible for at least five known murders in Cherokee County, South Carolina in 2009. Over a span of six days, he shot and killed five people. His final kn ...

(1967–2009), American spree killer * Ray Burris (born 1950), baseball player *

Robert H. Burris Robert H. Burris (April 13, 1914 – May 11, 2010) was a professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1961. Research in Burris's lab focused on enzyme react ...

(1914–2010), biochemistry professor * Roland Burris (born 1937), politician and US Senator from Illinois * Samuel Burris (1808–1869), abolitionist * Timothy Burris, lutenist *

Tony Burris (American football) Tony Burris is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the Detroit Drive and Washington Commandos. He played college football at Western Oregon State College Western Oregon University (W ...

, American football player * Tony K. Burris, (1929–1951) soldier

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