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and also a shortened form of other names, such as Burton and Herbert, or a place name. Burt may refer to:

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Burt Alvord Albert "Burt" Alvord (September 11, 1867 – after 1910) was an American lawman and later outlaw of the Old West. Alvord began his career in law enforcement in 1886 as a deputy under Sheriff John Slaughter in Cochise County, Arizona, but turne ...

(1866–after 1910), American Old West lawman and outlaw *

Burt Aull John Albert "Burt" Aull (January 29, 1871 - February 1, 1947) was an early football player with the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, prior to the club's hiring of professional football players. Aull was born to William Ferris and Anna (Martin) Aull in ...

(1871–1947), American football player *

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...

(1928–2023), American composer, music producer and pianist * Burt Balaban (1922–1965), American film producer and director *

Burt Bales Burton Franklin Bales (April 20, 1916, Stevensville, Montana – October 26, 1989, San Francisco) was an American jazz stride pianist. Bales began to play piano at age twelve, and played in hotels and nightclubs in California in the 1930s. He pla ...

(1916–1969), American jazz stride pianist * Burt Brown Barker (1873–1960), American lawyer and administrator *

Burt Baskin Burt "Butch" Baskin (December 17, 1913 December 24, 1967) was an American businessman who co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1946 with business partner and brother-in-law Irv Robbins. Early life Burt Baskin was born in Streat ...

(1913–1967), American co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain *

Burt Blague Burt Blague (born Sergey Ignatov (russian: Сергéй Леони́дович Игнáтов); born September 7, 1975) is a 4th generation artist, circus performer, comedian, director, teacher and producer. Burt was born in a circus family, th ...

(born 1975), Russian circus performer, comedian and director *

Burt Blanca Norbert Arthur Blancke (Neder-Over-Heembeek Neder-Over-Heembeek (; ) is a northern part of the City of Brussels municipality, inside the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It is a former municipality which lost its municipality stat ...

(born 1944), Belgian rock and roll musician *

Burt Boutin Burton A. Boutin is a professional poker player from Henderson, Nevada who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets. He also finished in second place at the 2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship winning $604,765. Boutin is known for drinking ...

, American professional poker player *

Burt Boyar Burt Boyar (November 30, 1927 – April 4, 2018) was a Broadway columnist, voice actor, and author. He voiced the title character of Archie Andrews for NBC Radio in 1945 and co-wrote ''Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr.'' with wife Jane B ...

(1927–2018), American columnist, voice actor and author * Burt Brent, American reconstructive plastic surgeon *

Burt Brinckerhoff Burton Field Brinckerhoff (born October 25, 1936) is an American actor, director, and producer. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his role as Igor in the play '' Cactus Flower'' (1965–1968), a Daytime Emmy Award for directing an episode of ...

(born 1936), American actor, director and producer *

Burt D. Cady Burt Duward Cady (July 25, 1874 – July 24, 1952) was an American politician from the state of Michigan. Biography Cady was born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, July 25, 1874 where he would reside and become a lawyer. He was a ...

(1874–1952), American politician *

Burt Caesar Burt Caesar is a British actor, broadcaster and director for stage and television, who was born in St Kitts and migrated to England with his family as a child.

, British actor, broadcaster and director *

Burt Cockley Burt Thomas Cockley (born 3 April 1986) is an Australian cricketer who has played for New South Wales and Western Australia. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Born and raised in Newcastle New South Wales, Cockley at ...

(born 1986), Australian cricketer * Burt Collins (1931–2007), American jazz trumpeter *

Burt Delavan Darrell “Burt” Delavan (December 2, 1929 – August 15, 2013) /small> was an American football tackle. He was a three year letterman at the College of Pacific, and was selected by the Rams in the 1952 NFL draft. In 1953 Delavan was drafted ...

(1929–2013), American football tackle * Burt Doo (1930–2013), American business executive *

Burt Douglas Burton Douglas (November 21, 1930 – July 1, 2000) was an American film, stage and television actor. Douglas was born in Denver, Colorado, and graduated from the University of Colorado. When he saw the play ''The Heiress'', which starred Ruth ...

(1930–2000), American film, stage and television actor *

Burt Elliott Burton B. "Burt" Elliott is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district from 2001 to 2008. He served as Minority Whip from 2005-2008. He served on the Br ...

(born 1947), American politician *

Burt Wendell Fansher Burt Wendell Fansher (6 May 1880 – 1 April 1941) was a Progressive party member of the House of Commons of Canada who, in the 1935 federal election, ran as a Reconstruction Party candidate. He was born in Florence, Ontario and became a ...

(1880–1941), Canadian politician *Burt Ford, pseudonym of English singer, songwriter and music producer Cameron McVey (born 1957) * Burt Gillett (1891–1971), American director of animated films * Burt Glinn (1925–2008), American photographer *

Burt Goldberg Burt Goldberg is a Clinical Professor of Chemistry at New York University. Goldberg received his B.S. from Pace University, an M.Phil from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and a Ph.D. from the University of Cardiff. Prior to retiring from research, ...

, American clinical professor of chemistry *

Burt Goldblatt Burt Goldblatt (''né'' Burton George Goldblatt; 11 December 1924, in Dorchester, Massachusetts – 30 August 2006, in Boston) was an American art director, graphic designer, photographer, and author. He was best known for designing the covers ...

(1924–2006), American art director, graphic designer, photographer and author *

Burt Grinstead Burt Grinstead (born 1988) is an American actor. He is best known for ''Written By'' (2016), ''Eat with Me'' (2014) and the web series ''Burt Paxton: Private Detective'' (2014-2015). Grinstead starred in ''Death Race 2050'', a sequel to the 1975 ...

(born 1988), American actor, producer and writer *

Burt Grossman Burt L. Grossman (born April 10, 1967) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). Before becoming a professional, Grossman played college football at the University of Pittsburgh where he was a three time A ...

(born 1967), National Football League player * Burt Gustafson (1925–2022), American athlete and sports coach *

Burt Hara Burt Hara was principal clarinetist with the Minnesota Orchestra from 1987 until 2013. He is now the Associate Principal in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Life and career Hara is a native of California. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1 ...

, American clarinetist *

Burt Hochberg Burt Hochberg (1933 – May 13, 2006) was an expert on chess and other games and puzzles. He authored and edited many books on chess, and served as editor of both ''Chess Life'' (from December 1966 until October 1979 inclusive), and ''GAMES'' m ...

(1933–2006), writer and publisher on chess * Burt Hooton (born 1950), American former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach * Burt C. Hopkins (born 1954), American philosopher * Burt Ingwersen (1898–1969), American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach * Burt Jenner (born 1978), American businessman and racing driver *

Burt Johnson Burt William Johnson (April 25, 1890 – March 27, 1927)Moore, Nancy Dustin Wall. ''Dictionary of Art and Artists in Southern California Before 1930''. Los Angeles: Privately printed, 1975, p.130 was an American sculptor. Biography Johnson was b ...

(1890–1927), American sculptor * Burt Jones (born 1979), American politician and businessman *

Burt Kaliski Burton S. "Burt" Kaliski, Jr. is a cryptographer, who is currently the chief technology officer (CTO) and senior vice president at Verisign. Before joining Verisign in 2011, he was the founding director of the EMC Innovation Network at EMC Corp ...

, cryptographer * Burt Kanner (born 1939), American swimmer and coach * Burt Z. Kasson (1877–1943), American engineer and politician * Burt Katz (1937–2016), American pizza-maker *

Burt Kearns Burt Kearns is an American author, television and film producer, writer and director, and journalist, known for his work in reality television and his controversial 1999 tabloid television memoir, '' Tabloid Baby''. His latest book, a biography o ...

, American author, journalist, and television and film producer, writer and director *

Burt Keeley Burton Elwood "Burt" Keeley (November 2, 1879 – May 3, 1952), was a Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, wit ...

(1879–1952), American baseball pitcher *

Burt Kelly Burt is a given name and also a shortened form of other names, such as Burton and Herbert, or a place name. Burt may refer to: People *Burt Alvord (1866–after 1910), American Old West lawman and outlaw * Burt Bacharach (born 1928), American co ...

(1898–1963), American film producer and writer * Burt Kennedy (1922–2001), American screenwriter and director * Burt Keppler (1925–2008), American photographer, journalist and author *

Burt Kimmelman Burt Joseph Kimmelman (born May 5, 1947) is an American poet and scholar. Life and work Born and raised in New York City after World War Two, Burt Kimmelman has published eleven collections of poetry. His poetry is often anthologized and was featu ...

(born 1947), American poet and scholar * Burt Kwouk (1930–2016), English actor best known for playing Cato in the Pink Panther films *

Burt Lancaster Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor and producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-yea ...

(1913–1994), American film actor *

Burt Lancon Burt Jude Lancon (born November 13, 1960 in Morgan City, Louisiana) was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Maria DiDomenico, he won the silver medal at the 1982 United States Figure Skating Championships. The following year, he teame ...

(born 1960), American pair skater * Burt Matthews (1926–2004), Canadian soil scientist and an academic administrator *

Burt McKinnie Burt Plumb McKinnie (January 17, 1879 – November 22, 1946) was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an internat ...

(1879–1946), American golfer *

Burt Metcalfe Burton Denis Metcalfe (March 19, 1935 – July 27, 2022) was a Canadian-American film and television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Burton Denis Metcalfe was born in Saskatoon, but grew up in Montreal and latterly in Lo ...

(1935–2022), Canadian-American film and television producer, director, screenwriter and actor *

Burt Monroe Burt Leavelle Monroe, Jr. (25 August 1930 – 14 May 1994, in Louisville, Kentucky) was an American ornithologist, a professor at the University of Louisville, a member of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) beginning in 1953. Among his major ...

(1930–1994), American ornithologist * Burt Munro (1899–1978), New Zealand motorcycle racer *

Burt Mustin Burton Hill "Burt" Mustin (February 8, 1884 – January 28, 1977) was an American character actor.Obituary ''Variety'', February 2, 1977, page 94. Over the course of his career, he appeared in over 150 film and television productions. He ...

(1884–1977), American character actor * Burt Myers (born 1975), American race car driver *

Burt Neuborne Burt Neuborne (born January 1, 1941) is the Norman Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties at New York University School of Law and the founding legal director of the Brennan Center for Justice.Burt Nodella Burton Nodella (May 26, 1924 February 23, 2016), also known as Cary Nodella, was an American television producer, most notably for the cult classic ''Get Smart''. World War II The Brooklyn native served in the United States Army in World War II ...

(1924–1916), American television producer *

Burt Ovrut Burt Ovrut is an American theoretical physicist best known for his work on heterotic string theory. He is currently Professor of Theoretical High Energy Physics at the University of Pennsylvania. Ovrut earned his Ph.D. in physics at the Universi ...

, American theoretical physicist * Burt Paulin (born 1955), Canadian politician *

Burt Phillips Burt (or Bert) Phillips, nicknamed "Foreman", was an American disc jockey, bandleader, and music promoter in the 1940s. Phillips was a major promoter of the music artist Spade Cooley. Beginning in 1942, he was the first to use the term Western s ...

, American disc jockey, bandleader, and music promoter in the 1940s * Burt Prelutsky (1940–2021), an American screenwriter, newspaper columnist and author * Burt Procter (1901–1980), American painter *

Burt Pugach Burton N. Pugach (April 20, 1927 – December 24, 2020) was a New York City-based lawyer who spent 14 years in prison for hiring men to throw lye in the face of his former girlfriend (and future wife) Linda Eleanor Riss (February 23, 1937 – Janua ...

(1927–2020), American lawyer and criminal * Burt Reinhardt (1920–2011), American journalist and news executive *

Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as ' ...

(1936–2018), American actor and director * Burt Rhodes (1923–2003), British musical director and composer * Burt Rutan (born 1943), American aerospace engineer *

Burt W. Rynders Burt W. Rynders (February 3, 1871 – January 23, 1935) was an American politician, educator, and businessman. Born in Ellington, Wisconsin, Rynders went to school in Hortonville, Wisconsin and Oshkosh Normal School. He taught school, and ...

(1871–1935), American politician, educator, and businessman *

Burt Saunders Burt L. Saunders (born November 7, 1948) is a registered Republican and a former member of the Florida Senate, representing the 37th District since 1999. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998. ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Burt Schuman Burt Schuman (born 1948) is the first Polish postwar rabbi of Reform Judaism. Originally from New York, NY, Rabbi Schuman spent 11 years as the rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Altoona, Pennsylvania Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. ...

(born 1948), American Polish rabbi *

Burt Shavitz Ingram Berg Shavitz (May 15, 1935 – July 5, 2015) professionally known as Burt Shavitz, was an American beekeeper and businessman notable for founding the Burt's Bees personal care products company with businesswoman Roxanne Quimby. Shav ...

(1935–2015), American beekeeper and businessman, founder of the personal care company

Burt's Bees Burt's Bees is an American multinational, personal care product company. The company is a subsidiary of Clorox that describes itself as an " Earth-friendly, Natural Personal Care Company" making products for personal care, health, beauty and per ...

* Burt Shevelove (1915–1982), American musical theater playwright, lyricist, librettist and director * Burt Shotton (1884–1962), American Major League Baseball player, manager, coach and scout * Burt E. Skeel (1894–1924), American aviator * Burt K. Snyder (1890–1964), American businessman and politician *

Burt Solomons Burt Rowe Solomons (born October 31, 1950) is an attorney from North Carrollton, Texas, who was from 1995 to 2013 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 65 in suburban southeastern Denton County. Background S ...

(born 1950), American attorney and politician *Burt L. Standish, pen name of American novelist

Gilbert Patten William George "Gilbert" Patten (October 25, 1866 – January 16, 1945) was a writer of dime novels and is best known as author of the Frank Merriwell stories, with the pen name Burt L. Standish. Biography Gilbert Patten was born in Corinna, ...

Burt Styler Burt Malcolm Styler (February 20, 1925 – June 13, 2011) was an American television and film screenwriter and producer. His film credits include Bob Hope comedy '' Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!'' and such popular TV series as ''The Life of Ril ...

(1925–2011), American television and film screenwriter and producer *

Burt Sugarman Burton Roy Sugarman (born January 4, 1939) is an American film and television producer best known for creating and producing the iconic 1970s/early '80s variety series '' The Midnight Special'', which served as a showcase for popular musical group ...

(born 1939), American film and television producer * Burt L. Talcott (1920–2016), seven-term former member of the US House of Representatives from California * Burt Topper (1928–2007), American film director and screenwriter *

Burt Totaro Burt James Totaro, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (b. 1967), is an American mathematician, currently a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in algebraic geometry and algebraic topology. Education and early life ...

(born 1967), American mathematician *

Burt Tulson Burt E. Tulson (born May 22, 1947) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 2 since January 11, 2013. Tulson served consecutively from January 2011 until January 11, 2013 ...

(born 1947), American politician * Burt Van Horn (1823–1896), two-term US Representative from New York * Burt Ward (born 1945), American actor best known for playing Robin on the TV show ''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

'' *

Burt Weissbourd Burt Weissbourd is a novelist, screenwriter and producer of feature films. He was born in 1949 and graduated cum laude from Yale University, with honors in psychology. During his student years, he volunteered at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Vill ...

(born 1949), novelist, screenwriter and film producer *

Burt Green Wilder Burt Green Wilder (August 11, 1841 – January 21, 1925) was an American comparative anatomist. Biography Burton Green Wilder was born in Boston to David and Celia Colton Wilder. He graduated at Harvard (Lawrence Scientific School, 1862; medical ...

(1841–1925), American comparative anatomist * Burt Wilson (1933–2021), American philosopher, writer, broadcaster, jazz musician, political activist, playwright, and advertising executive * Burt Wolf (born 1938), American writer and TV producer * Burt Young (1940–2023), stage name of American actor, painter and author Gerald Tommaso DeLouise

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* Burt Campbell from the TV series ''Soap'' * Burt Chance from the TV series ''Raising Hope'' *Burt Fabelman, in the 2022 film ''

The Fabelmans ''The Fabelmans'' is a 2022 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written and produced by Tony Kushner and Spielberg. It is a semi-autobiographical story loosely based on Spielberg's adolescence and first years as ...

'', based on director

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...

's father

Arnold Spielberg Arnold Meyer Spielberg (February 6, 1917 – August 25, 2020) was an American electrical engineer instrumental in contributions "to real-time data acquisition and recording that significantly contributed to the definition of modern feedback ...

. * Burt Gervasi from the TV show ''The Sopranos'' *

Burt Gummer ''Tremors'' is a 1990 American monster horror comedy film directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and ...

from the ''Tremors'' film series and short-lived TV show * Burt Hummel from the TV musical series ''Glee'' *Burt Weems, a character in the American sitcom television series '' The Hogan Family'' *Burt Wonderstone, a lead character in the film '' The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' *Burt Worm, a fictional character from the animated film A Merry Mirthworm Christmas and 2 sequels

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