Burkes is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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Ida Burkes
Ida Mary Dorsey (née Callahan; March 7, 1866 – June 18, 1918), also known as Ida Burkes and Ida Pillsbury, was an American madam who operated five successive houses of prostitution in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dorsey's life came into focus ...
or Ida Dorsey (c. 1866–1988), American madam
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Wayne Burkes
Wayne Oliver Burkes (December 6, 1929 – May 5, 2020) was an American politician, Baptist minister, and military officer.
Burkes was born in Neshoba County, Mississippi near Philadelphia, Mississippi. He graduated from Mississippi College and s ...
(1929–2020), American politician
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Burks
Burks is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
*Alec Burks (born 1991), American basketball player who plays shooting guard and currently plays for the Utah Jazz in the NBA
*Antonio Burks (basketball, born 1980) (born 1980), American b ...
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Berkes
Berkes is a surname which may refer to:
* Eckart Berkes (1949–2014), German hurdler
* Enikő Berkes, Hungarian ice dancer
* Ferenc Berkes (born 1985), Hungarian chess grandmaster
* Kálmán Berkes (born 1952), Hungarian clarinetist
* Milton Berk ...
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Birks (surname) Birks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Anthony Birks (1941–2002), New Zealand Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff and Chief of Defence Force
* Ashley Birks (born 1990), British speedway rider
*Charles Napi ...
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Burke
Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised ...
, surname and given name
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