Joseph or Joe Burke may refer to:
Sports
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Joe Burke (baseball executive)
Joseph Roy Burke (December 8, 1923 – May 12, 1992) was an American front office executive in Major League Baseball who served as general manager (baseball), general manager or club president of the Kansas City Royals for almost 18 years during ...
(1923–1992), American Major League Baseball executive
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Joseph Burke (cricketer)
Joseph Patrick Burke (31 January 1923 - 26 June 2005) was a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for Ireland in a match against Lancashire
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(1923–2005), Irish cricketer
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Joe Burke (infielder) (1867–1940), 19th-century baseball player
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Joe Burke (outfielder), baseball right fielder in the Negro leagues
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Joe Burke (New Zealand footballer)
Joseph Burke is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
Burke made a single appearance in an official international for the All Whites in a 1–0 win over Canada
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, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
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Joe Burke (rugby league) (born 1990), rugby league footballer for Wales, and South Wales Scorpions
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Joe Burke (American football) (born 1961), American football player
Musicians
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Joe Burke (accordionist) (1939–2021), Irish accordion player
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Joe Burke (composer)
Joseph Aloysius Burke (March 18, 1884 – June 9, 1950) was an American composer, pianist and actor. His successful songs, written with various lyricists, included "Down Honolulu Way" (1916), "Oh How I Miss You Tonight" (1924), "Tiptoe Through th ...
(1884–1950), American actor, composer and pianist
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Sonny Burke
Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke (March 22, 1914 – May 31, 1980) was an American musical arranger, composer, Big Band leader and producer. In 1937, he graduated from Duke University, where he had formed and led the jazz big band known as the Duke ...
(Joseph Francis Burke, 1914–1980), American musician
Others
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Joseph Burke (botanist) Joseph Burke (12 June 1812 in Bristol, England – 23 January 1873 in Harrisonville, USA) was a collector of plants and animals for Lord Derby.
1839–1840
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(1812–1873), English collector of plants and animals
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Joseph Burke (politician) (1853– after 1888), land surveyor and political figure in Manitoba
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Joseph A. Burke (1886–1962), bishop of Buffalo
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Joseph Burke (judge)
Joseph Burke (March 2, 1888 – January 31, 1990) was the longest-tenured judge in the history of the Illinois Appellate Court.Chicago Sun-Times Article, February 1, 1990, pg. 70, Section: News
Judge Burke was born in Claremorris, County May ...
(1888–1990), Illinois judge
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Joseph C. Burke (born 1932), American educator
* Joseph Burke, a World War II veteran in the novel ''
Double Play'' from Robert B. Parker
* Sir Joseph Burke, 11th Baronet of the
Burke baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Burke, both in the Baronetage of Ireland. As of 2014 one creation is extant.
The Burke Baronetcy, of Glinsk in the County of Galway, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on ...
See also
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Burke (surname)
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 ...
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Joe Burk
Joseph William Burk (January 19, 1914 – January 13, 2008) was an American oarsman and coach.
Raised in Delanco Township, New Jersey, he graduated from Moorestown High School in 1930.
At the University of Pennsylvania, Burk rowed in ...
(1914–2008), American oarsman and coach
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Joe Burks (1899–1968), American football player
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Joseph Berke
Joseph H. Berke, M.D., (January 17, 1939 – January 11, 2021) was an American–born psychotherapist, author and lecturer. He studied at Columbia College of Columbia University and graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Ne ...
, American psychotherapist
* Joseph M. Burck (1931–2020), senior designer and toy inventor at
Marvin Glass and Associates
Marvin Glass and Associates (MGA) was a toy design and engineering firm based in Chicago. Marvin Glass (1914–1974) and his employees created some of the most successful toys and games of the twentieth century such as Mr. Machine, Rock 'Em Soc ...
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