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William Burke (pirate) William Burke (died 1699, first name occasionally Thomas, last name occasionally Burk, Burt, Bourck, Burch, or Burcke) was an Irish pirate and trader active in the Caribbean and near Newfoundland, best known for aiding William Kidd. History Burk ...

(died 1699), Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd *

William Burke (Burke and Hare murders) The Burke and Hare murders were a series of sixteen killings committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection ...

(1792–1829), Irish-Scots serial killer *

William Burke (author) William Burke (1728 or 1730–1798) was an English pamphleteer, official, and politician. He was one of the supposed authors of ''Junius's Letters''. Early life William Burke, the son of barrister John Burke and only very questionably a kinsman ...

(1729–1798), English pamphleteer *

William J. Burke William Joseph Burke (September 25, 1862 – November 7, 1925) was a British-born American politician and businessman. Biography Burke was born in London, England, of Irish people, Irish parents. He served a four-year term on the Allegheny Commo ...

(1862–1925), American politician and businessman *

William Burke (baseball) William R. "Bill" Burke (November, 1865 – March 17, 1939) was an American professional baseball pitcher and outfielder, who played in 1887 with the Detroit Wolverines, of the National League. He threw right-handed. Burke had a 0–1 record, wit ...

(1865–1939), 19th-century baseball player * William L. Burke (1941–1996), astronomy, astrophysics, and physics professor at UC Santa Cruz *

William Burke Miller William Burke "Skeets" Miller (April 14, 1904 – December 29, 1983) was a newspaper and radio reporter. Early life According to census documents, William Burke Miller was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was the son of Charles J. (an assistant ...

(1904–1983), newspaper and radio reporter *

William Burke (prior) William Burke (c. 1611 – dead by 1685) was an Irish Dominican cleric who was Prior of Athenry. Variously said to be a native of Athenry, Portumna or Turlough, County Mayo. He was a descendant of the House of Burgh, with the surname Burke bein ...

(c. 1611–c. 1685), Irish Dominican *

William Malachy Burke William Malachy Burke (4 August 1819 – 13 August 1879) was an Irish physician and Registrar General. Biography Burke was born at Ballydugan, near Loughrea, County Galway, the third son of William Malachy Burke (1784–1853), a Barrister-at-law, ...

(1819–1879), Irish physician and Registrar General *

William H. Burke William H. Burke was an American college football coach. He served as the head coach football at the College of William & Mary for season, in 1899, compiling a record of 2–3. After leaving William & Mary, Burke coached for two seasons at St. Bon ...

, head coach of the College of William & Mary's football team in 1899 *

William H. Burke Jr. William H. Burke Jr. (1906-1975) was an American political figure who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party and Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston. Early life Burke was born in 1906 to William H. Burke Sr. and Della Malo ...

(1906–1975), American political figure *

William mac Ulick Burke William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) (; ; died 1430) was an Irish chieftain and noble. William succeeded his elder brother, Ulick an Fhiona Burke, as chieftain. He was later succeeded by his nep ...

, 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1430), Irish chieftain and noble *

William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde, PC (Ire) (; ; died 1687), was an Irish peer who fought in his youth together with his brother Richard, 6th Earl of Clanricarde under their cousin, Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde against the P ...

(died 1687), Irish peer *

William Burke, Lord of Bealatury William Burke, Lord of Bealatury (fl. 1580s-1616) was an Irish noble and soldier who served in Spain, and later in Ireland during the Nine Years' War. Career Burke was a member of the Burke family of Clanricarde, in what is now County Galway ...

(fl. 1580s-1616), Irish noble and soldier *

Willie Burke Willie Burke (born 4 September 1972 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer. He made his League of Ireland debut for Shamrock Rovers at home to Waterford United at the RDS Arena on 8 November 1992. In July 1993 he was part of a Rovers side tha ...

(born 1972), former Irish footballer *

William Burke-White William Burke-White is an American law professor and policy advisor. He was the Inaugural Director of Perry World House, an interdisciplinary global policy research institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Education He graduated from Harvard ...

, American law professor and policy advisor

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