Burkes is a
surname. Notable people with the names include:
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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
See also
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Burks, surname
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Berkes, surname
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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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