Birk (name)

Birk is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Ado Birk (1883–1942), Estonian former Prime Minister
 * Alma Birk (1917–1996), English journalist and politician
 * Angelika Birk (born 1955), German politician
 * Anne Birk (1942–2009), German writer
 * Carsten Birk (born 1977), German footballer
 * Emmet Birk (1914–2000), American professional basketball player
 * Matt Birk (born 1976), American professional football player
 * Raye Birk (born 1943), American actor
 * Sandow Birk (born 1962), American artist
 * Thomas Birk (born 1988), German footballer
 * Yehudith Birk (1926–2013), Polish-born Israeli biochemist

Given name

 * Birk Anders (born 1964), German biathlete
 * Birk Engstrøm (born 1950), Norwegian footballer
 * Birk Risa (born 1998), Norwegian footballer
 * Birk Sproxton (1943–2007), Canadian poet and novelist

Fictional characters

 * Birk Balthazar, father of Sofia the First