Birkenhead (disambiguation)

Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, in north west England.
 * Birkenhead (UK Parliament constituency), related constituency
 * Birkenhead and Tranmere (ward), current Wirral Council ward (2004–present)
 * Birkenhead (ward), Wirral Council ward (1980–2004)

Birkenhead may also refer to:

In places:
 * Birkenhead, New Zealand, a suburb in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
 * Birkenhead (New Zealand electorate), related constituency
 * Birkenhead, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
 * Birkenhead Peak, British Columbia, Canada, and these nearby places:
 * Birkenhead River
 * Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, northwest of Birkenhead Peak and Gates Lake
 * Birkenhead Rock, near Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa, on which HMS Birkenhead (1845) was wrecked
 * Birkenhead, Western Cape, a populated place near Gansbaai in South Africa
 * Birkenhead Point, New South Wales, a point in Sydney, Australia

In ships:
 * HMS Birkenhead (1845), an iron-hulled troopship launched in 1845 and notably wrecked in 1852 with the loss of 450 lives
 * HMS Birkenhead (1915), a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1915, in action at the Battle of Jutland, and sold in 1921

In people:
 * Bishop of Birkenhead, an episcopal title
 * Earl of Birkenhead, an extinct title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
 * F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872–1930), British Conservative politician, Lord High Chancellor (1919–1922)
 * Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (1907–1975), British biographer and Member of the House of Lords
 * Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead (1936–1985), British writer, historian and hereditary peer
 * John Birkenhead (c. 1617–1679), British political writer and journalist
 * Lillian Birkenhead (1905–1979), British swimmer
 * Richie Birkenhead (born 1965), American rock musician and creative director
 * Susan Birkenhead, American lyricist
 * Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead (born 1942), British Labour politician

In other uses:
 * The Birkenhead drill, the marine evacuation protocol originated during the sinking of HMS Birkenhead (1845)