Burgess (surname)

Burgess is a surname of English origin, having derived from the French word “Bourgeois” meaning citizen, or freeman of the borough. Notable people with the name include:

Actors

 * Adrienne Burgess, British actress
 * Dennis Burgess, British actor
 * Dominic Burgess (born 1982), British actor
 * Dorothy Burgess (1907–1961), American motion-picture actress
 * Keith Burgess, American voice actor
 * Neil Burgess (actor) (born 1966), British actor
 * Tituss Burgess, American actor

In music and dance

 * Bobby Burgess (born 1941), American dancer and singer
 * Casey Burgess (born 1988), Australian television personality, Hi-5
 * Colin Burgess (1946–2023), Australian musician
 * Emma Burgess, American singer-songwriter
 * Grayston Burgess (1932–2019), English countertenor and conductor
 * Iain Burgess (1953–2010), British record producer
 * John D. Burgess (1934–2005), Scottish bagpiper
 * Ken Burgess, British musician
 * Leroy Burgess, known as Black Ivory, disco producer
 * Lord Burgess (born Irving Burgie, 1924–2019), American songwriter
 * Mark Burgess (musician) (born 1960), lead singer of British band The Chameleons
 * Norine Burgess, Canadian singer
 * Rosie Burgess (born 1978), Australian musician
 * Sally Burgess (born 1953), British mezzo-soprano
 * Sharna Burgess (born 1985), Australian dancer on Dancing with the Stars (US)
 * Sonny Burgess (1931-2017), rockabilly musician
 * Tim Burgess (musician) (born 1967), lead singer of British band The Charlatans (English band)
 * Wilma Burgess (1939–2003), American country music singer

Writers

 * Alan Burgess (1915–1998), English author
 * Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), English novelist and critic
 * Gelett Burgess (1866–1951), U.S. humorist
 * Geoffrey Burgess, British writer
 * Haldane Burgess (1862–1927), Shetland writer
 * James Bland Burgess (1752–1824), English writer and politician
 * Melvin Burgess (born 1954), British author
 * Mitchell Burgess, American television writer
 * Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), U.S. conservationist and children's author

In other arts

 * Bruce Burgess, British documentary filmmaker
 * Eliza Mary Burgess, English artist
 * Gregory Burgess, Australian architect
 * Henry William Burgess, English artist
 * Ida Josephine Burgess, American artist
 * Janice Burgess (1952–2024), American television producer
 * Lowry Burgess, American artist
 * Neil Burgess (comedian) (1846–1910), American vaudeville comedian

Britain/UK

 * Claude Bramall Burgess (died 1998), British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958–1963
 * Guy Burgess (1911–1963), British double-agent
 * James Bland Burgess (1752–1824), English writer and politician
 * Joseph Burgess (1853–1934), British politician
 * Stanley Burgess (1889–1972), British politician

United States

 * Brian L. Burgess, an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
 * Frank Burgess (1935–2010), American basketball player and federal judge
 * Gavon D. Burgess, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
 * H. S. Burgess (1866–1952), American politician
 * Isabel Burgess (1912–1999), American politician
 * Lathrop Burgess, American politician
 * Tammy Schmersal-Burgess, American politician from Maine
 * Tim Burgess (Seattle), member of the Seattle City Council
 * Walter S. Burgess, an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court

Other nations

 * Cathal Brugha (Charles William St. John Burgess), Irish nationalist and politician, active in the Anglo-Irish War and the Irish Civil War (1874–1922)
 * Henry Givens Burgess (1859–1937), Irish politician
 * Ken Burgess (died 2005), Canadian politician
 * Neale Burgess (born 1956), Australian politician

In science

 * Charles Frederick Burgess (1873–1945), American chemist
 * Edward Sandford Burgess (1855–1928), American botanist (abbrev. E.S.Burgess)
 * Eric Burgess (1920–2005), freelance space consultant
 * Ernest Burgess (1886–1966), urban sociologist at the University of Chicago
 * George H. Burgess (born December 25, 1949), ichthyologist and fisheries biologist
 * Warren E. Burgess, ichthyologist

Aquatic sports

 * Edgar Burgess (1891–1952), English Olympic rower
 * Greg Burgess (born 1972), American swimmer
 * Nigel Burgess (1942–1992), British yachtsman
 * Reuben Burgess (born 1966), British canoeist

Association football (soccer)

 * Andy Burgess (footballer) (born 1981), English footballer (soccer)
 * Ben Burgess (born 1981), English-born footballer (soccer)
 * Cam Burgess (1919–1978), English footballer (soccer)
 * Charlie Burgess (1883–1956), English footballer (soccer)
 * Christian Burgess (born 1991), English footballer (soccer)
 * Daryl Burgess (born 1971), English footballer (soccer)
 * Herbert Burgess (1883–1954), English football player
 * Joanne Burgess (born 1979), Australian footballer (soccer)
 * Kevin Burgess (footballer) (born 1988), British footballer (soccer)
 * Mac Burgess, English football manager
 * Nigel Burgess (born 1981), Bermudan footballer (soccer)
 * Oliver Burgess (born 1981), English footballer (soccer)
 * Romelle Burgess (born 1982), Barbadian footballer (soccer)
 * Stuart Burgess (born 1962), Scottish footballer (soccer)
 * Tyrell Burgess (born 1986), Bermudan footballer (soccer)

Basketball

 * Chris Burgess (born 1979), American basketball player
 * Franklin D. Burgess (1935–2010), American basketball player and federal judge
 * Pete Burgess (born 1984), New Zealand basketball player

Gridiron football

 * Derrick Burgess, American football player, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots
 * Prescott Burgess (born 1984), American football linebacker
 * Rodney Burgess (born 1984), American football player
 * Ronnie Burgess (1963-2021), American football player
 * Rudy Burgess (born 1984), American football player
 * Terrell Burgess (born 1997), American football player

Rugby

 * Clive Burgess (1950–2006), Welsh rugby union footballer
 * Greg Burgess (rugby union) (born 1954), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Liza Burgess (born 1964), Welsh rugby union player
 * Sam Burgess (born 1988), English Rugby League player

Other sports

 * Bryan Burgess, Canadian curler
 * Charlotte Burgess (born 1987), British archer
 * Erika Burgess (born 1984), New Zealand netball player
 * Gordon Burgess, New Zealand cricket player
 * Graham Burgess (cricketer) (born 1943), English cricketer
 * Ian Burgess (1930–2012), British Formula One driver
 * Jeremy Burgess (born 1953), Australian motorcycle racing engineer
 * Lauren Burgess (born 1986), New Zealand netball player
 * Reg Burgess (born 1934), Australian rules footballer
 * Shayne Burgess (1964), English darts player
 * Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), American Major League Baseball player

In other fields

 * Abbie Burgess (1839–1892), American lighthouse-keeper
 * Albert Franklin Burgess (1873–1953), American entomologist
 * Anthony Joseph Burgess (1938–2013), Australian-born Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop
 * Graham Burgess (born 1968), English chess master
 * Josiah Burgess, 18th-century pirate captain
 * Martin Burgess (born 1931), English clockmaker
 * Samuel Burgess, 17th-century pirate captain
 * Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), U.S. conservationist and children's author
 * Timothy Mark Burgess (born 1956), American lawyer
 * Warren Randolph Burgess (1889–1978), American banker and diplomat
 * Stephen Michael Burgess (born 1958), Director of G. Burgess & Son Ltd

Names shared by multiple people

 * Colin Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Daniel Burgess (disambiguation)
 * David Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Don Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Edward Burgess (disambiguation)
 * George Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Harry Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Jim Burgess (disambiguation)
 * John Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Luke Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Mark Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Michael Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Paul Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Richard Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Robert Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Ron Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Sarah Burgess (disambiguation)
 * Thomas Burgess (disambiguation)
 * William Burgess (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

 * Alex Burgess, fictional character from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman
 * Grace Burgess, fictional character from BBC’s Peaky Blinders TV series