Burl (given name)

Burl is the given name of:


 * Burl Barer (born 1947), American author and literary historian best known for his work on the character of Simon Templar, aka "the Saint"
 * Burl Cain, warden of Louisiana State Penitentiary (also known as Angola)
 * Burl Jaybird Coleman (1896–1950), American country blues harmonica player, guitarist and singer
 * Burl Ives (1909–1995), American actor, folk music singer and writer
 * Burl Osborne (c. 1937 – 2012), American reporter and publisher
 * Burl Plunkett (1933–2008), former women's basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma
 * Burl S. Watson (1893–1975), American businessman