John Burke

John Burke may refer to:

Government and politics

 * John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (died 1536), Irish chieftain and noble
 * John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde (1642–1722), Irish soldier and peer
 * John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde or John Smith Burke (1720–1782), Irish peer
 * John Burke, Baron Leitrim or John "na Seamer" Burke or Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc, 1st Baron Leitrim (died 1583), Irish noble
 * Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet (1782–1847), Irish soldier and MP for Galway County
 * John Burke (North Dakota politician) (1859–1937), 10th Governor of North Dakota and Treasurer of the United States
 * John Burke (Fairbanks), a 1963 bronze sculpture
 * John H. Burke (1894–1951), American lawyer, real estate broker, and politician
 * John Francis Burke (1923–2006), Canadian politician
 * John Burke (mayor) (born 1946), mayor of Porirua City New Zealand, 1983–1998
 * John R. Burke (1924–1993), U.S. ambassador to Guyana
 * John P. Burke (born 1954), American politician in Massachusetts
 * John Burke (Rhode Island politician) (born 1960), member of the Rhode Island Senate

Military

 * John Burke (spy) (1830–1871), Confederate spy in the American Civil War
 * John Burke (colonel) (1838–1914), officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War
 * John Luddy Burke (1909–2003), United States Navy officer and business executive
 * John Oge Burke (died 1601), Irish gentleman and soldier

Music

 * Johnny Burke (lyricist) (1908–1964), American songwriter
 * John Burke (composer) (1951–2020), Canadian composer
 * Johnny Burke (Newfoundland songwriter) (1851–1930), Newfoundland songwriter
 * Johnny Burke (Canadian singer) (1940–2017), Canadian country singer
 * John Burke (American pianist) (born 1988), American composer & pianist

Sports

 * John Burke (1900s pitcher) (1877–1950), U.S. baseball player for the New York Giants
 * John Burke (1990s pitcher) (born 1970), U.S. baseball player for the Colorado Rockies and the University of Florida
 * John Burke (American football) (born 1971), played for the New England Patriots, New York Jets and San Diego Chargers
 * John Burke (footballer, fl. 1927–1935), Irish footballer from Tipperary
 * Johnny Burke (footballer) (1911–1987), Irish footballer
 * John Burke (footballer, born 1956), Irish footballer from Dublin
 * John Burke (footballer, born 1962), Scottish footballer for Exeter City and Chester City
 * John Burke (rugby league, born 1948) (1948–2013), rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Leeds, Keighley
 * John Burke (rugby league, born 1957), rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Wigan, and Workington Town
 * Jack Burke Sr. (John Burke, 1888–1943), American golfer
 * Jack Burke Jr. (John Burke, 1923–2024), American golfer

Others

 * John MacSeonin Burke, Archbishop of Tuam, 1441–1450
 * John J. Burke (1875–1936), Paulist priest and editor of the Catholic World
 * John Burke (genealogist) (1786–1848), Irish genealogist, founder of Burke's Peerage
 * Sir John Bernard Burke (1814–1892), British genealogist
 * John Edward Burke (1871–1947), shipowner in Queensland, Australia
 * John F. Burke (1922–2011), American medical researcher and co-inventor of synthetic skin in 1981
 * Arizona John Burke (1842–1917), American publicist, press agent and author
 * John P. Burke (unionist) (1884–1966), American labor unionist and socialist politician
 * John Burke (author) (1922–2011), English writer of novels and short stories
 * John Burke (artist) (1946–2006), Irish artist
 * John Burke (photographer) (c. 1843–1900), British photographer
 * John M. Burke (born 2001), American chess player
 * John Burke, president of Trek Bicycle Corporation
 * SS John Burke, an American Liberty Ship destroyed in a kamikaze attack