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:

In arts and entertainment

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

In government and politics

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
• 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

In sport

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

See also

• Burges, a surname
• Borges