Burd
Burd is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- David Burd (born 1988), American rapper and comedian known professionally as Lil Dicky
- Edward Burd (1749–1833), American Revolutionary War officer, lawyer and chief court clerk of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- George Burd (1793–1844), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- James Burd (1726–1793), colonial American soldier in the French and Indian War; father of Edward Burd
- James M. Burd (1931-2013), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Lettie Cowman, née Burd (1870-1960), American writer and cofounder of the Oriental Missionary Society
- Steven Burd (born 1949), president and chief executive officer of Safeway Inc.
- Walter Burd (1888-1939), Anglican Bishop of Saskatchewan, Canada
Fictional characters:
- Burd Ellen, in two unrelated works: the ballad Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane and the fairy tale "Childe Rowland"
See also[edit]
- Bashar ibn Burd (714-784), Persian poet
- Bürd, Övörkhangai, a district in Mongolia
- Cape Burd, Antarctica
- Redstone Old Fort, built in 1759 by Colonel James Burd and briefly named Fort Burd
- Bird (disambiguation)
- Byrd (disambiguation)
- MIT BURD, a 1970s United States human-powered aircraft
- MIT BURD II, a 1970s United States human-powered aircraft