Burgess
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Burgess originally meant a freeman of a borough. It later came to mean an elected or un-elected official of a municipality.
Burgess is a common last name:
- Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), English novelist and critic
- Claude Bramall Burgess, British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958–1963
- Daniel Maynard Burgess (1828–1911), U.S. surgeon and explorer
- Eric Burgess, freelance space consultant
- Ernest Burgess (1886-1966), urban sociologist at the University of Chicago
- Gelett Burgess (1866–1951), U.S. humorist
- Guy Burgess (1911–1963), British double-agent
- Herbert Burgess (1883– ), British football player
- Ian Burgess, British Formula One driver
- Leroy Burgess, disco producer
- Mark Burgess (b. 1966), Norway computer scientist
- Mark Burgess (b. 1944), New Zealand cricket player
- Melvin Burgess (b. 1954), British author
- Michael Burgess, coroner of The Queen's Household
- Michael C. Burgess (b. 1950), U.S. physician and politician
- Neil Burgess, British actor
- Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), U.S. Major League Baseball player
- Thomas Burgess (1756–1837), English author and philosopher
- Thomas Burgess, founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada
- Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), U.S. conservationist and children's author
- Tim Burgess (b. 1967), lead singer of British band the Charlatans
Fictional :
- Alex Burgess, fictional character from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman
Last names with the same meaning include:
Burgess can also be a first name:
- Burgess Meredith (1907–1997), U.S. actor
Other uses of Burgess include:
- Burgess Park, park in the London Borough of Southwark
- Burgess Falls State Park U.S. state park located near Cookeville, Tennessee
- Burgess, South Carolina A community in Horry County
- Mount Burgess, a Canadian mountain
- Burgess shale, fossil bearing shale found near Mount Burgess
- Burgess, Missouri, U.S. town
- Burgess Hill, English town
- Camp Burgess, boys camp in Sandwich, Massachusetts
- Carter & Burgess, U.S. consulting firm
- Virginia House of Burgesses, the lower house of the first elected legislative assembly in the New World
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