John Burke

John Burke may refer to:

Art, literature, and media

• John Burke (artist) (1946–2006), Irish artist
• John Burke (author) (1922–2011), English writer of novels and short stories
• John J. Burke (1875–1936), Paulist priest and editor of the Catholic World, 1903–1922

Government and politics

• John Burke (politician) (1859–1937), 10th Governor of North Dakota and Secretary of the Treasury
• Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet (1782–1847), Irish soldier and MP for Galway County
• John H. Burke (1894–1951), American lawyer, real estate broker, and politician
• John Brian Burke (born 1946), mayor of Porirua City New Zealand, 1983–1998
• John R. Burke (1924–1993), U.S. ambassador to Guyana
• John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer

Military

• John Burke (colonel) (1838–1914), officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War
• John Burke (spy) (1830–1871), Confederate spy in the American Civil War
• John Roland Burke (1944–1967), USMC sniper who received the Navy Cross for his actions during the Vietnam War
• John Óge Burke, Irish gentleman and soldier, executed in 1601

Music

• John Burke (composer) (born 1951), Canadian composer
• Johnny Burke (1851–1930), Newfoundland songwriter
• Johnny Burke (lyricist) (1908–1964), American songwriter

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), Irish footballer from Tipperary
• John Burke (Irish footballer) (born 1956), Irish footballer from Dublin
• Johnny Burke (footballer) (1911–1987), Irish footballer
• John Burke (rugby league) (1948–2013), rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Leeds, Keighley, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Castleford, and Wakefield Trinity
• John Burke (rugby league born 1957), rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Wigan, and Workington Town
• Jack Burke, Jr. (born 1923), full name John Burke, American golfer
• John P. Burke, President of Trek Bicycle Corporation

Others

• John Burke (genealogist) (1787–1848), Irish genealogist, founder of Burke's Peerage
• John F. Burke (1922–2011), American medical researcher and co-inventor of synthetic skin in 1981
• John MacSeonin Burke, Archbishop of Tuam, 1441–1450
• Sir John Bernard Burke (1814–1892), British genealogist

See also

• Jack Burke (disambiguation)

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