# 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
* Tammy Schmersal-Burgess, American politician from Maine
* 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

* Andy Burgess (footballer) (born 1981), English footballer
* Ben Burgess (born 1981), English-born footballer
* Cam Burgess (1919–1978), English footballer
* Charlie Burgess (1883–1956), English footballer
* Christian Burgess (born 1991), English footballer
* Daryl Burgess (born 1971), English footballer
* Herbert Burgess (1883–1954), English football player
* Joanne Burgess (born 1979), Australian footballer
* Kevin Burgess (footballer) (born 1988), British footballer
* Mac Burgess, English football manager
* Nigel Burgess (born 1981), Bermudan footballer
* Oliver Burgess (born 1981), English footballer
* Romelle Burgess (born 1982), Barbadian footballer
* Stuart Burgess (born 1962), Scottish footballer
* Tyrell Burgess (born 1986), Bermudan footballer

### 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