Famous People with Name Bourke

Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper: was a member of the Republican Party, first elected to statewide office in Iowa as lieutenant governor, serving from 1939 to 1943 and then as the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945. Hickenlooper was first elected to the United States Senate in 1944.

Ciarán Bourke            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Ciarán Bourke: was one of the original founding members of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, his versatility was his hallmark which included the playing of the tin whistle, harmonica, and guitar, as well as singing. He was the melodic chord to Ronnie's soul songs and Luke's passion.

John Philip Bourke            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

John Philip Bourke: was an Australian poet.Bourke was born in Nundle, New South Wales, on the Peel River diggings, New South Wales, the son of William David Bourke, butcher, and his wife Jane, née Shepherd. After a primary education, he became a prospector with his father. At 17 years of age, he sold a claim for £600. He then became a school teacher in September 1882 and occasionally contributed verse to The Bulletin. He retired from the education department in 1887 after being found drunk by a school inspector. In 1894 he went to the recently discovered goldfields in Western Australia, prospected in various parts of the west, and at variously made and lost a considerable sums of money. About the turn of the 20th century Bourke took up journalism and was a regular contributor to the Kalgoorlie Sun. He was a writer of vigorous prose and verse which gave him a local reputation, but he was comparatively little known away from the gold-mining towns. He visited the eastern states of Australia for medical advice and to seek a publisher for his books in 1913.[

John Bourke            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

John Bourke: is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker for a number of Scottish clubs, including Dumbarton (twice), Dundee United and Kilmarnock (twice). Bourke made over 400 league appearances during his playing career.

Thomas Joseph Deane Bourke            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Thomas Joseph Deane Bourke: was an Irish cricketer. Bourke made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against pre-county club Hampshire in 1843. This was Bourke's only first-class match for the club. In 1844 Bourke made his debut for pre-county club Hampshire agains

William Meskill "Bill" Bourke            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

William Meskill "Bill" Bourke: was an Australian politician.Bourke was elected to the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fawkner at the 1949 election representing the Australian Labor Party. He was expelled from the Labor Party in 1955 for belonging to the Industrial Groups (G