Famous People with Name Burke

Burke Marshall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burke Marshall: was an American lawyer and head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Civil Rights Era.Marshall was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. He attended the Phillips Exeter Academy, graduating in 1940, and received a BA from Yale University in 1943. He joined the army, working in the intelligence corps as a Japanese translator and cryptoanalyst. It was during his military service that he met Violet Person, whom he later married.

Burke Shelley            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Burke Shelley: is the bass guitarist, and vocalist of hugely influential Welsh rock group Budgie.Shelley is often compared to Rush bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee as they both share the position of bassist/vocalist in power trio bands, both have high pitched distinctive voic

Burke Boyce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burke Boyce: was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Burke Riley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burke Riley: was an American state legislator, lawyer, and public official on territorial, state, and national levels. He was a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention in 1955 and 1956, representing the city of Haines, Alaska, and he was a signer of the Alask

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke: is a politician from Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. She was the Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the 2nd District (1992–2008). She has served as the Chair three times (1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03). She was the first African-American woman to repr

Edward Raymond Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Raymond Burke: was a Nebraska Democratic Party politician. Burke moved to Sparta, Wisconsin with his parents and then Beloit, Wisconsin where he went to Beloit College. Burke graduated in 1906, moved to Chadron, Nebraska where he taught school until 1908. He graduated f

Edward T. Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward T. Burke: was an American judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1911 to 1916.

John Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Burke: was an American lawyer, jurist, and political leader from North Dakota.After North Dakota was admitted to the union, he served in the state's House of Representatives in 1891 and in its Senate from 1893 to 1896. He served three terms (1907–1913) as the te

Robert Emmet Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Emmet Burke: was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Robert Emmet Burke studied law. He was admitted to the bar in November 1870 and commenced practice in Dallas, Texas, in 1871. He served as judge of Dallas County 1878-1888. He served as judge of the fourteenth judicial