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
- 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. 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:
: Burgher , Burger , Borges
can also be a first name:
Other uses of include:
- Burgess Park , park in the London Borough of Southwark
- Burgess Falls State Park U.S. state park located near Cookeville, Tennessee
- 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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