William Burke

William or Willie Burke may refer to:

Law and politics

• William J. Burke (1862–1925), American politician and businessman
• William H. Burke Jr. (1906–1975), American political figure
• W. Lewis Burke (born 1948; born William Lewis Burke) American lawyer and law professor
• William Burke-White, American law professor and policy advisor

Sports

• William Burke (baseball) (1865–1939), American baseball player
• William H. Burke (fl. 1899–1906), American football coach
• Willie Burke (born 1972), Irish footballer

Others

• William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1430), Irish chieftain and noble
• William Burke, Lord of Bealatury (fl. 1580s-1616), Irish noble and soldier
• William Burke (prior) (c. 1611–c. 1685), Irish Dominican cleric
• William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde (died 1687), Irish peer
• William Burke (pirate) (died 1699), Irish pirate
• William Burke (author) (1729–1798), English pamphleteer
• William Burke (Burke and Hare murders) (1792–1829), Irish-Scots serial killer
• William Malachy Burke (1819–1879), Irish physician and Registrar General
• William Burke Miller (1904–1983), American newspaper and radio reporter
• William L. Burke (1941–1996), American astronomy, astrophysics, and physics professor

See also

• Billy Burke (disambiguation)
• William de Burgh (disambiguation), once used interchangeably with Burke
• William Burgh (disambiguation), once used interchangeably with Burke