Burks is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Alec Burks (born 1991), American National Basketball Association (NBA) player
• Antonio Burks (basketball, born 1980), American basketball player who played in the NBA and in Europe
• Antonio Burks (basketball, born 1982), American basketball player
• Arthur Burks (1915–2008), American mathematician and computer scientist who worked on the ENIAC
• Aubrey Burks (born 2002), American college football player
• Barbara Stoddard Burks (1902–1943), American psychologist
• Brandon Burks (born 1993), American football player
• Charlotte Burks (born 1942), American politician
• David Burks (born 1943), American academic, businessman and fourth president of Harding University
• Edward C. Burks (1821–1897), an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
• Ellis Burks (born 1964), American former Major League Baseball player
• Eric Burks (born 1972), American former baseball player
• Gregory Burks (born 1980), American former basketball player
• Jewel Burks Solomon, née Burks, American 21st century tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist
• Kenny Burks (born 1959), American former stock car racing driver
• Marion E. Burks (1912–1989), American judge and politician
• Martin P. Burks (1851–1928), an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
• Mary Fair Burks (1914–1991), American educator, scholar and civil rights activist
• Mary Ivy Burks (1920–2007), American activist
• Michael Burks (1957–2012), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Oren Burks (born 1995), American National Football League player
• Pinetop Burks (1907–1947), American Texas blues pianist and songwriter
• Robert Burks (1909–1968), American cinematographer
• Ruth Coker Burks (born 1959), American HIV activist
• Spider Burks (1922–1975), American disc jockey who championed jazz music
• Stephen Burks (designer), American designer and professor of architecture
• Stephen Burks (economist), American professor of economics and management
• Tommy Burks (1940–1998), American politician
• Treylon Burks (born 2000), American National Football League player

See also

• Burkes, a surname
• Burke (surname)
• Burk (name), a given name and surname
• Berks (disambiguation), including people with the surname
• Birks (surname)

Surname list

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