Burger (surname)
Burger is a West Germanic surname. It is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for freeman/burgher (German Bürger, Low German Börger) and the surname is equivalent to the English surname Burgess. In Dutch and German speaking countries it may be a toponymic surname, indicating origin from any of a number of towns ending in -burg. Notable people with the surname include:
Academics
- Artur Burger (1943–2000), Austrian pharmacist and pharmacognosist
- Boštjan Burger (born 1966), Slovenian informatician, geographer, and panoramic photographer
- Dionys Burger (1892–1987), Dutch physicist and science fiction author
- Edward Burger (born 1964), American mathematician and university president
- Fritz Burger (1877–1916), German art historian
- Harald Burger (born 1940), German linguist
- Heinrich Bürger (Burger) (1806–1858), German/Dutch chemist and botanist
- Joachim Burger (born 1969), German anthropologist and molecular biologist
- Johann Burger (1773–1842), Austrian agronomist
- Richard L. Burger (born 1950), American archaeologist and anthropologist
- Ronna Burger (born 1947), American philosopher
- Rudolf Burger (born 1938), Austrian philosopher
- William Carl Burger (born 1932), American botanist
Arts and writers
- Alex Burger (born 1972), American playwright and screenwriter
- Anthony Burger (1961–2006), American gospel pianist and singer
- Anton Burger (1824-1905), German painter
- Carl Burger (1888–1967), American writer and illustrator
- Claire Burger, French film director, film editor and screenwriter
- Cody Burger (born 1983), American former child actor
- Dai Burger, American rapper
- Eugene Burger (born 1939), American magician
- Fritz Burger-Mühlfeld (1882–1969), German painter and graphic designer
- Gary Burger (1942–2014), American rock musician
- Germain Burger (1900–1985), British cinematographer and film director
- Hanuš Burger (1909–1990), Czech film director
- Hermann Burger (1942–1989), Swiss poet, novelist and essayist
- Janez Burger (born 1965), Slovene film director, screenwriter and producer.
- Johann Burger (1829–1912), Swiss engraver
- Jörg Burger (born 1962), German music producer
- Ludwig Burger (1825–1884), German historical painter and illustrator
- Markus Burger (born 1966), German pianist, composer and music educator
- Neil Burger, American film director
- Rob Burger, American accordionist, keyboardist and music director
- Wilhelm J. Burger (1844–1920), Austrian photographer and painter
- Willi Burger (born 1934), Italian harmonica player
Politics and law
- Anna Burger (born 1950), American union leader
- Friedrich Moritz Burger (1804-1873), Austrian jurist and politician
- Jaap Burger (1904–1986), Dutch politician and government minister
- John Burger (1916–2005), American politician, businessman, and lawyer
- Karen Arnold-Burger (born 1957), American Chief Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals
- Sarah Burger Stearns (1836–1904), American social reformer and suffragist
- Schalk Willem Burger (1852–1918), South African military leader and acting President
- Warren E. Burger (1907–1995), 15th Chief Justice of the United States
Sports
- Albert Burger (born 1955), German alpine skier
- Anina Burger (born 1967), South African cricketer
- Bernie Burger (born 1981), Namibian cricketer
- Chere Burger (born 1982), South African dressage rider
- Christopher Burger (born 1935), South African cricketer
- Chuck Burger (born 1936), American bridge player
- Cindy Burger (footballer) (born 1980), Dutch footballer
- Cindy Burger (tennis), Dutch tennis player
- Danie Burger (1933–1990), South African hurdler
- Dietmar Burger (born 1968), Austrian darts player
- Erin Burger (born 1980), South African netball player
- Fritzi Burger (1910–1999), Austrian figure skater'
- Guillaume Burger (born 1989), French sprint canoer
- Heinrich Burger (1881–1942), German figure skater
- Hubert Burger, Italian luger
- Jacques Burger (born 1983), Namibian rugby player
- Jake Burger (born 1996), American baseball player
- Jan-Berrie Burger (born 1981), Namibian cricketer
- Jiří Burger (born 1977), Czech ice hockey player
- Kai Burger (born 1992), German football forward
- Karl Burger (1883–1959), German soccer player and coach
- Louis Burger (born 1978), Namibian cricketer
- Lynette Burger (born 1980), South African cyclist
- Martin Burger (born 1939), Austrian alpine skier
- Nandre Burger (born 1995), South African cricketer
- Nina Burger (born 1987), Austrian footballer
- Paul Burger (1874–1940), Belgian road racing cyclist
- Peter Burger (born 1954), Swiss modern pentathlete
- Philip Burger (born 1980), South African rugby player
- Sándor Burger (1899–?), Hungarian sailor
- Sarel Burger (born 1983), Namibian cricketer
- Schalk Burger (born 1956) a.k.a. Burger Geldenhuys, South African rugby player
- Schalk Burger (born 1983), South African rugby player
- Tienie Burger (born 1993), South African rugby player
- Todd Burger (born 1970), American football player
- Vreny Burger (born 1955), Swiss archer
- Werner Bürger (born 1958), German football coach
Other
- Adolf Burger (1917–2016), Slovak Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard
- Alewyn Burger (born 1951), South African banker
- Anton Burger (1911–1991), Austrian-German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
- Bas Burger (born 1970), Dutch business executive
- Eberhard Burger (born 1943), German civil engineer
- Ernest Peter Burger (1906–1975), German saboteur during World War II
- Hélène Burger (1800–1907), French Red Cross nurse during World War II
- Ida Burger, U.S. dance hall girl and prostitute
- Jean Burger (1907–1945), French communist and WWII resistance member
- Johan Burger, South African businessman
- Joseph Burger (1848–1921), Swiss German soldier who fought in the American Civil War
- Joseph C. Burger (1902–1982), United States Marine Corps officer and college athlete
- Knox Burger (1922–2010), American editor, writer, and literary agent
- Malcolm Burger, British World War I flying ace
- Michael Burger (born 1957), American television host
- Reinhold Burger (1866–1954), German glass blower and inventor
- Stephan Burger (born 1962), German Catholic archbishop
- Tutilo Burger (born 1965), German Benedictine monk and abbot
- Wilhelm Burger (1904–1979), German SS-Sturmbannführer
Fictional people
- Hamilton Burger, district attorney in the Perry Mason novels, films, and programs
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