Thomas Burke
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Thomas Burke or Tom Burke may refer to:
Artists and entertainers
Thomas Burke (artist) (1749–1815), Irish engraver and painter known for mezzotint
Thomas Burke (author) (1886–1945), English poet and author
Thomas Burke (tenor) (1890–1969), British operatic tenor
Tom Burke (actor) (born 1981), English actor
Clergymen
Thomas Burke (bishop) (circa 1709–1776), Irish Roman Catholic clergyman
Thomas Nicholas Burke (1830–1882), Irish Roman Catholic theologian and preacher
Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke (1840–1915), Irish-born Roman Catholic clergyman
Tom Burke (priest) (1923–2008), Irish Carmelite priest, physicist and schoolteacher
Politicians and government officials
Thomas Burke (Clare politician) (1876–1951), Irish legislator
Thomas Burke (North Carolina politician) (c. 1747–1783), Irish-born physician, lawyer and politician
Sir Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet (1813–1875), Irish legislator
Thomas A. Burke (1898–1971), American Democratic city executive and legislator
Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant) (1829–1882), Irish Catholic Permanent Under Secretary in Britain's Irish Office
Thomas Henry Burke (politician) (1904–1959), American politician
Tom Burke (Australian politician) (1910–1973), Labor Party legislator for the Division of Perth
Sir Thomas Kerry Burke (born 1942), New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament
T. J. Burke (Thomas James Burke, born 1972), American-born Canadian legislator
Sportsmen
Tom Burke (footballer, born 1862) (1862–1914), Welsh footballer
Tom Burke (hurler) (fl. 1865–1887), Irish hurler
Thomas Burke (sprinter) (1875–1929), American sprinter, first Olympic champion in the 100 m and 400 m races
Tom Burke (American football) (born 1976), American National Football League player
Tom Burke (Irish footballer), Ireland footballer
Soldiers
Thomas Burke (Medal of Honor sailor) (1833–1883), U.S. Navy sailor and peacetime Medal of Honor recipient
Thomas Burke (Medal of Honor soldier) (1842–1902), Medal of Honor recipient
Tom Burke (RAF officer), British senior Royal Air Force air vice-marshal
Others
Thomas Burke (businessman) (1870–1949), Australian businessman and philanthropist
Thomas Burke (railroad builder) (1849–1925), American jurist and railroad builder
Thomas E. Burke (1864–1941), Irish-born American labor union leader
Thomas J. Burke (North Dakota judge) (1896–1966), American jurist; justice of North Dakota Supreme Court
Thomas Ulick Burke (1826–1867), bank manager and victim of the Break-o-Day murder in gold-rush Victoria
Tom Burke (environmentalist) (born 1938), British academic and writer on environmental policy issues
Tom Burke (Irish revolutionary and sportsman) (1894–1967), Irish revolutionary, sportsman and referee
William Burke (pirate) (died 1699), sometimes known as Thomas Burke, Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd
Fictional characters
Thomas Burke, in the video game Mafia III
Officer Thomas Burke, in the movie Final Destination 2.
See also
Tomás Burke (fl.
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