Berk is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Ailsa Berk Ailsa Berk is a British dancer, actress, and puppeteer. She is well known for playing Aslan on British television with William Todd Jones in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' television serial which was aired by the BBC from 1988 to 1990. Berk has ...

, British actress and choreographer *

Ari Berk Ari Berk (born March 7, 1967) is an American writer, folklorist, artist, and scholar of literature, iconography, and comparative myth. Berk holds degrees in Ancient History (B.A.), American Indian Studies (M.A.), and Comparative Literature and C ...

(born 1967), American writer, artist, and scholar *Ariel Berk, a pen name of American author Judith Arnold (born 1953) * Brent Berk (born 1949), American former competition swimmer *

Dick Berk Richard Alan Berk (May 22, 1939 – February 8, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Career A native of San Francisco, California, he studied at the Berklee College of Music and played in the Boston area early in the 1960s. In ...

(born 1939), American musician *

Henrietta Berk Henrietta Berk (January 9, 1919 – January 15, 1990) was a painter in the San Francisco Bay Area whose work was part of the Bay Area Figurative Movement taking place in the mid-20th century. Her oil paintings were noted for their strong colors an ...

(1919–1990), American painter *

İlhan Berk İlhan Berk (18 November 1918 – 28 August 2008) was a leading Turkish poet. He was a dominant figure in the postmodern current in Turkish poetry (termed, "İkinci Yeni"; ''"The second new generation"'') and was very influential among Turkish l ...

(1918–2008), Turkish poet *

John van den Berk John van den Berk (born 1967 in Oss) is a Dutch former professional motocross racer and riding instructor. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1984 to 1995. Van den Berk is notable for being a two-time FIM motocross world ch ...

(born 1967), Dutch motorcyclist * Josh Berk, American author *

Lawrence Berk Lawrence Berk (December 10, 1908 – December 22, 1995) was the founder of Berklee College of Music, a pianist, composer and arranger, and educator. Berk oversaw the growth of the modest Schillinger House music school into the Berklee College of Mu ...

(1908–1995), American founder of the Berklee College of Music, pianist, composer, and educator * Lee Eliot Berk (born 1942), American former president of the Berklee College of Music, son of Lawrence *

Lotte Berk Lieselotte "Lotte" Berk (13 January 1913 – 4 November 2003) was a German-born dancer and teacher, who lived in England from 1938. In 1959, she developed her own method of exercise, drawing on ballet moves and positions, that concentrated on the i ...

(1913–2003), German-British dancer and dance teacher *

Lucia de Berk Lucia de Berk (born September 22, 1961, in The Hague, Netherlands), often called Lucia de B., is a Dutch licensed paediatric nurse who was the subject of a miscarriage of justice. In 2003, she was sentenced to life imprisonment, for which no paro ...

(born 1961), Dutch nurse wrongfully convicted of murder *

Michael Berk Michael Berk is an American television screenwriter. He worked with Douglas Schwartz as a writer on the television series '' Manimal'', and many made-for-television movies. He wrote the earlier scripts of the series ''Baywatch'', and is also know ...

(fl. 1980s–2010s), American screenwriter *

Nick Berk Nicholas K. Berk (born May 11, 1980), also known by his ring name Nicky Benz, is an American independent professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight and Iron Man Champio ...

(born 1980), American professional wrestler also known by his ring name, Nicky Benz * Sammy Berk (1894–1983), American vaudeville entertainer *

Sander Berk Sander Johannes Gerardes Berk (born July 10, 1979 in Nieuwveen) is a Dutch triathlete.Sheryl Berk Sheryl Berk is an American writer. She is the co-author of the New York Times Bestseller '' Soul Surfer'' as well as other celebrity biographies. She is the author of the children's book series ''Dance Divas''. She also co-authored three childre ...

(fl. 2000s–2010s), American writer * Steven N. Berk, a judge on the

Superior Court of the District of Columbia The Superior Court of the District of Columbia, commonly referred to as DC Superior Court, is the trial court for the District of Columbia, in the United States. It hears cases involving criminal and civil law, as well as family court, landlor ...

* Suat Berk (1901–2002), Turkish judge

Given name

Berk Akalın Berk Akalın (born January 20, 1995) is a Turkish ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Çağla Demirsal, he is the 2011 Turkish national champion and placed 14th at the 2013 World Junior Championships. Programs With Kelly With D ...

(born 1995), Turkish ice dancer *

Berk Neziroğluları Berk Neziroğluları (born 1 February 1991) is a Turkish professional footballer who most recently played as a left-back for Pendikspor. He made his Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig fo ...

(born 1991), Turkish footballer

In fiction

*Berk, character in the television series ''

The Trap Door ''The Trap Door'' is a British animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1986. The plot revolves around the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. These include a blue creature c ...

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