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

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Ado Birk Ado Birk (; also known as ''Aadu Birk'', ''Aado Birk'' or ''Avdei Birk''; – 2 February 1942), was an Estonian politician who was the Estonian Prime Minister for three days, from 28 July 1920 to 30 July 1920. Biography Ado Birk was born ...

(1883–1942), Estonian former Prime Minister * Alma Birk (1917–1996), English journalist and politician *

Anne Birk Anne Birk (real name: ''Rosemarie Tietz'', maiden name ''Schumacher'') (* August 20, 1942 in Trossingen, Germany; † July 29, 2009 in Esslingen, Germany) was a German author. Biography Rosemarie Schumacher was the daughter of a school teach ...

(1942–2009), German writer *

Carsten Birk Carsten Birk (born 1 October 1977) is a German former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

(born 1977), German footballer *

Emmet Birk Emmet Clifford Birk (March 21, 1914 – November 6, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League for one game during the 1938–39 season. In college, he played for th ...

(1914–2000), American professional basketball player *

Matt Birk Matthew Robert Birk (born July 23, 1976) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He spent most of his professional career playing for the Minnesota Vikings. He was the Republican no ...

(born 1976), American professional football player *

Raye Birk Raye Birk (born May 27, 1943, Flint, Michigan) is an American film and television actor best known for a variety of roles, such as playing the role of Pahpshmir in the first and last of the '' Naked Gun'' movies, and a variety of television ap ...

(born 1943), American actor *

Sandow Birk Sandow Birk (born 1962 in Detroit) is an American visual artist from Los Angeles whose work deals mainly with contemporary American culture. Seven books have been published on his works and he has made two films. With an emphasis on social issu ...

(born 1962), American artist *

Thomas Birk Thomas Birk (born 5 July 1988) is a German former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foot ...

(born 1988), German footballer *

Yehudith Birk Yehudith Birk (30 September 1926 – 14 January 2013) was a Polish-born Israeli biochemist, awarded the 1998 Israel Prize for agricultural research. Biography Yehudith Gershtanski (later Birk) was born in Grajewo, Poland to Frida (née Borowitz; ...

(1926–2013), Polish-born Israeli biochemist

Given name

* Birk Anders (born 1964), German biathlete * Birk Engstrøm (born 1950), Norwegian footballer * Birk Risa (born 1998), Norwegian footballer * Birk Sproxton (1943–2007), Canadian poet and novelist

Fictional characters

* Birk Balthazar, father of

Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series. The show follows a young peasant girl named Sofia (Ariel Winter), who becomes a princess after her mother marries the king of Enchancia. Episodes focus on her adv ...

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