Burks is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Alec Burks (born 1991), American basketball player who plays shooting guard and currently plays for the Utah Jazz in the NBA * Antonio Burks (basketball, born 1980) (born 1980), American basketball player who plays point guard and has played in the NBA * Antonio Burks (basketball, born 1982), American basketball player who plays guard-forward and has played in the ABA *

Arthur Burks Arthur Walter Burks (October 13, 1915 – May 14, 2008) was an American mathematician who worked in the 1940s as a senior engineer on the project that contributed to the design of the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. ...

(1915–2008), American mathematician and computer scientist who worked on the ENIAC * Aubrey Burks (born 2002), American football player * Barbara Stoddard Burks (1902–1943), American psychologist * Charlotte Burks (born 1942), American politician * Edward C. Burks (1821–1897), an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia *

Ellis Burks Ellis Rena Burks (born September 11, 1964) is an American former outfielder. Burks played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 18 seasons from 1987 to 2004 with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, and Cle ...

(born 1964), American baseball player *

Gregory Burks Gregory "Toine" Burks (born 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who spent his eight-year career playing for various teams in Germany between 2003 and 2011. He is , weighs approximately 160 pounds and played the point guard ...

(born 1980), American former professional basketball player * Jewel Burks, American tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist * 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 (1920–1991), 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 football player * Robert Burks (1909–1968), American cinematographer * Ruth Coker Burks (born 1959), American HIV activist * Tommy Burks (1940–1998), American politician * Treylon Burks (born 2000), American football player

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