Burleson may refer to:
Places
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Burleson, Texas
Burleson ( ) is a city in Johnson and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a suburb of Fort Worth. At the 2010 census it had a population of 36,690, and in 2019 it had an estimated population of 48,225. By the 2020 census, its po ...
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Burleson County, Texas
Burleson County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,642. Its county seat is Caldwell. The county is named for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution.
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Old Burleson, Alabama
People with the surname
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Albert S. Burleson (1863-1937), American postmaster general and congressman
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Alec Burleson (born 1998), American baseball player
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Carl Burleson, American government official
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Davis Burleson (born 2003), American social media personality
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Edward Burleson
Edward Murray Burleson (December 15, 1798 – December 26, 1851) was the third vice president of the Republic of Texas. After Texas was annexed to the United States, he served in the State Senate. Prior to his government service in Texas, he wa ...
, American general and statesman
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John Burleson (1909-1983), NFL player
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Kevin Burleson
Kevin Burleson (born April 9, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played co ...
, basketball player
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Luther Burleson (1880–1924), American college sports coach
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Nate Burleson
Nathaniel Eugene Burleson (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian-American television host, football commentator, and former football player. He played professionally as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Playing college footba ...
, American football player
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Omar Burleson
Omar Truman Burleson (March 19, 1906 – May 14, 1991) was an attorney, judge, FBI agent and veteran of World War II when he was first elected in 1946 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 17th congressional district. He was re-elected ...
, Member of congress from Abilene, Texas
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Rick Burleson
Richard Paul Burleson (born April 29, 1951), nicknamed "Rooster", is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop. Burleson, who played for three American League teams over 13 seasons, was an intense ballplayer. Former Boston Red Sox team ...
, baseball player
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Rufus Columbus Burleson
Rufus Columbus Burleson (August 7, 1823 – May 14, 1901) was the president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, from 1851 to 1861 and again from 1886 to 1897.
Biography
Burleson was born near Decatur in northern Alabama. His family was of Welsh ...
(1823-1901), president of
Baylor University
Baylor University is a Private university, private Baptist research university in Waco, Texas, United States. It was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Te ...
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Tommy Burleson
Tom Loren Burleson (born February 24, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player. A 7′2″ center, Burleson played for North Carolina State University's 1974 NCAA national championship team.
Early life
Burleson is a nativ ...
, basketball player
Other uses
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Burleson LLP, an American law firm
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USS Burleson (APA-67), a ship present at the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon test on July 1, 1946
See also
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Burlison (disambiguation)
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