Burger (surname)

Burger is a West Germanic surname. It is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for 'freeman' or 'citizen' (German Bürger, Low German Börger) and the surname is equivalent to the English surname Burgess. In Dutch and German speaking countries it may be a toponymic surname, indicating origin from any of a number of towns ending in -burg. Notable people with the surname include:

Academics

Artur Burger (1943–2000), Austrian pharmacist and pharmacognosist
Barbara Burger, American chemist
Boštjan Burger (born 1966), Slovenian informatician, geographer, and panoramic photographer
Dionys Burger (1892–1987), Dutch physicist and science fiction author
Edward Burger (born 1964), American mathematician and university president
Fritz Burger (1877–1916), German art historian
Harald Burger (born 1940), German linguist
Heinrich Bürger (Burger) (1806–1858), German/Dutch chemist and botanist
Herman Carel Burger (1893–1965), Dutch biophysicist
Joachim Burger (born 1969), German anthropologist and molecular biologist
Johann Burger (1773–1842), Austrian agronomist
Richard L. Burger (born 1950), American archaeologist and anthropologist
Ronna Burger (born 1947), American philosopher
Rudolf Burger (1938–2021), Austrian philosopher
William Carl Burger (born 1932), American botanist

Arts and writers

Alex Burger (born 1972), American playwright and screenwriter
Anthony Burger (1961–2006), American gospel pianist and singer
Anton Burger (1824-1905), German painter
Carl Burger (1888–1967), American writer and illustrator
Claire Burger, French film director, film editor and screenwriter
Cody Burger (born 1983), American former child actor
Dai Burger, American rapper
Eugene Burger (1939–2017), American magician
Fritz Burger-Mühlfeld (1882–1969), German painter and graphic designer
Gary Burger (1942–2014), American rock musician
Germain Burger (1900–1985), British cinematographer and film director
Hanuš Burger (1909–1990), Czech film director
Hermann Burger (1942–1989), Swiss poet, novelist and essayist
Janez Burger (born 1965), Slovene film director, screenwriter and producer.
Johann Burger (1829–1912), Swiss engraver
Jörg Burger (born 1962), German music producer
Ludwig Burger (1825–1884), German historical painter and illustrator
Markus Burger (born 1966), German pianist, composer and music educator
Neil Burger, American film director
Rob Burger, American accordionist, keyboardist and music director
Werner Carl Burger (1925 - 2023), German painter
Wilhelm J. Burger (1844–1920), Austrian photographer and painter
Willi Burger (born 1934), Italian harmonica player

Politics and law

Anna Burger (born 1950), American union leader
Friedrich Moritz Burger (1804-1873), Austrian jurist and politician
Jaap Burger (1904–1986), Dutch politician and government minister
John Burger (1916–2005), American politician, businessman, and lawyer
Karen Arnold-Burger (born 1957), American Chief Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals
Sarah Burger Stearns (1836–1904), American social reformer and suffragist
Schalk Willem Burger (1852–1918), South African military leader and acting President
Warren E. Burger (1907–1995), 15th Chief Justice of the United States

Sports

Albert Burger (1955–2023), German alpine skier
Anina Burger (born 1967), South African cricketer
Bernie Burger (born 1981), Namibian cricketer
Chere Burger (born 1982), South African dressage rider
Christopher Burger (1935–2014), South African cricketer
Chuck Burger (1936–2021), American bridge player
Cindy Burger (footballer) (born 1980), Dutch footballer
Cindy Burger (tennis), Dutch tennis player
Danie Burger (1933–1990), South African hurdler
Dietmar Burger (born 1968), Austrian darts player
Erin Burger (born 1980), South African netball player
Fritzi Burger (1910–1999), Austrian figure skater'
Guillaume Burger (born 1989), French sprint canoer
Heinrich Burger (1881–1942), German figure skater
Hubert Burger, Italian luger
Jacques Burger (born 1983), Namibian rugby player
Jake Burger (born 1996), American baseball player
Jan-Berrie Burger (born 1981), Namibian cricketer
Jiří Burger (born 1977), Czech ice hockey player
Kai Burger (born 1992), German football forward
Karl Burger (1883–1959), German soccer player and coach
Louis Burger (born 1978), Namibian cricketer
Lynette Burger (born 1980), South African cyclist
Martin Burger (born 1939), Austrian alpine sk
Nandre Burger (born 1995), South African cricketer
Nina Burger (born 1987), Austrian footballer
Paul Burger (1874–1940), Belgian road racing cyclist
Peter Burger (born 1954), Swiss modern pentathlete
Philip Burger (born 1980), South African rugby player
Sándor Burger (1899–?), Hungarian sailor
Sarel Burger (born 1983), Namibian cricketer
Schalk Burger (born 1956) a.k.a. Burger Geldenhuys, South African rugby player
Schalk Burger (born 1983), South African rugby player
Tienie Burger (born 1993), South African rugby player
Todd Burger (born 1970), American football player
Vreny Burger (born 1955), Swiss archer
Werner Burger (born 1958), German football coach

Other

Adolf Burger (1917–2016), Slovak Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard
Alewyn Burger (born 1951), South African banker
Anton Burger (1911–1991), Austrian-German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
Bas Burger (born 1970), Dutch business executive
Cornelius Burger, South African serial killer
Eberhard Burger (born 1943), German civil engineer
Ernest Peter Burger (1906–1975), German saboteur during World War II
Hélène Burger (1800–1907), French Red Cross nurse during World War II
Ida Burger, U.S. dance hall girl and prostitute
Jean Burger (1907–1945), French communist and WWII resistance member
Johan Burger, South African businessman
Joseph Burger (1848–1921), Swiss German soldier who fought in the American Civil War
Joseph C. Burger (1902–1982), United States Marine Corps officer and college athlete
Knox Burger (1922–2010), American editor, writer, and literary agent
Malcolm Burger, British World War I flying ace
Michael Burger (born 1957), American television host
Nelle G. Burger (1869-1957), American temperance leader
Reinhold Burger (1866–1954), German glass blower and inventor
Stephan Burger (born 1962), German Catholic archbishop
Tutilo Burger (born 1965), German Benedictine monk and abbot
Wilhelm Burger (1904–1979), German SS-Sturmbannführer

Fictional people

Hamilton Burger, district attorney in the Perry Mason novels, films, and programs