Birk (name) explained

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

Surname

• Ado Birk (1883–1942), Estonian former Prime Minister
• Alma Birk (1917–1996), English journalist and politician
• Angelika Birk (born 1955), German politician
• Anne Birk (1942–2009), German writer
• Carsten Birk (born 1977), German footballer
• Emmet Birk (1914–2000), American professional basketball player
• Matt Birk (born 1976), American professional football player
• Raye Birk (born 1943), American actor
• Sandow Birk (born 1962), American artist
• Thomas Birk (born 1988), German footballer
• Yehudith Birk (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

See also

• Birke, given name and surname
• Burk (name)
• Birks (surname)