Birt Explained

Birt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Charlie Birt (born 1942), Canadian politician
• Fred Birt (1886–1956), Welsh rugby union player
• Jill Birt, keyboardist in Australian band The Triffids
• John Birt (footballer) (born 1937)
• John Birt (politician) (1873–1925), Australian politician
• John Birt, Baron Birt (born 1944), Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation 1992–2000
• Michael Birt (barrister) (born 1948), lawyer and Bailiff of Jersey in the Channel Islands
• Michael Birt (biochemist) (1932–2001), Australian academician
• Peter Birt (c. 1723–1791), English businessman
• Suzanne Birt (born 1981), Canadian curler
• Travis Birt (born 1981), Australian former cricketer
• William Radcliffe Birt (1804–1881), British astronomer