Burd Explained

Burd may refer to:

Surname

• Clara Miller Burd (1873–1933), American stained glass designer and children's book and magazine cover illustrator
• David Burd (born 1988), American rapper and comedian known professionally as Lil Dicky
• Edward Burd (1749–1833), American Revolutionary War officer, lawyer and chief court clerk of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• George Burd (1793–1844), American politician
• Irina Burd, American physician and professor
• James Burd (1726–1793), colonial American soldier in the French and Indian War; father of Edward Burd
• James M. Burd (1931-2013), American politician
• Lettie Cowman (1870-1960), née Burd, American writer and cofounder of the Oriental Missionary Society
• Steven Burd (born 1949), president and chief executive officer of Safeway Inc.
• Walter Burd (1888-1939), Anglican Bishop of Saskatchewan, Canada

Places

• Bürd, Övörkhangai, a district in Mongolia
• Cape Burd, Antarctic Peninsula
• Redstone Old Fort, built in 1759 by Colonel James Burd and briefly named Fort Burd

Other uses

• Bashshar ibn Burd (714-784), Persian poet
• Burd Ellen, a character in the ballad Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane
• Burd Ellen, a character in the fairy tale "Childe Rowland"
• Burd Isobel, a character in the folk song "Burd Isabel and Earl Patrick"
• MIT BURD, a 1970s human-powered aircraft
• MIT BURD II, a 1970s human-powered aircraft

See also

• Bird (disambiguation)
• Byrd (disambiguation)