Burgon Explained

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

• Archie Burgon (1912–1994), professional footballer
• Colin Burgon (born 1948), British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Elmet 1997–2010
• Geoffrey Burgon (1941–2010), British composer notable for his television and film themes
• James Burgon Valentine (born 1978), American musician
• John Burgon (1813–1888), English Anglican divine, became Dean of Chichester Cathedral in 1876
• Richard Burgon (born 1980), British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds East since 2015 general
• Sid Burgon (born 1936), British comics artist

See also

• Burgon Group, a group of Attic black-figure vase painters active in the middle third of the sixth century B.C.
• Burgon vase, an amphora from the Burgon group, the earliest known Panathenaic amphora
• Burgon Society, founded in 2000 for the study and promotion of academical dress to preserve its history and to advise in its correct usage
• Bourgon