York (surname) explained

York and Yorke are surnames and may refer to:

York

• Alexander M. York (1838–1928), American politician
• Alissa York (born 1970), Canadian writer
• Alvin C. York (1887–1964), American war hero
• Andrew York (born 1958), American guitarist
• Andy York (1894–1977), British football player
• Byron York (born 1958), American author and journalist
• Cade York (born 2001), American football player
• Cameron York (born 2001), American ice hockey player
• Carol Beach York (1928–2013), American children's author
• Christian York (born 1977), American professional wrestler
• Chris York (born 1989), English rugby union player
• Christopher York (1909–1999), British politician
• Colin York (1904–1973), Australian rugby league player
• Deborah York (born 1964), British singer
• Dick York (1928–1992), American actor
• Dolores Crow (née York; 1931–2018), American legislator
• Dwight York (born 1945), American criminal, author and musician
• Dwight York, stand-up comedian
• Dwight A. York (born 1939), Wisconsin politician
• Ernest York (–1917), English footballer
• E. T. York (1922–2011), American university president
• Francine York (1936–2017), American actress
• Gabe York (born 1993), American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Harry York (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
• Herbert York (1921–2009), American physicist
• James W. York (born 1939), American mathematical physicist
• James Warren York (1839–1927), American musical instrument innovator
• Jason York (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jerry York (born 1945), American hockey coach
• Jerry York (businessman) (1938–2010), American businessman
• John York (born 1949), American businessman
• John York (died 1569), English merchant
• John J. York (born 1958), American actor
• Jones Orin York (1893–1970), American spy for Russia
• Justin York (born 1983), American guitarist
• Kathleen York, American actress and singer-songwriter
• Keith York, English drummer
• Melissa York (born 1969), American drummer
• Michael York (actor) (born 1942), British actor
• Michael York (field hockey player) (born 1967), Australian field hockey player
• Mike York (born 1978), American ice hockey player
• Morgan York (born 1993), American actress
• Myrth York (born 1946), American politician
• Peter York (born 1944), British management consultant, author and broadcaster
• Rachel York (born 1971), American actress and singer
• Roy E. York (1879-1955), American farmer and politician
• Rudy York (1913–1970), American baseball player
• Russell J. York (1921–2006), American war hero
• Rusty York (1935–2014), American singer
• Samuel York (1645–1718), for whom York Landing, Maine, is named
• Sarah York (born 1978), American pen-pal of Manuel Noriega
• Steve York (born 1943), American documentary filmmaker
• J. Steven York (born 1957), American writer
• Susan York, American artist
• Susannah York (1939–2011), British actress
• Taurean York (born 2005), American football player
• Taylor York (born 1989), American musician
• Teri York (born 1955), Canadian diver
• Tina York (born 1954), German pop singer
• Tony York (1912–1970), American baseball player
• Tyre York (1836–1916), American politician
• William Herbert York (1918–2004), American musician
• York (explorer) (1770–1831), American slave who served with the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Yorke

People

• Andy Yorke (born 1972), British musician
• Barbara Yorke (born 1951), British historian
• Charles Philip Yorke (1764–1834), British politician
• Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke (1799–1873), British politician
• Charles Yorke (1722–1770), British lawyer and politician
• Charles Yorke (British Army officer) (1790–1880), British soldier
• Clint Yorke, Tobagoan cricketer
• Dwight Yorke (born 1971), Trinidad and Tobago football player
• Edith Yorke (1867–1934), British actress
• Elenor Yorke (1911–1983), American author
• Henry Yorke (priest) (1803–1871), Archdeacon of Huntington
• Henry Redhead Yorke (1772–1813), English writer and radical publicist
• Henry Vincent Yorke (1905–1973), British author
• James A. Yorke (born 1941), American mathematician
• John Yorke (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Sydney Yorke (1768–1831), British admiral
• Margaret Yorke (pseudonym of Margaret Beda Nicholson; 1924–2012), British author
• Michael Yorke (1939–2019), Anglican priest
• Nick Yorke (born 2002), American baseball player
• Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690–1764), British lawyer and politician
• Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (1720–1790), British politician
• Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (1757–1834), British politician
• Thomas Yorke (disambiguation), several people

Characters

• Hal Yorke, fictional vampire in the British TV Series Being Human
• J.T. Yorke, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation