Burd

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)
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