Burkhard (given name)

Burkhard is a masculine German language given name. Notable people with the name include:

I

• Burkhard (bishop of Passau) (died 915), 14th Bishop of Passau
• Burkhard I, Lord of Zollern (died in 1061)
• Burkhard VII. Münch (died 1444), knight and life peer
• Burkhard, Margrave of Austria, first margrave in the Bavarian marchia orientalis

B

• Burkhard Balz (born 1969), German politician
• Burkhard Becher, German immunologist, biomedical researcher, and academic
• Burkhard Beins (born 1964), German composer/performer
• Burkhard Bilger (born 1964), American journalist and author
• Burkhard Blienert (born 1966), German politician

C

• Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, (1683–1767), German-born army officer
• Burkhard Cordes (born 1939), Brazilian sailor

D

• Burkhard Dallwitz (born 1959), German Australian composer
• Burkhard Dick (born 1963), German ophthalmologist
• Burkhard Driest (1939–2020), German actor, writer, and director

E

• Burkhard Ebert (1942–2025), German cyclist

G

• Burkhard Gantenbein (1912–2007), Swiss handball player
• Burkhard Gladigow (1939–2022), German scholar of religious studies and classical philology
• Burkhard Glaetzner (born 1943), German oboe virtuoso and conductor
• Burkhard Gotthelf Struve (1671–1738), German librarian

H

• Burkhard Heim (1925–2001), German theoretical physicist
• Burkhard Held, German painter
• Burkhard Hirsch (1930–2020), German politician

J

• Burkhard Jung (born 1958), German politician

L

• Burkhard Leuschke (born 1940), East German race walker
• Burkhard Lischka (born 1965), German lawyer and politician

M

• Burkhard Malich (born 1936), German chess Grandmaster
• Burkhard Meier (1943–2001), German music educator and composer

P

• Burkhard Pape (1932–2024), German football player and manager
• Burkhard Wilhelm Pfeiffer (1777–1852), German jurist and liberal politician

R

• Burkhard Reich (born 1964), German footballer
• Burkhard Rost (born 1961), German scientist

S

• Burkhard Segler (born 1951), German footballer
• Burkhard Scherer (born 1971), professor of Buddhist studies
• Burkhard Schittny, German visual artist
• Burkhard Schröder, German journalist
• Burkhard Schwenker (born 1958), German business consultant
• Burkhard Spinnen (born 1956), German author
• Burkhard Stangl (born 1960 ), composer and musician

T

• Burkhard Tesdorpf (born 1962), German equestrian

V

• Burkhard von Berlichingen (c.1550–1623), imperial councillor
• Burkhard von Hornhausen (died 1260), Landmeister in Livonia
• Burkhard von Weisbriach (1420/23–1466), German Catholic cardinal

Z

• Burkhard Ziese (1944–2010), German football manager

See also

• Burkhard (surname)
• Burchard (name)