Rorke

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

• Daniel Rorke, Australian saxophonist
• Gordon Rorke (1938–2025), Australian cricketer
• Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), American actor
• James Rorke (c.1827–1875), British settler in southern Africa, owner of the farmstead Rorke's Drift
• John Rorke (1807–1896), Irish-born Canadian merchant and political figure in Newfoundland
• Joseph Rorke (1832–1907), Canadian businessman and politician from Ontario
• Margaret Hayden Rorke (1883–1969), American suffragist and writer
• Mary Rorke (1858–1938), British actor
• W. H. Rorke (fl. 1901–1902), American college football coach
• Gabriel T. Rorke, the main antagonist in the video game

See also

• Rorke's Drift Art and Craft Centre, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), in what is now Natal Province, South Africa