Berk (name)

For other uses, see Berk (disambiguation).

Berk is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Ailsa Berk, British actress and choreographer, second wife of Ernest Berk
• Ari Berk (born 1967), American writer, artist, and scholar
• Brent Berk (born 1949), American former competition swimmer
• Cem Berk (born 1990), German politician
• Dick Berk (1939–2014), American musician
• Ernest Berk (1909–1993), German dancer, choreographer and electronic music composer
• Henrietta Berk (1919–1990), American painter
• İlhan Berk (1918–2008), Turkish poet
• John van den Berk (born 1967), Dutch motorcyclist
• Josh Berk, American author
• Lawrence Berk (1908–1995), American founder of the Berklee College of Music, pianist, composer, and educator
• Lee Eliot Berk (1942–2023), American former president of the Berklee College of Music, son of Lawrence
• Lotte Berk (1913–2003), German-British dancer and dance teacher, first wife of Ernest Berk
• Lucia de Berk (born 1961), Dutch nurse wrongfully convicted of murder
• Medeni Berk (1913–1994), Turkish banker and politician
• Michael Berk (fl. 1980s–2010s), American screenwriter
• Sammy Berk (1894–1983), American vaudeville entertainer
• Sander Berk (born 1979), Dutch triathlete
• Sheryl Berk (fl. 2000s–2010s), American writer
• Steven N. Berk, a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• Suat Berk (1901–2002), Turkish judge

Pen name

• Ariel Berk, a pen name of American author Judith Arnold (born 1953)

Given name

• Berk Akalın (born 1995), Turkish ice dancer
• Berk Neziroğluları (born 1991), Turkish footballer

In fiction

• Berk, character in the television series The Trap Door

See also

• Berks (disambiguation), includes list of people with name Berks
• Berke (name)
• Birk (name)
• Burk (name)
• Burke (surname)
• Birks (surname)