Burges is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Burges (1911–2002), Australian botanist Anthony Burges (or Burgess; d. 1664), English Nonconformist clergyman Cornelius Burges (1589?–1665), English minister Daniel Burges (1873–1946), British soldier Dempsey Burges (1751–1800), US Representative from North Carolina George Burges (1786–1864), British classical scholar James Burges a.k.a. Sir James Lamb, 1st Baronet (1752–1824), British author, lawyer, and politician John Burges (or Burgess; 1563–1635), English clergyman and physician John Smith-Burges, 1st Baronet Smith-Burges (c. 1734–1803), an official of the British East India Company Judy Burges (b. 1943), member of the Arizona State Senate Lockier Burges (Australian politician) (1814–1886), Australian politician Lockier Burges (1841-1929), Australian explorer, entrepreneur, and author Mary Anne Burges (1763–1813), British writer Richard Fenner Burges (1873–1945), Texan attorney, legislator, and conservationist Tristam Burges (1770–1853), US Representative from Rhode Island William Burges (1827–1881), English architect William Burges (politician) (c.1807–1876), Australian politician Michala Burges (b. 1995), American researcher and physician See also Burgess (disambiguation) Bruges (disambiguation)