Burt is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Levi Burt (1843–1903), book publisher Alfred Burt (1920–1954), American jazz musician Alfred Alexander Burt (1895–1962), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Alistair Burt (born 1955), British politician Andrew Burt (1945–2018), British actor Archibald Burt (1810–1879), British lawyer and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia Cyril Burt (1883–1971), British psychologist David Burt (born 1953), British actor Francis Burt (1918–2004), Governor of Western Australia Francis Burt (Nebraska governor) (1807–1854), first governor of the Nebraska Territory George Burt (disambiguation), several people Heinz Burt (1942–2000), British singer, best known by his first name Helen Burt, British-Canadian pharmaceutical scientist Jake Burt (born 1996), American football player James Burt (disambiguation), several people Jo Burt (born 1956), British heavy metal bassist John Graham MacDonald Burt (1809-1868), Scottish physician Kelvin Burt (born 1967), British auto racing driver Leo Burt (born 1948), indicted American bomber Lorely Burt (born 1954), British politician Luke Burt (born 1981), Australian professional rugby league player Lulu May Burt (1865-1953), American actress and singer, better known as Helen Bertram Marshall Burt (born 1976), Wyoming state representative Mary Towne Burt (1842-1898), American reformer, publisher, benefactor Maxwell Struthers Burt (1882–1954), American novelist, poet, and short-story writer Patsy Burt (1928–2001), British racing driver Richard Burt (born 1947), American diplomat Robert Burt (1873 – 1955) African American physician and surgeon Robert F. Burt (1948 – 2014) American Navy officer and Chaplain Septimus Burt (1847–1919), Western Australian lawyer, politician and grazier Silas W. Burt (1830–1912), civil service reformer and naval officer Thomas Burt (1837–1922), British trade unionist and Member of Parliament Warren Burt (born 1949), Australian composer Wellington R. Burt (1831–1919), American industrialist William Austin Burt (1792–1858), American inventor, legislator, surveyor and millwright English-language surnames