Burchell

For the asteroid, see 28855 Burchell.

Burchell is a surname and more rarely a given name. It may refer to:

People

Surname

• Beau Burchell (born 1978), American musician and record producer
• Charles Jost Burchell (1876–1967), Canadian diplomat
• David Godwin Burchell (1924–2009), South Australian businessman, recreational scuba diver and Australian rules football administrator
• Francis Burchell (1874–1947), English cricketer
• Fred Burchell (baseball) (1879–1951), American baseball pitcher
• Fred Burchell (ice hockey) (1931–1998), Canadian ice hockey player
• Hannah Burchell (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
• Jamie Burchell (born 1979), British basketball player
• Joe Burchell (1873–1932), English football manager
• Reginald Burchell (1883–1955), Australian politician
• Remona Burchell (born 1991), Jamaican sprinter
• Thomas Burchell (1799–1846), Baptist missionary and slavery abolitionist in Jamaica
• Thomas Burchell (cricketer) (1875–1951), English cricketer
• William John Burchell (1781–1863), English explorer and naturalist

Pen name

• Mary Burchell, pen name of romance novelist Ida Cook (1904–1986)

Given name

• Burchell Whiteman (born 1938), Jamaican politician

Fictional characters

• Mr. Burchell, in Oliver Goldsmith's novel The Vicar of Wakefield.
• Burchell Clemens, alter ego of Marvel Comics villain Cottonmouth

See also

• Burchell Lake, Ontario, Canada, a ghost town

Species named for William John Burchell:

• Burchell's coucal
• Burchell's courser
• Burchell's starling
• Burchell's redfin
• Burchell's sandgrouse
• Burchell's zebra