Berkeley is a surname. It is also used, uncommonly, as a given name. The name is a habitation name from Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, itself derived from Old English beorce léah meaning birch lea. People with the name include:
- The
Berkeley family of England
- Baron Berkeley
- Berkeley baronets
- Anne Berkeley, Baroness Berkeley, lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife
- Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Ormond, wife of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and daughter of the above
- Lady Henrietta Berkeley (born c. 1664, died 1706)
- Anthony Berkeley Cox or Anthony Berkeley, writer
- Ballard Berkeley (1904–1988), English actor
- Busby Berkeley, film choreographer
- Edmund Berkeley (1909–1988), mathematician and computer scientist
- Elizabeth Berkeley (c1713-1799), wife of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort
- George Berkeley (1685–1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, Irish philosopher
- George Berkeley (died 1746) (1680–1746), MP for Dover 1720–1734
- Grantley Berkeley (1800–1881), British politician, writer
- Humphrey Berkeley (1926–1994), British politician
- John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602–1678), English soldier
- John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1663–1697), English admiral
- Jon Berkeley, author and illustrator
- Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989), English composer
- Mary Berkeley (born 1965), English long jumper
- Mary Berkeley (courtier), alleged mistress of Henry VIII and mother of his son, John Perrot
- Matthew Berkeley (born 1987), English footballer
- Michael Berkeley (born 1948), British composer and broadcaster
- Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803–1889), English cryptogramist and clergyman
- Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (1718–1770), Member of Parliament and governor of Virginia Colony
- Randolph Carter Berkeley, a United States Marine Corps major general who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the United States occupation of Veracruz.
- Reginald Cheyne Berkeley (1890–1935), British Liberal Party Member of Parliament 1922–1924, then a playwright and scriptwriter
- Theresa Berkeley (died 1836), London dominatrix
- Sir William Berkeley (governor) (1605–1677), governor of Virginia
- Sir William Berkeley (Royal Navy officer) (1639–1666), English naval officer and admiral
- Vivian Berkeley (born 1941), blind Canadian lawn bowling champion and 1996 paralympic silver medalist
- Xander Berkeley (born 1955), American actor
See also
- Berkeley (given name)
- Berkley (disambiguation)
- Lord Berkeley (disambiguation)
- George Berkeley (disambiguation)
- Barclay
This page lists people with the
surname Berkeley.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
Berkeley is a surname. It is also used, uncommonly, as a given name. The name is a habitation name from Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, itself derived from Old English beorce léah meaning birch lea. People with the name include:
- The
Berkeley family of England
- Baron Berkeley
- Berkeley baronets
- Anne Berkeley, Baroness Berkeley, lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife
- Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Ormond, wife of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and daughter of the above
- Lady Henrietta Berkeley (born c. 1664, died 1706)
- Anthony Berkeley Cox or Anthony Berkeley, writer
- Ballard Berkeley (1904–1988), English actor
- Busby Berkeley, film choreographer
- Edmund Berkeley (1909–1988), mathematician and computer scientist
- Elizabeth Berkeley (c1713-1799), wife of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort
- George Berkeley (1685–1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, Irish philosopher
- George Berkeley (died 1746) (1680–1746), MP for Dover 1720–1734
- Grantley Berkeley (1800–1881), British politician, writer
- Humphrey Berkeley (1926–1994), British politician
- John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602–1678), English soldier
- John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1663–1697), English admiral
- Jon Berkeley, author and illustrator
- Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989), English composer
- Mary Berkeley (born 1965), English long jumper
- Mary Berkeley (courtier), alleged mistress of Henry VIII and mother of his son, John Perrot
- Matthew Berkeley (born 1987), English footballer
- Michael Berkeley (born 1948), British composer and broadcaster
- Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803–1889), English cryptogramist and clergyman
- Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (1718–1770), Member of Parliament and governor of Virginia Colony
- Randolph Carter Berkeley, a United States Marine Corps major general who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the United States occupation of Veracruz.
- Reginald Cheyne Berkeley (1890–1935), British Liberal Party Member of Parliament 1922–1924, then a playwright and scriptwriter
- Theresa Berkeley (died 1836), London dominatrix
- Sir William Berkeley (governor) (1605–1677), governor of Virginia
- Sir William Berkeley (Royal Navy officer) (1639–1666), English naval officer and admiral
- Vivian Berkeley (born 1941), blind Canadian lawn bowling champion and 1996 paralympic silver medalist
- Xander Berkeley (born 1955), American actor
See also
- Berkeley (given name)
- Berkley (disambiguation)
- Lord Berkeley (disambiguation)
- George Berkeley (disambiguation)
- Barclay
This page lists people with the
surname Berkeley.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.