Buskirk

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Buskirk is a surname of Dutch origin. Notable people with the surname include:

People

  • Samuel Hamilton Buskirk
    (1820–1879), American lawyer, politician and justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
  • Ruth Buskirk, professor at the University of Texas at Austin
  • Harold Van Buskirk (1894–1980), American architect and fencing champion
  • Jacob Van Buskirk (1760–1834), merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia
  • John van Buskirk (born 1972), US football coach and a former player
  • Pieter Van Buskirk (1665–1738), the first settler in the Constable Hook area of Bayonne, New Jersey
  • Clarence A. Buskirk (1842–1926), Indiana Attorney General (1874–1878) and promoter of Christian Science

Fictional Characters

  • Kuzzey Buskirk
    , a fictional character in the anime Gundam SEED
  • Peter Van Buskirk, a fictional character from the Lensman series

Places

United States
  • Van Buskirk, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
  • Buskirk Bridge, wooden covered bridge, in Buskirk hamlet in the town of Hoosick, New York State
  • Van Buskirk Island
    , man-made island in the Hackensack River in Oradell, New Jersey, United States
  • Buskirk, Kentucky, small town in rural Pike County, Kentucky