Kirk

Kirk means "church". Often it can mean Church of Scotland.

Kirk or KIRK can also be

Places

  • Kirk, Azerbaijan
  • Kirk, Ontario, Canada
  • Kirk, California, United States; now Kirkwood
  • Kirk, Colorado, United States
  • Kirk, Oregon, United States
  • Kirk, West Virginia, United States
  • Kirk (crater), crater on Charon, the primary moon and double planet of dwarf planet Pluto
  • Kirk (placename element)

People

Arts

  • Kirk Hammett (1962– ), American musician, lead guitarist of Metallica
  • Kirk Jarvinen (1967–), American artist
  • Kirk Joseph (1961–), American musician
  • Kirk Kelly (c. 1960–), American singer
  • Kirk Lightsey (1937–), American pianist
  • Kirk Mitchell (1950–), American author
  • Kirk Pengilly (1958– ), Australian musician
  • Kirk Powers (1957– ), American musician
  • Kirk Whalum (1958– ), American saxophonist
  • Kirk Windstein (1965– ), American musician

Athletics

  • Kirk Baptiste (1963– ), American Olympics athlete
  • Kirk Cousins (1988– ), American football player
  • Kirk Hinrich (1981– ), American basketball player
  • Kirk Hudson (1986– ), English footballer
  • Kirk Hunter (1963– ), Northern Irish footballer
  • Kirk Jackson (1976– ), English footballer
  • Kirk Johnson (1972– ), Canadian boxer
  • Kirk Lowdermilk (1963– ), American football player
  • Kirk Maltby (1972– ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kirk McCarthy (d. 2004), Australian motorcycle racer
  • Kirk McCaskill (1961– ), Canadian baseball player
  • Kirk McLean (1966– ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kirk Merritt (born 1997), American football player
  • Kirk Morrison (1972– ), American football player
  • Kirk Morrison (poker player), American poker player
  • Kirk Muller (1966– ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kirk Netherton (1985– ), English rugby player
  • Kirk Nielsen (1973– ), American ice hockey player
  • Kirk O'Bee (1977– ), American cyclist
  • Kirk Olivadotti (1974– ), American football coach
  • Kirk Palmer (1986– ), Australian Olympics swimmer
  • Kirk Penney (1980– ), New Zealand basketball player
  • Kirk Powell (1972– ), Jamaican cricketer
  • Kirk Radomski (1969– ), American figure in the baseball steroids scandal
  • Kirk Reynoldson (1979– ), Australian rugby player
  • Kirk Rueter (1970– ), American baseball player
  • Kirk Saarloos (1979– ), American baseball player
  • Kirk Scrafford (1967– ), American football player
  • Kirk Shelmerdine (1958– ), American race car driver
  • Kirk Yeaman (1983– ), English rugby player

Entertainment

  • Kirk Alyn (d. 1999), American actor
  • Kirk Cameron (1970– ), American actor
  • Kirk Douglas (1916–2020), American actor
  • Kirk Fogg (1959– ), American actor
  • Kirk Francis (1947– ), American film sound mixer
  • Kirk Harris, American actor
  • Kirk Thornton (1956– ), American voice actor
  • Kirk B. R. Woller (1962– ), American actor

Finance

  • Kirk Boott (d. 1837), American industrialist
  • Kirk Kerkorian (d. 2015), American businessman

Law

  • Kirk Anderson (judge), Jamaican judge
  • Kirk Bloodsworth (1960– ), American advocate for justice reform

Military

  • Kirk Lippold, American naval officer

Politics

  • Kirk Cornish, Bahamian politician
  • Kirk Cox (1957– ), American politician
  • Kirk Dawes (1958– ), British mediator
  • Kirk Fordham (1967– ), American Congressional aide
  • Kirk Fordice (d. 2004), American politician, governor of Mississippi
  • Kirk Humphreys (1950– ), American politician
  • Kirk MacDonald, Canadian politician
  • Kirk Schuring (1952– ), American politician
  • Kirk Talbot (1969– ), Louisiana politician
  • Kirk (given name)


Last name, Kirk

  • Aidan Kirk (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player
  • Alan Goodrich Kirk (d. 1963), American admiral
  • Alejandro Kirk (born 1998), Mexican baseball player
  • Alexander Kirk (disambiguation), several people
    • Alexander Kirk
  • Alexandra Kirk (born 1944), pseudonymous author
  • Alexis Kirk (d. 2010), jeweler
  • Andrew Kirk (disambiguation), several people
    • Andrew Kirk
  • Anne Kirk (born 1951), Scottish darts player
  • Belinda Kirk, British explorer and entrepreneur
  • Bernard Kirk (d. 1922), American football player
  • Bobby Kirk (ice hockey) (d. 1970), Irish ice hockey player
  • Brett Kirk (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
  • Brian Kirk (born 1968), Irish television presenter
  • C. Frank Kirk (d. 1916), American politician from Maryland
  • Cecil Kirk (d. 1944), American politician from Maryland
  • Charles Kirk (architect) (d. 1847), English builder and architect
  • Charlie Kirk (d. 2025), American conservative political activist
  • Charlie Kirk (footballer) (born 1997), English footballer
  • Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (d. 2011), Governor of Florida
  • Chris Kirk (born 1985), American professional golfer
  • Christian Kirk (born 1996), American football player
  • Dana Kirk (disambiguation), some people
    • [[Dana Kirk
  • David Kirk (disambiguation), some people
    • [[David Kirk
  • Deanna Kirk, American singer/songwriter
  • Donald James Kirk, American accountant
  • Edward Kirk (disambiguation), some people
    • Edward Kirk
  • Elizabeth Mooney Kirk (d. 2004), American literacy advocate
  • Evan Kirk (born 1987), Lacrosse player
  • Francis Kirk (d. 1869), early settler of the Swan River Colony in Western Australia
  • Kirk (surname)

Others

  • Kirk Martinez, English academic
  • Kirk Schulz, president of Kansas State University
  • Kirk White, Pagan lecturer and author