Birke is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Birke J. Bertelsmeier (born 1981), German composer

• Birke Bull-Bischoff (born 1963), German politician

• Birke Bruck, German actress

• Birke Häcker (born 1977), German legal scholar

Surname

• Adolf M. Birke (1939–2024), German modern history professor

• Hanne Birke, Danish orienteering competitor

• Kim Birke (born 1987), German handball player

See also

• Berke (name), given name and surname

• Birk (name), given name and surname

• Burke, given name and surname