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 (d. 2022), 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 Harris, American actor
• Kirk Thornton (1956– ), American voice actor
• Kirk B. R. Woller (1962– ), American actor
• Kirk Wise (born 1963), movie director

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)

Others

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

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)