Robert Burgess (sociologist)

Sir Robert George Burgess DL, FAcSS was a British sociologist and academic. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester in 1999, succeeding Ken Edwards. He was President of the British Sociological Association 1989–1991 and chair of the board of GSM London.

23 April 1947

Born on the same birth date (23 April 1947): Bernadette Devlin McAliskey • Glenn Cornick

Born on the same birth day (23 April): Bertil Ohlin • Blair Brown • Frederick Whitaker • Gabriel Damon • Joseph Green (actor) • Karel Doorman • Lester B. Pearson • Simone Simon

Born in the same month (April 1947): Bob Massie • Camille Paglia • Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill • Eli Soriano • Gloria Macapagal Arroyo • Jeffrey DeMunn • John Ratzenberger • John Weider • Josep Borrell • Lev Bulat • Lois Chiles • Michèle Torr • Mike Worboys • Roger D. Kornberg • Roy M. Anderson • Tom Clancy • Tom Køhlert • Tua Forsström • Viktor Suvorov