Burbank
Encyclopedia
Burbank is both a common placename in English-speaking countries and a common surname (last name). The name Burbank is of English origin and means "lives on the castle's hill".
United States
- Burbank, CaliforniaBurbank, CaliforniaBurbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....
(Los Angeles County, California) - Burbank, Santa Clara County, CaliforniaBurbank, Santa Clara County, CaliforniaBurbank is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California. Part of the neighborhood has been annexed to San Jose, while the rest consists of unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. The population was 4,926 at the 2010 census...
(named after Luther Burbank) - Burbank, IllinoisBurbank, IllinoisBurbank is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,902 at the 2000 census. It is located at the southwest edge of the city of Chicago; the Chicago city limit – specifically that of the Ashburn neighborhood – is in common with Burbank's eastern city limit...
- Burbank, Massachusetts
- Burbank, OhioBurbank, OhioBurbank is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States, along Killbuck Creek. The population was 279 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burbank is located at ....
- Burbank, OklahomaBurbank, OklahomaBurbank is a town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 141 at the 2010 census, a 9 ercent decrease from 155 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burbank is located at ....
- Burbank, South DakotaBurbank, South DakotaBurbank is an unincorporated community in Clay County, South Dakota, United States. Although not recognized by the United States Census Bureau, Burbank has been assigned the ZIP Code 57010....
- Burbank, UtahBurbank, UtahBurbank is a small farming community in Millard County, Utah, located just east of the Nevada border. It is located in the southern part of Snake Valley, near the opening of Hamlin Valley. It was founded as a Mormon farming community in the 1870s, with an early post office located at the Dearden...
- Burbank, WashingtonBurbank, WashingtonBurbank is a census-designated place in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States, where the Snake River meets the Columbia. The population was 3,291 at the 2010 census. Named for Luther Burbank, the city is located just east of Pasco and Kennewick, across the Snake and Columbia Rivers,...
- Burbank Township, MinnesotaBurbank Township, MinnesotaBurbank Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 510 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- Low and Burbank's Grant, New HampshireLow and Burbank's Grant, New HampshireLow and Burbank's Grant is a township located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the grant had a population of 0....
- Luther Burbank School DistrictLuther Burbank School DistrictThe Luther Burbank School District is located in San Jose, California, USA.-Elementary schools:*Luther Burbank Elementary School serves 440 students in kindergarten through grade eight, as well as 70 preschoolers. As of the 2003/2004 school year, 85 percent of the student body was Hispanic, 5...
, San Jose, California
People
- Buzz Burbank, real name Michael J. Elston (b. 1953), Newsman for the Mike O'Meara Show.
- Daniel C. BurbankDaniel C. BurbankDaniel Christopher Burbank is an American astronaut and a veteran of two space shuttle missions. Burbank, a Captain in the United States Coast Guard, is the second Coast Guard astronaut after Bruce Melnick....
(b. 1961), American astronaut. - Elbridge Ayer BurbankElbridge Ayer BurbankElbridge Ayer Burbank was an American artist who sketched and painted more than 1200 portraits of Native Americans from 125 tribes. He studied art in Chicago and in his 30s traveled to Munich, Germany for additional studies with notable German artists...
(1858-1949), portrait painter of Native Americans. - Gary BurbankGary BurbankGary Burbank is an American radio personality. He was heard daily on WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio, from June 15, 1981 until December 21, 2007, when he signed off for the last time.-Career in Radio:...
(b. Billy Purser, 1941), American radio personality. - John A. BurbankJohn A. BurbankJohn Albyne Burbank was an American businessman and the fourth Governor of Dakota Territory.Burbank was born at Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana. After finishing school, he entered into the merchandising business with his father. In 1853, Burbank laid out the site of Falls City, Nebraska, and...
(1827 – 1905), American businessman and fourth Governor of Dakota Territory. - Luke BurbankLuke BurbankLuke Burbank is an American podcaster who currently hosts the Seattle-based former radio program and current podcast Too Beautiful to Live....
(b. 1976), American podcaster and current host of Too Beautiful to Live. - Luther BurbankLuther BurbankLuther Burbank was an American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science.He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 54-year career. Burbank's varied creations included fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables...
(1849-1926), American horticulturalist. - Truman Burbank, the main (fictional) character in The Truman ShowThe Truman ShowThe Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. The cast includes Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, as well as Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris and Natascha McElhone...
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Other
- Russet Burbank potatoRusset Burbank potatoThe Russet Burbank potato is a large brown-skinned, white-fleshed cultivar of potato. Luther Burbank developed the Burbank potato in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, U.S., in the early 1870s. In 1875, Burbank sold his farm and the rights to his potato, and moved to Santa Rosa, California...
, named after Luther Burbank - Burbank (DART station), a light railLight railLight rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station in Dallas, TexasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... - Burbank Elementary School (disambiguation)
- Burbank High School (disambiguation)
- Luther Burbank Middle School (disambiguation)