Berk
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- Dick BerkDick BerkRichard Alan "Dick" Berk is an American jazz drummer and bandleader.Berk studied at the Berklee College of Music and played in the Boston area early in the 1960s. In 1962 he moved to New York City and played there with Ted Curson and Bill Barron in a quintet from 1962 to 1964...
(born 1939), American musician - İlhan BerkIlhan Berkİlhan Berk was a leading contemporary Turkish poet. He was a dominant figure in the postmodern current in Turkish poetry and was very influential among Turkish literary circles.-Biography:Berk was born in Manisa, Turkey in 1918 and received a teacher's training in Balıkesir...
(1918-2008), Turkish poet - John van den Berk (born 1967), Dutch motorcyclist
- Sammy BerkSammy BerkSammy Berk , was a vaudeville entertainer at the beginning of the 20th century. He is best known for being part of a dancing duo, Berk & Saun, with his wife, Juanita Saun.-Early life:...
(1894-1983), American vaudeville entertainer - Sander BerkSander BerkSander Johannes Gerardes Berk is a Dutch triathlete.Berk won his first run-bike-run event as a junior on March 26, 1995 in Langedijk. That same year he also became Dutch Junior Triathlon Champion in Waarland and he won triathlon races in Aalsmeer and Spijkenisse. He added another two run-bike-run...
(born 1979), Dutch triathlete
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- Berk Elitez, Turkish footballer
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- Berk, character in the television series The Trap DoorThe Trap DoorThe Trap Door was a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle...
- Isle of Berk, island in the fantasy book series How to Train Your DragonHow to Train Your DragonHow to Train Your Dragon is a series of nine books set in a fictional Viking world. The books were published starting in 2003 as children's novels written by British author Cressida Cowell and published by Hodder Children's Books...
and the film adaption.