<P> Bourque is a French surname of Irish origin, being a francisation of Burke . The name may refer to: </P> <Ul> <Li> Chris Bourque (born 1986), American ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Claude Bourque (born 1915), Canadian ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Curt Bourque (born 1967), American horse - racing jockey </Li> <Li> David Bourque (born 1955), Canadian musician </Li> <Li> E.A. Bourque (1887--1962), Canadian politician; Mayor of Ottawa 1949--50 </Li> <Li> Edna Bourque (1915--2012), Canadian volunteer with the elderly </Li> <Li> François Bourque (born 1984), Canadian Olympic skier </Li> <Li> Gabriel Bourque (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player </Li> <Li> James Bourque (1935--1996), Canadian First Nations activist </Li> <Li> John Samuel Bourque (1894--1974), Canadian politician from Quebec; provincial legislator 1935--60; government minister </Li> <Li> Justin Bourque (born 1989), Canadian convicted triple murderer </Li> <Li> Mark Bourque (1948--2005), Canadian RCMP officer; killed while working with the UN in Haiti </Li> <Li> Pat Bourque (born 1947), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Phil Bourque (born 1962), American ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Pierre Bourque (born 1942), Québécois politician; mayor of Montreal 1994--2001 </Li> <Li> Pierre Bourque (born 1958), Canadian Internet entrepreneur </Li> <Li> Ray Bourque (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player </Li> <Li> René Bourque (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Renée Bourque (born 1977), American actress </Li> <Li> Romuald Bourque (1889--1974), Canadian politician from Quebec; MP 1952--74 </Li> <Li> Thomas - Jean Bourque (1864--1952), Canadian politician from New Brunswick; MP 1917--52 </Li> <Li> Wayne Bourque (born 1959), Canadian North American Native boxing champion </Li> </Ul>

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