Sir Robert George Burgess DL, FAcSS (23 April 1947 – 21 February 2022) was a British sociologist and academic.

He was President of the British Sociological Association 1989–1991[2] and chair of the board of GSM London.

He grew up Somerset, and attended the King Arthur's School in Wincanton, from 1958.

[8] In 2007, Burgess chaired the steering group that produced the Burgess Report, calling for sweeping changes in university degree classification that would replace the established system of first- and second class degrees.

[1] Burgess married Hilary Margaret Mary Joyce in 1974 and lists his recreations as walking, music and "some gardening".