People

Politics and Law

• Dr. Chris Burns, Australian politician
• Conrad Burns, American politician, Republican U. S. Senator from Montana
• E.L.M. Burns, Canadian Army officer and diplomat
• George Burns (1869-1932), Australian House of Representatives
• James H. Burns (1885-1972), Maj. Gen. U.S. Army, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of War during World War II - Russian Lend-Lease, Korean War, Division of Defense Aid Reports
• John Burns (1858-1943), English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician
• John A. Burns (1909–1975), Governor of Hawaii 1962-1974
• Lucy Burns, American suffragist and women's rights advocate
• Marilyn Burns, Canadian politician from Alberta
• Max Burns, American politician, Republican U. S. Representative 2003-2005
• R. Nicholas Burns, Ambassador U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• Simon Burns, British politician
• Timothy Burns, Wisconsin politician
• W. Haydon Burns (1912-1987), 35th governor of Florida
• William J. Burns (1860-1932), director Bureau of Investigation 1921-1924
• William Joseph Burns, Current US Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Drama and Television

• Allan Burns, American television writer and producer
• Brooke Burns, American model and actress, Baywatch, Dog Eat Dog
• Burnie Burns, independent filmmaker
• Chris Burns, radio host in Juneau, Alaska
• Chris Burns, actor in pornographic films
• David Burns, Actor and Singer
• Edward Burns, American actor
• Gene Burns, radio talk show host - KGO 810 AM - San Francisco Bay Area
• George Burns (1896-1996), American actor and comedian, Burns and Allen (Gracie)
• Glenn Burns, WSB-TV Atlanta's Chief Meteorologist
• Jack Burns, American comedian
• Steve Burns, American Children's Actor, Musician.
• John Burns, British comic artist known for his work on Modesty Blaise and Judge Dredd
• Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker, Civil War, Baseball, Jazz
• Marilyn Burns, American actress, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Literature and Journalism

• Charles Burns, cartoonist and illustrator
• Dr. David D. Burns, author
• Eric Burns, American media critic and journalist, NBC Nightly News and the Today Show
• Eric Burns, critic, writer, poet, columnist and Role Playing Game developer
• Gordon Burns, British journalist, The Krypton Factor
• James MacGregor Burns, presidential biographer and leadership theorist
• John F. Burns, British foreign correspondent for The New York Times
• Richard Burns, contemporary English poet (1943)
• Robert Burns, pioneer of the Romantic movement and Scotland's national poet
• Kathy S. Burns, American journalist and photographer

Music

• John 'Jake' Burns, , Irish singer, guitarist and musician, Stiff Little Fingers
• Pete Burns, singer and songwriter, the new wave band Dead Or Alive
• Steve Burns, rock guitarist

Sports

• Britt Burns, pitcher, Major League Baseball 1978-1985, Chicago White Sox
• George Burns (1893-1978), American League MLB baseball player
• George Burns (1889-1966), National League MLB baseball player
• Jerry Burns, football coach Minnesota Vikings
• Joe Burns, National Football League
• Marc Burns, Olympic runner, Trinidad and Tobago
• Marge Burns, American professional golfer
• Matt Burns, British professional wrestler
• Mike Burns, MLS professional and U. S. national team soccer player
• Pat Burns, Former head coach for the NHL New Jersey Devils
• Richard Burns, (1971-2005), English rally driver
• Tommy Burns, Boxer, world heavyweight champion 1906–1908
• Tommy Burns, soccer player, Celtic F.C., Kilmarnock F.C.

Other

• Alexander Burns (1834-?), Canadian educator
• Anthony Burns (1830-1862), fugitive slave
• Arthur F. Burns, Austrian-born economist, U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve (1970-1978)
• Burns (clan), a Scottish clan
• George Burns (1795-1890), Scottish shipping magnate
• Hugh Burns (1846-1911), railroad construction
• James Burns, a Director Emeritus at the Power Corporation of Canada
• John Burns, (1793-1872), soldier, War of 1812, American Civil War
• John M. Burns, American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• M.J. Burns, artist, engraver 1880's, Jeannette Arctic Expedition of 1879-1881
• Otway Burns (1775-1850), American privateer - War of 1812

Fictional characters

• Frank Burns, from M*A*S*H, portrayed by Robert Duvall in the motion picture and Larry Linville in the television show
• Charles Montgomery Burns (aka Mr. Burns) is a character from the animated series The Simpsons
• Larry Burns, Burns, Baby Burns, voiced by Rodney Dangerfield, (CM Burns' son).
• Roy Burns, played by Dick Wieand, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.

People with the first or middle name Burns

• Isaac Burns Murphy, African-American thoroughbred jockey

Places

• Places named for Robert Burns or the Scottish surname, by Scottish emigrants:
  • Burns, New South Wales, formerly a town on the border of New South Wales/South Australia, Australia, now a part of Cockburn-Burns
  • Burns, Colorado, unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States
  • Burns, Kansas, town in Marion County, Kansas, United States
  • Burns, New York, town in Allegany County, New York, United States
  • Burns, Oregon, town in Harney County, Oregon, United States
  • Burns, Tennessee, town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States
  • Burns, Texas, rural community in Bowie County, Texas, United States
  • Burns, Wisconsin, town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
  • Burns, Wyoming, town in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
• Other places:
  • Burns Bog, largest raised peat bog in North America, Delta, British Columbia
  • Burns City, Texas, community in Cooke County, Texas
  • Burns Flat, Oklahoma, town in Washita County, Oklahoma
  • Burns Harbor, Indiana, town in Porter County, Indiana
  • Burns Lake, British Columbia, community Regional District of Buckley-Nechako, British Columbia, Canada
  • Burns Road, street in downtown Karachi
  • Burns Township, Michigan, township in Shiawassee County, Michigan
  • Burns Township, Minnesota, township in Anoka County, Minnesota

Things which use the name Burns

• Burns' Day storm, hurricane force winds storm January 25–26, 1990, over Northwestern Europe, named for the birthday of Robert Burns
• Burns supper, or a Burns Night, celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns
• The terms "Burns Fellowship" and "Burns Fellow" have several applications around the world:
  • Robert Burns Fellowship, University of Otago, New Zealand literary fellowship, named after Robert Burns, based in the nation's most Scottish city
  • Vancouver Burns Fellowship, founded in 1924, among its aims erection of statue of Robbie Burns in Stanley Park, Vancouver
  • Arthur F. Burns Fellowship, for U. S. journalists with German language skills, organized by the International Center for Journalists
• Sideburns are a kind of facial hair
• Ships of U. S. Navy named Burns or USS Burns the latter for Otway Burns (1775–1850), a privateer in the War of 1812
  • Etta M. Burns (No. 542), auxiliary schooner 1917-1919
  • First USS Burns (DD-171/DM-11) destroyer, 1919-1930
  • Second USS Burns (DD-588) destroyer, 1943-1946
  • W. W. Burns, a wooden-hulled Chesapeake Bay schooner, 1861-?

Entities which use the name Burns:

• Burns Protective is a private security company acquired by Securitas AB.
• John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawai'i

See also

• places:
  • Burnside
  • Burnsville
• others:
  • burn
  • Burnes
  • Byrnes
  • Bourns
  • George Bruns (1914-1983), American film composer

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