Burns (family name)

Burns is an English or an (Anglicized) Irish family name .

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Aaron Burns (* 1992), Northern Irish football player
• Alan Burns (writer) (born 1929), English writer
• Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns (1887–1980), British colonial governor
• Alayna Burns (* 1980), Australian cyclist
• Alec Burns (1907-2003), British long-distance runner
• Allan Burns (* 1935), American screenwriter and television producer
• Anna Burns (* 1962), Northern Irish writer
• Arnold I. Burns (1930–2013), American lawyer
• Art Burns (* 1954), American discus thrower
• Arthur F. Burns (1904–1987), American economist

B.

• Bart Burns (1918-2007), American actor
• Billy Burns (lacrosse player) ( William Lawrie Burns ; 1875–1953), Canadian lacrosse player
• Billy Burns (soccer player) ( William Burns , called Tosher Burns ; 1902-1984), Irish soccer player
• Billy Burns (track and field athlete) , British athlete
• Billy Burns (baseball player) ( William John Burns ; * 1989), American baseball player
• Billy Burns (rugby player) (born 1994), British rugby union player
• Billy Joe Burns (* 1989), Northern Irish football player
• Bob Burns (1890–1956), American entrepreneur, comedian and actor
• Bobby Burns (* 1999), Northern Irish football player
• Boss Burns (* 1972), German rock singer
• Brent Burns (* 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Brian D. Burns (* 1939), American politician
• Brooke Burns (* 1978), American model and actress

C.

• Callum Burns (* 1996), New Zealand ice hockey player
• Carol Burns († 2015), Australian actress
• Catherine Burns (1945–2019), American actress
• Catherine Lloyd Burns (born 1961), American actress
• Charles Burns (* 1955), American comic artist
• Charlie Burns ( Charles Frederick Burns ; * 1936), American ice hockey player and coach
• Christian Burns (* 1974), British singer
• Christian C. Burns (* 1985), American basketball player
• Conor Burns (* 1972), British politician
• Conrad Burns (1935–2016), American politician

D.

• Dave Burns (1924–2009), American jazz musician
• David Burns (mathematician) (born 1963), British mathematician
• David Burns (actor) (1902–1971), American actor
• David D. Burns (* 1942), American psychologist
• David H. Burns (* 1958), American chemist, bio-engineer and university lecturer
• Declan Burns (* 1956), Irish canoeist
• Donnie Burns (* 1959), Scottish dancer

E.

• Eddie Burns (1928–2012), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Edward Burns (* 1968), American actor
• Edward James Burns (* 1957), American clergyman, Bishop of Dallas
• Edward P. Burns (* 1946), American screenwriter
• Eedson Louis Millard Burns (1897–1985), Canadian general
• Emelia Burns (* 1982), Australian actress
• Eveline M. Burns (1900–1985), American economist

F.

• Francis Burns (born 1948), Scottish football player
• Frank R. Burns (1928–2012), American football player

G

• George Burns (shipowner) (1795–1890), British entrepreneur
• George Burns (1896–1996), American actor
• Graham Burns (* 1966), British canoeist

H

• Harriet Burns (1928–2008), American designer
• Heather Burns (* 1975), American actress

I.

• Ian Burns (* 1985), English snooker player
• Ian Burns (soccer player) (1939-2015), Scottish soccer player

J

• Jack Burns (golfer) (1859-1927) Scottish golfer
• Jack Burns (baseball player, 1880) (1880–1957) American baseball player
• Jack Burns (baseball player, 1907) (1907-1975) American baseball player
• Jack Burns (actor, 1933) (1933-2020), American actor
• Jack Burns (actor, 2005) (2005-2019), British actor and ballet dancer
• Jacob Burns (* 1978), Australian soccer player
• James Burns (1898– ??), Northern Irish football player
• James MacGregor Burns (1918–2014), American political scientist and historian
• Jeffrey Burns (1950-2004), American composer
• Jere Burns (born 1954), American actor
• Jerry Burns (born 1927), American football player and coach
• Jethro Burns (1920–1989), American musician
• John Burns (Medic) (1774-1850) Scottish medic and university professor
• John Burns (Entomologist) ( John M. Burns ), American entomologist
• John Burns (weightlifter) (born 1948), British weightlifter
• John Burns (sound engineer) , (born around 1949), British sound engineer and producer
• John Burns (snooker player) (born 1965), British snooker player
• John Anthony Burns (1909–1975), American politician
• John Elliot Burns (1858–1943), British trade unionist and politician
• John F. Burns (* 1944), American journalist
• John Horne Burns (1916–1953), American writer
• John J. Burns (1920-2007), American pharmacologist
• John L. Burns (1793–1872), American veteran
• John M. Burns (seaman) (1835– ??), American seaman
• John M. Burns (comic book author) (born 1938), British comic book author
• Joseph Burns (politician) (1800–1875), American politician
• Joseph Burns (soccer player) , soccer player from Tahiti
• Joseph A. Burns (* 1941), American astronomer
• Josephine Elizabeth Burns Glasgow (1887–1969), American mathematician

K

• Kahle Burns (* 1988), Australian poker player
• Ken Burns (* 1953), American documentary filmmaker
• Kenny Burns (born 1953), Scottish football player
• Kevin Burns (* 1955), American film producer
• Kevin Burns (swimmer) (born 1955), British swimmer

L.

• Lauren Burns (* 1974), Australian Taekwondoin
• Les Burns (* 1944), English football player
• Lindsay Burns (* 1965), American rower
• Lucy Burns (1879–1966), American suffragette
• Lydia Burns (1827–1878), Irish cotton spinner and wife of Friedrich Engels

M.

• Marc Burns (* 1983), athlete from Trinidad and Tobago
• Marilyn Burns (1949-2014), American actress
• Mark Burns (actor) (1936–2007), British actor
• Mark Burns (Televangelist) (* 1979), American clergyman and political advisor
• Mark Burns (rugby player) Scottish rugby league player
• Marvin Burns (1928–1990), American water polo player
• Mary Burns (1821–1863), Irish cotton spinner and wife of Friedrich Engels
• Matt Burns (* 1980), American wrestler and filmmaker
• Max Burns (* 1948), American politician
• Megan Burns (* 1986), British actress and musician
• Mike Burns (* 1970), American football player

N

• Nathan Burns (* 1988), Australian soccer player
• Nicole Burns-Hansen (* 1973), Swiss dancer and judge

O

• Oyster Burns (1864-1928) American baseball player

P

• Pat Burns (1952-2010), Canadian ice hockey coach
• Pete Burns (1959-2016), British singer and songwriter

R.

• R. Nicholas Burns (* 1956), American diplomat
• Ralph Burns (1922–2001), American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
• Richard Burns (1971–2005), British rally driver
• Ricky Burns (born 1983), Scottish boxer
• Robert Burns (1759–1796), Scottish writer and poet
• Robert Burns (Politician, 1792) (1792–1866), American politician (New Hampshire)
• Robert Burns (politician, 1874) (1874–1950), American politician (Oklahoma)
• Robert Burns (politician, 1936) (born 1936), Canadian politician (Quebec)
• Robert Burns (cyclist) (* 1968), Australian cyclist
• Robert Andrew Burns (* 1943), British diplomat
• Ron Burns , Australian soccer player
• Ronald Burns (born 1933), British swimmer

S.

• Scott Burns , American music producer
• Scott Z. Burns (* 1962), American director, producer and screenwriter
• Simon Burns (* 1952), British politician
• Sonny Burns (1930-1992), American singer
• Stef Burns (* 1959), American rock musician
• Steven Burns (* 1973), American actor and musician
• Stephen W. Burns (1954–1990), American theater and film actor

T

• Terence Burns, Baron Burns (* 1944), British economist and politician
• Thomas Burns (1796–1871), Scottish pastor and colonialist
• Thomas Matthew Burns (* 1944), Northern Irish religious, Bishop of Menevia
• Tim Burns (born 1947), Canadian football player
• Timothy Burns (1820-1853), American politician
• Tito Burns (1921-2010), British accordionist, band leader and promoter
• Tom Burns (sociologist) (1913-2001), British sociologist
• Tom Burns (politician) (1931-2007), Australian politician (ALP)
• Tom R. Burns (* 1937), American-Swedish sociologist
• Tommy Burns (boxer) ( Noah Brusso ; 1881–1955), Canadian boxer
• Tommy Burns (soccer player) ( Thomas Burns ; 1956–2008), Scottish soccer player

U

• Ursula Burns (* 1958), American manager

V

• Vanessa Burns , Canadian actress, producer and screenwriter

W.

• Wes Burns (* 1994), Welsh football player
• William Burns (soccer player) (1902-1983), Northern Irish soccer player
• William Burns (curler) , Canadian curler
• William Burns , pseudonym of Wilhelm Wolfgang Bröll (1913–1989), German science fiction author
• William Chalmers Burns (1815–1868), Scottish missionary
• William Haydon Burns (1912–1987), American politician, see W. Haydon Burns
• William John Burns (1861–1932), American investigator
• William Joseph Burns (* 1956), American diplomat

Fictional characters

• Charles Montgomery Burns , character from the animated series "The Simpsons", see characters from The Simpsons #C. Montgomery Burns

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Burns (collective evidence) on surnames.behindthename.com (Engl.)