Burns (surname)

Burns is an English or a ( Anglicized ) Irish surname.

Bearers of the name

A

  • Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns (1887-1980), British colonial governor
  • Allan Burns ( born 1935 ), American screenwriter and television producer
  • Arnold I. Burns (1930-2013), American lawyer
  • Arthur F. Burns (1904-1987), American economist

B

  • Bob Burns (1890-1956), American entrepreneur, radio comedian and film actor
  • Boss Burns (born 1972 ), singer of the Berlin-based band The BossHoss
  • Brent Burns ( born 1985 ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Brooke Burns (born 1978 ), American model and actress

C

D

  • Dave Burns ( * 1924), American jazz musician
  • David Burns ( born 1963 ), British mathematician
  • Donnie Burns (*? ), Scottish dancers

E

  • ELM Burns (1897-1985), Canadian officer and diplomat
  • Eddie Burns (1928-2012), American guitarist, singer, songwriter
  • Edward Burns ( born 1968 ), American actor
  • Edward James Burns ( born 1957 ), American clergyman, Bishop of Juneau
  • Emelia Burns ( b. 1982 ), Australian actress
  • Eveline M. Burns (1900-1985), American economist

G

  • George Burns ( shipowner ) ( 1795-1890 ), British entrepreneur
  • George Burns (1896-1996), American actor

B

I

  • Ian Burns ( born 1985 ), English snooker player

J

  • James MacGregor Burns ( born 1918 ), American political scientist and historian
  • Jeffrey Burns (1950-2004), American composer
  • Jerry Burns ( * 1927), American football coach
  • Jethro Burns (1920-1989), American bluegrass and country musician
  • John Burns (physician) ( 1774-1850 ), Scottish physician
  • John Burns ( entomologist ), American entomologist
  • John Burns (snooker player ), British snooker player
  • John Anthony Burns (1909-1975), American politician
  • John E. Burns (1858-1943), British trade unionist, socialist and politician
  • John F. Burns ( born 1944 ), American journalist
  • John Horne Burns (1916-1953), American writer
  • John L. Burns (1793-1872), American veteran
  • John M. Burns ( Sailor) (1835 -? ), American sailor
  • John M. Burns ( comic book writer ) ( born 1938 ), British comic author
  • Joseph Burns ( politician ) ( 1800-1875 ), American politician
  • Joseph Burns ( footballer ), football player from Tahiti
  • Joseph A. Burns ( born 1941 ), American astronomer

K

  • Ken Burns ( born 1953 ), American documentary filmmaker
  • Kenny Burns ( born 1953 ), Scottish football player
  • Kevin Burns ( born 1955 ), American film producer

L

  • Lucy Burns (1879-1966), American suffragette and suffragist

M

  • Marc Burns ( b. 1983 ), athlete from Trinidad and Tobago
  • Marilyn Burns ( born 1950 ), American actress
  • Mary Burns (1821-1863), companion of Friedrich Engels
  • Matt Burns ( born 1980 ), American professional wrestler and filmmaker
  • Max Burns ( born 1948 ), American politician
  • Megan Burns, British actress and musician
  • Mike Burns (born 1970 ), American football player

N

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

O

  • Oyster Burns (1864-1928), American baseball player

P

  • Pat Burns (1952-2010), Canadian ice hockey coach

R

  • R. Nicholas Burns ( born 1956 ), U.S. Ambassador to NATO
  • Ralph Burns (1922-2001), American composer, arranger, bandleader and jazz pianist
  • Richard Burns (1971-2005), a British rally driver
  • Ricky Burns ( b. 1983 ), Scottish boxer
  • Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish writer and poet
  • Robert Burns (New Hampshire ) ( 1792-1866 ), American politician
  • Robert Burns ( Quebec) ( b. 1936 ), Canadian politician
  • Robert Andrew Burns ( born 1943 ), British diplomat

S

  • Scott Burns, American music producer
  • Simon Burns ( born 1952 ), British politician
  • Sonny Burns, American country singer
  • Steven Burns (born 1973 ), American actor and musician

T

  • Terence Burns, Baron Burns ( born 1944 ), British economist and politician
  • Thomas Burns (1796-1871), Scottish clergyman, colonialist and co-founder of Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Thomas Matthew Burns ( born 1944 ), Northern Irish religious cleric, Bishop of Menevia
  • Tito Burns (1921-2010), British jazz accordionist, bandleader and promoter
  • Tom Burns ( sociologist ) ( 1913-2001 ), British sociologist
  • Tom Burns ( politician ) ( 1931-2007 ), Australian politician (ALP )
  • Tom R. Burns ( born 1937 ), American- Swedish sociologist
  • Tommy Burns (1881-1955), Canadian boxer
  • Tommy Burns ( footballer ) ( 1956-2008 ), Scottish football player

U

W

  • 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 J. Burns (1861-1932), American investigators
  • William Joseph Burns ( born 1956 ), American diplomat

Art figures

  • Charles Montgomery Burns, character of the animated series "The Simpsons ", see characters from The Simpsons # C. Montgomery Burns
Family name Alan Burns Bob Burns (comedian) Charles Burns (cartoonist) Eddie "Guitar" Burns Edward J. Burns Ian Burns (snooker player) Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns Joseph Burns (U.S. politician) Mike Burns (soccer) Robert Burns (representative) Scott Burns (record producer) Steve Burns Thomas Burns (New Zealand) Tom Burns (bishop) Tom Burns (sociologist) Tommy Burns (boxer)
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