John Burns (disambiguation)

John Burns (1858–1943) was an English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician.

John Burns may also refer to:

Politicians and diplomats

• John Fitzgerald Burns (1833–1911), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Postmaster-General (1870s) and Treasurer (1880s).
• John A. Burns (1909–1975), delegate and governor of the U.S. state of Hawaii
• John David Burns, President of the State Senate of the U.S. state of Oregon from 1971 to 1973
• John H. Burns, former United States Ambassador to Tanzania

Sports

• John Burns (umpire) (1859–1919), baseball umpire
• John Burns (baseball) (1861–?), baseball player
• John Burns (Australian rules footballer) (born 1949), former North Melbourne centreman
• John Burns (Scottish footballer), Scottish professional footballer
• John Burns (Irish footballer) (born 1977), former Irish footballer
• John A. Burns (American football), American football coach

Military

• John L. Burns (1794–1872), soldier, War of 1812, civilian combatant in the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg
• John M. Burns (sailor), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Horne Burns (1916–1953), American military intelligence officer and novelist, author of The Gallery

Others

• John Burns (businessman), British property developer, founder and CEO of Derwent London
• John Burns (minister) (1744–1839), Scottish minister
• John Burns (surgeon) (1775–1850), Scottish surgeon
• John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde (1829–1901), ship owner
• John Fisher Burns (born 1944), foreign correspondent for The New York Times
• John Burns (audio engineer), British recording engineer and producer, 1960s - present
• John M. Burns (born 1938), British comic artist known for his work on Modesty Blaise and Judge Dredd
• John Burns (radio), radio presenter on 3AW, Melbourne
• Jake Burns (born 1958), Irish singer, guitarist and musician, Stiff Little Fingers
• John Burns (entomologist), curator and professor at the Smithsonian Institution
• John Burns, a fictional character of the television series Taxi
• John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawai'i

See also

• John Burns Hynd (1902–1971), British Labour politician
• Jack Burns (disambiguation)
• John David Burnes (born 1988), Canadian archer
• John Burn (disambiguation)
• Burns (surname)