Burns (surname)
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Burns is a geographical surname
originating in the British Isles. The name Burns was first used by the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish
and English
border. The first Burns family lived in the county of Cumberland
. Burns can also be an Americanization of a Jewish surname.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
originating in the British Isles. The name Burns was first used by the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
border. The first Burns family lived in the county of Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
. Burns can also be an Americanization of a Jewish surname.
Origin of the name
- Scottish and northern English origin. The name is a topographical name for someone who lived near a stream. The name Burns is derived from the Middle English burn.
- Scottish origin. The name is a variant of the surname Burnhouse.
- Irish. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Ó Broin. (ByrneByrneByrne meaning 'raven', is derived from the Irish name Ó Broin, and is the seventh most common surname in Ireland today.-History:...
). - Jewish. The name is an Americanization and shortform of the surname BernsteinBernsteinBernstein is a German and Jewish surname meaning "amber". The German pronunciation is , but in English it is often . It may refer to:-People:* Dan Bern , American musician who previously performed under the name Bernstein...
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Politics and law
- Samuel E. Burns (1810-1836), Defender of the Alamo
- Conrad BurnsConrad BurnsConrad Ray Burns is a former United States Senator from Montana. He is only the second Republican to represent Montana in the Senate since the passage in 1913 of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and is the longest-serving Republican senator in Montana history.While in...
(born 1935), American politician, Republican U. S. Senator from Montana - E.L.M. Burns (1897–1985), Canadian Army officer and diplomat
- George Burns (Australian politician)George Burns (Australian politician)George Mason Burns was an Australian politician.Burns was elected to the Australian House of Representatives seat of Illawarra at the 1913 election, representing the Australian Labor Party. He lost his seat at the 1917 election.-Notes:...
(1869–1932), Australian House of Representatives - Henry BurnsHenry BurnsHenry Lee Burns is a freshman Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 9 in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He also owns and operates the Wooden Spoon bakery in Bossier City and is a thoroughbred owner and breeder...
(born 1947), Louisiana politician - James H. Burns, Major General in the United States Army, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of War during World War II - Russian Lend-Lease, Korean War, Division of Defense Aid Reports
- John BurnsJohn BurnsJohn Elliot Burns was an English trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman...
(1858–1943), English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist, and politician - John A. BurnsJohn A. BurnsJohn Anthony Burns served as the second Governor of Hawaii from 1962 to 1974. Born in Fort Assinniboine, Montana, Burns was a resident of Hawaii from 1913....
(1909–1975), Governor of Hawaii - Lucy BurnsLucy BurnsLucy Burns was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate. She was a passionate activist in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Burns was a close friend of Alice Paul, and together they ultimately formed the National Woman's Party.-Early life and education:Lucy Burns was born in...
(1879–1966), American suffragist and women's rights advocate - Marilyn Burns (Alberta politician), Canadian politician
- Mary BurnsMary BurnsMary Burns was an Irish woman, living in Salford, near Manchester, England, known as the lifelong partner of Friedrich Engels.. Burns met Engels during his first stay in Manchester, probably early 1843. The working class woman guided Engels through the region, showing him the worst districts of...
(d. 1863), labor activist and partner of Friedrich EngelsFriedrich EngelsFriedrich Engels was a German industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research... - Michael W. BurnsMichael W. BurnsMichael W. Burns was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 32, which covers a portion of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.-Background:...
(born 1958), former American politician - Max Burns (born 1948), American politician, Republican U. S. Representative
- R. Nicholas BurnsR. Nicholas BurnsR. Nicholas Burns is a retired American diplomat. He is currently Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a member of the Board of Directors of the school's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs...
(born 1956), Ambassador U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs - Simon BurnsSimon BurnsSimon Hugh McGuigan Burns is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Member of Parliament for Chelmsford since the 1987 general election...
(born 1952), British politician - Timothy BurnsTimothy BurnsTimothy Burns was Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1851 until his death while in office in 1853, serving as a Democrat. Timothy Burns was born in Dublin, Ireland. As a young man, he settled in Iowa County, Wisconsin....
(1820–1853), Wisconsin politician - Timothy G. BurnsTimothy Burns (Louisiana politician)Timothy G. Burns , also known as Tim Burns, is a tax attorney from Mandeville, Louisiana, who is a two-term Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 89 in St. Tammany Parish....
(born 1957), Louisiana politician - W. Haydon BurnsW. Haydon BurnsWilliam Haydon Burns was the 35th Governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967. He was also Mayor of the city of Jacksonville, Florida from 1949 to 1965.-Early life:...
(1912–1987), 35th governor of Florida - William J. BurnsWilliam J. BurnsWilliam J. Burns , known as "America's Sherlock Holmes," is famous for having conducted a private investigation clearing Leo Frank of the murder of Mary Phagan, and for serving as the director of the Bureau of Investigation from August 22, 1921 to June 14, 1924...
(1861–1932), director of the Bureau of Investigation (precursor to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation) - William Joseph BurnsWilliam Joseph BurnsWilliam J. Burns , an American diplomat, is the current Deputy Secretary of State and the highest ranked Foreign Service Officer in the United States. He is only the second serving career diplomat in U.S. history to become Deputy Secretary...
(born 1956), Current U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation - Harry T. BurnHarry T. BurnHarry Thomas Burn, Sr. was a member of the Tennessee General Assembly for McMinn County, Tennessee. Burn became the youngest member of the state legislature when he was elected at the age of twenty-two...
, 1895–1977, member of the Tennessee General AssemblyTennessee General AssemblyThe Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional structure:According to the Tennessee State Constitution of 1870, the General Assembly is a bicameral legislature and consists of a Senate of thirty-three members and a House of Representatives of...
Drama and television
- Allan BurnsAllan BurnsAllan Burns is an American screenwriter and television producer. Burns is best known for, alongside James L. Brooks, creating and writing for the television sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda.-Early life:...
, American television writer and producer - Brooke BurnsBrooke BurnsBrooke Elizabeth Burns is an American actress and former fashion model. She began her career on the popular TV series Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii.-Early life:...
, American model and actress, Baywatch, Dog Eat Dog - Burnie BurnsBurnie BurnsMichael Justin "Burnie" Burns is an independent filmmaker living in Texas. His best known contributions have been in machinima, although he has also worked with live-action. In April 2003, Burns, along with several of his friends, created the Internet machinima series Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch...
, independent filmmaker, machinimaMachinimaMachinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...
tor - Carol BurnsCarol Burns.Carol Burns is an Australian actor. She has worked in film, television and theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom.-Career highlights:...
, Australian Actress - Chris Burns (radio host), radio host in Juneau, Alaska
- David Burns (actor)David Burns (actor)David Burns was an American Broadway theatre and motion picture actor and singer.Burns was born on Mott Street in the Manhattan Chinatown of New York City. He made his Broadway debut in Face the Music in 1932, Cole Porter's Nymph Errant was his London debut, and he appeared in many comedies and...
, Actor and Singer - Ed BurnsEd BurnsEd Burns is a producer, screenwriter, and novelist. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. They have collaborated on The Corner and The Wire . Burns is a former Baltimore police detective for the Homicide and Narcotics divisions, and a public school teacher...
, American television writer - Edward BurnsEdward BurnsEdward Fitzgerald Burns is an American actor, film producer, writer and director.-Early life:Burns was born in Woodside, Queens, New York, the son of Molly , a federal agency manager, and Edward J. Burns, a public relations spokesman and police officer. He was raised a Roman Catholic...
, American actor - George BurnsGeorge BurnsGeorge Burns , born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, television and movies, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became...
, American actor and comedian, Burns and AllenBurns and AllenBurns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades.-Vaudeville:...
(Gracie) - Glenn BurnsGlenn BurnsGlenn N. Burns is the current chief meteorologist at WSB-TV in Atlanta. He is an AMS certified meteorologist and appears on the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts Monday-Friday. He also hosted the weekly Mega Millions lottery drawings, based in Atlanta.-Biography:...
, WSB-TV Atlanta's Chief Meteorologist - Gordon Burns, Presenter of The Krypton FactorThe Krypton FactorThe Krypton Factor was a British game show produced by Granada Television for broadcast on ITV. The show originally ran from 7 September 1977 to 20 November 1995, and was hosted by Gordon Burns and usually broadcast on the ITV network on Mondays at 19:00....
from 1977–1995 - Jack BurnsJack BurnsJack Burns is an American comedian and voice actor.-Biography:In 1959, he began his career as a comedy team with George Carlin when both were working for radio station KXOL in Fort Worth, Texas...
, American comedian - Jackson BurnsJackson BurnsJackson Burns is an American stunt performer, stunt coordinator, writer, and actor.Born July 29, 1956 in Poteau, Oklahoma. He is part Native American. Worked on Walker, Texas Ranger; The Con; and Fingerprints...
, American Actor, Stunt Coordinator - John Burns (comics)John Burns (comics)John M. Burns is an English comics artist, with a career stretching back to the mid-1960s.- Biography :His initial work was as an illustrator for Junior Express and School Friend...
, British comic artist known for his work on Modesty Blaise and Judge Dredd - Ken BurnsKen BurnsKenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns is an American director and producer of documentary films, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs...
, documentary filmmaker, Civil War, Baseball, Jazz - Marilyn BurnsMarilyn BurnsMary Lynn Ann Burns , better known as Marilyn Burns, is an American actress, best known for her roles in the horror cult films The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , and Eaten Alive...
, American actress, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Nicholas Burns (British actor), British actor.
- Patrick Burns (paranormal investigator)Patrick Burns (paranormal investigator)Patrick Burns is an American paranormal investigator, best known as star of the TruTV series Haunting Evidence. He is the founder of the popular website , which in 2001 was featured in an Emmy award-winning Turner documentary "Interact Atlanta - 'Ghost Hounds'"...
, American paranormal investigator, star of television show "Haunting Evidence" - Ric BurnsRic BurnsRic Burns is an American documentary filmmaker and writer. He has written, directed and produced historical documentaries for nearly 20 years, beginning with his collaboration on the celebrated PBS series The Civil War , which he produced with his older brother Ken Burns and wrote with Geoffrey C...
, documentary filmmaker and writer, author of "New York: A Documentary Film" brother of Ken. - Steve BurnsSteve BurnsSteven Michael "Steve" Burns is an American entertainer. He is best known as the original host of the long-running children's television program Blue's Clues.-Early career:...
, American Children's Actor, Musician.
Literature and journalism
- Charles BurnsCharles Burns (cartoonist)Charles Burns is an American cartoonist, illustrator and film director.-Life:Burns is renowned for his meticulous, high-contrast and creepy artwork and stories. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, painter Susan Moore, and their two daughters Ava and Rae-Rae.His father was an oceanographer for...
, cartoonist and illustrator - Dr. David D. BurnsDavid D. BurnsDavid D. Burns is an adjunct professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the author of the best-selling book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. Burns popularized cognitive behavioral therapy when his book became a...
, author - Eric BurnsEric BurnsEric Alfred Burns is an American critic, writer, poet, columnist and Role Playing Game developer who lived in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire...
, American media critic and journalist, NBC Nightly News and the Today Show - Eric BurnsEric Burns (blogger)Eric Alfred Burns is an American critic, writer, poet, columnist and Role Playing Game developer who lived in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire...
, critic, writer, poet, columnist and Role Playing Game developer - Gordon BurnsGordon Burns (television)Gordon Burns is a Northern Irish-born British journalist and broadcaster who hosted Granada TV's popular game show The Krypton Factor for its original 18 year run...
, British journalist, The Krypton Factor - James MacGregor BurnsJames MacGregor BurnsJames MacGregor Burns is an historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the of the School of Public Policy at the University...
, presidential biographer and leadership theorist - John F. BurnsJohn F. BurnsJohn Fisher Burns is a British journalist, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. He is the London bureau chief for The New York Times, where he covers international issues. Burns also frequently appears on PBS...
, British foreign correspondent for The New York Times - John BurnsJohn BurnsJohn Elliot Burns was an English trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman...
, Children's author, The Adventures of Pengey Penguin, and writer of nine feature length screenplays - Laura J. BurnsLaura J. BurnsLaura J. Burns is a Californian author originally from Long Island, New York. Starting in publishing, she now specializes in novels based on television shows or movies. She often collaborates with fellow author Melinda Metz, with whom she writes the book series based on the Everwood TV show, and...
, author - Marilyn Burns, Children's author
- Richard BurnsRichard Burns (poet)-Life and work:Richard Burns was born in London into a family of musicians. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and University College London. He has lived in Greece, Italy, the UK, the US and former Yugoslavia...
, contemporary English poet (1943) - Robert BurnsRobert BurnsRobert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
, pioneer of the Romantic movement and Scotland's national poet - Robert Elliott BurnsRobert Elliott BurnsRobert Elliott Burns was a World War I veteran who gained notoriety after escaping from a Georgia chain gang and writing his memoirs exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system.-Biography:...
, Georgia chain gang fugitive and author
Music
- John 'Jake' BurnsJake BurnsJake Burns is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as the frontman of Stiff Little Fingers.-Career:...
, , Irish singer, guitarist and musician, Stiff Little Fingers - Pete BurnsPete BurnsPete Burns is an English singer-songwriter, author and television personality who founded the band Dead or Alive in 1980, for which he acted as the vocalist and songwriter, and which rose to mainstream success with their 1985 single "You Spin Me Round "...
, singer and songwriter, the new wave band Dead Or Alive - The Burns SistersThe Burns SistersFolk, pop and rock are given a Celtic slant by Ithaca, New York-based vocalists the Burns Sisters. Accompanied by Rich DePaolo's guitar, Eric Aceto's fiddle and their own guitar and mandolin, the three sisters—Annie, Marie and Jeannie—harmonize with heartfelt spirit...
, Annie, Marie and Jeannie Burns, American folk music group - Megan BurnsMegan BurnsMegan Burns , also known as Betty Curse, is a British musician and award-winning actress.-Early life and acting career:...
, a musician and former award-winning actress. Also known as "Betty Curse". - Christian BurnsChristian BurnsChristian Burns is an English musician and the son of Tony Burns of "The Signs", a Liverpool-based rock band signed to Decca Records in the 1960s.-Career:...
, British musician - John BurnsJohn BurnsJohn Elliot Burns was an English trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman...
, songwriter
Sports
- Art BurnsArt BurnsArthur Leon Burns is a retired discus thrower from the United States. He finished in fifth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics, just behind his medal winning compatriots Mac Wilkins and John Powell ....
, American discus thrower - Brent BurnsBrent BurnsWilliam Brent Burns is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, Defenseman, National Hockey League, Minnesota Wild - Britt BurnsBritt BurnsRobert Britt Burns is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1978 until 1985, pitching for the Chicago White Sox compiling a career mark of 70 wins and 60 losses with a 3.66 ERA....
, American baseball pitcher - George Burns (first baseman)George Burns (first baseman)George Henry Burns , nicknamed "Tioga George," was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from to...
, American League MLB baseball player - George Burns (outfielder)George Burns (outfielder)George Joseph Burns was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career as the leadoff hitter for the New York Giants. A soft-spoken person, he was nicknamed "Silent George" by his teammates, and he was said to be one of the best pool players ever to play major...
, National League MLB baseball player - George Burns (rower)George Burns (rower)George Robert Burns is a former New Zealand rower.He won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four at the 1938 British Empire Games.-References:...
, New Zealand rower - Jerry BurnsJerry BurnsJerome Monahan "Jerry" Burns is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Iowa, from 1961 to 1965, compiling record of 16–27–2, and for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL from 1986 to 1991, tallying a mark of...
, US football coach Minnesota Vikings - Joe Burns, National Football League
- Kenny BurnsKenny BurnsKenneth "Kenny" Burns is a former Scotland international footballer, most famous for his time with Nottingham Forest, where he played a vital role in their European Cup successes....
, Scottish footballer - Marc BurnsMarc BurnsMarc Burns is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4x100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified from his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round.Marc Burns placed second in the men's 100 metres dash...
, Trinidad and Tobago athlete - Marge BurnsMarge BurnsMarjorie "Marge" Burns was an American and former collegiate and professional golfer. A graduate of Woman's College UNC in 1948, Burns went on to win the North Carolina Amateur Championship an unprecedented ten times and won the Teague Award as the outstanding amateur athlete in the Carolinas...
, American professional golfer - Mickey BurnsMickey BurnsMichael Edward "Mickey" Burns is an English former professional footballer.-Career:A former England amateur international, Burns was signed to Blackpool from the very successful amateur side Skelmersdale United in 1969 by Les Shannon...
, English footballer - Mike Burns, MLS professional and U. S. national team soccer player
- Nathan BurnsNathan BurnsNathan Burns is an Australian international football player currently playing as a right winger for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.-Adelaide United:He formerly played for Parramatta Eagles and trained at the AIS....
, Australian footballer who currently is playing for AEK Athens. - Pat BurnsPat BurnsPatrick Burns was a National Hockey League head coach. Over 14 seasons between 1988 and 2004, he coached in 1,019 games with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils...
, Former head coach for the NHL New Jersey Devils - Richard BurnsRichard BurnsRichard Alexander Burns was an English rally driver. He was born in Reading, Berkshire. He was the 2001 World Rally Champion, having previously finished runner-up in the series in 1999 and 2000. He also helped Mitsubishi to the world manufacturers' title in 1998, and Peugeot in 2002...
, English rally driver - Roy BurnsRoy BurnsRoy Burns is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.-Playing career:Burns began his professional career with Wolverhampton Wanderers but never made a first team appearance for the club before joining Port Vale in October 1935...
, English soccer player - Tommy Burns (boxer)Tommy Burns (boxer)Tommy Burns , born Noah Brusso, is the only Canadian born world heavyweight champion boxer. The first to travel the globe in defending his title, Tommy made 11 title defenses despite often being the underdog due to his size. Burns famously challenged all comers as Heavyweight Champion, leading to...
, Boxer, world heavyweight champion 1906–1908 - Tommy Burns (Australian boxer)Tommy Burns (Australian boxer)Tommy Burns was the professional name of the Australian boxer Geoffrey Mostyn Murphy . He was born in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, but spent most of his life in the neighbouring Australian state of Queensland....
, welterweight champion of Australia - Tommy Burns (footballer), soccer player, Celtic F.C., Kilmarnock F.C.
- Kevin Burns (fighter)Kevin Burns (fighter)Kevin Burns is an American mixed martial artist in the welterweight division. He is most known for his 2-3 stint in the UFC. Burns is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Carlos Henrique "Caique" Elias.-Mixed martial arts career:...
, American Mixed Martial Artist
Other
- Albert Garrette BurnsAlbert Garrette BurnsAlbert Garrette Burns was president of the National Inventors Congress starting in 1931 and served till at least 1939. He was known as the "Nation's Gadget Chief".-Biography:...
, inventor - Anthony BurnsAnthony BurnsAnthony Burns was born a slave in Stafford County, Virginia. As a young man, he became a Baptist and a "slave preacher"...
, fugitive slave - Arthur F. BurnsArthur F. BurnsArthur Frank Burns was an American economist. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978.- Career :...
(1904–1987), Galician-born American economist and Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978 - Arthur John BurnsArthur John BurnsArthur John Burns was a prominent early settler of Otago, New Zealand, a member of the Otago Provincial Council, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and founder of the Mosgiel Woollen Company, Dunedin....
, New Zealand settler - Barnet BurnsBarnet BurnsBarnet Burns was an English sailor, trader, and showman who became one of the first Europeans to live as a Pākehā Māori and to receive the full Māori facial tattoo. He travelled to Australia and found employment as a trader of flax in New Zealand in the 1830s...
, New Zealand visitor who had first facial tattoo ...and showman - Ed "Big Ed" Burns, 19th century American con-man
- George Burns (shipping magnate)George Burns (shipping magnate)Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet was a Scottish shipping magnate.Burns was born in Glasgow, the son of Rev John Burns , a Presbyterian minister. George was the younger brother of James Burns , with whom he formed a partnership, J. & G. Burns...
, Scottish shipping magnate - James Burns, a Director Emeritus at the Power Corporation of Canada
- Sir James Burns (shipowner), Scottish/Australian Businessman, Shipowner, Philanthropist
- John L. BurnsJohn L. BurnsJohn Lawrence Burns , veteran of the War of 1812, became a 70-year-old civilian combatant with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War...
, famed civilian who took up arms during the Battle of Gettysburg - John M. Burns (sailor), American Civil War sailor and Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient - Kevin P Burns, (born 1966) American Oil Painting Artist
- Marvin Ray Burns, mathematician
- Otway BurnsOtway BurnsOtway Burns was an American privateer during the War of 1812 and later, a North Carolina State Senator.-Early life:...
, American privateer - War of 1812 - Patrick Burns, Canadian rancher, meat packer, businessman, Senator, and philanthropist
- Ursula BurnsUrsula BurnsUrsula M. Burns serves as chairwoman and CEO of Xerox. She is the first African-American woman CEO to head a Fortune 500 company. She is also the first woman to succeed another woman as head of a Fortune 500 company...
, CEO of Xerox Corporation - William Wallace BurnsWilliam Wallace BurnsWilliam Wallace Burns was a career American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general in the volunteer army. He was among the commanders of the famed Philadelphia Brigade.-Birth and early years:Burns was born in Coshocton, Ohio, son...
, American Civil War major general - Sir Joseph Burn, 1871–1950, Chairman of the Prudential Insurance Company and President of the Institute of Actuaries 1926-1928
- Joseph A. BurnsJoseph A. BurnsJoseph Burns is a professor at Cornell University with a dual appointment in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and the Astronomy department. His primary area of research is dynamics in planetary sciences.- Professional biography :...
United Stade of American astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
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 BurnsMontgomery BurnsCharles Montgomery "Monty" Burns, usually referred to as Mr. Burns, is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, who is voiced by Harry Shearer and previously Christopher Collins. Burns is the evil owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and is Homer...
(aka Mr. Burns) is a character from the animated series The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
. - Larry Burns, Burns, Baby BurnsBurns, Baby Burns"Burns, Baby Burns" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons eighth season, first aired by the Fox network on November 17, 1996. Mr. Burns' long lost son Larry returns and although they at first get along well, Mr. Burns begins to see that his son has turned out to be an oaf. It was directed by Jim...
, voiced by Rodney Dangerfield, (CM Burns' son). - Nick Burns, played by Jimmy FallonJimmy FallonJames Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...
, character in a recurring Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
skit - C.U. BurnC.U. BurnC.U. Burn is a cult Irish language television comedy broadcast on the Irish language television channel TG4. It tells the tales of the County Donegal undertakers Charlie and Vincie Burn who run a turf-fueled crematorium. They are rivalled by another group of more professional undertakers led by...
, main character in Irish languageIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
television series C.U. Burn, broadcast on TG4TG4TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
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People with the first or middle name Burns
- Isaac Burns MurphyIsaac Burns MurphyIsaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy won three Kentucky Derbies.-Early life:...
, African-American thoroughbred jockey - Emily Burns Robison, musician, member of American countryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
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