John Burns (disambiguation)

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

John or Jon Burns may also refer to:

Entertainment

• John Burns (audio engineer), British recording engineer and producer since the 1960s
• John Burns (radio presenter) (born 1945), Australian radio presenter on 3AW, Melbourne
• Jake Burns (born 1958), Irish singer and guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers
• John M. Burns (1938 – 2023), British comic artist known for his work on Modesty Blaise and Judge Dredd
• John Burns (fictional character), a fictional character on the American sitcom Taxi

Military

• John Horne Burns (1916–1953), American military intelligence officer and novelist
• John L. Burns (1794–1872), American soldier in the War of 1812 and civilian combatant in the Battle of Gettysburg
• John M. Burns (sailor) (1835–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

Politics

• John A. Burns (1909–1975), American delegate and governor of the state of Hawaii
• John David Burns (born 1936), American President of the Senate of Oregon State from 1971 to 1973
• John Fitzgerald Burns (1833–1911), Australian member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• John H. Burns, American Ambassador to Tanzania
• John J. Burns (Alaska politician) (born 1959), American Attorney General in Alaska
• John J. Burns (New York politician)
• John J. Burns (Vermont politician), mayor of Burlington, Vermont
• Jon G. Burns (born 1952), American state representative in Georgia

Sports

• John Burns (Australian rules footballer) (born 1949), Australian former North Melbourne centreman
• John Burns (baseball) (1861–?), American baseball player
• John Burns (Irish footballer) (born 1977), Irish footballer
• John Burns (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1911–12), Scottish professional footballer
• John Burns (umpire) (1859–1919), American baseball umpire
• John Burns (weightlifter) (born 1948), British Olympic weightlifter
• John A. Burns (American football) (1916–1968), American football coach
• John Campbell Burns (1880–1941), New Zealand cricketer
• Jake Burns (rugby union) (born 1941), New Zealand rugby union player

Others

• John Burns (businessman) (born 1944), British property developer
• John Burns (entomologist), American curator and professor at the Smithsonian Institution
• John Burns (farmer) (1769–1785), youngest brother of the poet Robert Burns.
• John Burns (judge), Australian judge
• John Burns (minister) (1744–1839), Scottish minister
• John Burns (surgeon) (1775–1850), Scottish surgeon
• John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde (1829–1901), Scottish ship owner
• John Fisher Burns (born 1944), British foreign correspondent for The New York Times

See also

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