John Burns (disambiguation)

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

John Burns or Jon Burns may also refer to:

Entertainment

• 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) (born 1945), radio presenter on 3AW, Melbourne
• Jake Burns (born 1958), Irish singer and guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers
• John Burns, a fictional character on the television series Taxi

Military

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

Politics

• John Fitzgerald Burns (1833–1911), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• John A. Burns (1909–1975), delegate and governor of the U.S. state of Hawaii
• John David Burns, President of the State Senate of Oregon from 1971 to 1973
• John H. Burns, former United States Ambassador to Tanzania
• Jon G. Burns (born 1952), state representative in Georgia
• John J. Burns (Alaska politician), former Alaska Attorney General

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) (fl. 1911–12), Scottish professional footballer
• John Burns (Irish footballer) (born 1977), former Irish footballer
• John A. Burns (American football), American football coach
• Jake Burns (rugby union) (born 1941), New Zealand rugby union player

Others

• John Burns (businessman) (born 1944), British property developer
• John Burns (entomologist), curator and professor at the Smithsonian Institution
• 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

See also

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