Burnet (surname)

Burnet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alastair Burnet (1928–2013), British journalist.
 * Alexander Burnet (1615–1684), Scottish clergyman.
 * David G. Burnet (1788–1870), president of the Republic of Texas.
 * David Burnet (Quebec politician) (c. 1803–1853), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.
 * Frank Macfarlane Burnet (1895–1985), Australian biologist.
 * Gilbert Burnet (1643–1715), Scottish historian and Anglican bishop.
 * Guy Burnet (born 1983), English film, television and theatre actor.
 * Helen Burnet, Tasmanian politician
 * Isaac G. Burnet (1784–1856), Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.
 * Jacob Burnet (1770–1853), American jurist and statesman from Ohio.
 * Jean Burnet (1920–2009), Canadian academic specializing in ethnic studies.
 * John Burnet (architect) (1814–1901), Scottish architect
 * John Burnet (classicist) (1863–1928), Scottish classicist.
 * John Burnet (painter) (1781 or 1784–1868), Scottish engraver and painter.
 * John James Burnet (1857–1938), Scottish Edwardian architect
 * Lorenzo Burnet (born 1991), Dutch footballer
 * Noel Burnet (1904–1953), Australian koala expert
 * Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond (1592–1661), Scottish advocate and judge.
 * Ronnie Burnet (1918–1999), English cricketer and last amateur captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
 * Thomas Burnet (1635?-1715), theologian and writer on cosmogony
 * William Burnet (1688–1729), British colonial administrator
 * William Burnet (1730–1791), American physician and political leader