Burnham (surname)

Burnham is a surname of English origin.

Notable people

 * Andrew Burnham (priest) (born 1948), Church of England Bishop
 * Andy Burnham (born 1970), English politician
 * Bo Burnham (born 1990), American comedian, musician, and filmmaker
 * Charles Burnham (musician) (born 1950), American musician
 * Chris Burnham, American comic book artist
 * Clara Louise Burnham (1854–1927), American novelist
 * Claudine Burnham, American politician
 * Clark Burnham (1802–1871), American politician
 * Daniel Burnham (1846–1912), American architect and urban planner
 * Daniel F. Burnham (1864–1957), American politician
 * David Burnham (novelist) (1907–1974), American novelist
 * Edwin Otway Burnham (1824–1873), American minister
 * Eleanor Burnham, Welsh politician
 * Enid, Lady Burnham, British-Argentinian Girl Guide scout
 * Forbes Burnham (1923–1985), Guyanese politician and leader of Guyana
 * Frederick K. Burnham, American motorboat racer
 * Frederick Russell Burnham (1861–1947), American scout and adventurer
 * George Burnham (1868–1939), American banker and politician
 * Gracia Burnham (born 1959), American missionary
 * Henry E. Burnham (1844–1917), American politician
 * Howard Burnham (1870–1917), American spy for France during World War I
 * Howard Mather Burnham (1842–1863), Union first lieutenant in the American Civil War
 * Hugo Burnham (born 1956), English musician
 * Iris Burnham, American educator
 * James Burnham (1905–1987), American political theorist
 * Jeremy Burnham, English actor and screenwriter
 * Kevin Burnham (1956-2020), American sailor
 * Lem Burnham (born 1947), American football player
 * Linda Burnham (born 1948), American women's rights activist
 * Paul Burnham, English businessman and cricket supporter
 * Robert Burnham Jr. (1931–1993), American astronomer
 * Russell Adam Burnham (born 1979), American soldier, "Soldier of the Year" in 2003
 * Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838–1921), American astronomer
 * Thomas Burnham (1617–1688), English-born American lawyer and landowner
 * Van Burnham (born 1971), American writer, designer, producer, and curator
 * Walter Dean Burnham (1930–2022), American academic and expert on U.S. elections and voting patterns
 * Watch Burnham (1860–1902), American baseball umpire and manager
 * Zacheus Burnham (1777–1857), Canadian farmer, judge, and politician

In fiction

 * Lester Burnham, the protagonist of the 1999 film American Beauty, played by Kevin Spacey
 * Michael Burnham, a character in the 2017 television series Star Trek: Discovery, played by Sonequa Martin-Green