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), 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