Kearns (surname)

Kearns is an anglicized Irish surname of Ó Céirín. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alicia Kearns, British politician elected in 2019
 * Anthony Kearns (born 1971), Irish musician
 * Austin Kearns (born 1980), baseball player
 * Billy Kearns (1923-1992), American actor, seen in French films (1958-1991)
 * Bracken Kearns (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Burt Kearns (born 1956), American author and television & film producer
 * Dan Kearns (1956–2022), Canadian football player
 * Daniel Kearns (designer) (born 1975), Irish menswear designer
 * Daniel Kearns (footballer) (born 1991), Irish footballer
 * Daniel F. Kearns (1896–1963), American military aviator
 * David T. Kearns (1930–2011), American CEO of Xerox Corporation and Deputy Secretary of Education
 * Dennis Kearns (born 1945), Canadian retired ice hockey player
 * Doris Kearns Goodwin (born Doris Helen Kearns, 1943), American author
 * Gerard Kearns (born 1984), English actor
 * Gertrude Kearns (born 1950), Canadian war artist
 * H.G.H. Kearns (1902–1986), British entomologist
 * James Kearns (born 1957), writer of the film John Q
 * John Kearns (comedian) (born 1987), British comedian
 * John Kearns (footballer) (1883–1928), British footballer
 * John Kearns (politician) (1784–1864), Irish-Canadian politician
 * Joseph Kearns (1907–1962), American actor
 * Martin Kearns (1977-2015), English drummer
 * Michael Kearns (actor) (born 1950), American actor
 * Michael Kearns (computer scientist), American computer scientist
 * Mick Kearns (born 1950), Irish footballer
 * Mike Kearns (1929–2009), American professional basketball player
 * Mogue Kearns (died 1798), United Irishmen during the 1798 Rebellion
 * Ollie Kearns (born 1956), English footballer
 * Peter Kearns (1937–2014), English footballer
 * Phil Kearns (born 1967), Australian former rugby union player
 * Robert Kearns (1927–2005), inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper
 * Steve Kearns (born 1956), Canadian football player
 * Thomas Kearns (1862–1918), early United States Senator from Utah
 * William Henry Kearns (1794–1846), Irish composer