John Burns (disambiguation)
John Burns 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), Australian radio presenter on 3AW, Melbourne
- Jake Burns, Irish singer and guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers
- John M. Burns, 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, American military intelligence officer and novelist
- John L. Burns, American soldier in the War of 1812 and civilian combatant in the Battle of Gettysburg
- John M. Burns (sailor), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
Politics
- John Burns (California politician), California State Assemblyman
- John A. Burns, American delegate and governor of the state of Hawaii
- John David Burns, American President of the Senate of Oregon State from 1971 to 1973
- John Fitzgerald Burns, Australian member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- John H. Burns, American Ambassador to Tanzania
- John J. Burns (Alaska politician), American Attorney General in Alaska
- John J. Burns (New York politician)
- John J. Burns (Vermont politician), mayor of Burlington, Vermont
- Jon G. Burns, American state representative in Georgia
Sports
- John Burns (Australian rules footballer), Australian former North Melbourne centreman
- John Burns (baseball), American baseball player
- John Burns (Irish footballer), Irish footballer
- John Burns (Scottish footballer), Scottish professional footballer
- John Burns (umpire), American baseball umpire
- John Burns (weightlifter), British Olympic weightlifter
- John A. Burns (American football), American football coach
- John Campbell Burns, New Zealand cricketer
- Jake Burns (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union player
- Jake Burns (rugby league), English rugby league player
Others
- John Burns (businessman), British property developer
- John Burns (entomologist), American curator and professor at the Smithsonian Institution
- John Burns (farmer), youngest brother of the poet Robert Burns.
- John Burns (judge), Australian judge
- John Burns (minister), Scottish minister
- John Burns (surgeon), Scottish surgeon
- John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde, Scottish ship owner
- John Fisher Burns, British foreign correspondent for ''The New York Times''