Burns

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Burns is the name of several people and places:

In an international setting Burns most likely refers to:

• Robert Burns (1759-1796), pioneer of the Romantic movement and Scotland's national poet

It can also refer to:

Contents 1 People 1.1 Politics and Law 1.2 Drama and Television 1.3 Literature and Journalism 1.4 Music 1.5 Sports 1.6 Other 1.7 Fictional characters 1.8 People with the first or middle name Burns 2 Places 3 Things which use the name Burns 4 See also

[edit] People

• Burns (clan), a Scottish clan

Individual people with entries in Encyclopedia Jr whose family name is or was Burns include:

[edit] Politics and Law

• Dr. Chris Burns, Australian politician
• Conrad Burns, American politician, Republican U. S. Senator from Montana
• E.L.M. Burns, Canadian Army officer and diplomat
• George Burns (1869-1932), Australian House of Representatives
• James H. Burns (1885-1972), Maj. Gen. U.S. Army, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of War during World War II - Russian Lend-Lease, Korean War, Division of Defense Aid Reports
• John Burns (1858-1943), English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician
• John A. Burns (1909–1975), Governor of Hawaii 1962-1974
• Lucy Burns, American suffragist and women's rights advocate
• Marilyn Burns, American actress
• Marilyn Burns, Canadian politician from Alberta
• Max Burns, American politician, Republican U. S. Representative 2003-2005
• R. Nicholas Burns, Ambassador U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• Simon Burns, British politician
• Timothy Burns, Wisconsin politician
• W. Haydon Burns (1912-1987), 35th governor of Florida
• William J. Burns (1860-1932), director Bureau of Investigation 1921-1924
• William Joseph Burns, Current US Ambassador to the Russian Federation
• Brian Burns, who is no importance to politics.

[edit] Drama and Television

• Allan Burns, American television writer and producer
• Brooke Burns, American model and actress, Baywatch, Dog Eat Dog
• Burnie Burns, independent filmmaker
• Chris Burns, radio host in Juneau, Alaska
• Chris Burns, actor in pornographic films
• David Burns, Actor and Singer
• Ed Burns, American television writer
• Edward Burns, American actor
• Gene Burns, radio talk show host - KGO 810 AM - San Francisco Bay Area
• George Burns (1896-1996), American actor and comedian, Burns and Allen (Gracie)
• Glenn Burns, WSB-TV Atlanta's Chief Meteorologist
• Jack Burns, American comedian
• Steve Burns, American Children's Actor, Musician.
• John Burns, British comic artist known for his work on Modesty Blaise and Judge Dredd
• Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker, Civil War, Baseball, Jazz
• Marilyn Burns, American actress, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[edit] Literature and Journalism

• Charles Burns, cartoonist and illustrator
• Dr. David D. Burns, author
• Eric Burns, American media critic and journalist, NBC Nightly News and the Today Show
• Eric Burns, critic, writer, poet, columnist and Role Playing Game developer
• Gordon Burns, British journalist, The Krypton Factor
• James MacGregor Burns, presidential biographer and leadership theorist
• John F. Burns, British foreign correspondent for The New York Times
• Richard Burns, contemporary English poet (1943)
• Robert Burns, pioneer of the Romantic movement and Scotland's national poet
• Kathy S. Burns, American journalist and photographer
• Joseph Bueno Burns Sports Writer/Dayton Daily News/Journal Herald deceased 1973

[edit] Music

• John 'Jake' Burns, , Irish singer, guitarist and musician, Stiff Little Fingers
• Pete Burns, singer and songwriter, the new wave band Dead Or Alive
• Steve Burns, rock guitarist
• Jerry Burns, musician, lyricist, singer, category: ambient music
• Joseph Bueno Burns Sports Writer/Dayton Daily News/Journal Herald deceased 1973

[edit] Sports

• Britt Burns, pitcher, Major League Baseball 1978-1985, Chicago White Sox
• George Burns (1893-1978), American League MLB baseball player
• George Burns (1889-1966), National League MLB baseball player
• Jerry Burns, football coach Minnesota Vikings
• Joe Burns, National Football League
• Marc Burns, Olympic runner, Trinidad and Tobago
• Marge Burns, American professional golfer
• Matt Burns, British professional wrestler
• Mike Burns, MLS professional and U. S. national team soccer player
• Pat Burns, Former head coach for the NHL New Jersey Devils
• Richard Burns, (1971-2005), English rally driver
• Tommy Burns, Boxer, world heavyweight champion 1906–1908
• Tommy Burns, soccer player, Celtic F.C., Kilmarnock F.C.

[edit] Other

• Alexander Burns (1834-?), Canadian educator
• Anthony Burns (1830-1862), fugitive slave
• Arthur F. Burns, economist, U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve (1970-1978)
• Burns (clan), a Scottish clan
• George Burns (1795-1890), Scottish shipping magnate
• Hugh Burns (1846-1911), railroad construction
• James Burns, a Director Emeritus at the Power Corporation of Canada
• Sir James Burns, (1846-1923) Scottish/ Australian Businessman, Shipowner, Philanthropist
• John Burns, (1793-1872), soldier, War of 1812, American Civil War
• John M. Burns, American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• Marilyn Burns (educator) mathematics educator
• M.J. Burns, artist, engraver 1880's, Jeannette Arctic Expedition of 1879-1881
• Otway Burns (1775-1850), American privateer - War of 1812

[edit] Fictional characters

• Frank Burns, from M*A*S*H, portrayed by Robert Duvall in the motion picture and Larry Linville in the television show
• Charles Montgomery Burns (aka Mr. Burns) is a character from the animated series The Simpsons
• Larry Burns, Burns, Baby Burns, voiced by Rodney Dangerfield, (CM Burns' son).
• Roy Burns, played by Dick Wieand, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.
• Nick Burns, played by Jimmy Fallon, character in a recurring Saturday Night Live skit

[edit] People with the first or middle name Burns

• Isaac Burns Murphy, African-American thoroughbred jockey

[edit] Places

• Places named for Robert Burns or the Scottish surname, by Scottish emigrants:
  • Burns, New South Wales, formerly a town on the border of New South Wales/South Australia, Australia, now a part of Cockburn-Burns
  • Burns, Colorado, unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States
  • Burns, Kansas, town in Marion County, Kansas, United States
  • Burns, New York, town in Allegany County, New York, United States
  • Burns, Oregon, town in Harney County, Oregon, United States
  • Burns, Tennessee, town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States
  • Burns, Texas, rural community in Bowie County, Texas, United States
  • Burns, Wisconsin, town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
  • Burns, Wyoming, town in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
• Other places:
  • Burns Bog, largest raised peat bog in North America, Delta, British Columbia
  • Burns City, Texas, community in Cooke County, Texas
  • Burns Flat, Oklahoma, town in Washita County, Oklahoma
  • Burns Harbor, Indiana, town in Porter County, Indiana
  • Burns Lake, British Columbia, community Regional District of Buckley-Nechako, British Columbia, Canada
  • Burns Road, street in downtown Karachi
  • Burns Township, Michigan, township in Shiawassee County, Michigan
  • Burns Township, Minnesota, township in Anoka County, Minnesota

[edit] Things which use the name Burns

• Burns' Day storm, hurricane force winds storm January 25–26, 1990, over Northwestern Europe, named for the birthday of Robert Burns
• Burns supper, or a Burns Night, celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns
• The terms "Burns Fellowship" and "Burns Fellow" have several applications around the world:
  • Robert Burns Fellowship, University of Otago, New Zealand literary fellowship, named after Robert Burns, based in the nation's most Scottish city
  • Vancouver Burns Fellowship, founded in 1924, among its aims erection of statue of Robbie Burns in Stanley Park, Vancouver
  • Arthur F. Burns Fellowship, for U. S. journalists with German language skills, organized by the International Center for Journalists
  • Burns London, a prestigious British guitar maker
• Sideburns are a kind of facial hair
• Ships of U. S. Navy named Burns or USS Burns the latter for Otway Burns (1775–1850), a privateer in the War of 1812
  • Etta M. Burns (No. 542), auxiliary schooner 1917-1919
  • First USS Burns (DD-171/DM-11) destroyer, 1919-1930
  • Second USS Burns (DD-588) destroyer, 1943-1946
  • W. W. Burns, a wooden-hulled Chesapeake Bay schooner, 1861-?

Entities which use the name Burns:

• Burns Protective is a private security company acquired by Securitas AB.
• John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawai'i

[edit] See also

• places:
  • Burnside
  • Burnsville
• others:
  • burn
  • Burnes
  • Byrnes
  • Bourns
  • George Bruns (1914-1983), American film composer