Burns

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Burns is the name of several people and places:

In an international setting Burns most likely refers to:

It can also refer to:

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[edit] People

Individual people with entries in Wikipedia 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), Australian House of Representatives
  • James H. Burns), 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), English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician
  • John A. Burns (1909–1975), Governor of Hawaii
  • 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
  • R. Nicholas Burns, Ambassador U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
  • Simon Burns, British politician
  • Timothy Burns, Wisconsin politician
  • W. Haydon Burns), 35th governor of Florida
  • William J. Burns), director Bureau of Investigation
  • William Joseph Burns, Current US Ambassador to the Russian Federation

[edit] Drama and Television

[edit] Literature and Journalism

  • Kathy S. Burns, American journalist and photographer
  • Joseph Bueno Burns Sports Writer/Dayton Daily News/Journal Herald deceased 1973

[edit] Music

[edit] Sports

[edit] Other

  • Alexander Burns (1834-?), Canadian educator
  • Anthony Burns, fugitive slave
  • Arthur F. Burns, economist, U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve)
  • Burns (clan), a Scottish clan
  • George Burns (shipping magnate), Scottish shipping magnate
  • Hugh Burns, railroad construction
  • James Burns, a Director Emeritus at the Power Corporation of Canada
  • Sir James Burns (shipowner), Scottish/Australian Businessman, Shipowner, Philanthropist
  • John Burns (Civil War),, soldier, War of 1812, American Civil War
  • John M. Burns (sailor), 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
  • Otway Burns, American privateer - War of 1812
  • James Burns (1985- Present) Party Liason

[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 based on the real life person Matthew Burns
  • 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

[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:

[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
  • The Ken Burns Effect

Entities which use the name Burns:

[edit] See also

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