William Burns
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William Burns refers to:
- William Chalmers Burns (1815–1868), Scottish evangelist and missionary
- William J. Burns (1860–1932), American director of the Bureau of Investigation (predecessor to the FBI) 1921–1924
- William H. Burns (1924–1995), Irish artist from Belfast
- William Joseph Burns (contemporary), U.S. Ambassador to Russia
- William Burns (cricketer) (1883-1916), English cricketer
- William Thomas Burns, (1880-1953), US baseball player
- William Wallace Burns (1825-92), American soldier
- William Burns (1903-), Northern Ireland football