James Burns

James Burns may refer to:

James Burns (shipowner) (1846–1923), Australian businessman
James Anderson Burns (1865–1945), founder of the Oneida Baptist Institute
James MacGregor Burns (1918–2014), American biographer
James Burns (businessman), Canadian businessman
James Burns (Scottish shipowner) (1789–1871)
James Burns (merchant), Glasgow-born merchant of the 17th century
James Drummond Burns (1823–1864), Scottish Presbyterian minister and poet
James M. Burns (judge) (1924–2001), U.S. federal judge
James M. Burns (Medal of Honor) (1845–1910), Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War
James Burns, 3rd Baron Inverclyde (1864–1919)
James Burns (publisher) (1808–1871), Scottish publisher and author
James Burns (Spiritualist) (1835–1894), English Spiritualist, naturopath, journalist and publisher
Jim Burns (born 1948), Welsh artist
Jim Burns (poet) (born 1936), English poet
Jim Burns (Oz), character on the HBO series Oz
Jim Burns (1908-1933), founder of what later became Burns London, a guitar and amplifier company

Sportsmen

James D. Burns (1865–1928), American businessman and owner of the Detroit Tigers
James Burns (cricketer) (1866–1957), English cricketer
James Farmer Burns (baseball) (1876–?), American baseball player
Jamie Burns (born 1984), English footballer
Jim Burns (footballer) (born 1943), Scottish footballer
Jim Burns (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player
Jim Burns (baseball) (died 1909), 19th-century baseball player