John Burns (1858–1943) was an English trade unionist, socialist and politician.
John or Jon Burns may also refer to:
Entertainment John Burns (radio presenter) (born 1945), Australian radio presenter on 3AW, Melbourne John Burns (sound engineer), British recording engineer and producer since the 1960s Jake Burns (born 1958), Irish singer and guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers John M. Burns (1938–2023), 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 (1916–1953), American military intelligence officer and novelist John L. Burns (1794–1872), American soldier in the War of 1812 and civilian combatant in the Battle of Gettysburg John M. Burns (sailor) (1835–1864), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
Politics John Burns (California politician) (born 1840), California State Assemblyman John A. Burns (1909–1975), American delegate and governor of the state of Hawaii John David Burns (born 1936), American President of the Senate of Oregon State from 1971 to 1973 John Fitzgerald Burns (1833–1911), Australian member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly John H. Burns, American Ambassador to Tanzania John J. Burns (Alaska politician) (born 1959), American Attorney General in Alaska John J. Burns (New York politician) John J. Burns (Vermont politician) (1894–1984), mayor of Burlington, Vermont Jon G. Burns (born 1952), American state representative in Georgia
Sports John Burns (Australian rules footballer) (born 1949), Australian former North Melbourne centreman John Burns (baseball) (1861–?), American baseball player John Burns (Irish footballer) (born 1977), Irish footballer John Burns (Scottish footballer) (), Scottish professional footballer John Burns (umpire) (1859–1919), American baseball umpire John Burns (weightlifter) (born 1948), British Olympic weightlifter John A. Burns (American football) (1916–1968), American football coach John Campbell Burns (1880–1941), New Zealand cricketer Jake Burns (rugby union) (born 1941), New Zealand rugby union player Jake Burns (rugby league) (born 2000), English rugby league player
Others John Burns (businessman) (born 1944), British property developer John Burns (entomologist), American curator and professor at the Smithsonian Institution John Burns (farmer) (1769–1785), youngest brother of the poet Robert Burns. John Burns (judge), Australian judge John Burns (minister) (1744–1839), Scottish minister John Burns (surgeon) (1775–1850), Scottish surgeon John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde (1829–1901), Scottish ship owner John Fisher Burns (1944–2026), British foreign correspondent for The New York Times
See also Burns (surname) Jack Burns (disambiguation) John Burn (disambiguation) John Byrnes (disambiguation) John Burns Hynd (1902–1971), British Labour politician John David Burnes (born 1988), Canadian archer