William, Will, or Willie Burns may refer to:
Politics and law William Burns (Scottish historian) (1809–1876), Scottish lawyer and historian William D. Burns (born 1973), Illinois state representative W. Haydon Burns (1912–1987), governor of Florida William Herbert Burns (1878–1964), Canadian politician, merchant, and Olympic curling champion William J. Burns (1861–1932), American director of the Bureau of Investigation (predecessor to the FBI) 1921–1924 William J. Burns (diplomat) (born 1956), CIA director and former United States Deputy Secretary of State William L. Burns (1913–2005), member of the New York State Assembly Bill Burns (Australian politician) (William George Burns, 1933–2009), member of the Australian House of Representatives
Sports William Burns (cricketer) (1883–1916), English cricketer William Burns (lacrosse) (1875–1953), Canadian Olympic lacrosse player William Burns (referee) (1952–2019), English football referee Tosher Burns (William Burns, 1902–1984), Irish international footballer of the 1920s Will Burns (racing driver) (born 1990), British racing driver Willie Burns (baseball) (1916–1966), American Negro league baseball player Willie Burns (swimmer) (1910–1967), Scottish swimmer Willie Burns (footballer), Scottish footballer Bill Burns (baseball) (William Thomas Burns, 1880–1953), American baseball pitcher involved in the Black Sox scandal Billy Burns (baseball) (William John Burns, born 1989), American baseball player Bill Burns (footballer) (William Philip Burns, 1884–1955), Australian rules footballer Billy Burns (footballer) (William Burns, 1907–?), English football player Billy Burns (rugby league) (William Burns, born 1998), Australian rugby league player Billy Joe Burns (William Joseph Burns, born 1989), footballer from Northern Ireland
Others William Burns (saddler) (1769–1790), brother of Robert Burns the poet William Nicol Burns (1791–1872), sixth child, third born and second surviving son of Robert Burns the poet William Chalmers Burns (1815–1868), Scottish evangelist and missionary William F. Burns (1932–2021). U.S. Army major general William Wallace Burns (1825–1892), American soldier William Burns (died 1907), victim of lynching in Cumberland, Maryland, see lynching of William Burns Bill Burns (anchor) (William M. Burns, 1913–1997), American news anchor
See also Bill Burns (disambiguation) Billy Burns (disambiguation) William Burn (disambiguation) William Byrne (disambiguation) William Burnes (1721–1784), father of poet Robert Burns Burns (surname)