William Burns

William Burns may refer to:

William Burnes (1721–1784), father of poet Robert Burns
William Chalmers Burns (1815–1868), Scottish evangelist and missionary
William Wallace Burns (1825–1892), American soldier
William Burns, victim of lynching in Cumberland, Maryland, 1907
William J. Burns (1861–1932), American director of the Bureau of Investigation (predecessor to the FBI) 1921–1924
William Burns (lacrosse) (1875–1953), Canadian Olympic lacrosse player
William Herbert Burns (1878–1964), Canadian politician and merchant
William Burns (cricketer) (1883–1916), English cricketer
Tosher Burns (William Burns, 1902–1984), Irish international footballer of the 1920s
W. Haydon Burns (1912–1987), 35th Governor of Florida
William Burns (Australian politician) (1933–2009), member of the Australian House of Representatives
William Burns (referee) (born 1952 or 1953), English football referee
William Joseph Burns (born 1956), former United States Deputy Secretary of State
William D. Burns (born 1973), Illinois State Representative
Dr William Burns (botanist) (1884–1970) Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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