Berns (surname)

Berns is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alphonse Berns (born 1952), Luxembourg diplomat
• Anton Berns, Dutch scientist
• Augusto Berns (1842–after 1888), German engineer and entrepreneur that rediscovered Machu Picchu
• Bert Berns (1929–1967), American songwriter
• Ilene Berns (1943–2017), American record company director
• Kenneth Berns (1938–2024), American virologist
• Laurence Berns, American philosopher
• Magdalen Berns (1983–2019), British YouTuber and radical feminist activist
• Marguerite Bernes (1901–1996), Algerian nun recognised as Righteous Among the Nations
• Mel Berns (1897–1977), American make-up artist
• Michael W. Berns (1942–2022), American biologist
• Rick Berns (born 1956), American football player
• Rima Berns-McGown, Canadian politician and author
• Sam Berns (1997–2014), American progeria sufferer and campaigner
• Thomas B. Berns (1945–2018), American politician, civil engineer, and surveyor
• Walter Berns (1919–2015), American law professor

See also

• Burns (surname)