William Burnett

William Burnett may refer to:

• William Burnett (physician) (1779–1861), British physician
• William Burnett (preacher) (1808–?), president of Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio
• William Burnett mayor and politician from New Zealand, see Mayor of Dunedin
• W. R. Burnett (William Riley Burnett, 1899–1982), American novelist and screenwriter
• William Farquharson Burnett (c. 1837–1863), senior officer in the Royal Navy

See also

• William Burnet (disambiguation)
• Billy Burnette (b. 1953), American guitarist