William Burns

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

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

Others

• William Burns (saddler) (1769–1790), brother of Robert Burns the poet
• William Chalmers Burns (1815–1868), Scottish evangelist and missionary
• William Wallace Burns (1825–1892), American soldier
• William Burns (died 1907), victim of lynching in Cumberland, Maryland

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)