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 (1916–1966), American Negro league baseball player
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)
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