Burns can refer to:

• Burn
• A Scottish clan: see Burns (clan)
• George Burns (actor)
• George H. Burns (baseball player)
• George J. Burns (baseball player)
• Ken Burns
• Burns Protective , a private security company acquired by Securitas AB
• Robert Burns, a Scottish poet
• C. M. Burns, aka Mr. Burns (Springfield energy tycoon), a character from the animated series The Simpsons
• Slang for sideburns
• Burns, Oregon
• Burns, Colorado