Burnham is a surname of

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Andrew Burnham (priest) Andrew Burnham (born 19 March 1948) is an English priest of the Roman Catholic Church. Burnham was formerly a bishop of the Church of England and served as the third Bishop of Ebbsfleet, a provincial episcopal visitor in the Province of Canterbu ...

(born 1948), Church of England Bishop *

Andy Burnham Andrew Murray Burnham (born 7 January 1970) is a British politician who has served as Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. He served in Gordon Brown's Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2007 to 2008, Culture Secretary from 2008 ...

(born 1970), English politician *

Bo Burnham Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born 1990) is an American comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His comedy work often combines musical, sketch, and stand-up elements with filmmaking. Following his success as one of the earliest ...

(born 1990), American comedian, musician, and filmmaker *

Charles Burnham (musician) Charles Burnham (born 1950; also known as Charlie Burnham) is an American violinist and composer. He has a unique highly imaginative style that crosses genres, including bluegrass, delta punk, free jazz, blues, classical and chamber jazz. He ...

(born 1950), American musician *

Chris Burnham Chris Burnham is a comic book artist known for his work on ''Batman Incorporated'' with Grant Morrison, as well as the creator-owned books such as Officer Downe and ''Nixon's Pals'', which were published by Image Comics. Early life Born in Connec ...

, American comic book artist *

Clara Louise Burnham Clara Louise Burnham (, Root; May 25, 1854 – June 20, 1927) was an American novelist. After the success of ''No Gentlemen'' (1881), other books followed, including ''A Sane Lunatic'' (1882), ''Dearly Bought'' (1884), ''Next Door'' (1886), ''Yo ...

(1854–1927), American novelist * Clark Burnham (1802–1871), American politician *

Daniel Burnham Daniel Hudson Burnham (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer. A proponent of the '' Beaux-Arts'' movement, he may have been, "the most successful power broker the American architectural profession has ...

(1846–1912), American architect and urban planner * Daniel F. Burnham (1864–1957), American politician * David Burnham (novelist) (1907–1974), American novelist *

Edwin Otway Burnham Rev Edwin Otway Burnham (September 24, 1824 – August 1, 1873) was a Congregational minister and missionary. He was born in Ghent, Kentucky, his father died when he was 5 and his mother died the following year. He and his younger sister, Carolin ...

(1824–1873), American minister * Eleanor Burnham, Welsh politician * Enid, Lady Burnham, British-Argentinian Girl Guide scout *

Forbes Burnham Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985. He served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1980 and then as its f ...

(1923–1985), Guyanese politician and leader of Guyana *

Frederick K. Burnham Frederick K. Burnham was the winner of the APBA Challenge Cup with his boat Dixie III in 1910. He was also a winner of the Harmsworth Cup. Biography In 1910 and 1911 he won the Harmsworth Cup, Harmsworth Trophy for power boat racing in his boats ...

, American motorboat racer *

Frederick Russell Burnham Frederick Russell Burnham DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer. He is known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa, and for teach ...

(1861–1947), American scout and adventurer *

George Burnham George Burnham (December 28, 1868 – June 28, 1939) was a banker and Republican politician from San Diego, California. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1937. Biography Burnham was born 1868 in Lon ...

(1868–1939), American banker and politician * Gracia Burnham (born 1959), American missionary *

Henry E. Burnham Henry Eben Burnham (November 8, 1844February 8, 1917) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Born in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, he attended the public schools and Kimball Union Academy and married Hannah Elizabeth Patterson. Burnham gra ...

(1844–1917), American politician *

Howard Burnham Mather Howard Burnham (May 27, 1870 – May 4, 1917),Report of Death of American Citizens Abroad, no. 554, dated May 11, 1917, American Consulate, Nice, France. was an American who went by the name of Howard; his brother was the celebrated scout ...

(1870–1917), American spy for France during World War I *

Howard Mather Burnham Lt. Howard Mather Burnham (March 17, 1842 – September 19, 1863), is best known for having fought and died at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, during the American Civil War. Early life Burnham attended a military high s ...

(1842–1863), Union first lieutenant in the American Civil War *

Hugo Burnham Hugo Hamilton Mark Burnham (born 25 March 1956) is an English musician, and drummer for the rock group Gang of Four. The band formed in 1977 at Leeds University, where Burnham was studying English Literature. Before the band signed with EMI ...

(born 1956), English musician *

Iris Burnham Iris B. Burnham is an American educator. Burnham brought charter schools to El Paso, Texas. In addition, she founded the El Paso chapter of National Organization for Women (NOW) and was a co-founder of the first domestic violence shelter for women i ...

, American educator *

James Burnham James Burnham (November 22, 1905 – July 28, 1987) was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy; his first book was ''An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis'' (1931). Burn ...

(1905–1987), American political theorist *

Jeremy Burnham John Richard Jeremy Burnham (28 May 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a British television actor of the 1960s and 1970s, and a screenwriter. Life and career Burnham began in the 1950s as an actor and appeared in many popular British TV series such ...

, English actor and screenwriter *

Kevin Burnham Kevin Lobdell Burnham (December 21, 1956 – November 27, 2020) was an American two-time Olympic medalist in the sport of sailing. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Morgan Reeser in the 470 class. Having competed in Olympic Trials in 1992, ...

(1956-2020), American sailor *

Lem Burnham Lemuel L. Burnham (born August 30, 1947) is a former American football defensive end who played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifteenth round of th ...

(born 1947), American football player *

Linda Burnham Linda Burnham (born 1948) is an American journalist, activist, and leader in women's rights movements, particularly with organizations and projects serving and advocating for women of color. Early life and family Burnham was born in 1948, to par ...

(born 1948), American women's rights activist *

Paul Burnham Paul Lawrence "Leafy" Burnham (born ) is a cricket supporter from Twickenham, London, England. He is one of the founding members of the Barmy Army of supporters of the England cricket team. Personal life Burnham was educated at Hampton School. ...

, English businessman and cricket supporter * Robert Burnham Jr. (1931–1993), American astronomer *

Russell Adam Burnham Russell Adam Burnham (born September 6, 1979), is an American business owner, Physician Assistant and U.S. Army veteran. Burnham was recognized as the 2003 U.S. Army Soldier of the Year, 2007 U.S. Army Medical Corps NCO of the Year, and is an ...

(born 1979), American soldier, "Soldier of the Year" in 2003 *

Sherburne Wesley Burnham Sherburne Wesley Burnham (December 12, 1838 – March 11, 1921) was an American astronomer. For more than 50 years Burnham spent all his free time observing the heavens, mainly concerning himself with binary stars. Biography Sherburne ...

(1838–1921), American astronomer *

Thomas Burnham Thomas Burnham (1617 – June 24, 1688) was a lawyer and colonist, who was born in England and migrated to the American Colonies sometime prior to 1645. He lived most of his adult live in Connecticut where he was a lawyer and a landowner. He was ...

(1617–1688), English-born American lawyer and landowner * Van Burnham (born 1971), American writer, designer, producer, and curator *

Walter Dean Burnham Walter Dean Burnham (June 15, 1930 – October 4, 2022) was an American political scientist who was an expert on elections and voting patterns. He was known for his quantitative analysis of national trends and patterns in voting behavior, th ...

(1930–2022), American academic and expert on U.S. elections and voting patterns *

Watch Burnham George Walter "Watch" Burnham (May 20, 1860 – November 18, 1902) was an American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball who was briefly in the National League in the 1880s. He was born in Albion, Michigan. Umpiring career Burnham began ...

(1860–1902), American baseball umpire and manager * Zacheus Burnham (1777–1857), Canadian farmer, judge, and politician

In fiction

* Lester Burnham, the protagonist of the 1999 film ''American Beauty'', played by

Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolades ...

Michael Burnham Michael Burnham is the fictional protagonist on '' Star Trek: Discovery'' portrayed by American actress Sonequa Martin-Green. She originally appears as the First Officer of USS ''Shenzhou'' under Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) until she com ...

, a character in the 2017 television series '' Star Trek: Discovery'', played by

Sonequa Martin-Green Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green (; Martin; born March 21, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the streaming television series '' Star Trek: Discovery'', and as Sasha W ...

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In fiction

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