John Burns
John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics and Battersea. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was ...
(1858–1943) was an English trade unionist, socialist and politician.
John or Jon Burns may also refer to:
Entertainment
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John Burns (audio engineer)
John Burns is a British recording engineer best known for his credits with noted bands of the 1970s including Jethro Tull, Clouds, Genesis, John Martyn and reggae acts Burning Spear, Delroy Washington, Jimmy Cliff and Toots & The Maytals.
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, British recording engineer and producer since the 1960s
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John Burns (radio presenter)
John Burns (born 30 July 1945) is an Australian radio presenter.
Career
Burns' radio debut was in 1988 on community radio station 3RRR on the program ''Lawyers, Guns & Money'' as the character Sir Lunchalot. Later, the Sir Lunchalot character ...
(born 1945), Australian radio presenter on 3AW, Melbourne
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Jake Burns
John "Jake" Burns (born 21 February 1958) is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as the frontman of Stiff Little Fingers, although he has also recorded with Jake Burns and the Big Wheel, 3 Men + Black, and as a solo artist.
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(born 1958), Irish singer and guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers
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John M. Burns
John M. Burns (born 1938) is an English comics artist, with a career stretching back to the mid-1960s.
Biography
His initial work was as an illustrator for ''Junior Express'' and ''School Friend''. During the 1960s, Burns worked on ''TV Ce ...
(born 1938), British comic artist known for his work on ''Modesty Blaise'' and ''Judge Dredd''
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John Burns (fictional character), a fictional character on the American sitcom ''
Taxi
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Military
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John Horne Burns
John Horne Burns (October 7, 1916 – August 11, 1953) was an American writer, the author of three novels. The first, ''The Gallery'' (1947), is his best known work, was very well received when published, and has been reissued several times.
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(1916–1953), American military intelligence officer and novelist
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John L. Burns
John Lawrence BurnsPetruzzi, p. 235. (September 5, 1793 – February 4, 1872) was an American soldier and constable. A veteran of the War of 1812, at age 69 he fought as a civilian combatant with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg durin ...
(1794–1872), American soldier in the War of 1812 and civilian combatant in the Battle of Gettysburg
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John M. Burns (sailor) (1835–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
Politics
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John A. Burns
John Anthony Burns (March 30, 1909 – April 5, 1975) was an American politician. Burns was born in Montana and became a resident of Hawaii in 1913. He served as the second governor of Hawaii from 1962 to 1974.
Early life
John Burns was ...
(1909–1975), American delegate and governor of the state of Hawaii
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John David Burns (born 1936), American President of the Senate of Oregon State from 1971 to 1973
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John Fitzgerald Burns
John Fitzgerald Burns (1833 – 19 March 1911)
was an Australian politician, member of the Parliament of New South Wales, Postmaster-General in the 1870s and Colonial Treasurer in the 1880s.
Burns was born in the north of Ireland, and emigrate ...
(1833–1911), Australian member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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John H. Burns, American
Ambassador to Tanzania
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John J. Burns (Alaska politician)
John J. Burns (born 1959) is an American politician who served as the Attorney General of Alaska
The Alaska Attorney General is the chief legal advisor to the Government of Alaska, government of the State of Alaska and to its List of Governors o ...
(born 1959), American Attorney General in Alaska
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John J. Burns (New York politician)
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John J. Burns (Vermont politician), mayor of Burlington, Vermont
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Jon G. Burns (born 1952), American state representative in Georgia
Sports
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John Burns (Australian rules footballer)
John Burns (born 10 August 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.
Prior to joining North Melbourne, Burns played with East Launcesto ...
(born 1949), Australian former North Melbourne centreman
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John Burns (baseball) (1861–?), American baseball player
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John Burns (Irish footballer)
John Burns (born 4 December 1977 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Bristol City, Carlisle United and Burton Albion. Burns later played non-league foot ...
(born 1977), Irish footballer
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John Burns (Scottish footballer) (), Scottish professional footballer
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John Burns (umpire)
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(1859–1919), American baseball umpire
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John Burns (weightlifter) (born 1948), British Olympic weightlifter
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John A. Burns (American football) (1916–1968), American football coach
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John Campbell Burns (1880–1941), New Zealand cricketer
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Jake Burns (rugby union) (born 1941), New Zealand rugby union player
Others
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John Burns (businessman)
John David Burns (born May 1944) is a British chartered surveyor and property developer, founder and CEO of the FTSE 250-listed Derwent London.
Early life
John David Burns was born in May 1944. According to Burns, he entered estate agency on the ...
(born 1944), British property developer
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John Burns (entomologist), American curator and professor at the Smithsonian Institution
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John Burns (farmer)
John Burns (1769–1785) was the youngest brother of the poet Robert Burns and the last son born to William Burness and Agnes Broun. John was born at Mount Oliphant Farm on the Doonholm Estate near Alloway on the 12 July 1769. He was christe ...
(1769–1785), youngest brother of the poet Robert Burns.
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John Burns (judge)
John Dominic Burns is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and a former Chief Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory.
Career
Burns was admitted to practice in 1981. He first worked at Legal Aid NSW.
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, Australian judge
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John Burns (minister)
Barony Hall, also known as Barony Church, is a red sandstone Victorian neo-Gothic-style building on Castle Street in the Townhead area of Glasgow, Scotland, near Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the city's oldest surviving house, ...
(1744–1839), Scottish minister
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(1775–1850), Scottish surgeon
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John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde
John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde, (24 June 1829 – 12 February 1901) was a ship owner. Born in Glasgow he was the son of Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet, a founder of the shipping company G & J Burns and a partner in the Cunard Line, Cunard Steamsh ...
(1829–1901), Scottish ship owner
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John Fisher Burns
John Fisher Burns (born 4 October 1944) is a British journalist, and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. He was the London bureau chief for ''The New York Times'', where he covered international issues until March 2015. Burns also frequently a ...
(born 1944), British foreign correspondent for ''The New York Times''
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Burns (surname)
The surname Burns has several origins. In some cases it derived from the Middle English or Scots ''burn'', and originated as a topographic name for an individual who lived by a stream. In other cases the surname is a variant form of the surname ' ...
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Jack Burns (disambiguation)
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John Burn (disambiguation) John Burn may refer to:
* John Burn (bishop) (1851–1896), Anglican colonial bishop
* John Burn (rower) (1884–1958), English doctor and rower
*John Burn (geneticist) (born 1952), British geneticist and professor of clinical genetics
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John Burns Hynd
John Burns Hynd (4 April 1902 – 8 November 1971) was a British Labour Party politician.
Educated at St Ninian's Episcopal School and Caledonian Road School, Perth, he left school at 14 and became a Railway Clerk in the District Office of th ...
(1902–1971), British Labour politician
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John David Burnes (born 1988), Canadian archer
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