William, Will, or Willie Burns may refer to:

Politics and law

William Burns (Scottish historian) William Burns (1809–1876) was a Scottish lawyer, early Chartist, historian and nationalist who was one of the prime movers in the campaign to create the Wallace Monument. Life He was born in Saltcoats on 4 December 1809 the son of a chem ...

(1809–1876), Scottish lawyer and historian *

William D. Burns William D. Burns (born August 22, 1973 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American politician and businessman, a former member of the Chicago City Council, representing Chicago's 4th ward, and the State House. A member of the Democratic Party, Burns repr ...

(born 1973), Illinois state representative *

W. Haydon Burns William Haydon Burns (March 17, 1912 – November 22, 1987) was an American politician. He was Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1949 to 1965, and served as the 35th Governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois ...

(1912–1987), governor of Florida *

William Herbert Burns William Herbert Burns (February 27, 1878 - January 1, 1964) was a Canadian politician and merchant. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the 1930 election to represent the ri ...

(1878–1964), Canadian politician, merchant, and Olympic curling champion *

William J. Burns William John Burns (October 19, 1861 – April 14, 1932) was an American private investigator and law enforcement official. He was known as "America's Sherlock Holmes" and earned fame for having conducted private investigations into a number of ...

(1861–1932), American director of the Bureau of Investigation (predecessor to the FBI) 1921–1924 *

William J. Burns (diplomat) William Joseph Burns (born April 4, 1956) is an American diplomat serving as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Biden administration since March 19, 2021. He previously served as the United States deputy secretary of state fr ...

(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) William Beaumont Burns (29 August 1883 – 7 July 1916) was an English cricketer who played more than 200 first-class matches in the early 20th century, the great bulk of them for Worcestershire, for whom he filled in as captain on a number of ...

(1883–1916), English cricketer *

William Burns (lacrosse) Competitor for Canada William Laurie Burns (March 24, 1875 – October 6, 1953) was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known ...

(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) Will Burns (born 24 June 1990 in Weston-Super-Mare) is a British Racing driver, racing driver, currently competing in the British GT series with Century Motorsports. Racing career Early career Burns began his car racing career in 2011 runni ...

(born 1990), British racing driver *

Willie Burns William Tatum Burns (January 12, 1916 – February 10, 1966) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1935 and 1945. A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, Burns made his Negro league debut in 1935 with the Newark Dodgers. He went on to ...

(1916–1966), American Negro league baseball player

Others

William Burns (saddler) William Burns (1767–1790) was the second youngest brother of the poet Robert Burns and the third son born to William Burness and Agnes Broun. William was born at Mount Oliphant Farm on the Doonholm Estate near Alloway, about three miles fr ...

(1769–1790), brother of Robert Burns the poet * William Chalmers Burns (1815–1868), Scottish evangelist and missionary *

William Wallace Burns William Wallace Burns (September 3, 1825 – April 19, 1892) was a career American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general in the volunteer army. He was among the commanders of th ...

(1825–1892), American soldier * William Burns (died 1907), victim of lynching in Cumberland, Maryland

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