William Burns (disambiguation)

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
Bill Burns (Australian politician) (William George Burns, 1933–2009), member of the Australian House of Representatives

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 (baseball) (1916–1966), American Negro league baseball player
Willie Burns (swimmer) (1910–1967), Scottish swimmer
Willie Burns (footballer), Scottish footballer
Bill Burns (baseball) (William Thomas Burns, 1880–1953), American baseball pitcher involved in the Black Sox scandal
Billy Burns (baseball) (William John Burns, born 1989), American baseball player
Bill Burns (footballer) (William Philip Burns, 1884–1955), Australian rules footballer
Billy Burns (footballer) (William Burns, 1907–?), English football player
Billy Burns (rugby league) (William Burns, born 1998), Australian rugby league player
Billy Joe Burns (William Joseph Burns, born 1989), footballer from Northern Ireland

William Burns (saddler) (1769–1790), brother of Robert Burns the poet
William Nicol Burns (1791–1872), sixth child, third born and second surviving son of Robert Burns the poet
William Chalmers Burns (1815–1868), Scottish evangelist and missionary
William F. Burns (1932–2021). U.S. Army major general
William Wallace Burns (1825–1892), American soldier
William Burns (died 1907), victim of lynching in Cumberland, Maryland, see lynching of William Burns
Bill Burns (anchor) (William M. Burns, 1913–1997), American news anchor