Robert Burns (disambiguation)

Last updated July 15, 2025

Robert Burns (1759–1796) was a Scottish poet.

Arts and entertainment

Robert Burnes (1719–1789), uncle of Robert Burns the poet
Robert Burns (artist) (1869–1941), Scottish Art nouveau and Decorative arts painter and designer
Robert A. Burns (1944–2004), American art director and production designer
Rob Burns (born 1953), English/New Zealand bass player and author

Robert Burns (representative) (1792–1866), American politician, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
Robert Easton Burns (1805–1863), Canadian lawyer, judge, and Chancellor of the University of Toronto
Robert H. Burns (1870–?), American politician, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
Robert Burns (Oklahoma politician) (1874–1950), American attorney and politician
Robert L. Burns (1876–1955), American politician, Los Angeles city councilman
Robert Burns (Iowa politician) (1922–2001), American politician, Iowa state senator
Robert Burns (New Jersey politician) (1926–2016), American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Robert Burns (Quebec politician) (1936–2014), Canadian politician from Quebec
Sir Robert Andrew Burns (born 1943), British diplomat
Robert Nicholas Burns (born 1956), American diplomat

Robert Burns (theologian) (1789–1869), Scottish theological writer and church leader
Robert Francis Burns (1840–1883), Irish-Australian convicted murderer
Robert Elliott Burns (1892–1955), American author of I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!
Robert K. Burns (1896–1982), American biologist known for sexual differentiation in vertebrates
Robert Whitney Burns (1908–1964), US Air Force Lieutenant General
Robert Lee Burns (c. 1930–2002), American bank robber involved in an extradition cause célèbre
Robert Burns (cyclist) (born 1968), Australian cyclist
Robbie Burns (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer