James Burns may refer to:
Business James Burns (Australian shipowner) (1846–1923), Australian businessman James W. Burns (1921–2019), Canadian businessman James Burns (merchant), Glasgow-born merchant of the 17th century James Burns (publisher) (1808–1871), Scottish publisher and author James Burns (Scottish shipowner) (1789–1871) James D. Burns (1865–1928), American businessman and owner of the Detroit Tigers James Ormston Burns (1925–1998), founder of Burns London, a guitar and amplifier company
Entertainment James MacGregor Burns (1918–2014), American biographer Jim Burns (born 1948), Welsh artist Jim Burns (poet) (born 1936), English poet Jim Burns (television producer) (1952–2017), American television producer and writer Jim Burns (Oz), character on the HBO series Oz Jimmy Burns (born 1943), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Religion James Burns (Spiritualist) (1835–1894), Scottish journalist and publisher James A. Burns (1867–1940), American priest and president of the University of Notre Dame James Anderson Burns (1865–1945), founder of the Oneida Baptist Institute James Chalmers Burns (1809–1892), Scottish minister James Drummond Burns (1823–1864), Scottish Presbyterian minister and poet
Sports James Burns (cricketer) (1866–1957), English cricketer Farmer Burns (baseball) (James Joseph Burns, 1876–?), American baseball player Jamie Burns (born 1984), English footballer Jim Burns (baseball) (died 1909), 19th-century baseball player Jim Burns (basketball) (1945–2020), American basketball player, lawyer, and politician Jim Burns (footballer) (1943–2025), Scottish footballer Jim Burns (rugby union), Welsh international rugby union player
Other James Burns, 3rd Baron Inverclyde (1864–1919) James Glencairn Burns, son of poet Robert Burns J. H. Burns (James Henderson Burns, 1921–2012), Scottish historian J. Irving Burns (1843–1925), American lawyer and politician James M. Burns (judge) (1924–2001), U.S. federal judge James M. Burns (soldier) (1845–1910), Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War James Richard Henry Burns (1916–2002), English police officer who became a nobleman in Brunei
See also James Burn (1849–?), Australian cricketer James Burnes (disambiguation) James Byrnes (disambiguation) James Byrne (disambiguation)