Burnes is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Burnes (1805–1841), Scottish explorer, military officer and diplomat
• Corbin Burnes (born 1994), American baseball player
• Daniel D. Burnes (1851–1899), U.S. Representative from Missouri
• David Burnes (1739–1799), 18th-century American farmer
• George Burnes (1866–1949), New Zealand businessman and cricketer
• James Burnes (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
• John David Burnes (born 1988), Canadian archer
• John Francis Burnes (1883–1918), American United States Marine Corps officer
• Linda Burnes Bolton (1948–2025), American nurse and healthcare administrator
• Robert Burnes (1719–1789), uncle of the poet Robert Burns, brother of William
• William Burnes (1721–1784), father of the poet Robert Burns, brother of Robert

See also

• Caroline Burnes, a pseudonym of Carolyn Haines
• Burns (surname)

Surname list

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