John Burnett may refer to:
- John Burnett (judge) (1831–1890), American judge on the Oregon Supreme Court
- John Burnett (merchant) (1729–1784), Aberdeen merchant
- John Burnett (advocate) (c. 1764–1810), Scottish advocate and judge
- John George Burnett (1876–1962), British politician, Member of Parliament
- John Burnett, Baron Burnett (born 1945), British politician, Member of Parliament
- John Harrison Burnett (1922–2007), Principal of Edinburgh University
- John L. Burnett (1854–1919), U.S. Representative from Alabama
- John Napier Burnett (1899–1989), Canadian educator
- Johnny Burnett (baseball) (1904–1957), US baseball player
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or burnett:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)
“I have grown so tired of Woman with a capital W, though I suppose it is rankest heresy to say so. I don’t want to be Woman at all—I have begun to feel that I want to be something like this—WO—A–.”
—Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924)