Michael Burns Explained

Michael, Mick, Mickey, Micky, or Mike Burns may refer to:

Entertainment industry figures

• Michael Burns (actor) (born 1947), American performer during 1960s and 1970s; later historian and academic
• Mickey Burns, American interviewer on 2011 TV program Profiles
• Mike Burns (actor) (born 1952), English performer in BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire
• Michael Burns (executive) (born 1958), American vice chairman of Lionsgate
• Mike Burns (producer) (born 1972), American music producer
• Burnie Burns (Michael Justin Burns, born 1973), American independent filmmaker

Characters

• Mike Burns, regular for two months on Australian soap opera (List of Neighbours characters (1997))

Politicians

• Michael Burns (Tennessee politician) (1813–1896), Irish-born American banker and businessman
• Mike Burns (South Carolina politician) (born 1952), American state legislator
• Michael W. Burns (born 1958), American legislator in Maryland House of Delegates

Sportspeople

Football players

• Mick Burns (footballer) (1908–1982), English goalkeeper
• Micky Burns (born 1946), English footballer
• Mike Burns (American football) (born 1954), American defensive back
• Michael Burns (Gaelic footballer) (1961–2015), Irish Gaelic midfielder
• Mike Burns (soccer) (born 1970), American defender
• Michael Burns (English footballer) (born 1988), English midfielder

Other sportsmen

• Mick Burns (hurler) (born 1937), Irish right wing-back
• Mike Burns (basketball) (born 1962), American college coach
• Mike Burns (cricketer) (born 1969), English all-rounder and later umpire
• Mike Burns (baseball) (born 1978), American pitcher

See also

• Michael Byrne (disambiguation)
• Michael Byrnes (disambiguation)