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:
“There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl
The feast of reason and the flow of soul;”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“I have grown so tired of Woman with a capital W, though I suppose it is rankest heresy to say so. I dont want to be Woman at allI have begun to feel that I want to be something like thisWOA.”
—Frances Hodgson Burnett (18491924)