Burnet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alastair Burnet (1928-2013), British journalist.Alexander Burnet (1615–1684), Scottish clergyman.David G. Burnet (1788–1870), president of the Republic of Texas.David Burnet (Quebec politician) (c. 1803–1853), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.Gilbert Burnet (1643–1715), Scottish historian and Anglican bishop.Frank Macfarlane Burnet (1895–1985), Australian biologist.Guy Burnet (born 1983), English film, television and theatre actor.Isaac G. Burnet (1784–1856), Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.Jacob Burnet (1770–1853), American jurist and statesman from Ohio.Jean Burnet (1920–2009), Canadian academic specializing in ethnic studies.John Burnet (architect) (1814–1901), Scottish architectJohn Burnet (classicist) (1863–1928), Scottish classicist.John Burnet (painter) (1781 or 1784–1868), Scottish engraver and painter.John James Burnet (1857–1938), Scottish Edwardian architectLorenzo Burnet (born 1991), Dutch footballerNoel Burnet (1904–1953), Australian koala expertRobert Burnet, Lord Crimond (1592–1661), Scottish advocate and judge.Ronnie Burnet (1918–1999), English cricketer and last amateur captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.Thomas Burnet (1635?-1715), theologian and writer on cosmogonyWilliam Burnet (1688–1729), British colonial administratorWilliam Burnet (1730–1791), American physician and political leader