People with the surname Burnham:
Andrew Burnham (bishop) (born 1948), third and current Church of England Bishop of Ebbsfleet in the Province of Canterbury
Andy Burnham (born 1970), British Labour Party politician
Bo Burnham (born 1990), American comedian, singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and Internet celebrity
Charles Burnham (musician) (born 1950), American musician
Chris Burnham, comic book artist
Clark Burnham (1802–1871), New York politician
Daniel Burnham (1846–1912), American architect and urban planner
Daniel F. Burnham (1864-1957), American politician
Edwin Otway Burnham (1824–1873), Congregational minister
Eleanor Burnham, Welsh Liberal Democrat politician
Enid, Lady Burnham
Forbes Burnham (1923–1985), leader of Guyana from 1964 until his death
Frederick K. Burnham, American motorboat racer, winner of the APBA Challenge Cup in 1910
Frederick Russell Burnham (1861–1947), American scout and world traveling adventurer
George Burnham (1868–1939), banker and Republican politician
Gracia Burnham (born 1959), American Protestant missionary in the Philippines
Henry E. Burnham (1844–1917), United States Senator from New Hampshire
Howard Burnham (1870–1917), intelligence officer and spy for the government of France during World War I
Howard Mather Burnham (1842–1863), Union first lieutenant in the American Civil War
Hugo Burnham (born 1956), drummer for the English rock group Gang of Four
James Burnham (1905–1987), American popular political theorist
Jeremy Burnham, British television actor and screenwriter
Lem Burnham (born 1947), American football player
Paul Burnham, British businessman and cricket supporter
Robert Burnham, Jr. (1931–1993), American astronomer
Russell Adam Burnham (born 1979), 2003 U.S. Army Soldier of the Year
Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838–1921), American astronomer
Thomas Burnham (1617–1688), lawyer and landowner
Walter Dean Burnham (born 1930), a leading expert on American elections and voting patterns
Watch Burnham (1860–1902), American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball
Zacheus Burnham (1777–1857), farmer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada
