Alan Burns may refer to:

Alan Burns, 4th Baron Inverclyde (1897–1957), Scottish nobleman Alan Burns (author) (1929–2013), English author Alan Burns (colonial administrator) (1887–1980), British colonial administrator and governor Alan Burns (computer scientist), professor of computer science Alan Burns (rugby league) (born 1961), Australian rugby league footballer Alan Burns & Associates, who developed the Movin' radio format

See also Allan Burns (disambiguation) Allen Burns (1870–1925), Australian rules footballer Allen Burns, designer of Ottawa Street Power Station Larry Alan Burns (born 1954), United States federal judge Alan Byrne (disambiguation)