John Burnham may refer to:
John Burnham (cricketer) (1839–1914), English cricketer John Burnham (submarine designer) (1917–1957), designer of USS Nautilus John Chynoweth Burnham (1929–2017), American historian John Fremont Burnham (1856–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly John Burnham (Canadian politician) (1842–1897), Canadian physician and politician from Ontario John Hampden Burnham (1860–1940), Canadian politician and lawyer John de Burnham (died 1363), English born judge and official in Ireland Jack Burnham (footballer) (John Robert Burnham, 1896–1973), English footballer See also John Brunham, merchant and mayor of King's Lynn