David Burns may refer to:

Sports

• David Burns (basketball) (born 1958), American basketball player
• David Burns (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2010), Scottish football player (Kilmarnock FC, St. Johnstone)
• David Burns (footballer, born 1958), English football player (Chester City)
• Dave Burns (football manager), Dutch-British football coach
• Dave Burns (sportscaster) (born 1963), American sportscaster

Others

• David Burns (actor) (1902–1971), American actor
• David Burns (radio presenter) (born 1959), British radio presenter focusing on sports
• David Burns, Lord Burns, Scottish judge
• David C. Burns, American politician from Maine
• David D. Burns (born 1942), American psychotherapist and author
• David R. Burns, American politician from Maine
• Dave Burns (musician) (1924–2009), American jazz trumpeter
• Dave Burns, a character from the British television series Brookside