Family name Burnet (Brunet 
, Burnet 
, ברנט 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The family name Burnet is characteristic of France, where it is quite a common surname, Canada, and Mauritius. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in France, Canada, and the United States. Much less frequently, Burnet is the forename as well as the last name.
| john burnet English politician (b. 1527) |
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thomas burnet English theologian and writer; (1635-1715), GB (b. 1635) |
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| robert burnet Scottish judge (b. 1592) |
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gilbert burnet Minister of the Church of Scotland, Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury; (1643-1716), GB (b. 1643) |
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elizabeth burnet British philanthropist and devotional writer (b. 1661) |
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| alexander burnet Scottish clergyman (b. 1615) |
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| thomas burnet British doctor (b. 1638) |
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william burnet British governor of New York and New Jersey, NL (b. 1688) |
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gilbert burnet writer on religious and moral subjects (1690–1726), GB (b. 1690) |
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| gilbert burnet English clergyman (1698-1746) (b. 1690) |
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| thomas burnet English barrister and judge; (1694-1753), GB (b. 1694) |
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burnet reading English engraver and draughtsman, GB (b. 1749) |
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jacob burnet American politician (1770-1853), US (b. 1770) |
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| william burnet American physician, politician, US (b. 1730) |
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john burnet Scottish engraver and painter (1784-1868), GB (b. 1784) |
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