# Burrows (surname)

Burrows is an English surname, and may refer to:
* Abe Burrows (1910–1985), American humorist and author
* Adrian Burrows (b. 1959), former English footballer
* Alex Burrows (b. 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
* Andrew Stephen Burrows, Lord Burrows, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
* Andy Burrows (b. 1979), British musician
* Arthur Burrows (radio broadcaster), British broadcaster
* Arthur Burrows (English cricketer) (1865–1890), English cricketer
* Arthur Burrows (Australian cricketer) (1903-1984), Australian cricketer
* Arthur Burrows (footballer) (1919–2005), former English footballer
* Billy Drago, born William Eugene Burrows Jr. (1945–2019), American actor
* Bernard Burrows (1910–2002), British diplomat
* Charlotte Burrows, American lawyer; chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
* Craig Burrows (b. 1972), Australian rules footballer
* Daniel Burrows (1766–1858), US Representative from Connecticut
* David Burrows (disambiguation) several people
* Darren E. Burrows (b. 1966), American actor
* Don Burrows (1926–2020), Australian jazz and swing musician
* Edward Burrows (1917–1988), American pacifist
* Edwin G. Burrows (1943–2018), American professor of history
* Elizabeth Burrows, American politician
* Elsie M. Burrows (1913–1986), English botanist
* Eva Burrows (1929–2015), the 13th General of The Salvation Army
* Faith Burrows (1904–1997), American cartoonist
* Frank Burrows (1944–2021), Scottish football manager and former player
* Frederick Burrows (Australian soldier) (1897–1973), Australian soldier
* George Burrows (disambiguation) several people
* Harry Burrows (b. 1941), former English footballer
* Herbert Burrows (1845–1922), British social activist
* Horace Burrows (1910–1969), English footballer
* Jacen Burrows (b. 1972), American comic book artist
* James Burrows (b. 1940), American television director
* James Burrows (actor) (b. 1991), American actor
* Jeff Burrows (b. 1968), Canadian drummer
* Jim Burrows (soldier) (1904–1991), New Zealand military leader, teacher, sportsman, and administrator
* John Burrows (1913–1987, American baseball player
* John Burrows (1849–1894), English cricketer (AKA John Selby)
* Jonathan Burrows, English choreographer
* Joseph Henry Burrows (1840–1914), US Representative from Missouri
* Julius C. Burrows (1837–1915), US Representative from Michigan
* Larry Burrows (1926–1971), English photojournalist
* Latham A. Burrows (1792–1855), New York politician
* Leonard Burrows (1857–1940), English bishop
* Lorenzo Burrows (1805–1885), American merchant banker and politician
* Malandra Burrows (b. 1965), English actress
* Marc Burrows (1978–2009), English footballer
* Michael Burrows (computer scientist) (b. 1963), British computer scientist
* Michael Burrows (bishop) (b. 1961), Bishop in the Church of Ireland
* Mike Burrows (1943–2022), English bicycle designer
* Montagu Burrows (1819–1905), English naval officer and Oxford professor
* Patrick Burrows (b. 1959), Canadian ice hockey player
* Phil Burrows (b. 1980), New Zealand field hockey player
* Randall K. Burrows, American politician
* Robert Burrows (1871–1943), English cricketer
* Roland Burrows (1882–1952), judge and legal writer.
* Ronald Burrows (1867–1920), British academic
* Saffron Burrows (b. 1972), English American actress
* Sir Frederick John Burrows (1887–1973), British politician
* Sir Robert Abraham Burrows, KBE, British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
* Stephen Burrows, American film actor and director
* Stuart Burrows (b. 1933), Welsh operatic tenor
* Terry Burrows, English author and musician
* Terry Burrows (baseball) (b. 1968), American baseball player
* Theodore Arthur Burrows (1857–1929), Canadian politician
* Tom Burrows (b. 1985), English cricketer with Hampshire
* Tom Burrows (footballer) (1886–?), English goalkeeper with Southampton
* Tony Burrows (b. 1942), British session singer
* Vinie Burrows (1924–2023), American Broadway actress
* Warren Booth Burrows (1877–1952), US Federal judge
* Wilf Burrows (1902–1985), English professional footballer
* William Ward Burrows I (1758–1805), US Navy second Commandant
* William Ward Burrows II (1785–1813), US Navy officer
* Winfrid Burrows (1858–1929), English bishop

## Fictional characters

* Lincoln "L. J." Burrows Jr., character on Prison Break
* The Burrows family, the central characters of the Tunnels series of novels