title: William Burnett (disambiguation)
text: # William Burnett (disambiguation)
  
  William Burnett may refer to:
  
  * William Burnett (1779–1861), British physician
  * William Burnett (mayor), politician from New Zealand, see Mayor of Dunedin
  * W. R. Burnett (William Riley Burnett, 1899–1982), American novelist and screenwriter
  * William Burnett (preacher), president of Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio
  