Famous People with Name Burnham

John William Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: English

John William Burnham: was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. He took part in Derbyshire's first-ever match as a county side, an innings victory over Lancashire, and four further matches between the two sides within the next two seasons. Burnham's final match as a first-class player, was a match against Kent, in which he was bowled out by Test cricketer Charlie Absolom.

Kevin Lobdell Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kevin Lobdell Burnham: is an American two-time Olympic medalist in the sport of sailing. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Morgan Reeser in the 470 class.

James Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Burnham: was an American popular political theorist, best known for his influential work The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941. Burnham was a radical activist in the 1930s and an important factional leader of the American Trotskyist movement. In later years

Alfred Avery Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alfred Avery Burnham: was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Windham. He served as member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1844, 1845, 1850, and 1858, serving as speaker in 1858. He served as clerk

Edward Goodwin Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Goodwin Burnham: was the president of Eaton, Cole Cole & Burnham Company. He was a member of Connecticut State Senate 14th District from 1887 to 1888.