James Burnett or Burnet may refer to:

• James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714–1799), Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist
• James Charles Burnett (1815–1854), surveyor and explorer in New South Wales, Australia
• James M. Burnet (1788–1816), Scottish painter

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