Burnside may refer to:

Places

Antarctica

Burnside Ridges The Lazarev Mountains () are a chain of mountains in Antarctica. They extend along the west side of Matusevich Glacier southward of Eld Peak, and are about long. Discovery and naming The Lazarev Mountains were photographed from the air by Uni ...

, Oates Land

Australia

City of Burnside The City of Burnside is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the South Australian city of Adelaide stretching from the Adelaide Parklands into the Adelaide Hills, Adelaide foothills with an area of . It was founded in August ...

, a local government area of Adelaide, South Australia **

Burnside, South Australia Burnside is suburb in the City of Burnside council area in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide. It is primarily a residential suburb. Burnside is east of the Adelaide city centre by road. History Burnside was established and named by Peter Ander ...

, a suburb of the City of Burnside * Burnside, New South Wales, in the Oatlands suburb of Sydney * Burnside, Queensland, a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region * Burnside, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne *

Burnside, Western Australia Burnside is a small townsite located in the South West region of Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the N ...

, in the South West region *

Lake Burnside Lake Burnside, also known as ''Oneahibunga'', is a lake in the Gibson Desert, located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, northeast of Lake Carnegie. The smaller Lake Buchanan lies just to the south. It covers an area of roughly . See ...

, in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia

Canada

Burnside, Nova Scotia Burnside is a Canadian urban neighbourhood located along the northeast shore of Bedford Basin of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. History Burnside was the name originally given to the farm of Duncan Waddell, a Sco ...

, an urban neighbourhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia * Burnside Drive, a road in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia * Burnside, Colchester County, an unincorporated rural community in Nova Scotia *

Burnside Hall Burnside Hall () is a McGill University building located at 805 Sherbrooke Street West, on the university's downtown campus in Montreal, Quebec. It is named after Burnside Place, the Montreal estate of James McGill, the university's founder. Bu ...

, a building on the downtown campus of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec * Burnside, Newfoundland and Labrador, a coastal community in Newfoundland * Burnside, Ontario, in the township of Severn * Burnside River, Nunavut

New Zealand

Burnside, Christchurch Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area. History Burnside was originally part of a ...

, a suburb *

Burnside, Dunedin Burnside is a mainly industrial suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located at the mouth of a long valley, the Kaikorai Valley, through which flows the Kaikorai Stream. This valley stretches to the northeast for . Burnside is to ...

, a suburb

Northern Ireland

Burnside, County Antrim Burnside is a townland of 38 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parish of Ardclinis. See also *List of townlands in County Antrim *List of places in County Antrim T ...

, a townland in County Antrim

Scotland

Burnside, South Lanarkshire Burnside is a mostly residential area in the town of Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Including the neighbourhoods of High Burnside and High Crosshill, respectively south and north-west of its main street, it borders Overtoun Park in R ...

, an area of Rutherglen * Burnside, Highland, a district of Thurso *

Burnside of Duntrune Burnside of Duntrune is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland. It is situated 1 km North of Ballumbie on the outskirts of Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. Th ...

, a hamlet in Angus

United States

Burnside, Arizona Burnside () is a native village and census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a ...

, a census-designated place *

Burnside, Chicago Burnside is one of the 77 community areas in Chicago. The 47th numbered area, it is located on the city's far south side. This area is also called "The Triangle" by locals, as it is bordered by railroad tracks on every side; the Canadian Nation ...

, a community area of Chicago, Illinois *

Burnside, Illinois Burnside is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois, Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. History Burnside was founded i ...

, an unincorporated town in Hancock County *

Burnside, Iowa Burnside is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa, Webster County, Iowa, United States. Burnside has a post office with the ZIP code 50521. History Present-day Burnside was laid out as a town named Buchanan on J ...

Burnside, Kentucky Burnside is a home rule-class city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 611 at the 2010 census. In 2004, Burnside became the only town in Pulaski County or any adjoining county to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages ...

, a city in Pulaski County *

Burnside, Louisiana Burnside is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was founded by French American, French and German American, German settlers in 1726, early in the Louisiana ...

Burnside, Mississippi Burnside is an unincorporated community located in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. Burnside is approximately north of Philadelphia along Mississippi Highway 15. History Burnside is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railro ...

Burnside, Pennsylvania Burnside is a borough that is located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 188 at thetime of the 2020 census. Geography Burnside is located in southwestern Clearfield County along the West Branch Susquehanna R ...

Burnside, Wisconsin Burnside is a town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 529. The ghost town of New City was located in the town. The town was named after civil war general Ambrose Burnside. Geograph ...

, a town in Trempealeau County *

Burnside Bridge The Burnside Bridge is a 1926-built bascule bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, carrying Burnside Street. It is the second bridge at the same site to carry that name. It was added to the National Register o ...

, a drawbridge in Portland, Oregon **

Burnside Skatepark The Burnside Skatepark is a DIY concrete skatepark located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Burnside was the first DIY skatepark project. It is located under the east end of the Burnside Bridge. The project was started without permission f ...

, below Burnside Bridge *

Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island Burnside Park is a small park situated in Downtown Providence, Rhode Island, adjacent to Kennedy Plaza. The park is named for Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island. An equestrian statue of Ambrose Burnside was er ...

Burnside Street Burnside Street is a major thoroughfare of Portland, Oregon, Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon, and one of a few east–west streets that runs uninterrupted on both sides of the Willamette River. It serves as the dividing line between North ...

, a street in Portland, Oregon * Burnside Township, Michigan *

Burnside Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Burnside Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,064 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it la ...

Burnside Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania Burnside Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located approximately at .''http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex= ...

* Burnside Triangle, a district in Portland, Oregon

People with the surname

In sport

Adrian Burnside Adrian Mark Burnside (born 15 March 1977) is an Australian former baseball player born in Alice Springs. He was a member of the Australian Olympic baseball team, which achieved a silver medal in the baseball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olym ...

(born 1977), Australian baseball player * Brenda Burnside (born 1963), former boxing "journeywoman" *

Cara-Beth Burnside Cara-Beth Burnside, nicknamed "CB" (born July 23, 1971), is a professional skateboarder and snowboarder and has been ranked amongst the top female athletes in these sports in the world. She was the first president of the Action Sports Alliance ...

(born 1968), American skateboarder and snowboarder * Geoffery Burnside (born 1950), Bahamian cyclist * George Burnside (American football) (1899–1962), blocking back in the National Football League * Laurence Burnside (born 1946), Bahamian cyclist *

Pete Burnside Peter Willits Burnside (July 2, 1930 – August 26, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and left-handed pitcher who appeared in 196 Major League Baseball games in 1955 and from 1957 to 1963 for the New York / San Francisco Giant ...

(1930–2022), baseball pitcher *

Sheldon Burnside Sheldon John Burnside (born December 22, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds. Burnside was born in South Bend, Indiana but moved to the Greater Toronto Area at about five mont ...

(born 1954), Major League Baseball player

In entertainment

Cedric Burnside Cedric O. Burnside (born August 26, 1978)'' Jefferson'' interview. Issue 141, March 2004Swedish original, via Google Translate is an American electric blues guitarist, drummer, singer and songwriter. He is the son of blues drummer Calvin Jackson ...

(born 1978), American electric blues drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Iain Burnside Iain Burnside is a Scottish classical pianist and accompanist, and an occasional presenter on BBC Radio 3. Following study at Merton College, Oxford, the Royal Academy of Music and the Chopin Academy, in Warsaw he became a freelance pianist, sp ...

, Scottish classical pianist, accompanist and radio presenter *

John Burnside John Burnside (19 March 1955 – 29 May 2024) was a Scottish writer. He was one of four poets (with Ted Hughes, Sean O'Brien and Jason Allen-Paisant) to have won the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize for a single book – in th ...

(1955–2024), Scottish writer * R. H. Burnside (1870–1952), actor, director, producer, composer, and playwright *

R. L. Burnside R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005) was an American Hill country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for most of his life but received little recognition until 1995 when Burnside recorded and toured with ...

(1926–2005), blues musician *

Stanley Burnside Stanley "Stan" Burnside (born 1947) is a Bahamian cartoonist, painter, and costume designer. From 1979 to 2019, he penned the ''Sideburns'' editorial cartoon for '' The Nassau Guardian''. As a painter, his style was influenced by the collaborat ...

(born 1947), Bahamian cartoonist and painter

In business, politics, and law

Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everts Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the American Civil War and a three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successfu ...

(1824–1881), American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician * Bruce Burnside (1833–1909), Chief Justice and Queen's Advocate of Ceylon *

David Burnside David Wilson Boyd Burnside (born 24 August 1951) is an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim from 2001 to 2005. Burnside was also a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for ...

(born 1951), Northern Ireland politician and public relations expert * Jon Burnside, Canadian politician *

Julian Burnside Julian William Kennedy Burnside (born 9 June 1949) is an Australian barrister, human rights and refugee advocate, and author. He practises principally in commercial litigation, trade practices and administrative law. He is best known for his st ...

(born 1949), Australian barrister, human rights and refugee advocate, and author * Maurice G. Burnside (1902–1991), professor, tobacco warehouse manager, and US Representative *

Robert Bruce Burnside Robert Bruce Burnside (22 April 1862 – 8 August 1929) was an Australian barrister and judge. He served on the Supreme Court of Western Australia from December 1902 until his death in August 1929. Early life and education Burnside was born i ...

(1862–1929), Australian judge * Robert H. Burnside (1933–2021), American politician *

Thomas Burnside Thomas Burnside (July 28, 1782March 25, 1851) was an American politician and judge who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1815 to 1816 and as ...

(1782–1851), US Representative from Pennsylvania

In the sciences

* John Burnside (inventor) (1916–2008), American inventor and gay rights activist, known for inventing the teleidoscope, darkfield kaleidoscope, and Symmetricon * William Snow Burnside (1839–1920), Irish mathematician *

William Burnside :''This English mathematician is sometimes confused with the Irish mathematician William S. Burnside (1839–1920).'' __NOTOC__ William Burnside (2 July 1852 – 21 August 1927) was an English mathematician. He is known mostly as an early rese ...

(1852–1927), English mathematician **

Burnside's lemma Burnside's lemma, sometimes also called Burnside's counting theorem, the Cauchy–Frobenius lemma, or the orbit-counting theorem, is a result in group theory that is often useful in taking account of symmetry when counting mathematical objects. It ...

, an orbit-counting theorem in group theory **

Burnside's problem The Burnside problem asks whether a finitely generated group in which every element has finite order must necessarily be a finite group. It was posed by William Burnside in 1902, making it one of the oldest questions in group theory, and was inf ...

, about whether certain groups must be finite **

Burnside's theorem In mathematics, Burnside's theorem in group theory states that if ''G'' is a finite group of order p^a q^b where ''p'' and ''q'' are prime numbers, and ''a'' and ''b'' are non-negative integers, then ''G'' is solvable. Hence each non-Abelian fin ...

, a proof that certain finite groups are solvable

Other

Bob Burnside Robert "Bob" MacKenzie Burnside (May 20, 1932 – December 11, 2019) was an American lifeguard. He was appointed the first president of the Surf Life Saving Association of America in 1964, which later became known as the United States Lifesaving A ...

, first president of the United States Lifesaving Association * Frank Herbert Burnside (1888–1935), pioneer airmail pilot * George Burnside (Concerned Brethren) (1908–1994), New Zealand evangelist * Joe Burnside (1930–2008), Britain's longest surviving heart transplant patient *

Robert Burnside (minister) Robert Burnside (31 August 1759 – 19 May 1826) was an English Baptist minister. Biography He was born in the parish of Clerkenwell, Central London and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and at Aberdeen University, where he graduated with an ...

(1759–1826), English Baptist minister *

Scott Burnside Scott Burnside (born 1963) is a Canadian sportswriter. Burnside began a career in sportswriting with the ''Windsor Star'' where he covered the Stanley Cup championships by the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998. He was the ''National Post'' sp ...

(born 1963), Canadian journalist and sportswriter

Fictional people

* Frank Burnside, a fictional character in British television series ''The Bill'' and titular character of its spin-off ''Burnside'' * Neil Burnside, central protagonist of British television series ''The Sandbaggers'' * William Burnside (comics), a fictional incarnation of Captain America

Other uses

Burnside rules The Burnside rules were a set of rules that transformed Canadian football from a rugby-style game to the gridiron-style game it has remained ever since. The rules were first adopted by the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1903, and were named af ...

, a set of rules that transformed Canadian football from a rugby-style game to a gridiron-style game * ''Burnside'' (TV series), a spin-off from ''The Bill''