Barns (surname)

Barns is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Caleb P. Barns (1812–1866) American lawyer, businessman, and legislator
• Charles Edward Barns (1862–1937), American writer, journalist, astronomer, theater impresario, and publisher
• Chris Barns, founder of the Kangaroo Sanctuary
• Cornelia Barns (1888–1941), American feminist, socialist, and political cartoonist
• Ethel Barns (1873–1948), English violinist, pianist and composer
• Graeme Barns (born 1962), Australian rower
• Greg Barns Australian barrister, author
• J. W. B. Barns (1912–1974), British Egyptologist, papyrologist, Anglican priest, and academic
• Paul D. Barns (1894–1973), American judge
• Thomas Alexander Barns (1881–1930), English naturalist and explorer