Kearns (surname)

Kearns is an anglicized Irish surname of Ó Céirín. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alicia Kearns, British politician elected in 2019
• Anthony Kearns (born 1971), Irish musician
• Austin Kearns (born 1980), baseball player
• Billy Kearns (1923-1992), American actor, seen in French films (1958-1991)
• Bracken Kearns (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
• Burt Kearns (born 1956), American author and television & film producer
• Dan Kearns (1956–2022), Canadian football player
• Daniel Kearns (designer) (born 1975), Irish menswear designer
• Daniel Kearns (footballer) (born 1991), Irish footballer
• Daniel F. Kearns (1896–1963), American military aviator
• David T. Kearns (1930–2011), American CEO of Xerox Corporation and Deputy Secretary of Education
• Dennis Kearns (born 1945), Canadian retired ice hockey player
• Doris Kearns Goodwin (born Doris Helen Kearns, 1943), American author
• Gerard Kearns (born 1984), English actor
• Gertrude Kearns (born 1950), Canadian war artist
• H.G.H. Kearns (1902–1986), British entomologist
• James Kearns (born 1957), writer of the film John Q
• John Kearns (comedian) (born 1987), British comedian
• John Kearns (footballer) (1883–1928), British footballer
• John Kearns (politician) (1784–1864), Irish-Canadian politician
• Joseph Kearns (1907–1962), American actor
• Martin Kearns (1977-2015), English drummer
• Michael Kearns (actor) (born 1950), American actor
• Michael Kearns (computer scientist), American computer scientist
• Mick Kearns (born 1950), Irish footballer
• Mike Kearns (1929–2009), American professional basketball player
• Mogue Kearns (died 1798), United Irishmen during the 1798 Rebellion
• Ollie Kearns (born 1956), English footballer
• Peter Kearns (1937–2014), English footballer
• Phil Kearns (born 1967), Australian former rugby union player
• Robert Kearns (1927–2005), inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper
• Steve Kearns (born 1956), Canadian football player
• Thomas Kearns (1862–1918), early United States Senator from Utah
• William Henry Kearns (1794–1846), Irish composer