Cairns may refer to: Places Cairns, a town in Queensland, Australia Cairns Region, the current local government area City of Cairns, the former local government area Cairns City, Queensland, the central suburb and central business district Electoral district of Cairns, a district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Cairns, a mixed-use district under development in Sandy, Utah, U.S. Cairns (Martian crater), on Mars Cairns, an area of Halfway, South Lanarkshire, Scotland Cairns of Coll, a region of rocky outcrops in shallow waters extending from the north end of the island of Coll in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland Ships HMAS Cairns, a ship, and a shore establishment, of the Royal Australian Navy People Aiden Cairns, Australian Rugby League player Alan Cairns (born 1930), Canadian retired political science professor Alun Cairns (born 1970), Welsh politician Andy Cairns (born 1965), Northern Irish musician Buster Cairns (born 1925), Canadian footballer Chris Cairns (born 1970), New Zealand cricketer David Cairns, 5th Earl Cairns (1909–1989) David Cairns (musician) (born 1958), English musician David Cairns (politician) (1966-2011), Scottish politician David Cairns (writer), British writer and music critic Don Cairns (born 1955), ice hockey player Eric Cairns (born 1974), ice hockey player Fred Cairns (1857–1896), British entertainer George Albert Cairns (1913–1944), British recipient of the Victoria Cross Graeme Cairns, New Zealand musician Holly Cairns (born 1989), Irish Social Democrat politician Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819–1885) Hugh Cairns (surgeon) (1896–1952), British surgeon Hugh Cairns (VC) (1896–1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross Ian Cairns (born 1952), former World Champion surfer Imogen Cairns (born 1989), British gymnast Jim Cairns (1914–2003), Australian politician John Cairns (biochemist) (1922–2018), British biochemist John Cairns (Presbyterian) (1818–1892), 19th century Scottish divine and writer John B. Cairns (born 1942), former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Kevin Cairns (footballer) (born 1937), English footballer Kevin Cairns (politician) (1929–1984) Lance Cairns (born 1949), cricketer Leah Cairns (born 1974), Canadian actress Mark Cairns (footballer) (born 1969), Scottish football goalkeeper Mark Cairns (squash player) (born 1967), English squash player Matt Cairns (born 1979), English rugby union player Rachel Cairns (born 1988), British actress Ronnie Cairns, English footballer Ryan Cairns (born 1984), Zimbabwean golfer Sally Cairns (1919–1965), American film actress Scott Cairns (born 1954), American poet (born 1949), U.S. zoologist Tommy Cairns (1890–1967), Scottish footballer Warwick Cairns (born 1962), British author Wilfred Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns (1865–1946) William Cairns (1828–1888), British colonial administrator Other