Burman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anneli Burman (born 1963), Swedish curler Barney Burman, American make-up artist Barry Burman (1943–2001), English figurative artist Ben Lucien Burman (1896–1984), American author and journalist Bob Burman (1884–1916), American racecar driver Carina Burman (born 1960), Swedish novelist and literature scholar Daniel Burman (born 1973), Argentinian filmmaker Erica Burman (born 1960), British developmental psychologist Fale Burman (1903–1973), Swedish Army lieutenant general Jayasri Burman (born 1960), Indian artist, niece of Sakti Johannes Burman (1707–1780), Dutch botanist and physician John Burman (born 1982) American coffee mogul Karl Burman (1882–1965), Estonian architect and painter Maya Burman (born 1971), French artist, daughter of Sakti Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734–1793), Dutch botanist, son of Johannes Pieter Burman the Elder (1668–1741), Dutch classical scholar Pieter Burman the Younger (1713–1778), Dutch classical scholar, nephew of previous Rahul Dev Burman (1939–1994), Indian Bollywood music composer, son of SD Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975), Indian Bollywood music composer Saket Burman (born 1976/77), British billionaire Sakti Burman (born 1935), Indian artist based in France Shirley Burman (born 1934), American railroad photographer and historian Tony Burman (born 1948), Canadian journalist and editor in chief of CBC News William Francis Burman (1897–1974), First World War English recipient of the Victoria Cross See also Barman (surname) Burmann, surname Buurman, surname Burman and Sons Ltd, UK manufacturer of automotive steering gear Bamar, dominant ethnic group of Burma, sometimes called Burman Tibeto-Burman languages, linguistic subfamily of the proposed Sino-Tibetan language family Variant of the Indian title and surname Varma Berman