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), Argentine 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