John William Burnham (6 June 1839 – 20 April 1914) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876.
He became a clerk and in 1863 he was playing for Suffolk and in one match for an All England XI.
Also in 1872 he played some games for Prince's Club in London.
He did not play again until the 1876 season when his final match, as a first-class player, was against Kent, in which he was bowled out by Test cricketer Charlie Absolom.
Burnham was a right-handed batsman and played eleven innings in six first-class matches with an average of 5.00 and a top score of 31.