Burnside Facts for Kids

Burnside is a name that can refer to many different things! It's used for places, people, and even a TV show.

Places

Many towns, suburbs, and natural spots around the world are called Burnside. Here are some of them:

City of Burnside, a local government area in Adelaide, South Australia.
- Burnside, South Australia, a suburb within the City of Burnside.
Burnside, Queensland, a suburb on the Sunshine Coast.
Burnside, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne.
Lake Burnside, a lake in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia.

Burnside, Arizona, a community in Arizona.
Burnside, Chicago, a community area in Chicago, Illinois.
Burnside, Kentucky, a city in Pulaski County.
Burnside Bridge, a bridge in Portland, Oregon.
- Burnside Skatepark, a famous skatepark located under the Burnside Bridge.

Many interesting people have the last name Burnside. Here are a few:

Adrian Burnside (born 1977), an Australian baseball player.
Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881), an American soldier and inventor. He was famous for his unique facial hair, which led to the word "sideburns"!
Cara-Beth Burnside, an American skateboarder and snowboarder.
Cedric Burnside (born 1978), an American blues musician who plays guitar and sings.
Frank Herbert Burnside (1888–1935), an early pilot who helped deliver mail by air.
John Burnside (inventor) (1916–2008), who invented cool things like the teleidoscope (a type of kaleidoscope).
Julian Burnside (born 1949), an Australian lawyer who works to protect human rights.
Pete Burnside (born 1930), a baseball pitcher.
R. L. Burnside (1926–2005), a well-known blues musician.
William Burnside (1852–1927), a famous mathematician. Some important ideas in math, like Burnside's lemma and Burnside's problem, are named after him.

Burnside (TV series), a TV show that was a spin-off from another show called The Bill.