- Burroughs, William Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs - United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
--1 is a kind of writer, author
- Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs - United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
--2 is a kind of inventor, discoverer, artificer