Cairns is a city in Queensland, Australia.
Cairns may also refer to:
Places
editAustralia
edit- Cairns Region, a local government area in Queensland, Australia, established in 2008
- Cairns City, Queensland, a suburb at the centre of Cairns in Queensland, Australia
- City of Cairns, a local government area in Queensland, Australia, from 1985 to 1995
- Electoral district of Cairns, a district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Elsewhere
edit- Cairns (Martian crater), on Mars
- Cairns, an area of Halfway, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- The Cairns, a mixed-use district under development in Sandy, Utah, U.S.
- Cairns of Coll, a region of rocky outcrops on the island of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
People
edit- Aiden Cairns (1917–1992), Australian Rugby League player
- Alan Cairns (1930–2018), Canadian retired political science professor
- Alun Cairns (born 1970), Welsh politician
- Andy Cairns (born 1965), Northern Irish musician
- Buster Cairns (1925–2010), Canadian soccer player
- Chris Cairns (born 1970), New Zealand cricketer
- David Cairns, 5th Earl Cairns (1909–1989)
- David Cairns (musician) (born 1958), English musician
- David Cairns (politician) (1966–2011), Scottish politician
- David Cairns (writer), British writer and music critic
- Don Cairns (born 1955), ice hockey player
- Eric Cairns (born 1974), ice hockey player
- Fred Cairns (1857–1896), British entertainer
- George Albert Cairns (1913–1944), British recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Graeme Cairns, New Zealand musician
- Holly Cairns (born 1989), Irish Social Democrat politician
- Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819–1885)
- Hugh Cairns (surgeon) (1896–1952), British surgeon
- Hugh Cairns (VC) (1896–1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Ian Cairns (born 1952), former World Champion surfer
- Imogen Cairns (born 1989), British gymnast
- Jim Cairns (1914–2003), Australian politician
- John Cairns (biochemist) (1922–2018), British biochemist
- John Cairns (Presbyterian) (1818–1892), 19th century Scottish divine and writer
- John B. Cairns (born 1942), former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- Kevin Cairns (footballer) (1937–2017), English footballer
- Kevin Cairns (politician) (1929–1984)
- Lance Cairns (born 1949), cricketer
- Leah Cairns (born 1974), Canadian actress
- Mark Cairns (footballer) (born 1969), Scottish football goalkeeper
- Mark Cairns (squash player) (born 1967), English squash player
- Matt Cairns (born 1979), English rugby union player
- Rachael Cairns (born 1988), British actress
- Ronnie Cairns, English footballer
- Ryan Cairns (born 1984), Zimbabwean golfer
- Sally Cairns (1919–1965), American film actress
- Scott Cairns (born 1954), American poet
- Stephen D. Cairns (born 1949), U.S. zoologist
- Tommy Cairns (1890–1967), Scottish footballer
- Warwick Cairns (born 1962), British author
- Wilfred Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns (1865–1946)
- William Cairns (1828–1888), British colonial administrator
Other
edit- Cairn, a type of stack of stones
- Cairns (sculpture), a 2008 work by Christine Bourdette in Portland, Oregon, US
- Clan Cairns, a Scottish clan
- Cairns Group, an interest group of 19 nations
- HMAS Cairns, a ship, and a shore establishment, of the Royal Australian Navy
See also
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