Turner (family name)

Turner is an originally job-related English family name that denotes someone who works with a lathe , in the sense of a turner .

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• A. Richard Turner (1932–2011), American art historian
• AW Turner (before 1920 – after 1926), British football coach in Germany (HSV)
• Aaron Turner (* 1977), American singer, musician, graphic designer and label owner
• Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell (* 1955), British economic manager, university professor and politician
• Aidan Turner (born 1983), Irish film and television actor
• Aiden Turner (born 1977), British actor
• Albertus Turner (1967–1739), Austrian composer
• Alan Turner (singer) (around 1870 – after 1914), British singer (baritone)
• Alan H. Turner ( Alan Hamilton Turner ; 1947–2012), American paleontologist
• Alex Turner (Director) (born 1971), American director, screenwriter and producer
• Alex Turner (musician) (born 1986), British musician
• Alfred Allatson Turner (1826–1895), Australian explorer of French origin
• Alfred Jefferis Turner (1861–1947), Australian pediatrician and entomologist
• Andre Turner (born 1964), American basketball player
• Andrew Turner (* 1980), British hurdler
• Angela K. Turner (* 1954), British ornithologist
• Ann Turner Robinson († 1741), English soprano
• Ariel Turner (* 1991), US national volleyball player, see Ariel Gebhardt
• Arlin Turner (1909–1980), American literary scholar
• Arthur Turner (soccer player, 1909) (1909-1994), English soccer player and coach
• Arthur Turner (soccer player, 1921) (1921-2019), English soccer player

B.

• Barbara Turner (1936–2016), American screenwriter
• Benjamin Turner (weightlifter) (* 1984), Australian weightlifter
• Benjamin Brecknell Turner (1815-1894), English photographer
• Benjamin S. Turner (1825-1894), American politician
• Big Joe Turner (1911–1985), American jazz and blues singer
• Billie Lee Turner (botanist) (1925-2020), American botanist
• Billie Lee Turner II (* 1945), American geographer
• Bird Margaret Turner (1877–1962), American mathematician and university professor
• Bob Turner (football player, 1877) ( Robert Turner ; 1877– ??), English football player
• Bob Turner (Soccer Player, 1885) ( Robert Frewen Turner ; 1885–1959), English soccer player
• Bob Turner (ice hockey player) ( Robert George Turner ; 1934-2005), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, scout and official
• Bob Turner (politician) (born 1941), American politician
• Bonnie Turner (* 1951), American screenwriter, see Bonnie and Terry Turner
• Brad Turner (Director) , Canadian director and film producer
• Brad Turner (jazz musician) (* 1967), Canadian jazz musician
• Brad Turner (ice hockey player) (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bree Turner (born 1977), American actress
• Brian Turner (American football player, 1930) (born 1930), Australian Australian football player
• Brian Turner (American football player, 1933) (born 1933), Australian Australian football player
• Brian Turner (soccer player, 1936) (born 1936), English soccer player
• Brian Turner (cricketer) (born 1938), English cricketer
• Brian Turner (poet, 1944) (born 1944), New Zealand poet and field hockey player
• Brian Turner (cook) (born 1946) British chef
• Brian Turner (soccer player, 1949) (born 1949), New Zealand soccer player
• Brian Turner (soccer player, 1952) (1952-2010), Australian soccer player
• Brian Turner (Poet, 1967) (born 1967), American poet, essayist, and university professor
• Brian Turner (screenwriter) (born 1972), American screenwriter
• Brian Kevin Turner (born 1964/65), American businessman
• Bryan Turner (Sociologist) ( Bryan Stanley Turner ; * 1945), British-Australian sociologist
• Bryan Turner (Entrepreneur) , Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder of Priority Records
• Bryan M. Turner , British geneticist and university professor
• Bruce Turner (1922–1993), British jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and band leader
• Bulldog Turner (1919–1998) American football player and coach

C.

• Callum Turner (born 1990), British film actor
• Carissa Turner (* 1989), Welsh badminton player
• Cathie Turner (* 1962), American short track runner
• Cecil Turner (born 1944), American football player
• Charles Turner junior (1760–1839), American politician
• Charles Turner (Colonial Officer) , British Colonial Officer
• Charles Turner (musician) (1936–2006), American jazz musician
• Charles Turner (water polo player) (born 1953), Australian water polo player
• Charles Turner (swimmer) , British swimmer
• Charles E. Turner (1886–1936), American politician
• Charles H. Turner (painter) (1848–1908), American painter
• Charles H. Turner (politician) (1861–1913), American politician
• Charles H. Turner (lawyer) (* 1936), American lawyer
• Charles Henry Turner (1867–1923), American behavioral scientist
• Chester Dewayne Turner (born 1966), American serial killer
• Chip Turner (* 1960), American wheelchair tennis player
• Christopher J. Turner (1933–2014), British colonial administrator and economic manager
• Claramae Turner († 2013), American opera singer
• Clarence W. Turner (1866–1939), American politician
• Claude Allen Porter Turner (1859–1955), American civil engineer and designer
• Clorinda Matto de Turner (1854–1909), Peruvian writer
• Colin Turner († 2014), British politician
• Curtis Turner (1924–1970), American racing driver

D.

• Daniel Turner (politician) (1796-1860), American politician (North Carolina)
• Daniel Webster Turner (1877–1969), American politician
• Daniel King-Turner (* 1984), New Zealand tennis player
• Darren Turner (* 1974), British racing car driver
• Dave Turner (soccer player, 1943) ( David John Turner ; * 1943), English soccer player
• Dave Turner (soccer player, 1948) ( David Turner ; born 1949), English soccer player
• David Turner (rower) (1923-2015), American rower
• David Turner (politician) (born 1944), Canadian politician
• David Turner (computer scientist) (* 1946), British computer scientist
• Dawson Turner (1775-1858) British botanist, banker and antiquarian
• Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston (1942-2014), British politician (Labor Party, Co-operative Party)
• Dennis C. Turner (* 1948), American biologist
• Don Turner (* before 1960), American boxing trainer
• Donald Keith Turner (1895–1964), Australian architect
• Douglas Laird Turner (* 1932), American rower and Olympian
• Douglas Turner (athlete) (born 1966), Welsh sprinter
• Douglas Turner (rower) (1928-2018), American rower
• Douglas Turner (tennis player) (1883-1959), American tennis player
• Dumitrița Turner (* 1964), Romanian artistic gymnast
• Dwayne Turner (* before 1980), British comic artist

E.

• Edward Turner (chemist) (1798–1837) Scottish chemist
• Edward Turner (inventor) (1873-1903), British inventor and cameraman
• Edward Turner (soccer player) (fl. 1896) Irish soccer player
• Edward Turner (engineer) (1901–1973), British engineer
• Edward C. Turner (1872–1950), American lawyer and politician
• Edwin Turner (1912–1968), American middle-distance runner
• Ellen Turner († 2015), American philanthropist
• Erastus J. Turner (1846–1933), American politician
• Eric Turner (musician) (born 1977), American singer-songwriter
• Eric Gardner Turner (1911-1983), British papyrologist
• Ethel Turner (1872-1958), Australian writer
• Evan Turner (* 1988), American basketball player

F.

• Florence Turner (1885–1946), American actress and film producer
• Frances Turner (* 1992), New Zealand rower
• Francis John Turner (1904–1985), New Zealand geologist and petrologist
• Frank Turner (* 1981), British musician
• Fred L. Turner (1933-2013), American manager
• Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932), American historian

G

• George Turner (anthropologist) (1817-1891), British missionary and anthropologist
• George Turner (politician, 1850) (1850–1932), American politician (Washington)
• George Turner (1914-2007), British playwright, theater director and journalist, see George Tabori
• George Turner (writer) (1916–1997), Australian writer
• George Turner (politician, 1935) (* 1935), German lawyer and science politician
• George Gray Turner (1877–1951), English surgeon
• Gil Turner (1930-1996), American boxer
• Glenn Turner (cricketer) (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer
• Glenn Turner (bobsledder) (born 1964), Australian bobsledder
• Glenn Turner (hockey player) (born 1984), Australian hockey player
• Guinevere Turner (* 1968), American actress

H

• Hans Turner , Swiss sculptor
• Harald Turner (1891–1947), German lawyer and politician (NSDAP)
• Henry Ashby Turner (1932–2008), American historian
• Henry Gray Turner (1839–1904), American politician
• Henry Hubert Turner (1892–1970), American physician and endocrinologist
• Herbert H. Turner (1861–1930), British astronomer and seismologist

I.

• Iain Turner (* 1984), Scottish soccer player
• Ian Turner (activist) (1922–1978), Australian political activist
• Ian Turner (cricketer) (born 1968), English cricketer
• Ian Turner (soccer player, 1953) (born 1953), English soccer player
• Ian Turner (soccer player, 1989) (born 1989), Irish soccer player
• Ian Turner (rower) (1925-2010), American rower
• Ian Turner (rugby league player) (born 1970), Australian rugby league player
• Ike Turner (1931–2007), American musician
• Imke Turner (* 1963), German athlete in Taekwondo
• Inez Turner (* 1972), Jamaican athlete

J

• Jack Turner (photographer) (1889–1989), Canadian photographer
• Jack Turner (racing driver) (1920–2004), American car racing driver
• Jack Turner (musician) ( The Singing River Boy ; born 1921), American hillbilly musician
• James Turner (Politician, 1766) (1766-1824), American politician (North Carolina)
• James Turner (politician, 1783) (1783–1861), American politician (Maryland)
• James Turner (tennis player) (born 1965), British tennis player
• James Turner, 1st Baron Netherthorpe (1908–1980)
• James Turner, 2nd Baron Netherthorpe (1936–1982)
• James Turner, 3rd Baron Netherthorpe (* 1964)
• Jane Turner (art historian) ( Jane Shoaf Turner ; * 1956), American art historian
• Jane Turner (singer) (born 1960), British opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
• Jane Turner (actress) (born 1960), Australian actress, comedian and author
• Janine Turner (born 1962), American actress
• Jason Turner (* 1975), American marksman
• Jean Turner (born 1939), Scottish politician
• Jim Turner (baseball player) (1903-1998), American baseball player
• Jim Turner ( American football player ) (born 1941), American football player
• Jim Turner (publisher) (1945-1999), American publisher and editor
• Jim Turner (politician) (born 1946), American politician
• Jim Turner (actor) (born 1952), American actor
• Jodie Turner-Smith (* 1986), British actress and model
• Joe Turner (jazz pianist) (1907–1990), American jazz pianist and singer
• Joe Turner (ice hockey player) (1919–1945), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
• Joe Lynn Turner (born 1951), American rock musician
• Joel Turner (* around 1820–1888), American politician
• John Turner (football player, 1898) (1898–1978), English football goalkeeper
• John Turner (soccer player, 1913) (1913–1979), English soccer player
• John Turner (soccer player, 1915) (1915–1985), English soccer player
• John Turner (born 1929), Canadian politician
• John Turner (soccer player, 1954) (born 1954), English soccer goalkeeper
• John Turner (basketball player) (born 1967), American basketball player
• John Turner (soccer player, 1986) (born 1986), English soccer player
• John C. Turner (* 1947), Australian psychologist
• John Douglas Turner (1938–2019), American religious scholar
• John F. Charlewood Turner (* 1927), British architect and town planner
• John Herbert Turner (1834–1923), Canadian politician
• John Kenneth Turner (1879–1948), American journalist
• Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), English painter, also JMW T. or William T. for short, see William Turner
• Josh Turner (born 1977), American country singer
• Josiah Turner Jr. (1821–1901), American lawyer, newspaperman and politician
• Judy Turner (1936-2019), British writer
• Julius C. Turner (1881–1948), German graphic artist and etcher and gymnastics teacher
• Justin Turner (* 1984), American baseball player

K

• Karri Turner (born 1966), American actress
• Kathleen Turner (born 1954), American actress
• Ken Turner (born 1933), Australian badminton player
• Kim Turner (born 1961), American athlete
• Kristopher Turner (* 1980), Canadian actor

L.

• Lacey Turner (1988) British actress
• Lana Turner (1921–1995), American actress
• Laura Turner (* 1982), British athlete
• Leigh Turner (* 1958), British diplomat
• Lesley Turner (born 1942), Australian tennis player
• Lynn Turner (* 1941), American harpist

M.

• M. Jonathan Turner (1915–1995), American engineer
• Mae Turner (1908-1999), American actress
• Mark Turner (* 1965), American jazz saxophonist
• Matt Turner (* 1966), American jazz and improvisation musician
• Matthew Turner (Captain) (1825-1909), American captain and shipbuilder
• Matthew Turner (chess player) (* 1975), Scottish chess player
• Michael Turner (actor) (1921–2012), South African actor in Great Britain
• Michael Turner (writer) (born 1962), Canadian writer and musician
• Michael Turner (comic book artist) (1971–2008), American comic book artist
• Michael Turner ( American football player ) (born 1982), American football player
• Michael Turner (soccer player) (born 1983), English soccer player
• Michael S. Turner (* 1949), American astrophysicist
• Mike Turner (* 1960), American politician
• Mike Turner (cricketer) († 2015), English cricketer
• Morgan Turner (* 1999), American actress
• Morrie Turner († 2014), American comic artist
• Muriel Turner, Baroness Turner of Camden (1927–2018), British politician
• Myles Turner (born 1996), American basketball player

N

• Nat Turner (1800-1831), American slave leader
• Nik Turner (born 1940), English bass guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer
• Nina Turner (* 1967), American politician
• Noel Turner (* 1974), Maltese football player

O

• Oscar Turner (politician, 1825) (1825-1896), American politician
• Oscar Turner (politician, 1867) (1867–1902), American politician
• Othar Turner (1908-2003), American blues musician

P

• Patrick Turner (* 1961), Canadian rower
• Paul Turner (1945-2019), British film director
• Pete Turner (photographer) (1934-2017), American photographer
• Pete Turner , British bassist, member of Elbow (band)

R.

• Ralph Herbert Turner (1919–2014), American sociologist
• Rich Turner , American actor
• Richard Turner (reformer) († 1565?), English Protestant reformer
• Richard Turner (iron caster) (1798–1881), Irish iron caster
• Richard Turner (politician) (1843–1917), Canadian businessman and politician
• Richard Turner (soccer player, 1882) (1882–1960), English soccer player
• Richard Turner (soccer player, 1918) (1918– ??), English soccer player
• Richard Turner (1942–1978), South African philosopher, see Rick Turner
• Richard Turner ( American football player ) (born 1959), American football player
• Richard Turner (musician) (1984-2011), British jazz trumpeter
• Richard Baldwin Turner (1916–1971), American chemist
• Richard G. Turner, Jr. (* 1946), American landscape architect and horticultural specialist
• Richmond K. Turner (1885–1961), American admiral
• Rick Turner (1941–1978), South African philosopher
• Robert Turner (theologian) (around 1540–1599), English theologian
• Robert Turner (translator) ( Philomathus ; 1619/1620 – after 1664), English translator
• Robert Turner (Bahai) (1855-1909), American Bahai
• Robert Turner (artist) ( Robert Chapman Turner ; 1913–2005), American ceramic artist
• Robert Turner (composer) (1920–2012), Canadian composer and music teacher
• Robert Turner (Medical Doctor) ( Robert Charles Turner ; 1938-1999), British diabetologist
• Robert Turner (physicist) (* 1947), American physicist
• Robert Turner ( American football player , 1954) (born 1954), American football player
• Robert Turner (poker player) , American poker player
• Robert Turner ( born 1984), American football player
• Roger Turner (figure skater) (1901–1993), American figure skater
• Roger Turner (musician) (born 1946), British drummer
• Roy J. Turner (1894–1973), American politician
• Ruby Turner (born 1958), Jamaican singer, songwriter and actress

S.

• Samuel Turner (1759–1802), British officer in the East India Company
• Scott Turner (1931–2009), American songwriter and music producer
• Sebastian Turner (* 1966), German entrepreneur and copywriter
• Sheldon Turner , American screenwriter and television producer
• Smith S. Turner (1842–1898), American politician
• Sophie Turner (* 1996), British actress
• Stansfield Turner (1923-2018), American admiral and intelligence officer
• Steve Turner (born 1965), American rock musician
• Sylvester Turner (* 1954), American politician

T

• Ted Turner (* 1938), American media entrepreneur
• Ted Turner (musician) (born 1950), British rock guitarist
• Terry Turner (* 1948), American screenwriter, see Bonnie and Terry Turner
• Thomas Turner (engineer) (1799–1866), English engineer
• Thomas Turner (politician) (1821–1900), American politician
• Thomas Turner (marksman) (* 1972), Australian marksman
• Thomas Turner (soccer player) (* 1998), Austrian soccer player
• Thomas G. Turner (1810–1875), American politician
• Thomas J. Turner (1815–1874), American politician
• Tina Turner (* 1939), American-Swiss singer and actress
• Toby Joe Turner (* 1985), American YouTuber, see Tobuscus
• Tommy Turner (born 1947), American sprinter
• Trai Turner (born 1993), American football player
• Tyra Turner (* 1976), American beach volleyball player
• Tyrin Turner (born 1971), American actor

V

• Vernon George Turner (born 1926), Canadian diplomat
• Vickery Turner (1945-2006), British actress
• Victor Turner (1920–1983), Scottish anthropologist

W.

• Walter J. Turner (1889-1946), Australian writer
• Wilfred D. Turner , American politician
• Willard H. Turner (1903–1979), American film technician
• William Turner (1775-1851) British painter
• William Turner (naturalist) (around 1510–1568), English naturalist
• William Turner (singer) (1651–1740), English singer (tenor) and composer
• William Turner of Oxford (1789–1862), British painter
• William Turner (diplomat) (1792–1867), British diplomat
• William Turner (Bishop, 1799) (1799–1872), English clergyman, Bishop of Salford
• William Turner (anatomist) (1832-1916), British anatomist
• William Turner (Bishop, 1844) (1844–1914), Scottish clergyman, Bishop of Galloway
• William Turner (soccer player) (fl. 1886–1888), Irish soccer player
• William Turner (Bishop, 1871) (1871–1936), Irish-American clergyman, Bishop of Buffalo
• William Thomas Turner (1856–1933), English captain
• William Ralph Turner (1920–2013), British painter
• Willie Turner (born 1948), American sprinter

Y

• Yvonne Turner (* 1987), American basketball player

Z

• Zara Turner (born 1968), British actress

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Turner on surnames.behindthename.com (English)