Turner

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Turner is a common English surname meaning "one who works with a lathe". [1] In German, a male gymnast is referred to as ein Turner; a female is eine Turnerin. See Turners and False friend (for a linguistic explanation). A turner is also a kitchen utensil closely related to a spatula.

Turner is the name of several places:

• United States:
  • Turner, Kansas
  • Turner, Maine
  • Turner, Michigan
  • Turner, Oregon
• Australia:
  • Turner, Australian Capital Territory

Turner is the name of a Glass Museum in the City of Sheffield, England.

People whose surname is or was Turner include:

• Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell (1955–), British businessman and academic
• Barbara Turner (1936–), American screenwriter
• Beverley Turner (1973–), British television and radio presenter
• Bryan S. Turner (1945–), British/Australian sociologist
• Charles Turner (?–?), English engraver
• Charles Turner (1862–1944), Australian cricketer
• Charles Henry Turner (1867–1923), American zoologist
• Charles Tennyson Turner (1808–79), British poet
• Chester Dewayne Turner (c. 1970–), American linked through DNA evidence to a series of murders in Los Angeles
• David Turner (?–), British computer scientist
• David Turner (1944–), Canadian politician and academic
• David Turner (?–), CEO of Brambles Industries
• David G. Turner (?–), Canadian astronomer
• David W. Turner, British physical chemist
• Ed Turner (?–2002), American journalist and television executive
• Edith Turner, anthropologist
• Florence Turner (1885–1946), American actress
• Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932), American historian
• Garth Turner (1949–), Canadian business journalist, broadcaster and politician
• Sir George Turner (1851–1916), Australian politician
• George Turner (?–), U.S. Senator from Washington
• George Turner (1916–97), Australian science fiction writer
• George Turner (1940–), Member of Parliament
• Guinevere Turner (1968–), American actress and writer
• Hal Turner (?–), internet radio talk show host
• Hayden Turner (1966–), Australian television presenter and zookeeper
• Henry Ashby Turner (1932-), American historian of Germany
• Ike Turner (1931–), American musician
• J. M. W. [Joseph Mallord William] Turner (1775–1851), English painter
• Brenton Harold "Jack" Turner (1889–1989), Canadian war photographer
• Jack Turner (?–?), American race car driver in the 1950s
• James Turner (1766–1824), American politician
• Sir James Turner (?–?), Scottish soldier and military writer
• Jane Turner (1967–), Australian actress and comedienne
• Janine Turner (1962–), American actress
• Jean Turner (1939–), Independent Member of Scottish Parliament
• Jeffrold Finklestein Turner (?–?), Mi'kmaq soldier
• Jerrold Gaylord Turner (?–?), American naval engineer
• Jim Turner (1946–), former U.S. Congressman from Texas
• Jim Turner (1941–), American professional football player
• Big Joe Turner (1911–85), American blues singer
• John Turner (1929–), Prime Minister of Canada in the 1980s
• Jonathan Baldwin Turner (1805-1899) American champion of public higher education
• Kathleen Turner (1954–), American actress
• Lana Turner (1921–95), American actress
• Lesley Turner Bowrey (1942–), Australian tennis player
• Lowri Turner (1964–), British television presenter
• Mary Turner (?–?), black woman who was lynched while pregnant
• Mark Turner (?–), American linguist and cognitive scientist
• Mark Turner (1965–), American jazz musician
• Mark Turner (?–), cricketer
• Mark Turner (?–), artist
• Michael Turner (1962–), Canadian writer and musician
• Michael Turner (1971–), American comic book publisher and artist
• Michael Turner (1982–), American football player (NFL)
• Michael Turner (?–), Australian rules footballer
• Michael Turner (?–), Australian water polo player
• Michael Turner (?–), British businessman and CEO of BAE Systems
• Michael Turner (?–), British aviation and motor sports artist
• Michael Turner (?–?), Chief Manager of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (1953-1962)
• Michael S. Turner (?–), American cosmologist
• Mike [Michael R.] Turner (1960–), American politician and U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Mike Turner (?–), American politician and member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
• Myles Turner (1921–84), warden of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Africa (1956–72)
• Nat Turner (1800–31), leader of a slave rebellion
• Neil Turner (1945–), British Labour Member of Parliament
• Othar "Otha" Turner (1907–2003), American fife player and blues musician
• Owen Turner, a [[fictional character in EastEnders
• Pamela Rogers Turner (1977–), American teacher convicted in 2005 as a sex offender
• Pat Turner (1961–), Canadian rower
• Patrick Turner (1987–), American football player
• Admiral Richmond K. Turner (1885–1961), American Naval officer in World War II
• Ron Turner (1953–?), American football coach (NFL)
• Ronald Turner (1915–65), Canadian politician
• Ryan Kellus Turner (?–?), Texas writer
• Sharon Turner (1768–1847), English historian
• Admiral Stansfield Turner (1923–), former director of the United States CIA
• Steve Turner, an Australian musician
• Steve Turner (?–), American grunge musician
• Steve Turner (1984-), an Australian athlete
• Steve Turner (1970-), a British musician
• Steve Turner, a British music journalist, biographer, and poet
• Ted Turner (1938–), American media mogul
• Thomas Turner (1729–93), English diarist and shopkeeper
• Thomas Turner (?–?), British steam car manufacturer [2]
• Thomas Wyatt Turner (1877–1978), American civil rights activist and educator
• Timmy Turner (fictional), a character on the Nickelodeon TV series The Fairly OddParents
• Tina Turner (1939–), American singer
• Victor Turner (1920–83), Scottish anthropologist
• Walter J. Turner (1884–1947), Australian poet
• William Turner (University Principal), Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1903 to 1916
• William Turner (c. 1508–68), British ornithologist and botanist
• Professor William Ernest Stephen Turner (1881-1963), Professor of Glass Technology at the University of Sheffield, founder of the academic discipline of glass technology in 1916 and founder of the Glass Museum which bears his name.

Turner is the common name for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

[edit] See also

• Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• John Nathan-Turner (1947–2002), producer of the British television show Dr. Who
• C. Turner Joy (1895–1956), U.S. Navy Admiral in World War II and the Korean War
• Francis Turner Palgrave (1824–97), British critic and poet
• Turner (car company), a British specialist sports car manufacturer
• The Turner Diaries
• Turner Fenton Secondary School
• Turner Prize
• Turner South
• Turner Suspension Bicycles
• Turner syndrome
• Stuart Turner Limited, British pump manufacturer
• Turner (constructor), former racing car constructor
• List of people by name - Turner