Turner

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Turner is a common English surname meaning "one who works with a lathe". [link] 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 common name for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Turner is the name of several places:

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
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
Ed Turner (?–2002), American journalist and television executive
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
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
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 (?–), geophysicist
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
Pamela Rogers Turner (1977–), American teacher convicted in 2005 as a sex offender
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 (?–), American grunge musician
Ted Turner (1938–), American media mogul
Thomas Turner (1729–93), English diarist and shopkeeper
Thomas Turner (?–?), British steam car manufacturer [link]
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 (c. 1508–68), British ornithologist and botanist

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