Turner is a common

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

originating from Normandy, France, arriving in England after the Norman conquest with the earliest known records dated in the 12th century. It is the 28th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. Most often it derives from an occupational name applied to a maker of small objects out of wood, metal or bone, by turning on a

lathe A lathe () is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to c ...

(from Old French ''tornier'', "lathe", ultimately from Latin). In this sense it is analogous to the German surnames Drexel,

Drechsler Drechsler is a German surname, literally meaning "woodturner" or "lathe operator". Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Drechsler (1892–1986), American mycologist * Dave Drechsler (born 1960), former guard in the National Footba ...

, Dressler, and

Dreyer Dreyer is a common German surname originating from Grübe in Holstein Germany. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Dreyer (1958– ), American writer and copy editor * Benedikt Dreyer (1495–1555), German sculptor, carver and pai ...

, Polish Tokarz, Finnish Sorvari, Russian Токарь (''Tokarʼ'') and related to English surnames such as

Potter A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: Places United States *Potter, originally a section on the Alaska Railroad, currently a neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, US * Potter, Arkansas *Potter, Nebraska * Potters, New Je ...

and

Crocker Crocker is an archaic synonym of potter. People and fictional characters * Crocker (name) Places Malaysia *Crocker Range of mountains in Borneo **Crocker Range National Park United Kingdom * Crocker End, hamlet in Oxfordshire, England U ...

. Other occasional origins include Old French ''tournoieur'', referring to someone either in charge of, or who participates in a tournament, and ''Turnhare'', referring to a fast runner (one who can outrun a

hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The ge ...

). Early recordings of this surname include Ralph le Turner in the late 12th century. The earliest recorded spelling of this family name dates from 1180 for "Warner le Turnur".

List of people with surname Turner

Captain Turner (disambiguation) Captain Turner may refer to: Characters * Naomi Turner's father in Elena of Avalor *Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) People * Glenn Turner (cricketer) (born 1947), captain of New Zealand cricket team *Harry Turner (American foo ...

, various people

Common combinations of given name and surname "Turner"

''These links lead to disambiguation pages'' * Alan Turner * Alfred Turner * Alex Turner * Andrew Turner * Ann Turner * Anna Turner * Anne Turner * Benjamin Turner * Brad Turner * Brian Turner * Charles Turner * Chris Turner *

Cole Turner Cole may refer to: Plants * Cole crops of the genus ''Brassica'', especially cabbage, kale, or rape (rapeseed). People * Cole (given name), people with the given name Cole * Cole (surname), people with the surname Cole Companies *Cole Motor ...

Dan Turner Dan Turner may refer to: * Dan Turner (AIDS activist) *Dan Turner (director) (born 1968), film director * Dan Turner (footballer) (born 1998), English soccer player *Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, pulp magazine fictional character * Dan W. Turner ...

* Daniel Turner * David Turner * Edward Turner * Fred Turner * George Turner * Henry Turner * Hugh Turner * Jack Turner * James Turner * Jay Turner * Jim Turner * Jimmy Turner * Joe Turner * Joel Turner * John Turner * Kyle Turner * Lynn Turner * Mark Turner * Matt Turner * Michael Turner * Neil Turner *

Pat Turner Pat Turner may refer to: * Pat Turner (trade unionist) (1927 – 2000), British trade unionist * Pat Turner (Aboriginal activist) (born 1952), Aboriginal Australian civil administrator * Patricia Turner, (born 1955) American folklorist, author an ...

* Paul Turner * Philip Turner * Richard Turner * Robert Turner * Roger Turner * Ron Turner *

Steve Turner Steve or Steven Turner is the name of: Sports * Steve Turner (rugby league) (born 1984), Australian rugby league footballer * Steve Turner (Australian rules footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer * Steven Turner (born 1987), Canadi ...

* Stuart Turner * Thomas Turner * William Turner

Less common first names

* Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell (born 1955), British businessman and academic * Afida Turner (born 1976), French media personality and singer * Aidan Turner (born 1983), Irish actor * Augustus J. Turner (1818–1905), American musician *

Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner (or Sams-Turner; also known as Alice B. S. Turner; March 13/18, 1859 – July 10, 1915) was an American physician, who also taught school, and was a frequent contributor to the public press. She graduated with the Clas ...

(1859–1915), American physician, writer * Anthea Turner (born 1960), UK TV presenter * Arlin Turner (1909–1980), American biographer and scholar of American literature *

Bake Turner Robert Hardy "Bake" Turner (born July 22, 1940) is a former American football player who played at the wide receiver position. He played collegiately at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University), then professionally for nine seaso ...

, American football player who played wide receiver * Bertha L. Turner, American caterer, cookbook author, and community leader *

Big Joe Turner Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American singer from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." His greatest fame was due to ...

(1911–1985), American blues singer * Billie Lee Turner (1925–2020), American botanist *

Billie Lee Turner II Billie Lee Turner II (born December 22, 1945, Texas City, Texas) is an American geographer and human-environmental scientist, member of the National Academy of Sciences and other honorary institutions. Prominent among the third generation of the ...

, American geographer * Bolon B. Turner (1897–1987), United States Tax Court judge * Bonnie and Terry Turner, husband and wife sitcom writing team * Bree Turner (born 1977), American actress *

Brock Turner ''People v. Turner'', formally ''The People of the State of California v. Brock Allen Turner'' (2015), is a high-profile criminal case in which Brock Allen Turner was convicted by jury trial of three counts of felony sexual assault. On Janua ...

, rapist * Bulldog Turner (1919–1998), American football player * Carmen E. Turner (1931-1992), American public administrator * Chester Novell Turner, African-American filmmaker *

Charlotte Turner Charlotte Smith (née Turner; – ) was an English novelist and poet of the Sensibility#In literature, School of Sensibility whose ''Elegiac Sonnets'' (1784) contributed to the revival of the form in England. She also helped to set conventions ...

, top auditor in London *

Clarence W. Turner Clarence Wyly Turner (October 22, 1866 –March 23, 1939) was an American politician who served in the United States Congress as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. Biography Turner was born on October 22, 186 ...

(1866–1939), American politician *

Clorinda Matto de Turner Clorinda Matto de Turner (11 November 1852 in Cusco – 25 October 1909) was a Peruvian writer who lived during the early years of Latin American independence. Her own independence inspired women throughout the region as her writings sparked ...

(1853–1909), Peruvian writer * Crystal Turner (1982–2021), American female murder victim * Curtis Turner (1924–1970), NASCAR driver * Dawson Turner (1775–1858), English banker and botanist * Debbie Turner (born 1956), American actress and former child star * Debbye Turner (born 1965), American TV anchor, veterinarian, talk show host and former beauty queen * Decherd Turner (1922–2002), American institutional book collector * De'Lance Turner (born 1995), American football player *

Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston (26 August 1942 – 25 February 2014) was a British Labour Co-operative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South East from 1987 to 2005. Early life Turner was born in Bradley in th ...

(1942–2014), British Member of Parliament *

Derek Turner Derek Turner (13 November 1932 – 31 July 2015), also known by the nickname of "Rocky", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. ...

, English rugby league footballer *

Des Turner Desmond Stanley Turner (born 17 July 1939) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown from 1997 to 2010. Early life He was educated at Luton Grammar School (now known as Luton Sixth For ...

(born 1939), British politician *

D. J. Turner D. J. Turner may refer to: *DJ Turner (cornerback) JuanDrago "DJ" Turner II (born November 9, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the Univers ...

(born 1997), American football player * Douglas H. Turner, American chemist and professor * Dwayne Turner, British comic book artist * Edward Turner, British motorcycle and engine designer of Triumph Motorcycles *

Erik Turner Erik Turner (born March 31, 1964) is best known as the rhythm guitarist in American glam metal band Warrant. Turner co-founded Warrant in Los Angeles, California in July 1984 with bassist Jerry Dixon. Turner was influenced by bands Led Zeppel ...

(born 1964), guitarist for the American band Warrant *

Ernest Sackville Turner Ernest Sackville Turner (17 November 1909 – 6 July 2006) was an English freelance journalist and writer who wrote 20 published books, including ''Boys Will Be Boys'' (Michael Joseph, 1948), ''The Phoney War on the Home Front'' (St. Martin's ...

(1909–2006), English journalist and author *

Eugene S. Turner Eugene S. Turner (June 14, 1824 – July 15, 1915) was an American jurist and legislator. Born in East Oswego, New York to Joseph and Mary Turner, moved with his parents to Wisconsin Territory in 1840 and settled near present-day Waukesha ...

(1824–1915), American politician * Evan Turner (born 1988), American basketball player *

Florence Turner Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films. Biography Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...

(1885–1946), American actress * Frank Turner (born 1981), British musician * Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932), American historian *

Garth Turner John Garth Turner (born March 14, 1949) is a Canadian business journalist, best-selling author, entrepreneur, broadcaster, financial advisor, and politician, twice elected as a Member of the House of Commons, former Minister of National Revenue ...

(born 1949), Canadian business journalist, broadcaster and politician *

Geills Turner Geills Turner (née Kilgour; born December 23, 1937) is a Canadian businesswoman and the widow of John Turner, the 17th Prime Minister of Canada. Her first name is pronounced like "Jill". Early life and work Turner, the eldest of three children ...

(born 1937), wife of John Turner, a prime minister of Canada * George Townsend Turner (1906–1979), philatelist of Washington, D.C. * Gerald Turner, perpetrator of the murder of Lisa Ann French * Glenn Turner (cricketer) (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer * Grant Turner (born 1958), New Zealand soccer player * Guinevere Turner (born 1968), American actor and writer * Hal Turner, internet radio talk show host *

Harald Turner Harald Turner (8 October 1891 – 9 March 1947) was an SS commander and ''Staatsrat'' (privy councillor) in the German military administration of the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia in the partitioned Kingdom of Yugoslavia during ...

(1891–1947), German Nazi SS commander executed for war crimes * Harvey G. Turner (1822–1893), American politician *

Hayden Turner Hayden Turner born 16 February 1966 in Sydney, Australia, is an Australian zookeeper and wildlife television presenter. Life Hayden Turner is a wildlife television presenter, now a global household name through his work for the National Geogr ...

(born 1966), Australian television presenter and zookeeper * Helen Alma Newton Turner (1908–1995), Australian geneticist and statistician *

Helen Monro Turner Helen Monro Turner (16 December 1901–21 September 1977) was a Scottish artist based in Edinburgh. She worked her whole life and pursued careers as a wood cut specialist, glass engraver, illustrator and educator. She helped open and establish th ...

(1901–1977), Scottish artist *

Howard Turner Howard Hunter Turner (May 4, 1897 – November 17, 1976) was an American football back who played one season with the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League. He played college football at Lombard College. The Jim Turner listed on other ...

(1897–1976), American football player *

Hugh Thackeray Turner Hugh Thackeray Turner (8 March 1853 – 11 December 1937) was an English Arts and Crafts architect and also an amateur china painter. Hugh Turner was born at Foxearth, Essex, England. His father, Rev. John Richard Turner, was a Church of Engla ...

(1853–1937), English architect * Ike Turner (1931–2007), American musician *

J. M. W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbulen ...

(1775–1851), English painter * Jamie Turner (born 1972), American automobile dealer * Jane Turner (born 1967), Australian actor and comedian * Janine Turner (born 1962), American actor * Jasmine Turner (born 1994), Maltese footballer *

Jean Turner Jean McGivern Turner (born 23 December 1939) is a Scottish medical doctor and former Independent politician. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency from 2003 until 2007. Early life an ...

(born 1939), member of the Scottish Parliament *

Jermaine Turner Jermaine Turner (born July 29, 1974) is an American-Irish former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his 17-year career playing in the Irish Super League. Turner first arrived in Ireland in 2000 following a season of college ...

(born 1974), American professional basketball player * Jessie Franklin Turner (1881–1956), American fashion designer. * Jimmie Turner (born 1962), American football player * Joe Lynn Turner (born 1951), American musician *

Joe M. Turner Joe M. Turner (born November 23, 1969) is an American corporate magician, mentalist, and a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and other meetings. Based in Atlanta, he is in the field of corporate magic as well as customizing magic performan ...

(born 1969), American magician, mentalist and speaker * Jonathan Baldwin Turner (1805–1899), abolitionist and educational leader *

Jonathan D. C. Turner Jonathan David Chattyn Turner (born 13 May 1958) is an English barrister who specialises in intellectual property and competition law. A member of 13 Old Square Chambers in London, he is the author of a textbook on the application of European Uni ...

(born 1958), English barrister * Josh Turner (born 1977), musician *

Julian Turner Julian Turner (born 1955) is a British poet and mental health worker. Turner was born in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, then moved to Cheshire in 1955. He now lives in Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, with his partner and their daughter. He was educated a ...

(born 1955), British poet and mental health worker * Justin Turner (born 1984), American professional baseball player *

Kathleen Turner Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Tony Awards. Turner became widely k ...

(born 1954), American actor *

Keena Turner Keena Turner (born October 22, 1958) is an American football executive and former player, coach, and broadcaster. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 1980 NFL draft. A 6'2" 237 pound linebacker from Purdue Univer ...

(born 1958), American football player *

Kenneth Turner Kenneth Irving Turner (1928-2018) was one of the main contributors to the study of New South Wales and Australian politics in the postwar period. This contribution was acknowledged when the University of Sydney awarded him an Honorary D Litt in 200 ...

(1928–), Australian political historian *

B. Kevin Turner B. Kevin Turner (born April 3, 1965) is an American businessman and investor who is currently the chairman of Zayo Group and the vice chairman of Albertsons/Safeway Inc. From 2016 to 2017, he was the vice chairman of Citadel LLC and CEO of Ci ...

(born 1965), business executive * Lacey Turner (born 1988), English actor * Lana Turner (1921–1995), American actor * Landon Turner (born 1993), American football player *

Landon Turner (basketball) Landon Montel Turner (born September 30, 1960) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and won an NCAA championship as a junior in 1981. Hoosiers head coach Bob Knight considered Turner to ha ...

(born 1960), American basketball player *

Lavinia Turner Lavinia Turner ( – after 1937) was an American classic female blues singer. Originally a vaudeville vocalist, Turner recorded 10 songs in 1921 and 1922, making her one of the first female blues singers to be recorded. Details of her life out ...

(c. 1888–after 1937), American classic female blues singer * Lesley Turner Bowrey (born 1942), Australian tennis player * Lizabeth A. Turner (1829-1907), National President,

Woman's Relief Corps The Woman's Relief Corps (WRC) is a charitable organization in the United States, originally founded as the official women's auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1883. The organization was designed to assist the GAR and p ...

Loyce W. Turner Loyce W. Turner (December 2, 1927 – April 16, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Georgia. Turner attended Auburn University and the University of Georgia. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953 and was later a farme ...

(1927-2021), American politician and veterinarian * Lynn Turner (murderer) (born 1968) * Malik Turner (born 1996), American football player * Margery J. Turner, American dancer and author *

Mauree Turner Mauree Nivek Rajah Salima Turner (born 1992 or 1993) is an American politician and community organizer. A member of the Democratic Party, they have served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives since 2021. Turner is the first publi ...

, American politician * Nat Turner (1800–1831), leader of a slave rebellion * Natalie Turner, Canadian animator * Nolan Turner (born 1997), American football player * Norv Turner (born 1952), American football coach * Othar Turner (1907–2003), American fife player and blues musician *

Pamela Rogers Turner Pamela Joan Rogers (born July 1, 1977) is an American former elementary school physical education teacher and coach who taught in McMinnville, Tennessee. She was convicted of four counts of sexual battery in 2005 and two counts of solicitation o ...

(born 1977), American teacher convicted as a sex offender *

Payton Turner Payton Turner (born January 7, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston and was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2021 NFL Dr ...

(born 1999), American football player * Percy Turner, English footballer *

Ralph Lilley Turner Sir Ralph Lilley Turner (5 October 1888 – 22 April 1983) was a British philologist of Indian languages and a university administrator. He is notable for composing an Indo-Aryan comparative dictionary. He is also the author of some publicatio ...

(1888–1983), English Indian languages philologist and linguist * Randy Turner (1949–2005), American artist and singer for the band Big Boys *

Rahshon Turner Rahshon Turner (born March 10, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Turner is a veteran of the European leagues, playing for teams in the Netherlands, France, Israel, and Spain. In 2008-09 he was the top rebounder in the I ...

(born 1975), American basketball player * Richmond K. Turner (1885–1961), American naval officer in World War II *

Rodney Turner John Rodney Turner (born 21 January 1953)Roy J. Turner Roy Joseph Turner (November 6, 1894 – June 11, 1973) was an American businessman and Governor of Oklahoma, Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Born in 1894, in Oklahoma Territory, he served in World War I, became a prominent businessman ...

(1894–1973), American politician * Scott Turner (born 1982), American football coach *

Sharon Turner Sharon Turner (24 September 1768 – 13 February 1847) was an English historian. Life Turner Was born in Pentonville, the eldest son of William and Ann Turner of Yorkshire, who had settled in London upon marrying.H. R. Loyn,Turner, Sharon (1 ...

(1768–1847), English historian *

Sheadrick Turner Sheadrick Bond Turner (July 12, 1869 – September 30, 1927) was an American lawyer, newspaperman, and politician. Biography Turner was born on July 12, 1869, in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. He was an African-American. Turner lived in Spr ...

(1869–1927), American lawyer and politician * Sherri Turner (born 1956), American LPGA golfer *

Shirley Turner Shirley Kersey Turner (born July 3, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998, where she represents the 15th Legislative District. Early life Turner was born in Dover, ...

, American politician * Shirley Turner (1961–2003), perpetrator of the murder of Zachary Turner and his father * Sonny Turner (1939-2022), American singer * Sophie Turner, British actress * Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, Texas *

Stansfield Turner Stansfield Turner (December 1, 1923 January 18, 2018) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as President of the Naval War College (1972–1974), commander of the United States Second Fleet (1974–1975), Supreme Allied Commander N ...

(1923–2018), director of the U.S. CIA * Stuart Turner, British pump designer * Sukhi Turner (born 1952), New Zealand politician, born in India * Ted Turner (born 1938), American media mogul * T. J. Turner (end), American football player *

T. J. Turner (linebacker) Thomas Samuel Turner III (October 1, 1978 – March 10, 2014) was an American football linebacker who played one season with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sevent ...

, American football player * Tina Turner (born 1939), American singer * Titus Turner (1933–1984), American R&B and East Coast blues singer and songwriter *

Trea Turner Trea Vance Turner (born June 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Turner pla ...

(born 1993), American professional baseball player * Victor Turner (1920–1983), Scottish anthropologist *

Walter J. Turner Walter James Redfern Turner (13 October 1884 – 18 November 1946) was an Australian-born, English-domiciled writer and critic.McKenna, C. W. F., (1990). nlineTurner, Walter James Redfern (1884–1946), '' Australian Dictionary of Biography'', ...

(1884–1947), Australian poet * Yaakov Turner (born 1935), mayor of Beersheba and a brigadier general in the Israeli Air Force * Zachary Turner (2002–2003), baby drowned by his mother in Canadian murder/suicide * Zeke Turner (born 1996), American football player

Fictional characters

* Alan Turner (''Emmerdale''), played by Richard Thorp on ''Emmerdale'' *Chris Turner, a character in the 1993 TV series '' Journey to the Center of the Earth'' *

, character in ''Charmed'' played by Julian McMahon * Darnell Turner, character played by Eddie Steeples in ''My Name Is Earl'' * Dave Turner, character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Gus Turner, in the TV series

Robotboy ''Robotboy'' is a Anglo-French-American animated television series produced by Gaumont Animation (originally Alphanim) for France 3 and Cartoon Network Europe, in association with studios LuxAnimation and Cofinova 1 for ''Series 1'' only. In a to ...

* Heidi Turner, minor character in ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

'' animated TV series *

Naomi Turner ''Elena of Avalor'' is an American computer-animated Adventure (genre), adventure television series that premiered on Disney Channel on July 22, 2016, and moved to Disney Junior on July 14, 2018. The series features Aimee Carrero as the voice of E ...

from Elena of Avalor * Owen Turner, character in ''EastEnders'' *Scott Turner, a character from the 1989 film ''

Turner and Hooch ''Turner & Hooch'' is a 1989 American buddy cop comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog as the eponymous characters respectively. The film also co-stars Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson and Reginald VelJohnson. It was directed by Rog ...

'' * Terence Turner, son of Alan Turner in ''Emmerdale'', played by Stephen Marchant and then Nick Brimble *

Timmy Turner This article features an extensive cast of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Fairly OddParents'', created by Butch Hartman. Main Timmy Turner Timothy Tiberius Turner is a 10-year-old boy who was given fairy godparents to gran ...

, main character on the Nickelodeon animated TV series ''The Fairly OddParents'' **

Mr. and Mrs. Turner This article features an extensive cast of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Fairly OddParents'', created by Butch Hartman. Main Timmy Turner Timothy Tiberius Turner is a 10-year-old boy who was given fairy godparents to gran ...

, Timmy's dumb, idiotic parents **Vivian "Viv" Turner, Timmy's 13-year-old cousin and main character from '' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' **Ty Turner, Viv's father as well as Timmy's Uncle also from Fairly Odder * Vernon Turner, character in the

Fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

television series '' Empire'', played by

Malik Yoba Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his starring role as NYPD Detective J. C. Williams on the Fox police drama ''New York Undercover'' and as Yul Brenner in the film '' Cool Runnings''. ...

* Violet Turner, a character in ''

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'' *

Will Turner William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. He appears in ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), ''Pirat ...

, fictional character, and one of the protagonists, in the ''

Pirates of the Caribbean ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' is a Disney media franchise encompassing numerous theme park rides, a series of films, and spin-off novels, as well as a number of related video games and other media publications. The franchise originated with th ...

'' franchise **

Bootstrap Bill Turner This is a list of characters appearing in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. __TOC__ Main characters Jack Sparrow Captain Jack Sparrow is the protagonist of the series, portrayed by Johnny Depp. First introduced in the film '' Pir ...

, Will's twice cursed pirate father ** Henry Turner, Will Turner's and

Elizabeth Swann Elizabeth Turner (née Swann) is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003) and three of its sequels, ''Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) and ...

's son *Sean and Dorothy Turner, main characters on Apple's 2019 show ''

Servant A domestic worker or domestic servant is a person who works within the scope of a residence. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent occupational category. In traditional English contexts, such a person was said to be "in service ...

'' *Jeanette Turner, main character on Freeform's recent miniseries '' Cruel Summer''. Her parents are Gregory and Cindy, her elder brother is Derek.

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List of people with surname Turner

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