David or Dave Turner may refer to:
Politicians
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David M. Turner (1917–2012), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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David Turner (politician) (born 1944), Canadian politician and academic
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David Howell Turner
David Howell Turner (May 10, 1885 – May 11, 1957) was a politician from Alabama. He was Secretary of State of Alabama from 1935 to 1939 and 1943 to 1944. He also served as State Auditor of Alabama from 1939 to 1943.
He was born on May 10, 1 ...
(1885–1957), politician from Alabama
Scientists
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David W. Turner (born 1927), British physical chemist
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David G. Turner (born 1945), Canadian astronomer
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David H. Turner
David Howe Turner is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and a Fellow at Trinity College and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. He has worked with Indigenous Australians since 1969 and has worked with indigenous ...
(born 1941), anthropologist at the University of Toronto
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David Turner (computer scientist)
David A. Turner (26 January 1946 – 19 October 2023) was a British computer scientist. He is best known for designing and implementing three programming languages, including the first for functional programming based on lazy evaluation, comb ...
(1946–2023), British computer scientist
Sportsmen
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David Turner (rower) (1923–2015), American rower and Olympic gold medalist
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David Turner (cricketer) (born 1949), Hampshire cricketer
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Deacon Turner (David L. Turner, 1955–2011), former American football running back
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David Turner (Canadian football) (born 1967), defensive back and kick returner
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Dave Turner (footballer, born 1943) (born 1943), English midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, coach in Canada
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Dave Turner (footballer, born 1948) (born 1948), English full back for Southport
Fictional characters
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Dave Turner (''Degrassi''), fictional character in the Canadian teen drama ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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David Turner (''Neighbours''), fictional character on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
Other people
* David Turner, co-author of software development library
FreeType released in 1996
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David Turner (businessman), Australian businessman, chairman of Commonwealth Bank 2010–2016
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David Turner (dramatist)
David Turner (18 March 1927 – 11 December 1990) was a British playwright.
Turner was born in Birmingham and came from a working-class background. He studied French at Birmingham University and later worked as a school teacher in that city. ...
(1927–1990), British dramatist
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David Turner (journalist)
David Conway Turner (born May 1965) is a British businessperson. In August 2000, he became a managing director of the financial publishing company Citywire.
Career
He was at the ''Financial Times'' for ten years where he was publisher of all th ...
(born 1965), British businessman in publishing
* David B. Turner, who
attempted a murder-suicide at Dow High School, Michigan, in 2007
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