Turner (old English) is a surname reflecting the occupation (one who uses a lathe). At first the name tended to be of French origin, where names were recorded by French clerks. Surname's derived from a craft were protected by the ancient guilds.
Cathy Turner (b.1962) Representing the U.S.A. she won the 1994 Olympic gold medal 500 meter race in womens short track speedskating, 1994 Olympic bronze medal in the womens short track relay, 1992 Olympic gold medal winner in the 500 meter race in womens short track speedskating, 1992 silver medal in the womens 3000 meter relay race.
Charles Tennyson Turner (1808-1879) a British poet and vicar of Grasby, Lincolnshire. He was the second surviving of the Tennyson brothers (he changed his name to Turner on inheriting a small legacy from a great-uncle) He collaborated in boyhood with Coleridge and his his brother Alfred (Lord Alfred Tennyson) to write Poems by Two Brothers.
Clyde "Bulldog" Turner (1919-1998) a American football player for thirteen years who played Center position with the Chicago Bears. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 and his jersey #66 was retired.
Debbye Turner (Miss Missouri) won the 1990 Miss America beauty contest in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Sir Edward Turner was speaker of the House of Commons, England in 1661.
Dame Eva Turner (1892-1990) a British soprano opera singer from 1920-1940's she sang Verdi, Wagner roles at London's Covent Gardens and Chicago Civic Opera.
Florence E. Turner (1888?-1946) was an American motion-picture actress, producer,and director. She was known to her admirers as the Vitagraph Girl and in England in 1915, in a magazine poll, she was voted most popular actress.
Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932) was an American Historian and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1933.
Harold Turner (1909-1962) was an English ballet dancer. He had roles in Les Petits Riens, Capitol Suite, The Three Cornered Hat and La Boutique Fantastique. In Les Sylphides and Le Spectre de la Rose he performed with a Russian ballerina partner Tamara Karsavina.
Herbert Hall Turner (1861-1930) Was an English astronomer who pioneered many of the procedures now universally employed in determining stellar positions from astronomical photographs.
Janine Turner (b.1962) an American actress known for her role as Maggie O'Connell in TV show Northern Exposure and also starred in movies Cliff Hanger(1993),Steel Magnolias(1989).
Joe Turner "Big Joe" (1911-1985) was an American jazz musician, blues vocalist and rock pioneer. He recorded classic Shake, Rattle and Roll (1954).
John Napier Turner (b.1929 in England) A Canadian lawyer and politician who in June 1984 succeeded Pierre Elliott Trudeau as head of the Liberal Party.
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) a famous british artist was known for his landscape paintings.
Kathleen Turner (b.1954) an American actress and starred in feature films Romancing the Stone (1984), Jewel of the Nile (1985).
Lana Turner (1921-1995) real name Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner, was an American actress and starred in movie A Star Is Born.
Morrie Turner (b.1923) an American cartoonist Wee Pals(1970's) and Author All God's Chillun Got Soul(1980).
Nat Turner (1800-31) was an American slave leader.
Richard Turner was a British civil engineer in 1844-8 he built in conjuction with Decimus Barton The Palm House in Kew Gardens after 140 years the heat weakened the structure and it was closed in 1984 to be dismantled and rebuilt using the original design.
Samuel Turner Lord Mayor of the city of London in 1768.
Sharon Turner (1768-1847) who was a British Historian wrote several books A History of England from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest (1799-1805),The History of the Reign of Henry VIII(1826).
Stansfield Turner (b.1923) an American Government Official, Retired Naval admiral who also directed CIA, 1977-1981.
Ted Turner (Robert Edward, III)(b.1938) American Broadcaster & Sports Executive that developed first all news cable network; owner of Atlanta Braves and Hawks.
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock: Ike and Tina Turner)(b.1938) American singer who has won Grammys for Proud Mary and What's Love Got to Do With It?
William Turner (1508?-1568) an English naturalist, botanist, and theologian known as the "father of English botany."
Sir William Turner Lord Mayor of the city of London in 1668.
Colonel Turner was taken from Newgate Prison to Tyburn where he was executed on the gallows in 1664.
Martha Turner the first victim of Jack the Ripper in the White Chapel Murders, was found, on 7th August 1888.
Richard Turner a weaver was burned at the stake for heresy at Smithfield, London on December 13th, 1538.
Walter Lewis Turner was a prisoner in Newgate Prison and was executed on August 18th, 1891 for the murder of Barbara Waterhouse.
William Turner was a prisoner in Newgate Prison and was executed on August 21st, 1882 for the murder of his wife.
