Turner (disambiguation)
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Turner
is a common surname of English derivation.
A turner may also refer to:
Canada
United States
Turner
Turner is a common surname of English 12th Century origin, meaning "one who works with a lathe". Turner is the 28th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.-List of people with surname Turner:...
is a common surname of English derivation.
A turner may also refer to:
- One who uses a lathe for turningTurningTurning is the process whereby a single point cutting tool is parallel to the surface. It can be done manually, in a traditional form of lathe, which frequently requires continuous supervision by the operator, or by using a computer controlled and automated lathe which does not. This type of...
- A kitchen utensil closely related to a spatulaSpatulaThe term spatula is used to refer to various small implements with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift materials including foods, drugs, plaster and paints...
Places
Australia:- Turner, Australian Capital TerritoryTurner, Australian Capital TerritoryTurner is a leafy early Canberra suburb, close to Canberra City and the Australian National University ....
Canada
- Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolTurner Fenton Secondary SchoolTurner Fenton Secondary School is the Peel District School board's largest high school, and the fourth largest school in Peel region, located in Brampton, Ontario. The principal is Robert Rozario...
, a high school in Ontario
United States
- Turner, California, former name of Tuttle, CaliforniaTuttle, CaliforniaTuttle is a census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad east of Merced, at an elevation of 207 feet . The population was 103 at the 2010 census....
- Turner, IndianaTurner, IndianaTurner is an unincorporated town in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Turner, KansasTurner, KansasTurner is a community in the southwestern corner of Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. It is the youngest community in the County.-History:...
- Turner, MaineTurner, MaineTurner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,972 at the 2000 census. Turner includes the villages of Turner Center and North Turner...
- Turner, MichiganTurner, MichiganTurner is a village in Arenac County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 139 and recent Census 2010 results show the population to be 114, making it the smallest village in Michigan...
- Turner, OregonTurner, OregonTurner is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Turner Air Force BaseTurner Air Force BaseTurner Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base whose site is located within the current city limits of Albany, Georgia. Following its closure as a USAF installation in the late 1960s, it was transferred to the U.S. Navy and renamed Naval Air Station Albany...
, outside Albany, Georgia - Turner County, GeorgiaTurner County, GeorgiaTurner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on August 18, 1905. As of 2010, the population was 8,930. The county seat is Ashburn.-History:The County is named for Henry Gray Turner, U.S...
- Turner County, South DakotaTurner County, South DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 8,849 people, 3,510 households, and 2,478 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile . There were 3,852 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...
- Turners, MissouriTurners, MissouriTurners is a small unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri, United States. It lies about five miles east of Springfield at the intersection of Route D and Route J. At one time it was a passenger stop along the railway...
Businesses
- Turner Broadcasting SystemTurner Broadcasting SystemTurner Broadcasting System, Inc. is the Time Warner subsidiary managing the collection of cable networks and properties started and acquired by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner starting in the mid-1970s. The company has its headquarters in the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. TBS, Inc...
(often abbreviated TBS Networks, TBS, Inc. or simply Turner), the company managing Turner's collection of cable networks and properties, not to be confused with the TBS channel it owns - Turner EntertainmentTurner EntertainmentTurner Entertainment Company, Inc. is an American media company founded by Ted Turner. Now owned by Time Warner, the company is largely responsible for overseeing its library for worldwide distribution Turner Entertainment Company, Inc. (commonly known as Turner Entertainment Co.) is an American...
, a media company founded by Ted Turner - Turner (car company)Turner (car company)The first Turner models were produced between 1951 and 1966 by Turner Sports Cars Ltd, a company established by Jack Turner near Wolverhampton, England. As well as complete cars, Turners were also available in kit form. The company closed in 1966 after the founder had a heart attack...
, a British specialist sports car manufacturer - Turner ConstructionTurner ConstructionTurner Construction Company is one of the largest construction management companies in the United States with a construction volume of $8 billion in 2010. It is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF Germany.-The early years:...
, a New York City-based construction company - Turner (constructor)Turner (constructor)Turner was an American racing car constructor. Turner cars competed in one FIA World Championship race - the 1953 Indianapolis 500.-World Championship Indianapolis 500 results:...
, former racing car constructor - Turner Seed Company, an American seed company found in Breckenridge, Texas
- Turner Suspension BicyclesTurner Suspension BicyclesTurner Suspension Bicycles, Inc is an American bicycle frame manufacturer, based in Murrieta, California, specializing in full suspension mountain bikes. Turner Bikes was founded in 1994 by David Turner, a former professional mountain bike rider who had ridden for amongst others, the Marin and...
, an American bicycle frame manufacturer
Channels
American media mogul Ted Turner created several channels featuring his name:- TBS (TV channel)TBS (TV channel)TBS , stylized in the logo as tbs, is an American cable television channel owned by Time Warner that shows a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy. TBS was originally known as WTCG, a UHF terrestrial television station that broadcast from Atlanta, Georgia, during the late 1970s...
(Turner Broadcasting System), shows a variety of programming with a focus on comedy, not to be confused with the TBS company that owns it - Turner Classic MoviesTurner Classic MoviesTurner Classic Movies is a movie-oriented cable television channel, owned by the Turner Broadcasting System subsidiary of Time Warner, featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros. film libraries...
, featuring commercial-free classic movies - TNT (TV channel) (Turner Network Television), largely drama and sports programming
- Turner SouthTurner SouthTurner South was an American cable television network launched on October 1, 1999 by Turner Broadcasting System as the first regional entertainment network developed especially for viewers in the southern United States...
, defunct cable channel
Other uses
- TurnersTurnersTurners are members of German-American gymnastic clubs. A German gymnastic movement was started by Turnvater Friedrich Ludwig Jahn in the early 19th century when Germany was occupied by Napoleon...
, German Americans organized in athletic and political gymnastic unions - In German, a male gymnastGymnastGymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
is referred to as ein Turner; a female is eine Turnerin - Turner (verse novel), a 1994 verse novel by David DabydeenDavid DabydeenDavid Dabydeen is a Guyanese-born critic, writer and novelist.Dabydeen was born in Berbice, Guyana, his birth registered at New Amsterdam Registrar of Births as David Horace Clarence Harilal Sookram...
- USS TurnerUSS TurnerUSS Turner may refer to:, a Clemson-class destroyer commissioned in 1919; converted to a water barge in 1936 as USS Moosehead in 1943; scrapped in 1947...
, the one of several American naval ships
See also
- Bachman–Turner Overdrive
- Francis Turner PalgraveFrancis Turner PalgraveFrancis Turner Palgrave was a British critic and poet.He was born at Great Yarmouth, the eldest son of Sir Francis Palgrave, the historian and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of the banker Dawson Turner. His brothers were William Gifford Palgrave, Inglis Palgrave and Reginald Palgrave...
(1824–97) - Turner PrizeTurner PrizeThe Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
- Turner syndromeTurner syndromeTurner syndrome or Ullrich-Turner syndrome encompasses several conditions in human females, of which monosomy X is most common. It is a chromosomal abnormality in which all or part of one of the sex chromosomes is absent...
- The Turner DiariesThe Turner DiariesThe Turner Diaries is a novel written in 1978 by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym "Andrew Macdonald"...
- Turners Falls, MassachusettsTurners Falls, MassachusettsTurners Falls is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,441 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Turners Pond, Massachusetts
- Turner Museum of GlassTurner Museum of GlassThe Turner Museum of Glass is housed in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield. It is in the Hadfield Building with the entrance from Portobello Street...
- Turner Valley