Turner

Turner may refer to:

• Turner (surname), a common surname of English derivation
  • J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), English painter often known by his surname alone
  • Nat Turner (1800–1831), American rebel slave
• Turner (given name), a given name of English derivation
• One who uses a lathe for turning
• A kitchen utensil closely related to a spatula

Places

Australia

• Turner, Australian Capital Territory

Canada

• Turner, Ontario
  • Turner Fenton Secondary School, a high school in Ontario

United States

• Turner, California, former name of Tuttle, California
• Turner, Indiana
• Turner, Kansas
• Turner, Maine
• Turner, Michigan
• Turner, Mississippi County, Arkansas
• Turner, Oregon
• Turner, Phillips County, Arkansas
• Turner Air Force Base, outside Albany, Georgia
• Turner County, Georgia
• Turner County, South Dakota
• Turners, Missouri
• Turner, Montana
• Turner, Washington
• Turner, West Virginia

Businesses

• Turner Broadcasting System, an American media conglomerate and subsidiary of Time Warner, managing a collection of cable networks and properties
  • Turner Program Services, the former syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting
• Turner Entertainment, a media company founded by Ted Turner
  • Turner Home Entertainment, a home media distribution division of Turner Entertainment, now Warner Home Video
  • Turner Pictures, a former production company division of Turner Entertainment
  • Turner Feature Animation, a former animated film production company division of Turner Entertainment
  • Turner Program Services
• Turner Sports Cars, a British specialist sports car manufacturer
• Turner Construction, a New York City-based construction company
• Turner (constructor), a former racing car constructor
• Turner Suspension Bicycles, an American bicycle frame manufacturer
• Turner Publishing Company, an American independent book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee

Channels

American media mogul Ted Turner created several channels featuring his name:

• TBS (U.S. TV channel) (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 Movies, featuring commercial-free classic movies
• TNT (U.S. TV network) (Turner Network Television), largely drama and sports programming
• Turner South, defunct cable channel

Other uses

• Turners, German Americans organized in athletic and political gymnastic unions
• In German, a male gymnast is referred to as ein Turner; a female is eine Turnerin
• Turner, a 1994 verse novel by David Dabydeen
• USS Turner, one of several American naval ships
• Turner (crater), a small lunar impact crater near the Moon's equator
• Works of British artist J. M. W. Turner
• Mr. Turner, a 2014 movie about artist J. M. W. Turner

See also

• Bachman–Turner Overdrive
• Francis Turner Palgrave
• Turner Prize
• Turner syndrome
• The Turner Diaries
• Turners Falls, Massachusetts
• Turner Museum of Glass
• Turner Valley
• Turner Township (disambiguation)
• Turner Falls
• Turner Glacier
• Turner Hills
• Turner River
• Justice Turner (disambiguation)