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)
David Turner (born 1944 in Nottingham, England) is a Canadian university professor and former politician. He was the mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1991 to 1993. He is currently a professor at the University of Victoria.
Turner earned ...
(born 1944), Canadian politician and academic
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David Howell Turner (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 (born in 1940s), anthropologist at the University of Toronto
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David Turner (computer scientist)
David A. Turner (born 26 January 1946) is 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, combinator graph red ...
(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)
David John Turner (born 7 September 1943) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half or midfielder for Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Blackburn Ro ...
(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 University of Birmingham, Birmingham University and later worked as a sc ...
(1927–1990), British dramatist
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David Turner (journalist) (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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