David or Dave Turner may refer to:

Politicians

David M. Turner David MacAllister Turner, Sr. (May 17, 1917 – September 8, 2012) was a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania Gener ...

(1917–2012), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

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 *

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, 1885 ...

(1885–1957), politician from Alabama

Scientists

David W. Turner David Warren Turner (born 1927) is a physical chemist known for the development of ultra-violet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), a technique for the measurement of molecular orbital energies in gas-phase molecules. His first paper on photoelectron ...

(born 1927), British physical chemist *

David G. Turner David G. Turner (born 1945) is a Canadian astronomer and professor (emeritus) in the department of astronomy and physics at Saint Mary's University. Early life and education Turner was born in Toronto in 1945. He earned a Bachelor of Science ...

(born 1945), Canadian astronomer *

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 peo ...

(born in 1940s), anthropologist at the University of Toronto * David Turner (computer scientist) (1946–2023), British computer scientist

Sportsmen

David Turner (rower) David Lindsay "Dave" Turner (September 23, 1923 – June 26, 2015) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, naval aviator in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War and later hurricane hunter for the US Navy and NOAA. B ...

(1923–2015), American rower and Olympic gold medalist *

David Turner (cricketer) David Roy Turner (born 5 February 1949) is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He played 426 games between 1966 and 1989, making 19,005 runs at a batting average of 30.55 with 28 hundreds. David ...

(born 1949), Hampshire cricketer *

Deacon Turner David Lee "Deacon" Turner (January 2, 1955 – July 10, 2011) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He attended San Diego State University. He played with the Cincinnati Bengals from 1978 to 198 ...

(David L. Turner, 1955–2011), former American football running back *

David Turner (Canadian football) David Turner (born February 19, 1967, in Washington, D.C.) is a former gridiron player in the Canadian Football League. He was a defensive back primarily used as a kick return specialist with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders. Turn ...

(born 1967), defensive back and kick returner *

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 *

Dave Turner (footballer, born 1948) David Turner (born 26 December 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Everton and Southport. He also played non-league football for clubs including Bootle Bootle (pronoun ...

(born 1948), English full back for Southport

Others

* David Turner (dramatist) (1927–1990), British dramatist * David Turner (journalist) (born 1965), British businessman in publishing * David Turner, co-author of software development library FreeType released in 1996 * David B. Turner, who attempted a murder-suicide at Dow High School, Michigan, in 2007 *

David Turner (Neighbours) ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 1986, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the ...

, fictional character on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Dave Turner (Degrassi), fictional character in the Canadian teen drama ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' {{hndis, Turner, David