# John Turner (disambiguation)

John Turner (1929–2020) was the 17th Prime Minister of Canada.
John Turner may also refer to:

## Arts and architecture

* John Turner (1737–1787), English potter of the Turner family
* John Turner (architect) (1806–1890), English architect
* John Doman Turner (1873–1938), British painter and member of the Camden Town Group
* John F. C. Turner (1927–2023), British architect and housing theorist

## Entertainment

* John Turner (lyricist) (1902–1982), English lyricist
* John Turner (actor) (born 1932), British actor
* John Turner (recorder player) (born 1943), British recorder player
* John Hastings Turner, English novelist, dramatist and theatre director
* "Uncle" John Turner (1933–2007), American drummer of Johnny Winter Band
* John Nathan-Turner né John Turner (1947–2002), British television producer
* John Turner, Canadian comedic actor associated with the clown duo Mump and Smoot

## Politicians

* Sir John Turner, 3rd Baronet, British Member of Parliament for King's Lynn in 1739–1768
* John W. Turner (1800–1883), American territorial politician
* John Sargent Turner (1826–1900), Queensland politician
* John Herbert Turner (1834–1923), Canadian politician
* John Mouat Turner (1900–1945), Canadian politician
* John Melville Turner (1922–2013), Canadian politician
* John F. Turner (born 1942), American environment politician
* John Garth Turner (born 1949), Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and politician
* John Turner (Australian politician) (born 1949), New South Wales politician
* John Turner (Illinois politician) (born 1956), American politician and judge
* John Turner (Texas politician) (born 1974), Texas state representative
* John Turner (Massachusetts politician), delegate to the first Massachusetts Provincial Congress

## Religion

* John Turner (archdeacon of Taunton) (died 1817), English Anglican priest, archdeacon of Taunton
* John Turner (bishop) (died 1831), Anglican bishop
* John Turner (archdeacon of Basingstoke) (1867–1952), English Anglican priest, archdeacon of Winchester
* John D. Turner (1938–2019), American professor of religious studies

## Science and medicine

* John William Turner (1790–1835), Scottish surgeon
* John P. Turner (1884–1950), African American surgeon and hospital administrator
* John Stewart Turner (1908–1991), Australian botanist and plant physiologist
* John Turner (psychologist) (1947–2011), British social psychologist

## Sportspeople

* John Turner (cricketer, born 1816) (1816–1892), Cambridge University cricketer and clergyman
* John Turner (cricketer, born 1854), English cricketer
* John Turner (cricketer, born 1863) (1863–1924), Cambridge University cricketer and lawyer
* John Turner (cricketer, born 1879) (1879–1963), Scottish cricketer and educator
* John Turner (cricketer, born 2001)
* John Turner (Minor Counties cricketer) (1949–2012), English cricketer
* John Turner (Oxford University cricketer), English cricketer and clergyman
* John Turner (1890s footballer), English football player for Manchester United
* John Turner (footballer, born 1913), English footballer for Leeds United and Mansfield Town
* John Turner (footballer, born 1954), English football goalkeeper
* John Turner (American football) (born 1956), former National Football League player
* John Turner (basketball) (born 1967), American former basketball player
* John Turner (footballer, born 1986), English football forward

## Other people

* John Turner (Mayflower passenger) (c. 1590–1651)
* John Turner (fl. 1668–1676), New England merchant for whom the House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts was built
* John Turner (miser) (1800–1883), English draper, landlord, moneylender and miser
* John Turner (fur trapper) (1807–1847), American fur trapper and investor in the Willamette Cattle Company
* John Wesley Turner (1833–1899), U.S. Army officer and Union Army general
* John Mosely Turner (1856–1968), British supercentenarian
* John Turner (naval officer) (1864–1949), Australian naval officer
* John Turner (anarchist) (1865–1934), British anarchist and trade union leader
* John Kenneth Turner (1879–1948), American publisher
* John Frayn Turner (1923–2015), British author specializing in military history
* John Christopher Turner (born 1947), American who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan and later saved people from a Taliban attack
* John B. Turner, American attorney and judge
* John Evan Turner, Welsh idealist philosopher and writer

## Fictional

* John Turner, a character in the 1891 Sherlock Holmes short story "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"