Turnbull (surname)

Turnbull is a northern English and Scottish surname. For theories of its etymology, see Clan Turnbull.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Agnes Sligh Turnbull (1888–1982), American writer
• Alan Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Albert Turnbull (1866–1929), New Zealand cricketer
• Alexander Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Alison Turnbull (born 1956), British painter and sculptor
• Andrew Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Ann Turnbull (born 1943), British writer of fiction for children and young adults
• Annie Turnbull (1898–2010), British supercentenarian
• Art Turnbull (born 1934), Australian rugby union wing
• Barbara Turnbull (1965–2015), Canadian quadriplegic news reporter and activist
• Barbara Turnbull (nurse) (fl. 2010s), New Zealand nurse
• Belle Turnbull (1881–1970), American poet
• Bernard Turnbull (1904–1984), Wales rugby union captain
• Bertrand Turnbull (1887–1943), Welsh field hockey player
• Bill Turnbull (1956–2022), British television presenter
• Blayre Turnbull (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bob Turnbull (1894–1946), Scottish footballer
• Bobby Turnbull (1895–1952), English football outside right
• Campbell Turnbull (1898–1977), Australian politician
• Charles Turnbull (cricketer) (1851–1920), English cricketer
• Charles Wesley Turnbull (1935–2022), governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Clive Turnbull (1906–1975), Australian author and journalist
• Colin Turnbull (1924–1994), anthropologist and author
• David Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Derek Turnbull (1926–2006), New Zealand long-distance runner
• Derek Turnbull (rugby union) (born 1961), Scottish rugby union player
• Don Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Dorotea Turnbull (1929–2016), Argentine Olympic swimmer
• Doug Turnbull (1903–1993), American lacrosse player
• Sir Douglass Turnbull, Professor of Neurology at the Newcastle University
• Drew Turnbull, Andrew "Drew" Turnbull (c. 1930 – 2012), Scottish rugby league footballer of the 1950s for Leeds and Great Britain
• Eddie Turnbull (1923–2011), Scottish football player and manager
• Elizabeth Turnbull (1885–1988), New Zealand woollen mill worker
• Frank Turnbull (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Franklin White Turnbull (1881–1971), member of the House of Commons of Canada (1930–1935)
• Fred Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Gael Turnbull (1924–2004), Scottish poet who was an important precursor of the British Poetry Revival
• Gareth Turnbull (born 1979), Irish middle-distance runner
• George Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Gordon Turnbull, British psychiatrist
• Grace Turnbull (1880–1976), American painter, sculptor and writer
• H. Rutherford Turnbull (born 1937), American author and educator
• Hector Turnbull (businessman) (1733–1788), Perthshire, Scotland
• Hector Turnbull (1884–1934), American screenwriter and film producer
• Herbert Turnbull (1885–1961), English mathematician
• Hilda Turnbull (born 1942), Australian politician, member of the West Australian Legislative Assembly (1989–2001)
• Hubert Maitland Turnbull (1875–1955), British pathologist
• Ian Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Jack Turnbull (footballer) (1885–1917), Australian rules footballer
• Jack Turnbull (lacrosse) (1910–1944), American lacrosse player
• James Turnbull (politician), (died 1846), Nova Scotia lawyer and politician
• James Turnbull (steamboat captain), first to ascend the Colorado River by steamboat in November 1852.
• James Youll Turnbull (1883–1916), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I
• Jay Turnbull (1911 – 1992), Scottish footballer
• Jessica Turnbull (born 1995), Australian squash player
• Jessie Turnbull (1845–1920), Canadian women's rights activist
• Jimmy Turnbull (1884 – not earlier than 1913), Scottish footballer
• John Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Turnbull (born 1962), English cricketer
• Jordan Turnbull (born 1994), English football central defender
• Joseph Turnbull (c. 1725 – 1775), English musician, player of the Northumbrian smallpipes
• Josh Turnbull (born 1988), Wales international rugby union player
• Keith Turnbull (1907–1978), Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1950–1964)
• Ken Turnbull (c. 1921 – 2008), Canadian football player
• Koi Turnbull (born 1976), comics artist
• Lee Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Lindsay Turnbull (born 1930), Australian rules footballer
• Lucinha Turnbull (born 1953), Brazilian musician
• Lucy Turnbull (born 1958), former Lord Mayor of Sydney and wife of businessman and fellow politician, Malcolm Turnbull
• Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954), Australian politician; 29th Prime Minister of Australia
• Margaret Turnbull, American astronomer who developed a catalog of potentially habitable solar systems
• Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter) (1872–1942), Scottish playwright and screenwriter
• Marjorie R. Turnbull (born 1940), member of the Florida House of Representatives
• Mark Turnbull (born 1973), Australian sailor and 2000 Olympic champion
• Mary Turnbull (Constance Mary Turnbull, C. M. Turnbull; 1927–2008), British historian
• Maurice Turnbull (1905–1944), Welsh cricketer, rugby union player, and soldier
• Michael Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Murray Turnbull (1919–2014), American artist and art educator
• Nick Turnbull (born 1981), American football safety
• Noel Turnbull (Oswald Graham Noel Turnbull; 1890–1970), British tennis player
• Norm Turnbull (1894–1977), Australian rules footballer
• Norman Turnbull (songwriter) (1879–1954), British songwriter
• Norman Turnbull (1900–1986), Canadian politician
• Olaf Turnbull (1917–2004), Canadian farmer, educator and politician
• Olga and Betty Turnbull, English child entertainers in the 1930s
• Oliver Turnbull (1919–2009), Scotland rugby union player
• Paul Turnbull (born 1989), English football midfielder
• Paula Mary Turnbull (1921–2018), American welding nun
• Percival Turnbull (1862–1937), New Zealand cricketer
• Percy Turnbull (1902–1976), English composer and pianist
• Perry Turnbull (born 1959), retired National Hockey League player
• Peter Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Phil Turnbull (born 1987), English footballer
• Philip Turnbull (1879–1930), Welsh field hockey player
• Phipps Turnbull, Scottish rugby union player
• Randy Turnbull (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• Ray Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Reg Turnbull, (1908–2006), Australian politician
• Renaldo Turnbull (born 1966), American football linebacker
• Richard Turnbull (colonial administrator) (1909–1998), last governor of the British mandate of Tanganyika (1958–1961)
• Richard Turnbull (theologian) (1960–2025), English principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
• Rivers Turnbull (1855–1927), English cricketer
• Robert Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Roland Evelyn Turnbull (1905–1960), British colonial administrator and Governor of North Borneo
• Ronnie Turnbull (1922–1966), English football centre forward
• Ross Turnbull (rugby union) (1941–2015), Australian rugby union player
• Ross Turnbull (born 1985), English footballer
• Roz Turnbull (born 1972), New Zealand actress
• Ryan Turnbull (born 1971), former Australian rules footballer
• Sandy Turnbull, Scottish football player who died in World War I
• Sara Little Turnbull (1917–2015), American product designer
• Scott Turnbull (born 1981), English actor.
• Simon Turnbull (1950–2014), Australian entrepreneur and self-proclaimed psychic
• Spencer Turnbull (born 1992), American baseball pitcher
• Stephen Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Steven Turnbull (rugby union) (born 1987), Scottish rugby union player
• Stuart Turnbull (born 1947), American economist
• Stuart Turnbull (basketball) (born 1984), Canadian basketball player
• Susan Turnbull, American Democratic organiser
• Thomas Turnbull (architect) (1824–1907), New Zealand architect
• Thomas Scott Turnbull (1825–1880), Mayor of Sunderland, founder of a daily provincial newspaper, Sunderland Echo
• Tommy Turnbull, fictional character in Robotboy
• Travis Turnbull (born 1986), American-German ice hockey player
• Wallace Rupert Turnbull (1879–1954), Canadian inventor
• Walter Turnbull (1944–2007), American musician
• Wendy Turnbull (born 1952), Australian tennis player
• William Turnbull (disambiguation)
• Winton Turnbull (1899–1980), Australian politician.