James Turner

James Turner may refer to:

Entertainment

• James Alfred Turner (1850–1908), Australian painter
• James Turner (illustrator) (active 2005–2008), Canadian writer and illustrator of graphic novels
• James Turner, a character in Swallows and Amazons
• James Turner, a character in the 2017 film Death Note

Politics

• James Aspinall Turner (1797–1867), British businessman, entomologist and Whig politician
• James M. Turner (politician) (1928–1981), American politician and criminal from New Jersey
• James Milton Turner (1840–1915), ambassador to Liberia and asst. superintendent of Missouri schools
• James Munroe Turner (1850–1896), American politician in Michigan
• James Turner (Canadian politician) (1826–1889), Scottish merchant and political figure in Ontario
• James Turner (Maryland politician) (1783–1861), U.S. congressman
• James Turner (North Carolina politician) (1766–1824), U.S. governor and senator
• James Turner, 1st Baron Netherthorpe (1908–1980), British peer
• James Harvey Turner (1930–1991), Mississippi state legislator

Sports

• James Turner (American football), American football placekicker
• James Turner (footballer) (1898–1973), English footballer
• James Turner (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1865–1945), English cricketer
• James Turner (parathlete) (born 1996), Australian Paralympic athlete
• James Turner (rugby union) (born 1998), Australian rugby union player
• James Turner (tennis) (born 1965), British tennis player
• James Turner (Worcestershire cricketer) (1886–1968), English cricketer
• Lefty Turner (James Henry Turner, 1912–2000), American Negro leagues baseball player

Other

• J. C. Turner (1916–1996), American labor union leader
• James E. Turner (1940–2022), American Africana studies scholar
• James Gordon Melville Turner (1907–1967), British merchant seaman
• James Luther Turner (1891–1964), founder of J.L. Turner and Son
• James M. Turner (physicist), American physicist and retired government official
• James Smith Turner (1832–1904), Scottish dentist
• James T. Turner (born 1938), judge of the United States Claims Court
• James Turner (architect) (died 1899), Architect based in Matlock, Derbyshire
• James Turner (bishop) (1829–1893), Australian Anglican bishop
• James Turner (historian) (born 1946), American historian and professor
• James Turner (silversmith) (1721–1759), American silversmith and engraver
• James Turner (soldier) (1615 – c. 1686), 17th-century Scottish general

See also

• James Turner Street in Birmingham, England
• Jamie Turner (born 1962), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood
• Jim Turner (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Turner (disambiguation)
• Jock Turner (Australian footballer) (1909–1935), Australian rules footballer for Essendon