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, 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 (1910–1944), American lacrosse player
 * James Turnbull, Australian author
 * 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) (born 1960), 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 (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.


 * Given name


 * John Turnbull Thomson (1821–1884), British-born civil engineer