Robert Turner Explained

Robert, Rob, Bob, Bobby or Robbie Turner may refer to:

Arts

• Robert Chapman Turner (1913–2005), American potter
• Robert Turner (composer) (1920–2012), Canadian composer
• Robert Levon Been (born 1978), a.k.a. Robert Turner, American musician
• Robby Turner (born 1962), American steel guitar player

Politics

U.S. politics

• Bob Turner (Texas politician) (1934–2022), American politician from Texas
• Bob Turner (New York politician) (born 1941), congressman from New York
• Robert L. Turner (born 1947), Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Other politics

• Robert Turner (MP) (fl. 1597–1601), English Member of Parliament for Downton and Old Sarum
• Bob Turner, Canadian politician, unsuccessful candidate in Manitoba Liberal Party candidates, 1995 Manitoba provincial election
• Bob Turner (Canadian politician) (born 1948), Canadian politician from Alberta

Science and technology

• Robert Lowry Turner (1923–1990), cancer research pioneer
• Robert Turner (professor of medicine) (1938–1999), professor in diabetes and endocrinology
• Robert Turner (scientist) (born 1946), MRI physicist

Sports

American football

• Bobby Turner (born 1949), American football coach
• Robert Turner (defensive back) (1971–1991), American college football player
• Rob Turner (born 1984), American football offensive lineman

Cricket

• Robert Turner (Middlesex cricketer), 18th-century English cricketer
• Bob Turner (cricketer, born 1885) (1885–1959), English cricketer
• Robert Turner (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1888–1947), English cricketer
• Robert Turner (cricketer, born 1967), English cricketer

Other sports

• Robert Turner (footballer) (1877–?), English footballer
• Bob Turner (baseball) (1926–1962), American baseball player
• Bob Turner (ice hockey) (1934–2005), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bob Turner (footballer, born 1936), Australian footballer for Melbourne
• Bob Turner (footballer, born 1942), Australian footballer for Footscray
• Robbie Turner (born 1966), English footballer
• Robert Turner (canoeist), British slalom canoer in 1998 European Canoe Slalom Championships
• Robert Turner (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player

Other

• Robert Turner (divine) (died 1599), Scottish Roman Catholic divine
• Robert Turner (soldier) (1820–1910), British gunner
• Robert Turner (Bahá'í) (died 1909), First African American Bahá’í
• Robert Edward Turner III (born 1938), American media mogul
• Robert F. Turner (born 1944), professor of international law and national security law
• Leigh Turner (Robert Leigh Turner, born 1958), British diplomat
• Robert Turner (poker player), American professional poker player
• Robbie Turner (drag queen)

See also

• Bert Turner (disambiguation)