Famous People with Name Turpin

Melvin Harrison Mel Turpin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Harrison Mel Turpin: is a former American professional basketball player.A 6'11" center, Turpin attended the University of Kentucky for four seasons before being drafted as the sixth overall pick in the first round by the Washington Bullets in the 1984 NBA Draft, and immediately traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Dick Turpin            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Dick Turpin: was an English middleweight boxer. He was British and Commonwealth middleweight champion, reputedly being the first black fighter to win a British boxing title. He was elder brother and trainer of the more famous Randolph Turpin, who became world middlew

Randolph Adolphus ('Randy') Turpin            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Randolph Adolphus ('Randy') Turpin: known as the Leamington Larruper, was an English boxer who was considered by some to be Europe's best Middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Leamington Spa, to a black father who had emigrated from Guyana and a white British mother, he started

George Turpin            Origin/Culture/Country: British

George Turpin: is a former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom. Turpin was unbeaten as a senior amateur against British opposition and after winning the British ABA championship for 2 consecutive years (1971 & 1972) he won the [bronze] medal at the 1972 Summer Ol

Ludovic Turpin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Ludovic Turpin: is a French professional road racing cyclist. He rides for Ag2r-La Mondiale on the UCI ProTour.