William Palmer

William Palmer may refer to:

Politics

• William A. Palmer (1781–1860), American politician
• William D. Palmer (born 1935), American politician in Iowa
• William Palmer (Irish politician), Chief Secretary for Ireland 1696–97
• William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (1859–1942), British politician
• William Palmer (Bridgnorth MP) for Bridgnorth
• William Palmer (Malmesbury MP) for Malmesbury
• William le Palmer, MP for Leicester
• William Palmer (Leicester MP) represented Leicester (UK Parliament constituency)

Religion

• William Palmer (theologian) (1803–1885), Anglican theologian and liturgical scholar
• William Palmer (theologian and ecumenist) (1811–1879), English theologian and antiquarian
• William Palmer (Dean of Johannesburg) (1881–1953), Anglican priest

Sports

• William Palmer (cricketer, born 1736) (1737–1790), English cricketer
• William Palmer (cricketer, born 1847) (1847–1906), English cricketer
• William Palmer (athlete) (1882–1967), British Olympic athlete
• Billy Palmer (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1885
• Billy Palmer (1887–1955), English footballer
• William Palmer (soccer), American soccer player in the National Soccer Hall of Fame

Other

• William Palmer (barrister) (1802–1858), English legal writer and Gresham Professor of Law
• William Palmer (murderer) (1824–1856), doctor and multiple murderer
• William Isaac Palmer (1824–1893), English businessman
• William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), American industrialist and general
• William Henry Palmer (1835–1926), American soldier
• William C. Palmer (1906–1987), American painter
• William Palmer (novelist) (born 1943), professor of English and author
• William Devereux Palmer, engineer
• William Palmer (sculptor), English sculptor and builder
• William Palmer, founder of Palmer's College in Thurrock
• William Palmer, title character of the BBC Radio 4 drama series Pilgrim

See also

• Bill Palmer (disambiguation)
• Willard Palmer (1917–1996), American musician and composer