Chalmers (surname)

Chalmers is a Scottish surname. Notable people with this surname include:


 * Alan Chalmers (born 1939), British philosopher of science
 * Alexander Chalmers (1759–1834), Scottish writer
 * Alexander Chalmers (mayor) (1745–1703), Scottish-Polish merchant, jurist, and city clerk
 * Andrew Chalmers (actor) (born 1992), Canadian actor
 * Andrew Chalmers (footballer) (1899-?), Scottish professional footballer
 * Andrew Chalmers (rugby league) New Zealand businessman and rugby league player
 * Angela Chalmers (born 1963), Canadian middle-distance athlete
 * Anna Maria Mead Chalmers (1809–1891), American journalist
 * Brett Chalmers (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
 * Bruce Chalmers (1907–1990), American metallurgist
 * Christopher Chalmers (born 1967), Canadian freestyle swimmer
 * Craig Chalmers (born 1968), Scottish rugby union player
 * David Chalmers (born 1966), Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist
 * Floyd Chalmers (1898–1993), Canadian editor, publisher and philanthropist
 * George Chalmers (antiquarian) (1742–1825), Scottish antiquarian
 * George Paul Chalmers (1833–1878), Scottish painter
 * George Chalmers (baseball) (1888–1960), American baseball player
 * Greg Chalmers (born 1973), Australian professional golfer
 * Hamilton Henderson Chalmers (1833–1885), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
 * Iain Chalmers (born 1943), British health services researcher
 * Jackie Chalmers (1885– ?), Scottish footballer
 * James Chalmers (actor) (born 1974), British actor
 * James Chalmers (inventor) (1782–1853), Scottish inventor of the adhesive postage stamp
 * James Chalmers (missionary) (1841–1901), Scottish missionary
 * James Ronald Chalmers (1831–1898), American politician
 * Lt. Col. James Chalmers, Scottish-born loyalist officer during the American Revolution
 * Jim Chalmers (born 1978), Australian politician
 * Jim Chalmers (New South Wales politician) (1901–1986), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1956
 * Jimmy Chalmers (1877–1915), Scottish footballer
 * Joan Chalmers (1928–2016), Canadian philanthropist
 * John George Chalmers (1874–1962), American football coach
 * Joseph W. Chalmers (1806–1853), U.S. Senator from Mississippi
 * Judith Chalmers (born 1935), English television presenter
 * Kyle Chalmers (born 1998), Australian swimmer
 * Len Chalmers (born 1936), Association football player for Leicester City
 * Lewis Chalmers (born 1986), Association football player for Aldershot Town
 * Lionel Chalmers (born 1980), American basketball player
 * Logan Chalmers (born 2000), Scottish footballer
 * Sir Mackenzie Chalmers (1847–1927), British civil servant, judge, pioneer legislative draftsman
 * Mario Chalmers (born 1986), American basketball player
 * Nathanael Chalmers (1830–1910), Scottish-born pastoralist, explorer, politician mainly of New Zealand
 * Patrick R. Chalmers (1872–1942), Irish writer
 * Paul Chalmers (born 1963), Scottish footballer
 * Stevie Chalmers (1936–2019), Scottish footballer
 * Robert Chalmers (1858–1938), British official, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, Governor of Ceylon; Pali scholar
 * Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847), scholar, theologian, leader of the Free Church of Scotland
 * Thomas Chalmers (rugby player) (1850–1926), Scottish rugby player
 * Thomas C. Chalmers (1917–1995), American medical researcher
 * Thomas Hardie Chalmers (1884–1966), American actor and opera singer
 * Walter Chalmers (1873–1957), British locomotive engineer
 * William Chalmers (merchant) (1748–1811), Swedish 18th century businessman and the founder of Chalmers University of Technology

Fictional characters

 * Superintendent Chalmers, school administrator on The Simpsons
 * Detective Chalmers, Intra Solar System Police officer on Cowboy Bebop
 * Walter Chalmers, politician in Bullitt
 * Ed Chalmers, District Attorney in Blonde Ice
 * Mr. Chalmers (alias Mr. Caslon), in You Gotta Stay Happy
 * Otey Chalmers, in She Couldn't Say No (re-released as Beautiful But Dangerous)