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