Palmer is the given name of:
Palmer Cox (1840–1924), Canadian illustrator and author
Palmer E. Pierce (1865–1940), Founder of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and a United States Army soldier.
H. Palmer Hall (1942-2013), American poet, fiction writer, essayist, editor and librarian
Palmer Hayden (1890–1973), African-American painter
Palmer Cosslett Putnam (1900-1984), American consulting engineer and wind-power pioneer
Palmer Pyle (born 1937), American retired National Football League and American Football League player
Palmer Cortlandt, a fictional character on the American soap opera All My Children
Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR
