William Palmer
William Palmer may refer to:
Politics
- William A. Palmer, American politician
- William D. Palmer, American politician in Iowa
- William Palmer (Irish politician), Chief Secretary for Ireland 1696–97
- William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, 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), Anglican theologian and liturgical scholar
- William Palmer (theologian and ecumenist), English theologian and antiquarian
- William Palmer (Dean of Johannesburg), Anglican priest
Sports
- William Palmer (cricketer, born 1736), English cricketer
- William Palmer (cricketer, born 1847), English cricketer
- William Palmer (athlete), British Olympic athlete
- Billy Palmer (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1885
- Billy Palmer, English footballer
- William Palmer (soccer), American soccer player in the National Soccer Hall of Fame
Other
- William Palmer (barrister), English legal writer and Gresham Professor of Law
- William Palmer (murderer), doctor and multiple murderer
- William Isaac Palmer, English businessman
- William Jackson Palmer, American industrialist and general
- William Henry Palmer, American soldier
- William C. Palmer, American painter
- William Palmer (novelist), 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''