John Palmer
John Palmer may refer to:
People
Politicians
- John Palmer (fl.1377-1394), English politician
- John Palmer (1785–1840), U.S. Congressman from New York
- John Palmer (politician) (1842–1905), former secretary of state of New York and commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
- John Hinde Palmer (1808–1884), English barrister and Liberal Party politician
- John William Palmer (1866–1958), U.S. Representative from Missouri
- John M. Palmer (politician) (1817–1900), U.S. Civil War general and governor and senator from Illinois
Architects
- John Palmer (architect) (1785–1846), British architect
- John Palmer (Bath architect) (1738–1817), British architect
Religious figures
- John Palmer (Unitarian, 1729?–1790), English minister, active in the Midlands and north
- John Palmer (Unitarian, 1742–1786), English minister, active in the south
- John Palmer (Master of Magdalene College) (died 1607), English clergyman and academic
Military
- John M. Palmer (politician) (1817–1900), U.S. Civil War general and governor of Illinois
- John McAuley Palmer (general) (1870–1955), American First World War general and military theorist
Sports
- Johnny Palmer (1918–2006), golfer
- Bud Palmer (John S. Palmer; born 1921), former New York Knicks player
Music
- John Palmer (musician) (born 1943), British musician
- John Palmer (composer) (born 1959), composer of instrumental and electronic music
- Johnny Ace Palmer (born c. 1961), American musician
- John Palmer (entrepreneur) (born 1925), entrepreneur and musician
- John F. Palmer (1870?–?), American songwriter
Criminals
- John Palmer, alias of highwayman Dick Turpin (1705–1739)
- John Palmer (criminal), convicted time-share fraudster, nicknamed "Goldfinger"
Other people
- John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne (born 1940), British peer and businessman
- John Palmer (actor) (1742?–1798), English actor
- John Palmer (author) (1885–1944), British author
- John Palmer (Commissary of New South Wales) (1760–1833)
- John Palmer (director) (born 1943), Canadian film and theatre director
- John Palmer (postal innovator) (1742–1818), inventor of the lightweight mail coach
- John Palmer (Rockaway, Queens landowner), first Englishman to purchase land in the Rockaway Peninsula
- John Palmer (TV journalist) (1935–2013), former NBC News correspondent
- John Horsley Palmer (1779–1858), English banker and Governor of the Bank of England
- John J. Palmer (born 1965), metallurgist and author of How to Brew
Characters
- John Palmer (Home and Away), fictional character
- Johnny Palmer (Family Affairs), fictional character
Buildings
- John Denham Palmer House, a historic site in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Ships
- John Palmer (1814 schooner), a ship wrecked in Bass Strait in 1818
See also
- Jonathan Palmer (born 1956), entrepreneur and racecar driver
- Jonathan Palmer (American football) (born 1983), American football offensive lineman
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